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The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1914-03-24
Respectfully,
l.. T.. PINKHAM,
Governor of Hawaii

MR.. TRENT'S LETTER.
Under date of March IT, Mr..
Trent wrote as follows:
Il thank you for your favor of
March 18th, enclosing a copy of
resolutions passed by your body
with reference to the matter of a
pineapple cannerv site at Kapaa.
So far as l know, there has
never been any opposition before
the Land Board to the grantin" of
a site not to exceed 10 acres in
J area. At any rate, the application
of the Hawaiian Gamers Co. for
tract of approximately 10 acres
has been approved bv the Land
Board, so that the object of your
relolution has already been ac-
complished.
with my kind regards and best
Iwishes, I am,
Yours sincerely,
RICHARD H. TRENT. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

lOW much charity do we extend to - even those we love most dearly
 when appearances are against
 them? This consideration was
 brought home to me a few weeks ago by a meeting I witnessed between two persons. They were relatives who had never met before, and the friend who in- troduced them did so by saying to one: 1" This is Mary Gray, & cousin of yours, whom you ought to know
 The young man who was introduced bowed politely and dfstantly, and the girl, who had started to extend her hand in greeting. withdrew it hastily with a deep blush of embarrassment Another ac-. ouaintance came up at the moment and the young man took his departure.
 '' never was so mortified in my life the girl confided to me afterwards. Don't you think he Is the rudest man you ever saw? Not to take any more mo- tice of me than that when he had just been told I was his cousin. l hope I'll never see him again. and I'm sorry he's related to me-
 A few days later the young man and I met again, and he referred at once to the meeting of few days earlier
 Who was that pretty girl Mrs. Brown introduced me 10 the other day?" he asked. T didn't catch the name or the remark Mrs. Brown made in connection with it, and ] was so afraid of making a break and showing my stupidity that didn't dare say anything"
 She Is your cousin I said reproach- fully, and went on to explain the rela- tionship.
 :" Great Scott!' he calculated "She must have thought me an awful stick If I'd caught on to who she was I'd have made big fuss over her, for she was regular peach
 I spared him the knowledge of the effect he had produced on the peach" but the episode set me to thinking and recalling other instances of the same nature that have come my way.
 " I will never ask that woman to my house again.. declared a friend to me. This is the fourth time in two years that I have invited her out here for Sunday, and every time she has another engage ment. It's little too marked. She could come If she wanted to- and m not such d Aobi tHdt tdi Stt d sliuD WHtll II 5 made plain enough"
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 Both women were my friends, and it did not astonish me within a week or so to , hear the lamentations of the party of the second part that she had been unable to accept the invitations of the disappointed hostess.
 There has been a perfect fatality about it." she regretted. Its one of the places where l really want to go, for know l would have a good time, but when ever I have been asked it has happened that l had made an engagement for that date which it was absolutely impossible
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such circumstances there is almost all ways some one to assert that there is a reason In not having told every particu- lar She did not wish us to know about II, IS the most kindly judgment accorded. or the boy of the family forgets some thlng he has been told to do. or answers hastily and impatiently when reouested 70 attend to an errand Instantly comes the condemnation: If he loved the father tor the mother or the sister) who asked the accommodation, he would not have behaved in that way
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 Can any of us hold ourselves guiltless in such lines? Can any of us say that pa st record has always restrained our harsh Judgment when some occurrence has arisen which seemed to show neglect or lack of affection? Are We not all more ready to give the uncharitable judgment than the gentle one?
 Not every one goes about with a chip on h1s shoulder " looking for trouble" as the phrase goes. and yet there are enough of such characters to make life unpleasantly like skating on thin ice. know of several persons. sensible in other respects, who are always on the alert for sights.
 One of the most uncomfortable in- stances of this kind l have experienced was bestowed by a caller who came to my house on one of my at home" days. when a-number of visitors were present. After word or two of greeting l was forced 10 turn her over to the other mem- bers of the family. admonshing them to see that she had refreshments and was well entertained. 1 saw her again for a moment as she was king her depart ure, but it was not until months later that l learned she was seriously wound cd because l had not insisted upon her sitting down by me and having a com fortable chat. The fact that 1t would have been impossible for me to have granted such a . chat " to every guest. and that there was no more reason why should show this attention toiher than to any one else never entered her mind ' All she felt was that she had not re- ceived proper notice, and she determined
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then and there never to enter my house again-a determination she has adhered to. No explanation could prove to her that she had not been sighted and badly neglected.
 l often wonder why any one should as- sume this point of view, or any one of the others to which I have referred. It Is certainly far more agreeable to con sider yourself well treated than over looked and scorned.. Why, then, do We go out of the way to take It for granted that we are considered as of little im- portance by those with whom we are thrown? It is bad enough when we mis- Judge chance acquaintances, worse when we misunderstood proved friends; per haps worst of all when we refuse to trust the love and tenderness of our own flesh and blood. The quotation, To be wroth with one we love doth work like madness in the brain,'' recurs to me often when l see how the irritation caused by fan eled slight. by a misunderstood word or action, flies to the head like insanity. moving us to cast to the wind all the knowledge we have of the devotion and
 
 :" He could never really have loved us or he could not have treated us like that
 Here Is one of the best opportunities for putting the golden rule into daily and practical service. To recall MT. Mea- gles in Little Dorrit, - with his " Count five-andrtwenty. Tattycoramr' and to follow his advice might save us and those associated with us many a heartache. To ask ourselves Why should such a one wish to hurt me? What is there in his or her past record to make me believe there can be desire to slight or to wound or to vex me? would help over many rough places and possible quarrels and hard feelings.
 For life is hard enough i'm any circum- stances. Hurts and sufferings are bound 10 come which we cannot escape. Sick ness, anxiety, sorrow. are inevitable in every life. Does it not seem rather wickedly unnecessary to add to the sum of human misery by finding imaginary woes. by putting a false Interpretation upon heedlessness. inattention. absorp- ton in one's own affairs, and to construe them into intentional insults or blows? As matter of course, do net mean to imply that there are no hard words spoken with a desire to wound. but l honestly believe they are few in com parison with those into which we put cruel meanings of our own which would astonish the persons who spoke them. In any event, Is it not better to err on the kindly side and fail to see an in- tended slight. than to discover those which are not meant? In the final sum ming up. is there more Happiness gained by quickness 10 take offense or by the charity which thinketh no evil is planned especially by those whom We love and who love us?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

The writer of this letter is woman. l trust there may be some one with an un- used mandolin which can be lent for the time desired. One who plays the violinis likely to be able to take good care of an instrument placed in hercharge.
 Suffers from the Cold.
 Many thanks for the words of the old song The flowers that bloomed in the wildwood sent to me by one of the Cor nerites. l have written her note of thanks. l am a shut-in most of the time, especially during the winter am grow ing old and can only do sewing. Ihave to sit by the window for light and my dnugh- ter's house is not steam heated, so that 1t gets very cold about my feet. Perhaps some one has a discarded rug that could be sent to me. A friend has offered to pay the expressage on either that or acom- forta ble- chair. l bless all of you who have been SO good to the lonely
 MRS. S. R. Perhaps it is because the years are pill ing up to my account that l feel such a
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change in order not to go to pieces before the allotted time. One may see the over charged. tired machine in the burning ear wheel; the overrun sewing machine will act badly if not given chance to relax. Persons should study such com parisons in justice to themselves and to others as we'll as to their dumb assist ants. Have the child take five minutes for this study, just long enough to fix the Idea but not enough to be irksome Let her sit upright with her hands folded easily for a few minutes and permit body and mind to rest. A child who under stands these things has received sugges- tions which will help her through life
 "C. A. D.
 These counsels are of value as furnish ing another way to make the Sabbath a little different to the children, and, more over, to supply them with rational req son for this. The comparisons to the working animals and to the machines are excellent and it would be good thing If some of the older persons would study them and lay them to heart The Sab. bath rest in some form is essential to any one, who wishes to keep in condition to do his or her best work
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to break without giving serious offense want to come.'
 Again I held my peace, sparing the un- conscious offender the knowledge of Mrs. Blanks true sentiments on the subject l did try to convince the latter, however that her invitation had been valued and to persuade her of the regret which was felt at the inability to accept it. But 1t did no good-it seldom does, by the way, to try to straghten out such tangles as this.
 " It's all very well to talk" was Mrs. Blank s comment. But I know perfect ly well that if that girl had really cared to come she could have managed it some- how"
 " The rudest thing l ever knew" said another friend to me relative to the fail ure of a girl to answer a note of invita- tion. l" I write to her days ago asking her to dinner, and l have not had a word in reply. That finishes her for me-"
 Perhaps your note or her answer mis- carried" I suggested, striving to pour oil on the troubled waters.
 " Nonsensel Letters don't miscarry. No, she either doesn't care to come to my house and took this way of showing it. or else she has such poor manners that she didn't know enough to answer me Either way, shall have nothing more to do with her"
 My friend to the contrary notwith- standing, letters do miscarry, and are oc- casionally misdirected, and l confess it did me good when few weeks later was present at the time dead letter office missive came containing my friend note of invitation to the girl she had con demned. There had been an error in the address, and the letter had never been re- ceived by the person for whom it was in- tended. I wish I could believe that les son in charity and caution in making nasty judgments could have been taught by the experience, but from what have seen of human nature l think it is highly improbable.
 Can we not all recall similar instances? The man of the house is asked to attend
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Manp Requests for Music.

"I use the column today as a means of offering an abdominal support to some one who needs it. It is almost new, and medium size. I also have quite a number of embroidery patterns saved from different papers which would be glad to give away. noticed an offer of quantity of sheet music by Mrs. M. R. and I would appreciate some of 1t very much. MRS. S. B. K"
 When an offer of this kind comes re- gret more than ever that the object asked for has been given away. but unfortu- nately the music requested has already been bestowed elsewhere. The offer has
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Iron Rust on Whit, Cloth.


 :. l have a good recipe for taking iron rust out of white cloth which might be of use to some one and so give it. Put tablespoonful of salt on the iron rust spot and then squeeze the juice of lemon on the salt. Lay the piece in the sun until it dries. If one treatment does not take out all the spot try 1t second time and you will find the stain will dis appear I would like to know if any friend has a sewing machine she would let me have for three months in return for sewing. I have two small children and my husba nd does not get wages enough to pay rent. buy groceries. and rent me machine. I am neat hand at sewing. can make chldren's clothes nice ly. and I would take the best of care of the machine. MRS. F. O." We are glad to have the directions for removing iron rust. I hope her wish of securing the use of a machine for three months may be compiled with.
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 Chill Sauce and Catsup.
 Will some one please tell me how ts make chili sauce and tomato catsupf We have a great many tomatoes and I would like to put them to some use before the frost cuts the vines. I saw a good recipe for them in the paper awhile ago. but foolishly neglected to save it.
 K L.' CHILL SAUCE.-Peel twelve large to- matoes and four onions and seed two green and one red pepper Chop them all fine together. Mix with them four tablespoons of sugar. one tea spoon ci ground ginger. two teaspoons each of ground cloves, cinnamon. and allspice. and one quart of vinegar. Put all to- gether in the preserving kettle and set on the fire. Cook steadily for two hours after the mixture has come to a boil; when 1t is cool turn into bottles; cork nd seal these.
 TOMATO CATSUP.-Put peck of rioA tomatoes and four large onions whixs have been cut into quarters over the nr. and boil until soft. Take from the stove and put through a vegetable press or rub through colander; then strain the liquid thus extracted through fine sieve. Re- turn to the fire with the following sea- soning: Twelve sprigs of parsley. two bay leaves. half teaspoon of garlic minced fine, one tablespoon of whole celery seed tied up in thin muslin, one tablespoon each of sugar. salt, ground mace. black pepper. and cloves. one tea spoon of cayenne. Cook all for five hours. stirring from the bottom frequent ly. and when the liquid is reduced one- half add one pint of vinegar and take out the celery seed. Bottle and seal when the catsup Is entirely cold.
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Wants old Magazines.


 saw your note of Mrs. F. A. McF. who had some magazines to give away and would send them to some one on a farm who would be willing to pay the freight l wish you would send me her address. It would be good thing for this part of the country for us to have some thing we could read. M. P.''
 Unfortunately the magazines to which this request refers had been given away before it was received. but there are more magazines accommodating. in piles on book shelves. tables. and elsewhere which the owners would be glad to tie up and ad- dress to any one who would be wiling to pay the freight on them Will not some one look up some back magazines and send to me for the address of the woman who longs for reading matter? The trou- ble is slight in comparison with the com fort and pleasure the books will bring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

Will the Cornerdtes who are the pos sessors of many books and suspect that The Men of Sapo Ranch '' may be among them go over their shelves? l have known so many volumes supplied by our} constituency that l have little doubt that this, too. will be found. I hope the abdominal support may also be provided. and shall be glad to send the address of Mrs, l.. P T. to anyone who thinks she can give what is wished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
Pdttcrn of Thistle or SunfLower.

Could some one supply me with thistle or sunf1ower pattern? I want them so much. MRS. N. C."
 These are newspaper patterns. and I hope some one may find them stored away among her supply of cuttings recipes. and the like. and may be willing to give them away.
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sympathy for those who are old and lone ly. can see the picture of this Cornerite, a shut-in during most of the winter, sit ting as near the window as she can get for the sake of the light upon the sewing that is her only occupation, suffering from the cold as one does when the circulation grows slow with advancing age, and hope with all my heart that the l<indlly friend may have the chance to pay the expressage on the discarded rug or the comfortable chair that would mean so to, Mrc R
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On Sunday Afternoons.

OH OUHddD HJIeTH00nS.
 ' am. much interested in J. F. As re- quest for suggestions as to what her 8 year old girl shall do Sunday afternoons. One splendid lesson would be the real sig nificance of the Sabbath and this bit of study could be put in among the innocent amusements to which you refer. The idea of the Hebrew teaching. Remem- Der the Sabbath day and rest from ac- tivities,' should be taught. The animals who work. like the horse; the machines, as well as human beings. require one day in every seven for relaxation, rest. and
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Would Boron q Mandolin.

"I am anxious to know of some one who would lend me a mandolin for few months. The violin is my instrument, but I shall not be strong enough to play on 1t except occasionally for several months yet. Hence mandolin would be a source of great pleasure to me.
 "A. H."
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Sufferer from Spinal Trouble.

Sufferer from Spinal Trouble.
 II have aready been the happy re- cipient of help from the Corner and come again in the hope of securing cer- tain book that I have failed to find in any book store in my vicinity. The book Is entitled { The Men of Sapio Ranch. do not recall the authors name. Iwould also like to ask for an abdominal support if anyone has one to spara. l am suf- ferer from spinal trouble.
 MRS. l.. P. IT.
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called forth other requests of the same sort and l hope these may be met by some of our generous Cornerites. Here are some of them:
 notice the offer of sheet music. 1 am lover of music and would appreciate the gift Of some of it. B. B.
 would like very much to have some of the sheet music offered by Mrs. NJ R. in the Corner. E.M.. spo1ise to their requests
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For q Bov in Prison.

'I am social service worker and I write to ask if some one will please give stringed musical instrument which is in good condition to an IS year old boy in prison. ELSIE L."
 Eighteen years old and in prison! Branded at the beginning of life with the jail stain! Surely those who echo the petition that our Heavenly Father should show mercy upon all prisoners and cap lives will feel an interest in sending this lad something to help make his place of confinement less terribly depressing and discouraging. l do not know his crime, but since he loves music he can hardly be hopelessly depraved, and 1t may be that the stringed instrument may waken him to purer and better thoughts and lift him to higher level. I shall be glad to send Elsie L.'s address to any one who has the ct, cy,f fr pf
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AM writing in response to Mrs. <> Ms request for advice about
 government land. 1t seems too
 bad to discourage any one in such
 an ambition, but from my experi- ence I would beg her not to undertake homesteading unless she or her son is capable of earning a living, independent of farming. She explains that sine is not a woman of means and my fourteen months of proving up showed me how impossible it is without either capital or a trade. The first two years on untitled land invariably result in crop failures. and one's living expenses go right on. I taught school and thereby had money for my living and for the required improve ments, but on every side I saw neighbors losing their homesteads for lack of lit- fle money. It is a well known fact that most government claims are finally owned by banks and loan institutions holding mortgages on them for borrowed money. So l urge Mrs. M not to make the at tempt without either s1.000 capital or trade. If she is school teacher, music teacher, or a trained nurse, or if her boy is a carpenter. painter, or we'll digger
  taking. But 10 go with an empty purse and unskiled hands on to land Is sure to result in failure. As for her request as to the location of open government lands. she can get full information on the sub ject by writing to James M. Written, de- pertinent of the interior, Washington, D. c. From him she can obtain full de- scription of the land already open for settlement and that to be thrown open in the future. c. C."
 A practical and helpful letter. Such counsel as this is of distinct value and I hope that it may aid Mrs. NJ In making a wise decision. The desire for home is inborn. the wish to get piece of land from the government is entirely natural. and the stories we have read of those who have laid the foundations of their inde- pendence if not of their fortunes by going back to the soil " are enticing enough to lead the inexperienced to go ahead without enough practical knowledge of the obstacles they are likely to encoun- ter. Such a letter as this from one who has herself trodden the same way con veys caution and encouragement as well. l am glad to give the name of the gov ernment official who can supply informa- tion about land, for the benefit of other readers as well as of Mrs. M. As c. c. did not give any signature beyond the initials, it is useless to write and ask to be put into touch with her, as would be the natural course of those desiring fur ther advice from so wise a head.
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