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"And one other word ruust be noticed for its exquisite beauty both of sound and sense, it is ALOHA. Could any syllable breathe more delicious music or suggest more tender significance? And just what it sound." like it meanS-ALOHA., It meets you everywhere. Over the doorway, to give welcome ; on ilillminations, to express joyousness; and on all imaginable articles of personal IlSt: '" '" '" '" And yet it has no definite translation. or rather, perhaps, almost any translation will do. It is a greeting and a farewell i it expresses the feeling of the heart whether that be the ordinary courtesy of hospi- tality or the tender sympathy of personal affection '" >I< * '" '" '" And no one could fail to respect a word that adapted itself to so many uses and did so much down-right hard work. If your friend loses his wife, you send him ALOHA, if he gets married again, you send him ALOHA, if you pay a visit, yOUT first word is ALOHA, and with ALOH.&' you bow yourself out." Pnoxr A Lr.:C'I'URE ON HONOr.UJ,U, RI.·:v. 1'. H. LEWIS. D. D.