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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02

A bushel of fun was had at a popular down
town drinkery yesterday by means of a
rather cruel and too practical April FOOLS day
joke. Some grim joker nailed a $50 gold
piece to the floor and by means of a battery
concealed behindths bar a thin wire was at
tached. Then the spot was soaked with
water and whoever attempted to pick up the
bonanza was treated to terrific shock. The
air of that place was blue with profanity all
dav
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-01
HOW THIEVES ARE CAUGHT.


The Methods In Vogue by Detectives to
Secure A-rests-Thieves' Slang.
"When a detective makes an arrest
on suspicion he generally relies on the
prisoner to criminate himself, said
Central Station detective. As soon as
such prisoner is locked up fly officer
is sent to talk with him, and, although
you may not know it, it is fact that q
man behind the bars is more confdan-
tial and cOntiding to an officer than tC
any one else. OF course. | make an
exception to this rule in the case of old
offenders. Many of the latter, how
ever, uncOnsciously betray themselves
during these interviews. [ can illus
trate that best by citing a case that
occurred here several weeks ago, when
three men, named Davis, Jones and
Henderson, were arrested on suspicion
of robbery. Henderson claimed to
come from Ohio, and protested
that he had never been East before
When arrested a revolver was found
in his possession. An officer was sent
TO interview him, and, after a time,
asked him: Did you attempt to use
your gun when they arrested YOU?
No, replied the thief the fatty was
on top of me before | could pull The
use of the word fatty betrayed him as
New York crook, and he was after
terward identified as u criminal from
that city. 'Flatty' signifies, among
New York thieves, a policeman. In
Philadelphia policemen are called
cops and in Baltimore guys The
detectives are known to thieves
throughout the country, by the uniform
appellation OF fly cops. in contradis-
tinction to flat cops or patrolmen.
Thieves slang varies as much through
out the United States as does the
English language in the different coun-
ties of England, and in this way we are
often able to locate the home and par
ticular lay of visiting criminal.
How about detectives slang?o was
asked.
80, that varies almost as much as
the slang employed by the thieves and,
as a matter of fact, is influenced greatly
by them. If several smart thieves are
operating in town we would speak of
them as Il mob of good people If
they are burglars in their profession we
would refer to them rs a gang of
chumps' A good mob of guns indi-
Gates clever party of pckpockets.
One expert pickpocket is known as a
'knucks' or in New York as wire
or good gun When we speak of
good store men, or good night men,
we mean fearless burglars. Good day
men are clever thieves, who lack,
however the nerve to become burglars,
or night men,. This list could be car
ried out to the extent of columns, but |
have told you enough to illustrate my
meaning. Colloqual thieves slang
undoubtedly gives us many important
cluoS in tracing Il criminals auteco.
ents.-Phildelphja Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-01
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
POLLY'S QUIET FOURTH.

Did ever you hear of Miss Polly Shannon
Who nearly goes mad at the sight of a can
non?
Just outside of Bristol she lives all alone,
And hasn't so much as II cat OF her own
While dreading the thought OF the Fourth of
July
She said TO herself: 81 shall certainly fv!"
Ih-n suddenly there popped IN her head the
Most serenely to spend our National day.
AT evening, she plugged ali the key-holes
And over each window hung blankets from
tackS,
Then, filling her cars full of pink cotton
batting,
She, tied on her night-cap all rufaes and
tattIng,
And SAID to herself; Now wen sec if that
cannon
At four in the morning will rouse Polly
Shannon"
The Mayor of Bristol however was sick.
And even so low IA to mind the clocks tick,
And, therefore, the Council made haste to
proclaim,
b. means of great posters, in letters of
=" Because of His Honor the Mayors condi-
ton,
Pronounced very critical by the physician.
Tomorrow no cracker, gun, cannon, or
pistol
Shall once be shot off in the city Of Bristol
Police are instructed, and will without fail.
Most promptly remand all offenders To Jail
Just think of the grief Of those poor Bristol
boys
WHOM reading tins placard which vetoed
But Polly slept swcctly, for no thunderous
roar
OF cannon terrific awoko her at four
Twas late when she rose with supreme
satisfaction
Preparing herself for dav of inaction,
For how could she work-thc house dark as
II pocket
And mercury going way up like a rocket?
But when Precipitation meant peace and
protection,
She teltshe could stand it with little obiec-
ton.
So all the day long in the darkness and heat
She Swcltered and worried, while outside
the sweet
Ripe fragrance of summer peryadcd the air
The birds gave their concerts, all nature
was fair
While never a gun, q torpedo nor pistol,
The ghost Of a sound woke in solemn old
Bristol,
The next morning came. With a sense of
Which filled her whole soul with content
ment and peace,
She tossed wax and cotton far out of sight,
Threw. wide doors and windows, and galed
Her neghbor Dick Jones, came and lounged
on her gate:
~ GOOd mOrEln HOW are We! You re up
rather late.
thought you was sick, twas SO sort o shut
up,
Too bad on the boys thet are bill they put
up"
''What bl)?" "Ain't you heard? Ihots why
twas 50 still.
They put of the Fourth cause the Mayors
so i'll.
~ And didn't they shoot off the cannon at all?'
Cred Polly amazed. Not gun, great or
small;
There amt been Il day, as 1 know on, this
year
So dead level still as twas yesterday here"
Miss Polly said only: "well, there l de,
clarcn'
Then slanmed-to the door, and dropped into
IL chair.
With look very sheepish and manner less
curt,
She thought: After this l won't cry till
I'm hurt"
-Fdnnie f. NswbeJ7?j in Vide ACpule.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-01
HE BEGAN TOO EARLY.

The Sad Fate of Ambitious Young
Man Who Was Too Fresh.
'Is this.the first time you ever killed
a man?n asked an Arkansaw Judge of
the prisoner he was about to sentence,
YES, sir"
First offense, hcY?"
Eyes, sir. >
ever stab anybOdv"
''No sir
Ever steal mules?"
"No, sir
Ever claim that YOU were wild
Texan with three horns and four tals?"
"No, sin"
Ever drink gallon of whisky on a
bet?'
mo, sir
Ever allow that you could dive
deeper, come up drier. and holler louder
than any five men in the SOUTHWEST
"NO, sir.
Ever hold five jacks and two revolt
vers in a game of poker?'
mo, sir
"How long have you lived in Ar
kanSaw?'
1.-Two weeks
GLOW old are you?"
"TwentyNhree.
"Twenty-thrce years old and have
lived in the State only two weeks, and
yet you have killed man. My young
friend, you hang on Friday week, rain
or shine. A young man like YOU should
begin at the foot of the ladder, not at
the top. You are too ambitious. Fling
away ambition; by that sin fell the
angels. Next case. st. PauI Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-01
THE SPIDERS ENEMY.

How 1t Builds Its Houses, and tho Dispo-
sition 1t Makes of Its Victims.
"What a beautiful spider, Cousin
Allie!" exclaimed Katie; and then she
added with a face full of amazement;
''why, whore has it gomez"
"As you turned to draw my atten-
ton to it, dear, an enemy came and
took him away" answered Cousin
Allie.
IAN enemy?" said Katie, with a
puzzled look that made three lines right
down the middle of her forehead; "have
spiders enemies?"
8 Yes, a great many, not only of their
own kind, for they are cannibals and
eat one another, but men, and birds,
and other insects also
(which is their worst enemy, Cousin
Allie?"
From all that | have observed |
should say that the enemy the spider
fears the most is a little insect that peo-
pie who are very wise about such things
say belongs to the genus SpheX, and in
talking or writ nc OF it they always give
it its hard scientific name of Sphex
Sabulosia Lin. But | shall depart from
this rule, and call the spiders enemy
by its everyday name of Dirt-dobber,
because | know YOU will then under
stand of what | am speaking
please 90 on, said Katie, as Allie
paused.
- First let us walk down to the pond
and see if we can not find out some
thing there about our dirt-dobbers, "
answered Allie, gayly.
After few moments watching from
among the reeds Allie pointed to dirt
dobber who had just alighted on the
wet bank. After settling herself, the
dirt-dobber took u piece OF earth with
her feeIers, or hands, and rolled it into
Il small ball no larger than pea, but
quite as smooth and round. Taking
this ball between her Jaws, she flew
away with it.
''Now," said Allie, ''if you will come
up to the garnet with me | will show
you what the dirt-dobber does With
those little round balls, my dear"
'Allie, it will sting us!'' cried Katie,
drawing back as her cousin babe her
sit down upon pile of cotton seed that
lay just opposite to. and very near, a
dirt-dobber's nest
mo, no, Katie, they do not sting.
have had them in my hand. Wait a
moment or so, and the owner of this
tiny dirt house will commence work.
She is afraid of us, but her fear will be
over rs soon as she sees that we are not
going to harm her" After several I'M
easy flights in and out of the window,
near which the nest was, the dirt-dob-
Der decided to 90 to her home, one cell
of which was already finished and seal
ed up Her first act was to crawl care
fully over the finished cell, as if to as
sure herself that it had received no
crack or injury during her absence;
then she began work on another cell
by laying the ball of earth close to the
side of the closed one, and then with
her feelers, or hands, spreading the
earth out and molding it into the prop
er shape, making sharp, buzzng
noise as she did so. Having worked up
all of the dirt she had brought, the dirt
dobber flew down upon the window-sill
and carefully washed her feelers by put
ting them into her mouth and then rub
bling them together. This she did
every time before going for fresh sup
ply of earth. After two days constant
work the cell was finished. 1t was per-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-01
Pride of Character.

"Registcr and I'll accommodate you,
sir said the keeper of a one-horse
hotel in wayside place to a traveller
from the city as he applied for a room.
"Ncyer mind that. I'll pay in ad-
vance,
But you must register
"No, I'll be sizzcd if ! do"
"Why not, sir?'
"Some friend of mine might happen
this way some day. and | wouldn't
have anybody that knew me find out
I'd ever degraded my manhood by
stopping at such a COMPOUNDED beastly
place as this for thousand dollars, sir.
No. sir; money wouldn't induce me to
take such an Swful risk, sir. I'm poor,
but CAD, sin I've got little pride Of
character for all that" - Chicago
Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-01
The Shortest Way.

Old Friend-"You made your money
very fast, Mr.. Goldleaf?'
Goldleaf-"Yes, sir very fast Ten
years ago | was not worth five cents;
now can count my millions.
That is a very smart son of yours. L
suppose he will be making money as
fast as You d'd?'
He will make it faster. am going
to give him u trade
"A trade! What trade will it be pos
sible for him to accumulate more money
than you in so short a time?"
He IS going to be plumber. "-PhiI-
adeipbia t'aH.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-01

America may be q little tardy in
building pedestals for monuments, but
when it comes to going out to the front
gate and shooting off guns of welcome
she is always on hand. -- Chicago Nea0S.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-01

People seldom improve when they
have no better model than themselves to
copy after.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-01

The Yuma tribe of Indians, in Cali
fo''nia, has decreased from 5000 souls
to 800 since their contact with the
wlth1s. Yuma understand from this
that they do not take kindly to civiliz-
alton. -N0rTiStOWa Herald.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13

organized tours now extensively adj
vcrtised in the Eastern papers. Il
great many parties who usually
spend the summer abroad will do
the Pacific Coast this season, lured
10y the attractions put forth by com
pcting railway lines, and diverted
from the accustomed European pill
grimagc by the war projects. The
withdrawal of the largest and most
comfortable steamers from transat-
lantic service, together with the
dread of cholera. are additional inn
pclling causes. The agents of the
tourist routes here, usually quick TO
detect the popular humor for travel,
are making greater efforts than ever
before to capture eXcursionists. In
connection with the railroad COM
panics, an extraordinary stimulus
will be given to travel to the Pacific
Coast this summer. Eastern cities
are shortly to be flooded with illus
tratcd circulars setting forth the de-
tails of schemes TO catch vacation
dollars. Printers and cngravers
have been working overtime in get
ting them out. Arrangements are
making for excursions to the Yellow
stone Park, with a journey down the
Yellowstone Valley; also to the
Yosemite, with a great number of
sidc-shows.
The foregoing is n New York des-
patch of the 9th April. Surely this
is good opportunity for this king
dom to get in some good work in the
way of advertising its attractions,
not only upon the Pacific Coast, but
in New York and other Eastern ci-
ties. The Government ought to
have pamphlet prepared for wide
spread distribution in the proper
quarters upon the occurrence of
such golden opportunities as the one
revealed in the above piece of news.
Perhaps an advertisement, tersely
but nicely drawn, of our Volcano,
delightful climate, and interesting
features of the country generally,
inserted in a few leading American
papers, would repay the investment
hundredfold. This is matter in
which the American genius domi-
ciled here might immensely serve
its adopted country.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13
MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE.

1t would take strong imagination
to depict anything more ridiculous
than the exhibition the -AdcertiSer
is making of itself in playing the
demagoguc to an unappreciativc
audience. Our contemporary per-
sists in repeating the gratuitous
charge that we have, in discussing
municipal government, been voicing
conspiracy of the wealthy against
the working classes. Jealous fear
of combinations is not surprising
manifestation by the -1drertiSer I'M
der its circumstances. That paper
only displays its motive too rashly
when it runs tilt against imaginary
oligarchics. 1t would be fine thing
for the oligarchs owning it body and
bones if they could perpetuate in
municipal affairs the undue power
they exercise in national government
That would be facilitated by the
balance of power being held by
marketable portion of the electorate.
Our contemporary repeats the re-
marks upon the franchise contained
in our initial article upon municipal
government, and then dishonesty
misreprescnts them as monstrous
demand for city government by the
merchant princes and SO forth. Hav-
ing done so it cxclaims with affected
horror, 1.-The Advertiser is uncom-
promisingly opposed to any such
scheme" Keep cool, neighbor. We
have already denied that our senti-
ments upon this subject were either
suggested or inspired by any person
or persons outside of the editorial
office, and it is matter of indif-
ference to us whether our contcm-
porary accepts the denial or not. AS
for the main question at issue, the
advertiser may rest assured that no
system of municipal government will
be tolerated which will involve the
city being ruled by such men as now
misrepresent all the better and more
intelligent elements of the community
in the Legislature. Perhaps the ID
retiser is not aware of the fact that
it slanders the larger portion of the
workingmen of Honolulu by contend
ing that II property qualification
would disfranchisc them. 1t would
find upon little investigation that
such is the case, and that its self
constituted apostleship of popular
liberties is the most thankless func-
ton it has ever usurped. A news
paper in which the most meddlesome
monopolist in this country boasts
chief ownership, however much it
may masquerade as the tribune of
the people, is not likely to be ac-
cepted as the exponent of civil
rights.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13
GAS AND TRAMROADS.

EDITon BuLLETIN:-Last Legisla-
ture authority was given to create a
gas company and also tramcar lines
in Honolulu. A year has passed and
it seems TO me that the projects are
no nearer of fultilment than they
were before the Legislature met.
Can you give me any information as
to whether they will ever be carried
out or not? And if not, why these
plans to improve the city have failed?
MoSoPoLIsT.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13
NOTICE.
Agency Union P. Railway
HONOLULU.

Notice to Passengers contemplating a
visit to the Eastern States or Europe.
take pleasure in informing the pub.
lie that am prepared to sell TICKETS
direct TO any point in the United States
or Canada. Will make reservations in
Sleeping Cars through to Chicago and
New York, also reserve State Rooms on
Atlantic Steamers free of charge.
All information regarding rates, tick.
cts and routes checrfully given. Orders
by mail or telephone will receive prompt
attention.
JAMES SIMMONS, Agent.
Office, Fashion Stables Telephone 14S.
90 2t
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13
MAIL NOTICE.
THE MAIL by the
l. y. y. MaripoSa.
viii close at the Post Office,
At 10 am, Friday,

Az ~ d.lll., Efluay,
May 10, 1885.
A LATE LETTER BAG will be
IA kept open till II am, to receive
late letters, on which an additional fee
of Five Gents each letter must be paid
Letters for REGISTRATION will be re.
ceived till o'clock on Friday.
Persons mailing correspondence on
the morning of the steamers departure,
are requested to stamp all letters before
posting them
ii. NJ. WHITNEY, PING.
Post Ollice, Honolulu, May 18th. 1885.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13

New York city building examiners
have been ordering the taking down
of several buildings found unsafe.
1t took terrible calamity-the re-
cent collapse of 4 tenement shell
with loss of lifc-to bring the
authorities to their senses. After
Honolulu has received few more
scorchings like those lately expert
enced, its rulers will see the nccessi-
ty for proper building regulations.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13
EDITORIAL NOTES,

Nihilism is reported to have col
lapsed in Russia owing to scarcity
of funds. Organizations deserving
of q better fate are subject to the
like experience.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13
Situation Wanted,

DY Portuguese and wife, no chill
ID dren. Can do any kind of work.
Apply to NJ. A. GONSALVES 81 CO.,
81 Hotel Street. 90 1w
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13

One of the needs of this country
is Minister with sufficient cour-
age to ask for an appropriation for
brick bridges that will not get wash
ed away every freshet that comes.
The expense that now is incurred
about every second year in rebuild
ing the wooden bridges amounts in
10 years to more than a brick bridge
would cost to build and keep in re-
pair for the same length of time.
And if the revenue will not stand it
loan could be raised and secured on
the road-taxes for that period of
time.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13
COMING TO CALIFORNIA.

The probabilities point to an un-
usually large number of tourist ex-
cursions to California this spring
and summer. Besides the regularly
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13

Those water-pipes in Nuuanu
Valley will probably lie where they
are till they are only fit to sell for
old iron. They have been lying
there some years now.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13
Uhe 9ailn 9mllftin
Pledged to neither Sect nor Party.
But established for the benefit of all
WEDNESDAY, MAY Is, 1885.
THIS EVENINGS DOlNCS,

Central Park Skating Rink, 1880.
Oahu Lodge, No. l X. of p. 1880.
Hook and Ladder Co., 1880.
Bethel Prayer Meeting, at 1880.
Fort st. Church, Prayer Meeting
at Z 80.
st. Andrews Cathedral, usual
services, 1880.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13
MUSIC HALL

wv - ~ 81 49, =.
MOltaglG-TlrnGr Concerts
MISS ANNis MONTAGUE,
- AND -
SIR. CHARLES TURNER.
Have the pleasure TO announce the fol-
lowing Ladies and Gentlemen, members
of the Choral and Quinteitc Clubs un.
der the direction of Mr.. j. w. Yarndlcy:
Choral Club.
Mrs. j .E. landlord Mrs. J.F. Brown,
Misses Moore, Won Holt, McBrydc, b.
Won Holt, Rhodes, Rcnton, Mist, Mcssrs
7. r. Walker, TN. Starkey, +. Whitney,
I. May, A. II. Atkinson, G. NJ. Cooke,
w. Fl. Baird and =. Jones
Quintcttc Club.
J.W. Earndley, 1st Violin; +. Muller,
end Violin; II. Berger, Viola; j. f..
Brown, Cello; II. w, Morse, Flute; Miss
Castle and G. l.. Babcock, Piano.
s Box Plan now open at j. +. Wise
mans for season or separate tickets.
1918 If
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13

A correspondent repeats an en-
quiry often made lnthese columns,
as to what has become of the gas
and street railway schemes. We
never cared for the former, as, with
the electric light coming to perfec-
tion, it would look like wearing the
cast-off garments of the rest of the
world to adopt gas at present. With
respect to the railway, events seem
to prove that the charter was only
got from the Legislature for specu-
lation, and the spectators cannot
get their price for the precious docu-
ment. A good round fee should be
charged upon all such pieces of pri-
vate legislation, to put an end to
similar trifling with the public in the
future
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13

Box Plan open Tomorrow wednesday,
morning at the Office of j. L. Wiseman.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-05-13

REAL
dom Rents Offices Houses, andR
SOLICITING AGENT ISLAND STEAMERsTmr
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lORK-The of
" " ' - ~
AGENT FOR THE GREAT BURLINGTON RAILWAY
This hoe eXces all
the meals the choicest and the Palace Dining
EMPLOYMENT AGENTFinds Employment kng
GUS branches of industry the Islands. 49, "
SOLICITING AGENT LONDON
The best known Company n Islands.
Custom House paws and disaroe
Freight and Duty Bills under of Attorney.
MONEY BROKEl-oins Money all
GENERAL BUSlNSS AGENTIeg
Distributed and Collected Books and
Collected
Copying and Engrosng done Advertisements
AGENT FOR The NEW HALL
Views
Information appertanng given correspondence faith
fully answered
JOSEPH Il. WISEMAN,
S73 General Business Agent Honolulu Hawaiian Islands.