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FANTASTIC FA3HiO?.S.
Honolulu’s Broadway When Clothes
Were a Novelty.
You can trump a-; t:.rough the
mountains around ii :: lulu with
no fear of ha ving a pyi!; m unwind
from the lin.b of a tree and plant a
. couple of >tomach teeth in the
thick of your shoulder. Tout was
one thing the early missionaries did
not have to contend with. The
first ones came over in 1820, and it
took them 112 days sailing from
Boston. They brought over with
them for the natives about al! the
castoff clothes in Boston. But with
that there wasn’t enough to go
around, so the natives used to walk
up and down Fort street —which is
Honolulu’s Broadway—wearing one
article of clothing that the kind
ladies of Boston had sent. A ka
naka, or native, would march
proudly down Fort street with one
shoe on and nothing else in the
world, while another native son
would come beaming along in a sun
bonnet, while a third leading citizen
would come swinging up Likelike
street jauntily wearing a cuff.
Most of the garments for the wo
men sent by the good deaconesses
of Boston were nightgowns, and to
this day the dressy garment among
the native women of Hawaii is the
holoku—the nightgown of the good
women of Boston.
When the first churches were
built in Hawaii they had no trouble
in getting the natives to attend, but
they were a proud people and in
sisted on being just as stylish as the
white people. The deacons brought
over with them shoes that squeaked
dreadfully. The natives admired
the noise and thought that to be
fashionable they had to have
squeaky shoes too. Only one native
had a pair, so he would come to
church a bit early, squeaking proud
ly down the aisle, slip into his pew
and gradually edge over to the win
dow and drop his shoes out. A wait
ing brother would pick them up and
come swinging down the aisle, slip
into his seat, work over to the win
dow and drop the shoes out. All
through service this would con
tinue, the pastor each time having
to- wait until the shoes reached
their destination. By the time the
sermon was over the last of the con
gregation would be in. Services
jhad to be continued on the one shoe
'basis until another ship arrived
from Boston with enough equip
jment for the whole congregation to
come squeaking in together.—Bo
nier Croy in Leslie’s.
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The Sex of Ships.
The word “ship” is masculine in
French, Italian, Spanish am! Por
tuguese and possesses no sex in Teu
tonic and Scandinavian. Perhaps it
would not be an error to trace the
custom of feminizing ships back to
the Greeks, Who called them by
feminine names, probably out of
deference to Athene, goddess of the
sea.
But the English speaking sailor
assigns no such reasons. The ship
to him is always and eternally a
lady, even though she be a man-o’-
war. She possesses a waist, collars,
stays, laces, bonnets, ties, ribbons,
chains, watches and a varied assort
ment of other distinctly feminine
attributes. — Liverpool Mercury.
Reindeers and Wives.
At the meeting of the Society
For the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals some extracts from school
children’s essays, were read. “Feed
your horse with horseradish and
horse chestnuts if you want your
horse to grow,” said one child. An
other wrote, “If you are very kind
indeed to your dog it may even fol
low you to your grave.” A little
girl wrote: “The Eskimos are very
fond indeed of their reindeer—in
fact, they love their reindeer some
times more than their wives. But,
then, they are very useful to them.”
—London Mail.
His Last Effort.
The famous mathematician Bos
suet was at the point of death when
his friend Maupcrtius came to in
quire about his condition. He was
told that Bossuet was dying; that
he no longer could speak.
“I’ll show you how to make him
talk,” said Maupertius, and, step
ping to the deathbed, he called into
' his friend’s ear, “Bossuet, what is
the square of twelve? ’
“One hundred and forty-four,”
the dying mathematician replied
with a last supreme etfort.
His Own Card.
Mrs. Green —We have forgotten
about the baby's cards!
Mr. Green —Cards?
Mrs. Green—Certainly! To be
in the fashion we must have cards
with the baby’s name and the date
of .his birth and send them to our
friends so that they will know that
|i we have a baby!
Mr. Green—Oh, they will know
it fast enough if they pass this
’’ouse at any time between mid
night and morning!
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WAR AND PATRIOTISM.
War is patriotic murder m uni
form—Douglas Jerrold.
That selfish, arrogant, vain and
narrow minded self conceit
which flatterers of the popular
passion called "patriotism.”—
Professor Paulsen. University of
Berlin
A patriot is a fool in every
age Pope.
Patriotism, sir, is the last re
source of scoundrels.—Dr. John
son
Patriotism is the traud that
justifies the training of whole
sale murderers.—Leo Tolstoy.
A "Christian" assassin remains
an assassin in spite of his bap
tism.—George B. Kirkpatrick.
If my soldiers should think
carefully not one of them would
remain in the ranks. — Emperor
Frederick the Great
The earth shall then be trans
formed. Man will then offer to
his brother man not bullets nor
bayonets, but riches, grain, bet
ter fruit and fairer flowers.—
Luther Burbank.
They shall not learn war any
more.—lsaiah ii, 4.
PEACE AND WAR.
The sleek sea, gorged and sated,
basking lies
The cruel creature fawns and
blinks and purrs.
And almost we forget what
tangs are hers
And trust for once her emerald
golden eyes;
Though haply on the morrow
she shall rise
And summon her infernal min
isters
And charge her everlasting
barriers.
With wild white fingers snatch
ing at the skies.
So betwixt peace and war man’s
life is cast.
Yet hath he dreamed of perfect
peace at last.
Shepherding all the nations
ev’n as sheep.
The inconstant, moody ocean
shall as soon.
At the cold dictates of the blood
less moon.
Swear an eternity of halcyon
sleep.
—William Watson.
GEMS OF THOUGHT.
Great battles are really won
before they are actually fought.
To control our passions we must
govern our habits and keep
watch over ourselves in the
small details of everyday life.—
Sir John Lubbock.
Continuity and economy—
these are the laws of him who
is leading us. the captain of
our salvation. lie always binds
the future to the past, and
he wastes nothing. - Phillips
Brooks.
Learn a wondrous secret, that
pennilessness is not poverty and
ownership is not possession,
that to be without is not always
to lack, and to reach is not to
attain: that sunlight is for all
eyes that look up and color for
those who “choose.” Helen
Hunt.
A PRAYER.
Teach me. Father, how to go
Softly as the grasses grow.
Hush my soul to meet the shock
Os the wild world as a rock;
But my spirit, propped with
power.
Make as simple as a flower.
Let the dry heart fill its cup,
Like a poppy looking up.
Let life lightly wear her crown.
Like a poppy looking down
When its heart is filled with
dew
And its life begins anew.
Teach me. Father, how to be
Kind and patient as a tree.
Joyfully the crickets croon
Under the shady oak at noon.
Beetle, on bis mission bent.
Tarries in that cooling tent.
Let me also cheer a spot—
Hidden field or garden grot—
Place where passing souls can
rest
On the way and be their best.
Edwin Markham.
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GERMAN MOTTOES.
Lawyers and soldiers are the
devil's playmates.
Everything might be well if
there was no "but" added to it
Liberty is from God. liberties
from the devil.
With hat in hand one gets on
in the world.
The bridge between joy and
sorrow is not long.
We can live without a broth
er. but not without a friend.
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Got Missing Figures
THE General Manager was presenting
plans for an extension of the factory to
the company’s dire&ors at Detroit. He
found that he had left an estimate sheet in
his desk at the factory. He called up the
factory on the Bell Long Distance Tele
phone. His assistant read the figures to him
and the directors were able to ad without
delay.
Annoying delays are avoided by the use
of the Bell Telephone.
When you telephone—smile
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Also FRUIT and ORNAMENTAL TREES
GRAPEVINES, ETC.
For prices phone or write —
P. B. Simmons,
PHONE 2704 GAINESVILLE, GA
FOR~QUiCK~SALE
The Cochran Home Place
Think of this nice 14-room house on one of the best streets j
in Gainesville, and a corner lot at that, for the price we
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Nice, Large rooms with all modern convenience; including
bath-room upstairs and down, on a beautiful elevated lot; ■
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running through block to Bradford street-
Now is your opportunity to buy a nice home for less than you
can build it, if you had the lot.
Mrs. Cochran has moved away to make her home in Florida,
and that is why you can buy a home like this at this price.
Roper & Washington.
P. S.-We: write all kinds of Insurance and will appreciate
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Chronic Diseases Cu
AFTER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS of successful pni
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W. F. Dover, cancer temple, Cumming, Ga.
J. F. Jones, cancer cheek, Lula, Ga.
R. M. Loggins, cancer forehead. Leaf, Ga.
W. A. Jennings, ulcer of lip, Oakwood, Ga.
Walter Reed, tumor of neck, Oakwood. Ga.
O. W. Gilstrap, cancer of hand. Gainesville, Ga., R. 6.
Mrs. John Gilstrap, cancer eye, Gainesville, Ga., R. 6.
Worthy Martin, cancer tongue; and mother cancer face, 1
Ga., Route 1.
Sallie Graham, cancer head, Dougherty. Ga., Route 1.
Mrs. Mary McKinney, Dropsy.
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PHONE No.
Hughes Bros. Automol
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Gainesville. Ga.
Automobile Repairing and Overhau
First-Class work; reasonable chc
also sell gasoline and oil.
cars for city or country trips;
careful drivers. Agents for fa
OVERLAND CARS
Give us a call at No. 11 E. I
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G. FRANK HUGHE:
Cleaning and Dyeing.
The business of C. B. CHEEK. Cieaner and Dyer, is
new management and in a new, clean building, and oi
same good service to its old customers, and solicits
ronage of the new ones.
Goods called for and delivered promptly.
ESTEN HOWINGH