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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-10
Answers to Pupils Letters.

Dear Teacher: I wrote you the
exercise you sent me and herewith
submit it for your approval. You told
ME to hunt up some news happening
and write a story about it, l select
ed an accident to a prominent citi-
zen and wrote four hundred words
on the event as you requested. Did
leave out anything important? Judg-
ing from my writing what class of
work am I best fitted for?"
ANSWER.
1. You left out nothing in your story,
excepting the name of the prom
inent citizen, the nature of the &C
cident, and a mention of the place
where it occurred. Otherwise your
story is all right.
2. You would make a fine motion
picture operator.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-10

Dear Preceptress; Being obliged
20 study at home, l write to you to
outline a course of study that ! may
II epare myself for the position of
night police reporter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-10

CRITICISMS. IOday MISS wright VIII
tell you how to become a musical cri-
tic
Being a musical critic is ridicI-
lousy easy First dear pupils, you
will memorize the following ten
words and phrases which are all that
you will need in reviewing any mu-
steal composition from "She's Nah
Lady Caterpillar, She's Nah Little
Queen" up to or down to old man
Chopin's etude in F minor.
Technique.
Repertoire.
Tempo.
ScherZo.
Both vocally and histrionically
Virtuosity.
Power of Interpretation.
Uncertain attack.
Innate value of nuance.
Dignity and tonal beauty.
After you have these words well
committed to memory so that you can
pull them at any time or place You
must go up to Lincoln park every
day and sit two hours at a stretch
in the lions cage. Then you must
wrestle the grizzly bear. When you
can throw the grizzly bear four times
out of five you will be ready to meet
the pianists and baritones whose per-
formances you have reviewed.
After you can sit in the lions cage
and look at him with such contempt
and scorn that he will try to crawl
under the hunk of fresh beef that the
keeper throws into the cage at sup
Ter time and hide himself in shame
you will be able to stand the scorn-
fui glances of the prima donna that
you said ought to work over a net
every time she climbed up after a
high c. Tenors are much more to be
dreaded than prima donnas Or mezzo-
sopranos. Wear shin guards so that
even if a tenor does hate you he
can not bite you in the ankle. The
bite of tenor is fatal unless promptly
with a tuning fork.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-10

Window envelopes at Hawaiian Star
office. No addressing necessary in
sending out bills, etc.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-10
KoHALA.

Wainaia Cemetery was tastefully
decorated last Thursday, especially
the Chinese section, which showed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05


Elan Harnish, known all through Alas
ka as burning Daylight, . celebrates his
e0th birthday with a. crowd Of miners at
the Circle City Tivoli The dance leads
to heavy gambling, in which over 100000
10 staked. Harnish loses his money and
his mine but wins the mail contract. He
ass on MS ne ma MP Taf he aog viii
In the big Yukon gold strike at the start.
Burning Daylight makes sensattonal,y
rapid run across country with the mai;
to Join his friends in dash to. the new
gold fields. Deciding that gold will pe
found In the up-river district Harnl Isl,
will be worth its weight in gold. but
when he arrives with his -four ne finds
the big fiat desolate. A comrade discov-
vest He goes to Dawson. becomes the
most prominent figure in the ki0nuike
and defeats a combination Of capitalists
In a vast mining deal He returns, to
civilization. and, amid the bewildering
complications Of high fnances Daylight
finds that he has been led to invest his
He goes to New York. and confronting
hts disloya1 partners with revolver. ne
threatens to kin them il his money is not
stealings and Harnish goes back to San
Francisco where he meets his fate IN
Dede Mason, pretty stenographer: He,
political ring. For rest he goes to the
country Daylight gets deeper into high
finance In San Francisco, but often the
longing for the simple life nearly over
Daylight meets her in her saddle trips
One day he asks Dede to go with him.
on one more ride. his purpose being to
ask her to marry him and they canter
away she irving to analvze her feelings.
Dede tells Daylight that her happiness
could not lie with money manipulation.
Daylight undertakes to build up great
Industrial community. He Is insistent
that she marry him and yet hopes to win
her Daylight falls back into his old
drinking ways There Is furry in the
money market but Daylight tells Dede
that he is going to work on a ranch and
prove to her that he has reformed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
SAY. h. caIIsd ou. -rd Like . raskIs You Aaanr

One day. stopping to mail a letter
at the Glen Ellen postofiice. they were
hailed by the blacksmith. =
Say, Daylight" he said. "a young
fellow named Slosson sends you his
regards. He came through in an auto
on the way to Santa Rosa. He wanted
to know If you didn't live hereabouts.
but the crowd with him was in a hur-
ry. So he sent you his regards and
said to tell you he'd taken your adj
vice and was still going ON breaking
his own record"
+, Daylight had long since told Dede
of the incident
"Slosson?" he meditated. "Slosson?
That must be the hammer-thrower
He put my hand down twice, the
young scamp" He turned suddenly
to Dede. Say, it's only twelve miles
to Santa Rosa. and the horses are
fresh
She OWNED what was in his mind,
of which his twinkling eyes and sheep
ish. boyish grin gave sufiicient adver-
tisement. and she smiled and nodded
acquiescense.
Wen cut across by Bennett Val
ley" he said. tits nearer that way"
There was little difiiculty. once in
Santa Rosa, Of finding Slosson. He
and his party had registered at the
0berlin Hotel. and Daylight encoun.
tered the young hammer-thrower him,
self In the office.
Look here. son." Daylight announc-
ed as soon as he had introduced Dede.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05

extravaganza of Yankee screwdrtv-
er. and his glee In the marvellous lit
tie mechanism was so keen that Dede
conceived fortnight great idea For
six months she saved her egg-money.
which was hers by right of allotment.
and on his birthday presented him
with turning Lathe OF wonderful sim
plicity and multifarious eficiencies.
And their mutual delight In the lathe.
which was his. was only equalled by
their delight in Mab's first foal. which
was Dede's special private property.
Daylight had made no assertion Of
total abstinence, though he had not
taken a drink for months after the
day he resolved to let his business go
to smash, Soon he proved himself
strong enough to dare to take a
drink without taking a second. On
the other hand, with his coming to
live In the country. had passed all de-
sire and need for drink He felt no
yearning for it. and even forgot that
It existed Yet he refused to be
afraid of it. and in town. on occasion.
when invited by the storekeeper,
would reply: .All right, son. If my
taking drink viii make you happy.
here goes Whisky for mine"
But such drink begat no desire
for second Il made no impression.
He was too profoundly strong to be
effected by a thimbleful. AS he had
prophesied to Dede. Burning Daylight.
the city iinaneier. had died quick
death on the ranch. and bis younger
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05

ny to the top of their classes. All
were assigned to devote some portion
of their time to vocational training.
some entering the blacksmith shops
or carpenter shops. and Lewis Tewani-
ma. the crack Marathon runner, Is de-
veloping into an expert tailor.
when these Hopi boys return home
this summer they win be leaders
among their people and fight for both
education and righteousness. Now
all speak English, all read and write:
they are courteous and are gentlemen.
They have kept In continual touch
with their people. and already their
influence has been noticeable in the
Hopi country"
Lewis Tewsnima, one Of these same
savages five years ago, is today the
greatest long-distance runner in the
world, and two years ago, while rep
resenting America at the Olympic
games in Paris, won the main Mara
thon event. He will represent this
country at the next Olympic games.
Washington Talyunptewa has also
achieved a national reputation as
long-distance runner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05

brother, the Daylight from Alaska,
had taken his place. The threatened
inundation Of fat had subsidized. and
all his old-time Indian leanness and
litheness Of muscle had returned. So,
likewise. did the old slight hollows In
his cheeks come back. For him they
indicated the pink Of physical condi-
ton. He became the acknowledged
strong man Of Sonoma Valley, the
heaviest litter and hardest winded
among husky race Of farmer folk.
At first. when In need Of ready cash,
he had followed Ferguson's example
of working at days labor: but he was
not long in gravitating to form OF
work that was more stimulating and
more satisfying, and that allowed him
even more time for Dede and the,
ranch and the perpetual riding through
the hi1ls. Having been challenged by
the blacksmith. in spirit of banter.
to attempt the breaking of certain
incorrigible colt, he succeeded 80 sig
nally as to earn quite reputation as
a horse-breaker. And soon he was
able to earn whatever money he de-
sired at this. to him, agreeable work.
His life was eminently wholesome
and natural. Early to bed, he slept
like an infant and was up with the
dawn Always with something to do.
and with a thousand little things that
enticed but did not clamor. he was
himself never overdone. Nevertheless,
there were times when both he and
Dede was not aboye confessing tired.
ness at bedtime after seventy or eighty
miles In the saddle. Sometimes. when
he had accumulated little money
and when the season favored, they.
would mount their horses. with sad
dle-bags behind, and ride away over
the wall of the valley and down into
the other valleys.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
MUSIC AS CURATIVE AGENT
Singing Teaches Correct Breathing
and Lively WaItzes Have Good Ef.
fects on MeIanchoIia Patients.

Two English physicians of promf-
hence have recently asserted that the
exercise given to the lungs in singing
is valuable in the prevention and cure
of diseases of those organs. They
consider that increased professional
recognition should be extended to this
special therapeutic agency. as advis-
able In cases where pulmonary con-
sumption Is feared.
Singing involves correct nasal
breathing. and this means that the
air admitted to the lungs is prac-
tically germ free. and also the ade-
quate development of the upper por-
lions OF the respiratory passages. An.
other effect is the maintenance OF the
elasticity and proper expansion OF the
chest The necessary breathing exer
cises mean increased functional ac-
tiyity of the lungs. Then. there is
the improved oxygenation OF the
blood. which singing necessarily pro
notes.
AS we know. most singers and also
those musicians who perform on wind
instruments are neaitny looking lot
Not many years from now music will
be recognized as a most valuable cur.
alive agent. especially in cases OF In
sanity or morbidfty. What tired, over.
wrought. distressed man or woman
does not know the value OF music
How many beautiful stories could be
told Of the power of music to sustain
and restrain?
One Of the greatest scientists living
has testified that he was once kept
from thoughts Of despair and suicide
by suddenly hearing in the next house
someone playing Rubenstein's Melody
in f.
In the Croyccn Mental hospital.
London. waltz music-particuiarly the
bright. musical comedy pieces-is
used in effecting cure for melan
choIia patients.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05

putting in draintile. the Joy Of the
achievement was ever with him. He
never worked IN 1t and found the soil
unpacked and tractable without ex-.
periencing the thrill of accomplish
ment.
There was the matter Of the plumb
ing. He was enabled to purchase the
materials through a lucky sale Of a
number of his hair brides. The work
he did himself, though more than once
he was forced to call In Dede to hold
tight with a pipe-wrench And in the
end. when the bath-tub and the sta
tionary tubs were Installed and in
working order, he could scarcely tear
himself away from the contemplation
of what his hands had wrought. The
first evening. missing him, Dede
sought and found him. lamp in hand.
staring with silent glee at the tubs.
He rubbed his hand over their smooth
wooden lips and laughed aloud. and
was as shame-faced as any boy when
she caught him thus secretly exulting
in his own prowess.
It was this adventure In woodwork
ing and plumbing that brought about
the building of the little workshop.
where he slowly gathered a collection
of loved tools. And he. who in the
old days, out Of his millions. could
purchase Immediately whatever he
might desire. learned the new joy Of
the possession that follows upon rigid
economy and desire long delayed. He
waited three months before daring the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
SHE QUIT COFFEE
And Much Good Came From e.

It is hard to believe that coffee win
put person in such q condition as Il
did woman Of Apple Creek. o. She
tells her own story:
II did not believe coffee caused my
trouble. and frequently said I liked
It so well / would not quit drinking It.
even IL 1t took my life, but / was q
miserable sufferer from heart trouble
and nervous prostration for four years
Il was scarcely able to go around al
ell Had no energy. and did not cars
for anything. Was emaciated and haa
q constant pain around my heart until
i thought could not endure It. ]
felt as though l was liable to die anJ
time.
Frequently / had nervous chills and
the least excitement would drive sleeI
away, and any little noise would up
set me terribly. l was gradually get
ting worse until finally one day, 4
came over me, and I asked myself
what is the use of being sick all the
time and buying medicine so that ]
can indulge myself in coffee?
$50 thought would see If could
quit drinking coffee. and got soma
Postum to help me quit. l made It
strictly according to directions. and
I want to tell you that change was the
greatest step in my life. 1t was easy
to quit coffee because had the
Postum which l like better than I
liked the old coffee. One by one the
old troubles left, until now l am In
splendid health, nerves steady. heart
all right. and the pain all gone. Never.
have any more nervous chilis. don't
take any medicine, can do all my
Homework. and have done q great
deal besides.
my sister-in-law, who visited me-
this summer had been an invalid for
some time. much as l was. | got herl
to quit coffee and drink Postum. Shsj
gained Ave pounds In three weeks, |
and never saw such change In any-s
ones health"
There's a reason"
Ever read the above letterf A nows
one appears 3Rom fiNae 10 thine. TAaV
are genuine, trues &nd 'fnll ~ hunsnA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
NZI755NP OF VIZ I'M or I7ArWZ1"
3sytzHxzE kayG zzNRzzY E2EN"E7I.

"I've come to 60 you another lutter
at that hand game. Here's likely
place.
Slosson smiled and accepted. The
two men faced each other, the elbows
Of their right arms on the counter, the
hands clasped Slosson's hand quick
/ ~ forced backward and down.
You're the first man that ever sue
ceeded in doing 1t. he said. Lets
try It again :
Sure. Daylight answered. "And
don't forget, son. that you're the first
man that put mine down. That's why
lit out after you today"
Again they clasped hands. and
again Slosson,s hand went down. He
was broad-shouldered, heavy-mus-
|.cled young giant, at least half head
taller than Daylight. and he frankly
expressed his chagrin and asked for a
third trial This time he steeled him
self to the effort, and for moment
the issue was In doubt. With flushed
face and set teeth he met the others
strength till his cracking muscles
failed him. The air exploded sharply
from his tensed lungs. as he relaxed
In surrender. and the hand dropped
Imply down.
You're too many for me-" he con-
fessed. Il only hope you'll keep out
Of the hammer-throwing game"
Daylight laughed and shook his
head
I'VE might compromise, and each
stay in his own class. You stick to
hammer-throwing, and I'll go on turn,
ing down hands. :
But Slosson refused to accept de-
feat.
Say he called out. as Daylight
and Dede. astride their horses. were
preparing to depart. Say--do you
mind If look you up next year? I'd
like to tackle you again
Sure, son. You're welcome to a
futter any time. Though give you
fair warning that you'll have to go
some. You'll have to train up, for I'm
blowing and chopping wood and break
ing colts these days"
Now and again, on the way home,
Dede could hear her big boy-husband
chuckling gleefully AS they halted
their horses on the top of the divide
out of Bennett Valley. in order to
watch the sunset. he ranged alongside
and slipped his arm around her waist.
Little woman" he said. you're
sure responsible for It all. And leave
it to you, if all the money in creation
is worth as much as one arm like that
when it's got a sweet little woman
like this to go around.
Daylight's steadfast contention was
that his wife should not become cook,
waitress, and chambermaid because
she did not happen to possess house
hold of servants On the other hand
chafingdish suppers in the big living
room for their camping guests were
common happening. at which times
Daylight allotted them their chores
and saw that they were performed.
For one who stopped only for the
night it was different. Likewise it
was different with her brother, back
from Germany, and again able to sit
horse, On his vacations he became
the third in the family. and to him
was given the building of the. fires,
the sweeping. and the washing of the
dishes.
RIO RI coNrTNrTED, SS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
Love Matches.

Miss, Marie Coreili. like all female
novelists. is arm believer In marry
ing for love-"
The speaker. an editor Of wom-
ans magazine, was taking tea at the
Colony club in New York. She con-
tinued, nut sandwich poised near
her mouth:
I argued and wrangled about love
matches with Miss Corelli one whole
day in her old-fashioned Stratford
home. but she rather got the better
Of me, at the end with an epigran:
"'She who marries for love. Miss
Corelli said. enters heaven with her
eyes shut She who marries without
love enters hell with them open.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
When 70 CAL the Doctor.

When to summon the doctor ID 4
point which has probably puzzlld most
people at one time or another. but IN
the case Of throat and Intestinal
troubles there should be no uncertain
ty, says medical authority. Tie doc
tor should be summoned at once, for
the sore throat may be diphtheIla, and
the intestinal symptoms may mean
peritonitis, appendicitis or any one Of
dozen complaints Of serioun char
acter. Valuable time and the golden
opportunity may be wasted by wait
Ing for symptoms that are severe
enough to Justify calling the doctor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
cursory.

A huntsman called on Hodge to set
tie for damage done ~ a run tof
hounds, and found only MIS-. Hodge al
home.
Has your husband" ne inquired.
made an examination We %
That he have, sir" replied Mira
Hodge, with a courtesy.
Rather cursory examination.
suspect"
'.Oh, dreadful, sir! Such iangwidge
never heerd never!" And the good
woman held up her hands at the bare
recolle lection. Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
Facetious Operator.

4 say, mister. said the cadaverous
man, entering the telegraph ONCE,
could you trust me for a telegram /,
want to send my wife? I'll pay you
tomorrow"
Sorry SIR said the operator. but
we are terribly rushed these days and:
there isn't tick in the Office that
isn't working overtime as it is. Har-
per's Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
sunshine.

Surround the children with every
possible cheer. Smiles and
laughter cost nothing. !. Let tina
children have music. let them kHve
pictures, let them have laughter. let
them have good time; not an icle
time. but one full Of cheerful occupG
ton. Surround them with all thu.
beautiful things You can. Plantsl
should be given sun and air and thu
blue sky; give them to your boys and.
girls. do not mean for day or q
month. but for all the years. We can
not treat a plant tenderly one day
and harshly the next day; they cannot
stand it.-Luther Burbank, in ~ThA
Training Of the Human Plant"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
CHATTER Xxx. Continued.

Two days later. Daylight stood wait
ing outside the little Glen Ellen hotel.
The ceremony was over, and he had
left Dede to go inside and change
into her riding habit while he brought
the horses. He held them now. Bob
and Nab, and in the shadow of the
watering-trough Wolf lay and looked
on Already two days Of ardent Cali
fornia sun and touched with new fires
the ancient bronze in Daylight's face.
But warmer still was the glow that
came into his cheeks and burned In
his eyes as he saw Dede coming out
the door, riding-whip ii hand. clad in
the familiar corduroy skirt and leg
gings Of the old Piedmont days. There
was warmth and glow in her own face
as she answered his gaze and glanced
on past him to the horses. Then she
saw Nab. But her gaze leaped back
to the man.
sOh, Elam!'' she breathed
Many persons. themselves city-bred.
and city reared. have fed to the
soil and succeeded in winning great
happiness. In such cases they
have succeeded only by going
through a process of savage disil-
lusionment But with Dede and Day
light 1t was different They had both
been born on the soil. and they knew
its naked simplicities and rawer ways.
They ere like two persons, after far
wandering. who had merely come
home again. There was less of the
unexpected in their dealings with ma
tiire, while theirs was all the delight
of "Reminiscences. What might appear
sordid and squalid to the fastidiously
reared. was to them eminently whole
some and natural. The commerce OF
nature was to them no unknown and
untried trade. They made fewer mis-
takes. They already knew. and 1t was
q 10y to remember what they had for
gotten 8
And another thing they learned was
that 1t was easier for one who has
gorged at the fiesh-pots to content
himself with the meagreness of a
crust. than for one who has known
only the crust. Not that their life
was meagre. It was that they found
keener delights and deeper satisfac-
tions In little things. Daylight, who
had played the game In it's biggest
and most fantastic aspects. found
that here, on the slopes Of Sonoma
Mountain. 1t was still the same old
game. Man had still work to perform,
forces to combat. obstacles to over
come. When he experimental In q
small way at raising a few pigeons
for market. he found no less zest in
calculating In squads than formerly
when he had calculated In millions.
Achievement WIS no less achieve
ment. while the process of 1t seemed
more rational and received the sane
ton of his reason
The domestic cat that had gone
wild and that preyed on his pigeons.
he found. by the comparative stand
ard, to be Of no less paramount men
ace than a. Charles Klinkner In the
field of finance. trying TO raid him for
several millions. The hawks and
weasels and 'coons were so many
pUwsetts. Lotions. and Guggenham-
-niers that struck at him secretly. The
1sa If wild vegetation that tossed its
surf agains. the boundaries OF all his
clearings and that sometimes crept In
and hooded in single week was no
mean enemy to contend with and sub
due. His fat-soiied vegetable.garden
Ii the nook of hills that failed OF its
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
Kettle on stove 1000 Years.

REPRESENTATION found a copper
boiler on a stove In the ruins Of Pom
peii. There was still some water n
the vessel and scientiats say It hal
been there ever since the eruption
900 years ago.