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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-18

The foregoing table shows that
in 1856, $4,000 gallons of spirits
were imported and only 47,O61 of
wine, or an excess of $4,000 gal
Ions of spirits. Since that year
the excess has been in the impor-
tations of wine, which have grad
ually taken the place of the strong
er spirits, the consumption of
which in ten years has
been reduced about one half.
Against the loss of 10000 gallons
of spirits last year we had a gain of
$1,000 gallons of wine, but as the
wine is only about one-fourth the
strength of the spirits there is a
clear gain for the cause of tenn
perance in the non-consumption
of at least 10000 gallons of
spirits, and this in spite of vast
increase of wine drinking popula
ton, such as the Portuguese and
Japanese.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-18
BY AUTHORITY,
Tenders Wanted.

Tenders will be received until SATUR-
DAY, May %, at IL m, for printing
500 copies of the Report Of the Board Of
Education for the 2l months ending Dec
81, 1895.
The Board r serves the right to reject
Nny or all bids.
BY order Of the Board of Education.
JOHN F. SCOTT,
Secretary pro tenn.
Honolulu, May l6, 1896. 307.5i
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-18
The Dials
ABSOLUTE SAFEGUARD
against
ACCIDENTS

because the burners CANNOT be open
ed further than necessary.
The oven flame is stronger than
either top flame, therefore baking
can be done to perfection in short
time.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-18

From a description of the
magnificent steamship Doric, due
here tomorrow, which appears in
another column, there is little
doubt she will soon become a
general favorite with the travelling
public. Her steaming capacities,
as developed on the voyage from
Liverpool to San Francisco, show
that she can capture the Honolulu
records at will.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-18
WV. DIMOKD'S


The report of three physi-
clans connected with the Board
of Health on the condition of
the water which the people of
Honolulu drink is valuable, if
for no other reason, that it
gives one time to select the
right company to insure ones
life with, and to make neces-
sary arrangements for cemetery
lot and undertaken.
If the citizen who prefers
life to uncertainties, the incon-
venience and bother of treat
ing Bright's disease or fever
may be easily avoided by an
investment in the proper sort
of filter. We have one made
Of natural stone, the water be-
ing filtered through a cylin-
drical disc. This disc is easily
removed for cleansing and may
be made perfectly clean by a
moments brush ng.
The filter has not been
named yet, but another, iden-
tical in shape and manufacture
is called the Success. Ours is
just as good without a name
and costs a dollar less. You
see, the name amounts to
something. We have also a
stock of the Quincy improved
refrigerators and ice boxes,
some Of which have water
tanks and taps, in which filter
ed water may be kept cool.
Mwx@>c.:,,4.!|.>...
Won Holt Building.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-18
0bQ Evepi29 Bulleti3,
DANIEL LOGAN, Editor.
MONDAY, MAY Is, 1896.
CLASS LEGISLATION.

There has been much talk of
class legislation of late, and many
of the bills before the present leg.
islature are claimed to be objec-
tionable if not unconstitutional on
that score. However, there is
great difference of opinion, here
and elsewhere, as to what really
constitutes class legislation.
The Supreme Court of Califor-
MIA in deciding few weeks ago
that the Barber's Sunday-closin
Act was unconstitutional, discussed
class legislation at length in its
opinion in which the law was very
severely criticised, and it should
be noted that the nine Justices
composing the Court were of the
same mind. The objections to the
constitutionality of the Act were
quite numerous. 1t was first
urged that the Act violated the
very first section of the Constitu-
ton in that it took from the citi-
zen his inalienable rights to earn
money by honest labor. A sec
Ond objection was that the Act
violated the same Section in that
it granted special privileges
and immunities to all classes
of citizens except BARRIERS. There
was a further objection that the
act was special legislation,
On all points the Supreme Court
found against the law.The court did
not agree in the contention that
the passage of the law was within
the police power of the Legisla-
ture. Such could not be the law,
said the opinion, because the act
look from class of citizens a con-
stitutional right. A law restrict
ing the hours of labor of BARRIERS
was declared to be no less unrea-
sonable than would be a statute
forbidding citizens to eat bread
before it was at least twenty.four
hours old.
Discussing other points involv-
ed the court said:
"It is not easy to see where and
how this law protects labor from
the unjust exactions of capital.
A mans constitutional liberty
means more than his personal
freedom. 1t means, with many
other rights, his right freely to
labor and to own the fruits of his
toll. 1t is Il curious law for the
protection oflabor which Furnishes
the laborer for working. Yet that
is precisely what this law does.
The laboring barber engaged in a
most respectable, useful and clean
ly pursuit, is singled out from the
thousands of his fellows in other
employments and told that, willy
nilly, he shall not work up
ON holidays and Sundays after IL
o'clock noon. His wishes, tastes
or necessities are not consulted
If he labors, he is criminal.
Such protection to labor carried a
little further, would send him
from the Jail to the poorhouse.
"How comes it that the legisla-
tive eye was so keen to discern the
needs of the oppressed barber and
yet was blind TO his toiling
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-18

Won Holt Building.
COFFEE ESTATE AND LANDS
For Sale.
lam directed to sell at Public Auction On
Wednesday, May 81, '96,

y SJ 49, ~
at ~ o'clock noon of said day at my sales
rooms on Queen street, in Honolulu (unless
sooner disposed of at private sale) the follow
ing described property, namely:
A tract of land of about 1900 acres in fee
simple situate at Kolo and Oeomoana in
South Kona, Island of Hawaii, about eight
miles by good road from Hookena, one of
the largest villages in Kona. There is an ex-
cellent landing on the land Itself from where
the coffee and other produce could be shipped
and good site for mill near the landing.
Fifty acres of land are in coffee. Roughly es-
timated there Is about seven hundred acres of
splendid coffee land lying all on one block on
both sides of the Government Road. Eight
hundred acres lying above and TO the East of
the seven hundred acres above mentioned Is
also excellent land and although at higher
altitude is no doubt also well adapted for
coffee culture. The lower land below the
coffee belt is suitable for pineapples and sisal.
There is drying house, store and work
rooms, a Gordon's Pulper, laborers' quarters
land is partly walled. There has never been
any blight on this land, although coffee was
planted great many years ago. Old residents
of Kona like the late ID. Il. Nahum, j. w.
KualmOku and Others have testified to this
fact, There Is sea fishery appurtenant to
Olelomoana /.
Terms cash or part of the purchase price
can remain on mortgage at eight per cent per
annum. Deeds and stamps ut the expense OF
purchaser,
map OF the property can be seen and fur
ther particulars obtained at my sales rooms,
j. +, MORGAN,
2ll'td Auctloneor,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-18
Vacation Notice.

The Sgular Midsummer Vacation of the
Public Schools Of the Republic of Hawaii
will begin JUNE Goth, and continue until
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 500.
No leave of absence will be granted
during the remainder of the term except
for illness.
By order Of the Board of Education.
JOHN F. SCOTT,
Secretary pro lem.
Honolulu, May l6, 1896. 3O7 st
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-18
Timely Topics
- OR -
A FEW WORDS ON BICY-
Giles AND CUTLERY.

In a Coast newspaper de-
voted to the bicycle business
we read that dealers in bicy-
cles are authority for the state
ment that the business aspect
of the bicycle trade has mate
rally changed during the past
year. Instead of the main
business consisting in dealing
with mems wheels, quite the
contrary is true. Dealers are
now doing their utmost to
attract the eyes Of the women.
Ali of which shows that the
ladies are taking very kindly
to bicycle riding all over the
world. And it is the same
here, the demand for ladies'
wheels is continually increas-
ing. We have received five
of the TRIBUNE LADIES'
WHEELS on this steamer and
have more on the way. These
wheels are of this years make,
direct from the factory, no back
numbers, and have all the latest
Improvements.
We have also a number of
Tribune racers and gents road
SterS, and a number of "Zim-
my" wheels. This is an en-
tirely new machine, named
after the great rider, thinner
mann, and we shall be pleased
to explain its merits to in
tending purchasers.
Butw started in to say a
few words on CUTLERY, Of
which we received an i'm
menSe assortment on the Aus
tralia, which is now unpacked
and on exhibition. In table
cutlery we have an immense
variety in new and elegant
patterns and all sizes. In pock-
ct cutlery we have a number
of new designs. Knives to
cut lead pencils and knives to
trim your finger nails with, and
knives to cut down your ex-
penseS with. We have prun-
ing knives which are just the
thing for the members of the
Legislature to use in cutting
down the appropriation bills,
and some suitable for the Ad-
vertiser man to do his Cheese
pairing" with. In fact we
have all kinds of knives, large
and small, light or heavy, but
all of them of the best quality
and manufacture.
We have carving knives
with ivory, buckhom or bone
handles, butcher knives, skin
ming knives, knives with cork
screws in them for camping
out or staying at home. In
fact we have all sorts of knives
suitable for all sorts and con-
ditions of people.
THE
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-05-18

The Most Beautiful Women
-. Also the HomeLiest
USE DRIFTED SNOW FLOUR.
Ask Your Grocer For IL,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-02
Chicago's Absent-Minded Han.

The absent-minded man took his
seat at the restaurant table and, as
usual, buried his face at once i'm a
newspaper. A waiter placed bill OF
fare, napkin and knife and fork in
front of him, and stood two or three
minutes unnoticed before asking:
What shall bring, sir?''
Whats that?' said the absent
minded man, starting up suddenly,
not remembering what it was all about.
"What DO you want for lunch, sir?''
the waiter asked again.
''Oh. yes" said the absent-minded
man, trying to collect his wits. "Bring
me cup of coffee and a ham sand
wich.n
The waiter supplied the order and
put large pasteboard check for it
down on the table, the absent-minded
man continuing to read his paper.
The waiter went away to attend to the
wants of other people, and about l5
minutes later came back.
"Do you wish anything more?" he
asked politely.
Yes" snapped the absent-minded
man somewhat viciously. "GO and
get me a fresh ham sandwich. The
one you brought was as dry as a bone"
"Why, here is the sandwich /
brought" said the waiter, pushing the
plate toward him. You've eaten the
check. Chicago Times Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-02
Nonsense about Snakes

As an illustration of the belief in
the transformation of human beings
into serpents, l will relate circum-
stance said to have occurred during the
first hs-ifof the present century. Near
TreXlertown, Lehigh county, dwelt a
farmer named Weller. His wife and
three daughters lad, by some means
or other, incurred the enmity of a
witch wlfo lived but short distance
away, when the latter, i; is supposed,
took her revenge in the following man
ner: Whenever visitors came to the
Weller residence the girls, without Luy
premonition whatever, would suddenly
be changed into snakes, and after
crawling back and forth along the top
ridge of the wainscoting for several
minutes, they were restored to their
natural form. This curious transfer
nation occurred quite frequently and
the circumstances soon attained wide
spread notoriety. About the end of
the third month the spell was broken
and everything went on as before.
Another popular fallacy is the exist
ence of the hoop snake. This creature
is usually reported as capable of grasp
ing the tip of its tail with its mouth,
and like a hoop running swiftly along
in pursuit of an unwelcome intruder.
This snake is believed, furthermore, to
have upon its tail short, poisonous
horn, like a cocks spur, and if it
should strike any living creature death
would result. The stories concerning
this marvellous snake usually end with
the statement that the person pursued
barely escapes and that the snake
strikes a tree instead, causing it to
wither and die.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-02
After the Cyclone.

Lieutenant "Jim" johnson, of Bat
terry ~ tells the story of pathetic in
cident of the cyclone that visited this
city in May.
1--WE sent out an ambulance from
Jefferson Barracks the day after the
cyclone" said the lieutenant. at was
placed at the disposal of one Of the
charitable organizations and for sever
al days was kept busy collecting cloth
ing for children.
cone day the ambulance was max
ing the rounds in the West End and
made its last stop at a residence which
bore every evidence of being newly
occupied. The furniture was not vet
in place and the hall was piled high
with trunks and boxes. a maid an
swered the bell and went in search Of
her mistress. a lovely, sad-faced
woman in black came to the door.
We are in search of ehildren's
clothing, madam said the the collec-
tor. There seems to be dearth of it at
the hospital
"The mistress of the house caught
her breath painfully. Yes, watt she
said, and hurried away. The maid
came soon, carrying a dainty bed On
which a child of three or four might
have rested. They carried the pretty,
lace object TO the ambulance and re-
turned to find the sad woman in black
bearing in her arms a pile of delicate
garments, such as daintily nurtured
child would wear. The sad-faced
woman folded the little dresses with
tender touch and tears fell slowly upon
their whiteness as she smoOthed and
patted them as she would an infants
head.
"Have you any children, madam -
asked the collector.
"a L had until Wednesday, but our
only child was killed in the cyclone
''She rested her head on the pile of
little garments and wept heart-bro-
kenly.
'By degrees she told her story.
The family had lived in the South Side
and their home had been destroyed by
the fearful storm. The baby's tender
body had been crushed by falling
stones. The mother was sending baby's
clothes, no longer needed, TO the moth
er whose children had been spared
St Louis Republic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-02
Life in Smyrna.

There Is no Turkish society in Smyr-
ma, for Turkish women are not suppOs-
ell to exist outside of their own homes,
and society without women is like
Hamlet minus the gentleman OF
that name. But the Europeans" =
Armenian, Jewish, Greek, French, and
italian residents, whose families have
lived there for generations-have a
flourishing social life and their one club,
the Cercle des Estrangers Foreign
club, which celebrated its centennial
some fifteen years ago, gives gorgeous
balls during the carnival season.
At these balls the most beautiful Par
is toilets sweep over the polished floors
of the ball room, which is illumined By
thousands of candles in the immense
Venetian chandeliers. The card room
i another feature Of the club which
makes the uninitiated American stare.
II is sixty 10y fifty feet and the entire
floor is covered by a single Smyrna rug,
which is so heavy it took eight eamels
to bring il to the building. Some of
the card rules are queer. Billiards and
cards are free. Certain games are per-
mitted only at certain times of the year
and when poker comes in ecarte goes
out. Besique and harmless whist flour
ish the whole year. The poker player
is unlimited, with a fixed ante OF five
cents, but there is rule that every hpt
must be doubled at a raise, so snme-
times the game assumes serious proper
tions, as blufiing is unparalleled in its
audacity.
The men smoke everywhere except
at meals and church and they carry
rosaries, not for religious reasons but to
play with when talking, so they will
not smoke too much. SIen smoke at
afternoon calls and through square
dances at summer hops-though not at
ceremoniOus winter parties. As rule
only the men smoke, for any thing like
fastness in a woman is frowned upon.
In minor matters the women wait
upon the men, handing chairs, getting
cigarettes, passing coffee, lights and the
like. If man waits for woman to
precede him through a door he is apt
To he laughed at as "Parisiau." If the
women were better educated society
conversation would be more interest
ing. The women never read books or.
papers and French is the usual Ian
guage spoken. Spelling is a science
the women know nothing OF, but they
talk sensibly on practical themes and
are excellent housekeepers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-02
Rock, Read and Churn.

y Chicago genius has been recently
granted patent on a new and improv-
ed churn. In the days of our grand
fathers aad graudmOthers the weekly
ehurning necessitated much labor. but
now, in this age Of progress, it has be-
come possible TO read, rock and ehurn
all at the same time. After placing
the cream to be chIrued in the caurn-
ing apparatus one can attach il by
means of a tube and al air-bl.sting ap-
paratus 10 a rocking chair, and the
person appointed to churn tlle butter
has only To seat himself and rock.
The OscillatOry movement of rocking
causes a flow Of air through the tubes 4,
and the entry of the air into the cream
results in an agitation that causes the
production Of butter, the cIurniug op-
Grafton therefore becoming both easy
and expeditions.
1t may be observed that the inven-
ton is capable Of Use rs a washing ma
chine, rs well Is for ehurning butter.
To effect this all that is required is To
change the size and shape of the cream
receptacle 50 that it can be made to
contain the clothes 10 be cleaned, after
Which the receptacle is loaded with
ii 9 clothes and the washing operation
is performed 10y rocking the chair.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-02
A Business Age.

"Of course you understand" said
the young man in a breezy, off-hand
way, "that this is business age, in
which everything is done on business
principles.
The old gentleman seemed some
what surprised, but he inclined his
head as an indication that he under
stood and acauiesced in the observa-
ton.
"But I really don't see why you
should seek private interview with
me to discuss business methods" he
| answered.
"Why, the fact is, replied the en-
terprising young man, "that I-ah-
think good deal of your daughter"
"And you wish to know what there
may be in the line Of dowry, | sup
pose" suggested the old gentleman.
mot at all, not at all, :" answered the
young man quickly. am not so mer-
cenary as all that by good deal. The
fact is, | have already spoken to her,
which | certainly shouldn't have done
before seeing you if it were merely
question of dowry. She consented to
be mine, and
"And you want my consent, l sup
pose; but l don't see"
"Oh, that doesn't cut any figure at
all, broke in the young man in the
same breezy 'rt of way. "Of course,
your consent would be a handy thing
TO have around the house and would
make the God Bless Our Home look
more appropriate hanging on the wall,
bat it isn't at all necessary. We could
probably worry along without it, as
others have done, but as matter of
business precaution-"
''What in the world has business
precaution got to do with your marry
ing my daughter, if you don't care
about dowry?" exclaimed the old
man, with every evidence of being ex-
asperated.
"Now, don't get excited" put in the
young man. 81 see now where we've
got tangled up. Under the circum-
stances business precautiOn would have
nothing to do with marrying your
daughter, because I'd have her sure
enough, but with engagements it's
different. / would like to get a fine
diamond engagement ring for her, but
| was engaged once before to a pretty
girl who rode bicycle and was the
queen of "a summer resort, and 7 don't
mind saying | would feel safer if you
would sign bond to the effect that
shall either have the ring or the girl in
a reasonable time-say three months.
Pm enough Of sport to take some
chances, but / don't want to run the
risk of losing both, as / did before. -
Chicago Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-02
The Worlds Newspapers

a German statistician has recently
comp.'ed figures As to the total number
of newspapers printed during a year,
which h, estimates at 12,O00,000, 200
copies.
To gather Ia adequate idea of this
enormous quantity, it might be stated
that all these papt : spread out would
more than cover all the continents and
islands of the earth.
The weight of the paper would
amount to 7Sl, ,240 tons.
IL this entire edition were % be print
ed by one single press, the largest and
most rapid one now in use, the total
edition would take three hundre1 and
thirty-three years to print.
Stacked up vertically, this quaint. V
would form a column of 5000 feet il:
height.
Suppose that every reader devotes
but five minutes per day to the reading
of his newspaper, the time used by the
total population of the earth would
amount to 10000 years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-02
The New Philanthropy

It's the 'new" philanthropy nova
days, as well as the "new'' woman, OBJ
serves the New York Sun. When the
chairman of one of the philanthropie
committees arose to read her report at
u recent convention she began by an
nouncing that she had but one eharita-
BILE achievement. to record. "3ut that
one is something to be proud Off she
added, ''and Pm sure you'll all agree
with me. y poor woman wanted di-
vorce from her husband, and our COM
mittee went to work and succeeded in
getting it for herr
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-02
Something to Know.

Ii may be worth ~cmething to know
that the very best medicine for restor-
ing the tired out nervous system TO a
healthy vigOr is Electric 8ittels. This
medicine Is purely vegetable, acts ~
giving tone to the nerve centres in the
stomach, gently stimulates the Liver
and Kidneys, and aids these organs in
throwing off impurities in the blood.
Electric Bitters improves the appetite.
aids digestion, and is pronounced by
those who have tried il as the very best
blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try il.
Solo for 80 cents or Sl.O0 per bottle al
J. n. Snyder's drug store, Somerset, or
at Brallier's drug store, Berlin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-12-02
IF YOU'RE GOOD.

Santa Claus'll come tonight,
fyou're good.
And do what you know is right,
As you should;
Down the chimney he will creep.
Bringing you a woolly sheep,
And doll that goes TO Sleep
Ifyou're good.
Santa Claus will drive his sleigh
Thro' the wood,
But he'll come around this way
Ifyou're coed,
With "A wind-up bird that sings,
And IA puzzle made of rings
Jumping-jacks and funny things
Ifyou're good.
He will bring you cars that "go,"
Ifyou're good,
And rocking -horsey-ohl
II he would
And a dolly. you please,
That says "Mama ~ when you squeeze
lt-he'll bring you one of these,
IfyOu're good.
Santa grieves when you are bad,
As he should
But it makes him very glad
When you're good.
He is wise, and he's a dear;
Just do right and never fear;
He'll remember you each year,
Ifyou're good.
James Courtney Challiss in December :
Nicholas.