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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23
1t Touched the spot.
[Oil City Blizzard.

Kentucky man took a dose of Rough on
Rats by mistake and when tho thing began
to take hold of his stomach and churn it, he
swore by the great horn spoon that he hadn't
got h9ld OF such bitters since before the war;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23
What to DO with the Gloves
lSan Francisco Chronicle. !

IkottI UIdIICISCO CI1IOIIICIt.I
At grand dinner attended not long ago
saw several ladies who, instead of taking
off their mousquetaire gloves, slipped the
hand through the opening made for the three
buttons, rolled the glove and stuck it in the
lengthy part covering the arm, thus barring
the hand to eat and not the arm. After the
dinner they slipped their gloves on again. A
young lady who afterwards was asked to
play on the piano did the same thing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23
CLEANS OF HUMOR.
Hauling Lumber Across a Fog.
Paved Valley.
The Man Who Tackled Sleeping
BIOOdhound---The Best is Good
i.Enough---Stray Beams Of
Sunshine.
red Mott in New York Sum-


"rl never furgit the fog O. March, $780, I
had contract to deliver three loads O. hard
wood timber to ole ledge Puff. O. Lame Crow
Roller. Ye never knew the jedge, guess.
Squire They amt many now ez did. The
Holler were a great place fur heavy fogs, an
were more'n two mile wide an hundred foot
deep. Sometimes the fog'd be so thick ye
couldn't see nothin' bout the place fur days.
had tc hanl the timber bout ffteen mile,
fur it had to be delivered on top O. the ridge
on the east O. the Holler, an the mills was
three mile back O. the ridge on the west side,
an ye had to drive round twelve mile to git
in on the ridge to the spot Pd contracted to
lay the lumber, though ye come in sight G
the place when it was only two mile away.
"Id ben waitin' all winter fur it to snow,
but durn'd bit O. snow come; an on the last
day O March I had got to start arter the
lumber with wagons, fur less got it on the
groun' that day 1 lost the price O. haulin' it,
an the timber, too, fur l know'd the jedge ID
hold me plumb down to the 'greement, cause
he were that kind of man. The roads was
so bad that it was dark ez pitch when we got
to the top o the ridge on the west side, an
know'd they WANT much use o. me tryin' to
git to the jedge's for IL o'clock at night, an
my contract want no good. But we druv
on, me ahead, an tother wagons e
follerin' me- The road were onusu1
smooth, but kinder soft an spongy,
fur half an hour; then we run onter
things rough, an 1 found we couldn't git
along at all, an says to my drivers: 'B'gosh,
boys, let's chuck the loads off right here. We
can't never git in, anyhow, SOS I kin save
my bacon So we piled the lumber up ez
nice ez we could in the dark, an kiverin' our
sells up with our blankets, laid down to stay
till mornin'.
esquire, woke arly nex' day. looked
roun' an rubbed my eyes. If we WANT right
on the groun' whar I'd greed to deliver the
timber, and if 'twan't all piled up jist whar it
orter ben, yer kin shoot me b'gosh! An what
fog tn was coverin' that Hollerl An, boys,
strechin' clean cross it, ez straight ez rail-
road, was the tracks of our wagons an
hossesl Ye see, the fog had been leetle
heavier than common, an in the dark we
had"
"That's all right, major" said the Squire.
"Don't tire yersef. l see thur a leetle fog in
yer throat yit. Frank, we'll clear it out"
And they did.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23
Tackling a Sleeping Bloodhound.

Detroit Free Press
As the boat was loading cotton-meal at
Natchez we saw big bloodhound come down
the street, walk aboard the wharf boat and
stretch out in the sun for a nap. The talk at
| once turned upon dogs, and then upon this
one In particular.
"That dog" said one Of the passengers
"would no doubt kill any man whom he at
tackled"
This was followed by various yarns in re-
gard to the strength and ferocity of blood
hounds, and then another passenger put in:
"Pll give any man dozen cigars who will
go out there and wake that dog up and pat
him on the head"
"a dozen cigars!" echoed another, "why,
up for $40 bill"
"HumphW sueered man who sat with his
feet on the rail a little ways off, and who had
come abord as we landed.
"May be you want to wake up that dogl"
holly remarked the $40 man.
81 think 1 could"
"You do, eh2"
"Ill bet you $40 dare fling him into the
riverl"
"Donel Done quicker than creased light
nlng! SnOuUeu Cne OGnef as he Ielt Tor his
cash, and in minute or two the money
was up.
"Now, then, you are to walk down there,
seize him by the collar and fling him into the
riverp
Exactly"
And he walked. Without betraying the
least hesitation he went down the plank,
marched up to the dog, and taking him by
the collar, drew him to the edge and dumped
him off. The dog made no resistance, and
speedily swan around to the bank and
trotted off up the street.
We all felt completely fattened out and
after the stakes were given up and the winner
had disappeared, went over to the pilot,
whose face wore a broad grin, and asked:
"Did you see it,"
eyes"
didn't the dog have any grit?"
"Heaps of it; but if you had owned him for
five years, and had played this same game
fifty times on greenhorns, he wouldn't bite
Won eitberin
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29

building and taking down scaffold-
ing, actually throw their planks
down on to the ground from a great
height 1t may be good plan for
facilitating the work, but suppose
gust of wind should suddenly spring
up and carry the planks on to some
carriage. | don't think it would
cause the horse to stop. Suppose
an unfortunate head should be in
the way, then those easy going
peelers, that one continually sees
gazing up from his stool, might in
terfere i'll the matter. 1t strikes me
that it should not he allowed. l
trust all will be we'll if we live long
enough, SNARL1NG.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29
A cROWL.

EDITOR BULLETIN Il feel like
growing, so will give vent if you
think it just. My first growl is at
you. Like all the rest of the world
-. G. the Honolulu world-you
have Queen street in good condition
little above your office, and, think
of course it must all be the same,
and talk about the roads out at Pa
lama and other distant places being
out of order, while we, close in the
city, are continually rislling our
necks over the innumerable holes.
Doyou remember about seven or eight
years ago, in the time of wooden
rollers and bullocks. how every now
and then fresh coat of metal used
to be put down and rolled, let me
see who was Minister then, Mr.. Mott
Smith and afterwards Mr.. Wilder.
Oh for the old bullocking days and
wooden rollers again, unless the
present new brooms awaken up and
make pedestrianism and equestri-
anism safe. | see that young man
whose horse nearly disappeared down
one of the many holes in the Wal
kiki road and threw him has his hand
still in sling. Will the Legislature
pass an appropriation for his ex-
penses?
often see men, when finishing a
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29
BY Virtue of a Writ

OF EXECUTION issued from the
" Police Court of Honolulu, against
Lo San and Ah Hun doing business in
Honolulu under the name of Ho Yock Kee
in favour of M. Phillips g. Co., for the
sum of $212 46.
have levied upon and shall expose
for sale at l o'clock p. NJ. on Saturday
the 29th day of March, A. D. 1884, on the
premises on Punchbowl Street, Honolulu,
lately occupied by the said Ho Yock
Kee, all the right title and interest of
the said Lo San and All Hun in and to
the following property consisting of
house and kitchen utensils, stove ETC.,
also stock of dry and fancy goods,
groceries etc, now in store on said
premises, unless said Judgment, interest,
and expenses of sale are previously
satisfied
673 2t w. G. PARKE Marshal.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29
SATURDAY, MAR. 20, 1884.
THIS DAYS DoINCs.
MORNING

MOHNiNG.
Underwriters sale of 965 bags of
sugar at sales room of f. p. Adams,
at 1O:30.
Regular Cash Sale at sales room
of E. p. Adams, at II; also, under
writer's sale of mating.
Gymnasium Exercises for Ladies
and Children from to IL.
AFTERNOON
Matinee, Circus, at 2.
Band, Emma Square, 1880.
EVENING.
Sherman's Circus, 1880.
Drawing Class, Y. NJ. c. A. 1880
Gospel Temperance Meeting at
Bethel, at 1880.
TOMORROW.
Casino at the Park, open all day.
Bethel Sunday School, at 8 :45.
Fort ST. Church S. S. at 9:45.
st. Andrews Cathedral S. S. 10.
Bethel, Service, at IL.
st. Andrews Cathedral, Rev. Mr..
Wallace, morning and evening.
Fort st. Church, Rev. j. A. Cru
zan, morning and evening.
Prayer Meeting Y. NJ. G, A.,
$3.50 pm.
Bible Glass at Fort st. Church
vestry, at 6:15
Meeting Trustees Sailors Home,
Mt IL.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29
SEALED TENDERS

Will be received at the Office of the
Minister of the Interior until Monday,
the 31st day of March, inst. at IL o'clock
noon, for Printing and Binding the
License forms of the Department for the
coming Biennial Period.
Schedule of forms and specimens can
be seen upon application to tho Interior
Office
A suitable Bond based upon the am
cunt of the Contract will be required
upon execution of the same, conditioned
for its faithful fultillment
ALI Tenders must be endorsed Tenders
for Printing License Forms"
The Minister of the Interior does not
bind himself to accept the Lowest or
any bid.
CuAS. L. GULICk,
Minister of the Interior
Interior Office,
March goth, 1884. 614 2t
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29
SEALED TENDERS

Will be received at the Office of the
Minister of the Interior until Saturday
the Goth, day of March, inst at II
o'clock noon, for the erection of build
ing for Police Court and Station House,
on Merchant street, opposite tho Sailors
Home, Honolulu.
Plans and specifications of the pro.
posed building will be ready for inspcc.
ton on Thursday the Goth, inst.
A suitable bond, based upon the amount
of Contract, will be required upon eX-
ecution of the same, conditioned for its
faithful fulfllment.
All tenders must be distinctly endorsed
"Tendcrs for building Police Court and
Station House."
The Minister Of the Interior does not
bind himself to accept the lowest or any
bid.
CHAS. L. GULICK,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Oflicc
March 49, 1884. G65 I'd
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29
Notice.

A T A MEETING of the members of
IA the Honolulu Yacht and Boat Club
held at the Hall. of the Athletic AS.
sociation on March 25th, 1884, the follow
ing officers were elected for ensuing
year.
Commodore. His Elk. j. o. Domins.
Vice Commodore. Hon. Frank Brown
Captain. Chas. b. Wilson.
Measurer. ....... .Thos. C. Sorensen.
Sec 81 Tres es..............W. M. Giffard
Executive Committee. 80. VIM. G. Irwin,
X. Bickerton, b. +. Dillingham;, w. l..
Wilcox and II Macfarlane
672 2t w. M. GIFFARD Secretary
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29
PROGRESS OF THE TELEPHONE.
HOME NeTvS.]

IIOWe 4FeWS'J
An important step has lately been
made in Belgium, says Consul Grat-
tan in his latest report to the Foreign
Office on the commerce of Antwerp,
towards the application of the tele-
phonic process to long distances.
The telephone has been hitherto en-
ployed in Brussels, in Antwerp, and
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29

in some of the other Belgian towns;
and at Antwerp considerable use
has already been made of this valua-
BILE mode of Accommodation
one of the greatest merits of which
consists in its simplcity-almost all
the principal public offices, and
large number of mercantile firms and |
private establishments being in tele- |
phonic communication with each |
other through the central office of
the Bell Telephone Company. The
result of the measures now about to
be taken will be that very shortly all
the principal towns in Belgium will
be placed in communication with
each other; an advantage the bene-
fit of which to business men and the
public generally cannot easily be
over-estimated. A temporary exp
rimcnt, by arrangements extending
over period of five days, was made
in August between Antwerp and
Brussels, the result of which is des-
cribed as having been highly satis-
factory. The subscribers were able
to communicate with one another
with perfect ease, and q voice OF
average strength could be distinctly
heard at each extremity without any
unusual effort being required on the
part of the speaker. The greatest
triumphs in connection with electri-
cal science appear to have been de-
veloped in America, it having been
reported that verbal message has
been lately conveyed along wire
from New York to Chicago, dis
tance of 1000 miles, and distinctly
heard at the further end. But COM
munications have also been eX-
changed between Brussels, Antwerp,
and London, by wire and cable, and
although the distances are less great,
none the less valuable will be the
benefits conferred on the relatively
small but energetic and industrious
population of Belgium by the new
facilities about to be introduced;
and it is also said that arrangements
will be speedily entered into with
HOLLAND, by means of which close
system of telephone intercommuni-
CATION will be established between
the two countries. As regards the
I telephone in itself, it's use is being
gradually promoted by improvements
introduced in it's mechanism, a great
difficulty having hitherto consisted
in the liability of the working being
disturbed by neighbouring currents
connected with telegraphic lines.
ga method of suppressing these in
ductive Effects says an English
contemporary, without employing
double wires, has been devised by
Van Rysselberghe." The system
adopted in Belgium is that intro
duced by Nj. Van Rysselberghe, Di-
rector of the Meteorological Depart
ment of the Brussels Observatory
and a well-known scientific man, one
of whose principal achievements con-
sists in the improvements he has
effected in the simultaneous trans
mission of n telegraphic despatch
and a telephone message by one and
the same wire. The saving of ex-
pense and remarkable facilities Gre
: ated by the various ameliorations
introduced of late in the construction
and working of the telephone come
to the aid of civilisation at time
when the resources of science seen
to be more than ever needed anC
appreciated.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29

Referring to the above we beg to in
form the business public that we are
prepared to make loans, discount approx
ed notes, and purchase exchange at the
best current rates. Our arrangements
for selling exchange on the principal
points in the United States, Europe,
China, Japan and Australia are being
made, and when perfected, due neTicc
will be given We shall also be prepared
to receive deposits on open [account,
make collections, and>conduct general
banking and a>exchangc business.
$40 3mb (signed) SPRECKELS d Co.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29
BANKING NOTICE.

THE UNDERSIGNED have formed
Il copartnership under the firm
name of SPRECKELS IS Co." for the
purpose of carrying on a general bank
ing and exchange business at Honolulu,
and such other places i'll the Hawaiian
Kingdom as may be deemed advisable.
(Signed) CLAUS SPRECK ELS.
VIM G. IRWIN.
+. +. Low.
Honolulu, Jan. 18th, 1884.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1884-03-29
Wanted.

A GOOD SMART BOY.
IA Apply ut BULLETIN OFFICE.
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The @ailg 8mllstin

Pledged to neither Sect nor Party,
But established for the benefit of all.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-03-20

TIE Galveston Spectator of this week
edited by Mr.. Richard Nelson. colored
is full and running over with articles
denouncing the LIGmr for its practical
advice to that gentleman a short time
ago. This, of course, is natural. A man
always feels aggrleved when his faults
are mentioned, and Mr.. Nelson il no ex-
oeption. The LIGHT had no motive in
its action, and simply gave its individual
Opinions on the subject. 1t does NOT
pretend, nor expect, to speak for the
Republican party, and will leave that
duty TO Mr.. Nelson If he SO desires II
The LIGHr accords to Mr.. Nelson all the
honors he can get out of politics. and
when he talks about the editor of tbe
LIGHT being an office seeker, he simplv
don't have the least idea Of what he
is saying. The editor Of the LIGHT ia n
printer, and Republican, and his only
political ambition ia to make the LIGHr
representative liberal paper, rejecting
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-03-20
The Old Negro NANNY,

g. w. Gable, in the Current.
Across fields Of departed time over
sheaves OF experience ripe for the win
moving; part heecy, bursting boils of
liberty, unity and peace, voice floats
and scars and quavers to the measure of
hymn.
Along the path up from the fields and
leading to 1.-THE quarter" an old negress
trudges, singing the old-time hymn.
A form of generous proportions; a
face black, glossy and radiant from re-
neoted contentment within, eyes keen,
yet kindly; surrounding all a Madras
kerchief, folded and wrapped turbanlike
over her kinky hair, a rainbow in cloth.
the pride and delight Of her who wears
it-this is Nanny as the eye greets her.
Almost constantly singing, her songs
are the hymns Of her church, wild. rude.
simple-yet misunderstanding &C.
static. Sometimes they begin with a
sort OF intoned soliloquy or half medita-
ton, gathering tone after tone as of
other voices joining. They all ooncen-
trate In Few distinct notes and rise in
rapid crescendo to the highest MITCH
OF fervor, the utterance of rapture the
whole aprayer and the ecstacy of speedy
answer, or the meditation of simple
faith and the resulting, exalting view of
things celestial.
Again, those hymns of hers open as in
solemn consultation, from which escape
occasional notes of gladness. THESE.
growing frequent, unite in a chorus OF
laudation, then sink, diminish and pass
away, like a company Of worshipers
after glimpse at the holy of HOLES.
The words are but as the cords round
which we Irvine our garlandry-conceal-
ing, while bound to them.
Some Of these hymns are suno to-day
by trained and cultured voices. bnt the
swing, the whirl, the happy abandon.
the matchless intonations and cadences
the countless, never-repeated notes of
her own Introduction, we shall never
near again. The Nanny Of our child
hood has passed away forever.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-03-20
Thursday, March 20. 1884.

The Houston Post discusses the Ben
Thompson topic as follows: "Ben
Thompson has received more abuse
within the few days since his death than
he did during the II years he lived ......
Now that Ben Thompson is out of the
way the only thing calculated to excite
the nerves of the people of Austin is the
fear that the author Of Chained Light
ming may write another book. ...... If
the Austin and San Antonio papers man
age to settle the Ben Thompson matter
without fight, then reigning peace in
this country will have survived one of
the hardest tests to which it has ever
been subjected ...... The fogies are now
theorizing as to whether Ben Thompson
was murdered or killed. The difference
between tweedledee and tweedledum is
an important principle in the platform
offogydom."
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-03-20

Entered AZ postonce at San Antoine, IeAa,
second class matter.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-03-20
Saturday, March 22, 1884,

to take the sense OF the property tax payers
on the following proposition. viz;
shall the city OF san Antonio borrow the
sum OF s.GO,O0Db three hundred and nifty
Thousand dollars and Issue bonds therefor.
said amount, or 50 much thereof rs may be
neccssa v, TO be expended IN the construction
of proper and sufficient drains ana sewers in
the city limits.
Electors will have written or printed For"
nr "ARainst the proposition rs the case
msy be.
Polls viii be opened from O'Clock n. IN. TO
O'Clock y. NJ. as the following places. tO-wit :
Ward No. |, Recorders Office. Presiding
Judge, Henry COllmann
Ward No. 2, near corner Acequi1 and Vera
mcndi streets. Presiding Judge, G. g. Artz.
Ward No. ., ut the Alamo. Presiding Judge,
Edward Rische.
ward No. T. Alamo street, near La Villita
street. Presiding Judge. G. X. B-encman.
In testimony whereof have hereunto signed
my name and have caused the senl of
tT.s.l the City OF san Antonio to be affixed
this lth day OF rohruary, A. D., 1881.
j III. FRENCH.
Mayor City of San Antonio
Attest:
Il. p. CLAuDoN, City Clerk.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-03-20

J.s TPoRNroN. NJ PRowNsos,
Casbior PieHdent
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-03-20
A Novel Card Swindle

FROM the London Truth.
Yet another ingenious method of
swindling at baccarat has been invented.
AT certain fashionable French water
ing place, where baccarat was much in
vogue 1t was noticed that an individual
who wore formidable pair of blue
spectacles invariably won heavily when
ever ne took the bank. His luck was
phenomenal, and excited suspicion. but
nothing was discovered. One day, how
ever, he happened TO drop card. and A
pystander, on STOPPING to pick it up, was
astonished to notice certain luminous
spols on It's back which shone in the
darkness under the table. On exominino
the card he found that the spots were
particles OF phosphorus and correspondent
N number with its face value. 1t then
became apparent that the astute banker.
a anaihks 70 ms darkened spectacles, was
enabled to know the exact valve of every
card he dealt.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-03-20

r. Il. LEE CAN'T No. l, Confederate
veterans of Richmond, Virginia, send
out the following appeal for help: The
necessity for relief to disabled Confeder-
ate soldiers is growing more urgent
every day. They have no Government
to support or provide for them. and
must share the fate of paupers unless a
home is provided for them by private
contributions, and Lee Camp have I'M
dertaken TO establish such home. They
have appealed to their comrade yeter-
ans of the Grand Army of the Republic.
VINO have responded with noble will
lngness and fraternal sentiment, worthy
OF their heroic record. Still, the under
taking is large and the need for further
aid is urgent. We, therefore, appeal to
The banks and bankers, capitalists. in
surance and other corporations, manu-
iacturers and merchants, for such con-
tributions in cash or merchandise AS will
be easily spared from their abundance
ana OF great help in our necessities. We
refer to Hon. w. c. Darlington. Mayor
OF Kichmond, Virginia, or to any of our
banks, bankers or other business people.
we VIII hold a fair in this city on or
about the LIST of May at the Armory. Let
us at least have some contribution. which
VIII be greatfully accepted and duly ac-
knowledged by publication in our oitv
papers Address r. Z. Lee Camp, No.
l, c. ", Richmond, Virginia.