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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-19
HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA

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Ban Francisco, Shanghai,
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The Bank buys and receives for collec-
ton Bills OF Exchange, issues Drafts and
Letters OF Credit on the above Branches
and Agencies, and transacts a general
banking business.
INTEREST ALLOWED
On Fixed Deposit for "a months. per cent p. a.
On Fixed Deposit for months. "a
On Fixed Deposit for mos.
INTEREST ALLOWED
BY the Head Office at Yokohama on Current De-
Posit SIS pei cent, per annum.
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-19
Bankers.
CLAUS SPREoKELs. VIM. g. IRwIs
CLAUS Sprscksls & 10.
BANKERS.
HONOLULU
San Francisco Agents--THB NEVADA BANK OF
SAN Francisco.

DRAW EXCHANGE ON
San FRANoIsoo-The Nevada Bank of San
Francisco.
LoNDoN-The Union Bank of London, Ltd,
NEW YoRK-American Exchange National
Bank.
CHICAao--Merchsnts National Bank.
PARIS - Compton National d'Escompt de
Paris.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank.
HoneKoNa AND YoKoHAmA-Hongkong q
Shanghai Banking Corporation.
NRw ZEALAND AND AUsTRkLrA--Bank of New
Zealand.
VICTORIA AND vANooUvER--Bank of British
North America.
transact General Banking and Exchange Business
Deposits Received. Loans made on APP
proved Security. Commercial and Travellers
Credits Issued. Bills Of Exchange bought
and sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY ACCOUNTED FoR.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-21

mothers, however, ascribtd their owe
downfall 20 despair because OF hope.
less poverty.
The training school mission workers
have such age and experience in Other
fields. many Of them s public school
teachers, that their opIElOns should
have weight.
All concur in the following:
1. II Is not wise to present a pledge
TO school or class and ask signatures
from all at once. Personal instruction
should precede such presentation.
2. Pledges against the use Of beer. dis.
titled liquor, tobacco and profane OF
filthy speech should he separate, and
separately presented.
3. Pledges for children should readi
II will try. with Gods help. not TO uhs
or 60 help use" etc.
T. In cases where Il Ia probable the
child will be forced 10 break the pledge
his moral welfare IL best enhanced ~
total abstinence teaching without the
pledge.
In my own heart two wishes hsvs
grown as have studied these and SINH
lar cases. One IA. that there might bs
weekly mothers meeting 20 each NJ,
mothers; aud the other, that pipes h
laid 90 that In each block q public foun
tain or faucet would supply cold, NJ
tered, drinking water, and that In cacf
two or three blocks, by payment Of .
penny. n pint Of hot water could be ~
cured. by which, with use 81 tablets
soup. matted milk or chocolate. or will
tea. anyone. with n speed correspond
ing 10 our sense OF "rush." could pre-
pare nourishiug. stimulating bevcr
age. Mrs. NJ. T.. Burnhsm, in Union Sig
nal.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-21

where. Take this case; A young man
came home intoxicated; his mother
spoke reproachfully, a quick blow fol-
lowed. The next day the son 'cane
20 himself" Who killed the ni1ther
whose body was ROBBED for The grave ?
Was Il the son who had given himself
10 the devil yesterday We're not those
who had aided him in this transaction
partners In that murder?
8. The Saturday Industrial schools
have. each week. Instances Of children
whose cloaks, hoods, shoes or mittens
have gone to the pawnshop, not for
bread, not for coal or rent, but for
liquor. In many, many abodcs Il can
not say homes) more is spent each week
for beer than for bread, more each
month than for clothing.
7. The women in these neighbor-
hoods. as a rule. drink beer as AN ne
cepted rule OF life. II should he remem-
bered most of them come from coun-
tries where beer and wine are not
classed as intoNicants, and their eyes
have never been opened in this cOun-
try TO the relation OF beer drinking and
drunkenness. Some cases were found
where women, despairing In their hope
less poverty, took TO heavy drinking ns
sort Of blamelcss suicide, while the
husband went on with his accustomed
daily dram. One case is now a matter
OF deep anxiety and prayer. A husband
whose drunkenness had dragged his
family through poverty, homelessness
and shame, reformed, but the wife who
had struggled and prayed for years
to WOO him back 20 sobriety-in an hour
of alteration, ] am sure-got drunk,
and Is to-day a confirmed inebriate.
Among these people there Is vague
idea that the government is the only
source OF help, the only responsible
power 10 be cursed. The government il
something over, but quite apart from
themselves, and while buying their beer
tney wall: "Why doesn't the mayor
or the head at Washington put a stop
10 this awful getting drunk" The
week preceding election is one OF added
funds in many homes where there is
voter. The week following is one
Of quarrels, arrests and suffering. ia
Il strange that these embittered moth
srs bear children predisposed 10 riot
and anarchy
The mission workers from this school,
all women, have little 10 do with the
men on these fields, unless some father
falls sick, commits suicide or Is arrest
ID. so these 1otes deal only indirectly
with the principal tranSgressors. Not
all poor people in these neighborhoods
are incorporate OF beer drinkers. Not
one cass was found where poverty had
driven .As father 70 drink. Several
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-21
SHE PREFERRED DEATH FIRST
wouId Brave the Horrors OF the Deep
Before she woaId make q Frisht
Of Herself With q Life Preserver.

She wss a very plump woman. There
are people who say they would like 20 be
just a. plump. but the woman herself ~ al
ways thinking OF ways and means by which
her appearance 81 diameter and circumier.
ence may I've reduced. and anything that will
apparently increase she regards with = dis
like that Is lutle short Of adherence but
II there IL one ting that she dislikes more
than her comfortable plumpness. u - the
water. 50, when Une day, on a steamer in
q iog. there wts collision, she was even
more unhappy than most people are under
such circumst snws, though u was related
aferwatd that she behaved with great cool
ness. There was fortunately no more seri.
Gus result from the collision than several
hours delay, but no one was quite sure in
that time what the next minute would bring
forth. The husband Of the woman with the
comfortable plumpness. like the good hus.
band that he Wa. Immediately after the &C.
cident found hte ptcservers. aud IN a mat.
ter Of fact way started 60 assist his wife 10
put one on. But she rtcoilsd with such hor.
ror that for a moment he was not sure but
the shock had deprived her OF her senses.
Put on one Of those thingsH she almost
shreked "Neteri Jus look al that fat
woman over there with one Of them on.
She looks q perfect sight"
And she didnt put the life preserves on,
and Il was hcf good fortune that she had
no reason 10 regret tn. \. Times.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-21
S REISRElRacse
aMsq4lZp7Ea
A STUDY OF CASES
Startling Facts MADE Plata by Notes
Gathered By missionaries Among
ChtcaEo's Foreign Population.

These field notes were made by work
ers in the Baptist missionary training
school, in a part Of Chicago where Poles,
Russians, Bohemians and Syrians form
n large part Of the population. Such
large nggregations Of foreigners are
found In our most populous American
cities, and are constantly fed by fresh
arrivals from Europe. Educating these
centers is like making butter with a
stream Of fresh cream flowing into the
churn, or like sweeping floor over
which n stream of mud il crawling.
here group the cases and make
general statements borne out by
facts.
1. Public school teachers find the aft
ernoon sessions marked by an incrf are
Of stupidity and hardness. InVcstiga-
tion proves this Is largely due TO bccr
drinking at dinner Il: e.. the noon meal)
or 20 going TO the saloon to get beer
Tor parents.
2. The love Of beer IL encouraged in
children that they may be more will
ing TO 60 for IT,
% "htNNNNA wv - WI hAht
tobacco and the cigarette abound, and
10 Is difficult 60 discriminate In the
results of these. and impossible TO sup
press one and allow the others.
4. Drunkenness among boys under &c
yearh Of age 10 ~ common as 10 startlo
the most phlegmotic citizen.
5. Many, indeed most OF the cases OF
dwarfed and stunted growth which we
Zee among the very poor are directly
traceable 90 doses Of liquor given in in
fancy or 90 mistakes" made by n
drunken physician. One pitiable case
comes 10 mind--that Of n Young man "a
years old, but rs helpless as a babe
q three months. Life was not taken,
but who will acquit that drunken doc
tor Of the charge Of manslaughtcr
This division Of responsibility is a deli
cate question, and confronts US every
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-21

lic oDH1snce. IL works In and tnrough
the churches. making them as organi-
nations the responsible agents. local
and In q statewide way. for temper
ance reform. II maintains that the
ChriStiRn people are primarily the eus.
todians OF the public conscience. that
they must set the pace OF civic reform.
and that the problem of the open sa-
loon will never be solved until tho
Christian forces can he orgEniyed. con-
solidated and hurled against this chief
enemy OF Christian progress and good
government. II Is omnipartisan az.
interden"minational in lite metho6.. II
works with all parties and with all
creeds upon the sole condition that
they are the foes of the saloon, and
willing to stand together upon this one
issue-the destruction OF the open
dramshop. II emphasizes the enforce
ment Of law. IL seeks to drive the
liquor business back within the lin.
its of license and law. and 10 create
public spirit which will demand legis-
lation so full and complete Rs will not
only curb but destroy the open saloon.
In the enforcement OF Law IL seeks, as
rule. 10 work only through public
cfficers who are elected and paid 20
perform such duties. Local leagues
are organized in every church and per
manent organizations effected In every
community where II Is possible. The
methods OF the league appeal TO the
generosity Of business men, 20 that
financial aid has never been wanting
with which 20 conduct vigorous and
victorious crusade. The temporary
headquarters of the league in the sta e
OF New York will be at Poughkeepsie.
In the fall IL is expected that perma-
nent headquarters win he opened in
the city of New lork.-Christian at
Work.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-21
TowNsFoLk TWAIN.

In a vision that falls with the falling day.
tread the lanes and the paths Of yore T:
And the village green where | used TO play,
And the village folk, see once more.
Al, ye are there by those purple bars
My townsfoU twain, OF those childhood
hoursl
The tail professor who hunted stars
And the little woman who tended flowers
He lived IN a big house up on the hill.
long way hack from the village street (;
And she in a cot with crumbled sill,
Set down In a tangle OF meadow-sweet
There were morning glories up to the
caves
There we're riotous roses down to the
gate;
There were housekeeping robins among
That called II the four o'clocks slept too
latei
met him at times on my sohoolward
route
And shlvered a bit at his frosty bow
That he saw me at all am much In doubt.
Or thought me a sheep or a moody COW!
But was there a moment before the bell?
stopped at the gate where the lilacs
grew,
For a sprig Of her southernwood to smell.
or crimson rose with heart OF dew!
Butterflies, bumblebees. birds and boys.
And shy little girls in shakers quaint.
Frolicked about her with revel and noise,
While she beamed on us all like a dear
old saint.
o COOL white lilies! o starry phloxi
o portulaca and larkspur blue!
o bachelors buttons and hollyhocks-
And pansies! How well remember you!
I've beard he discovered some misiaid
spheres,
Some stellar fugitives brought to bay:
And a comet due in a thousand years
In the latter part OF the month Of May!
! know she discovered a world of cheer
For sorrowing souls tina, her pathway
crossed:
That her heart was a garden where all the
year
Loves green plants fourished. untouched
by frostl
You'll read his name In the text books writ,
With learned treatise on solar spots.
r.. Eersl All. the chiidrt n remember Il!
Fashioned and framed ~ forget-me- notsl
They say when I mention my native town
why. that II the home of Professor J. 20
But think of my friend IN the ~. sVwn,
Who planted roses TO give away!
remember he gave me some sage advice.
The morning | left for my home afar;
And the benefit OF a smile precise.
As warm as the beams of the polar star!
But shei All, she broke with a tender hug
On my frantic wrestle with tears ana
winks.
And left on my lap for a railway rug.
An armful OF fragrant, feathery pinks!
Emma Herrick Weed. in Youths Com
panion.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-21
THE ANTLsALooN LEAGUE.
Iassaurate . NiGoross Cswps'sn IN
New York ststc-''The ssieos
Nest Co."

The Auti.saloon league has begun
n vigorous campaign In New York state.
Rev. DIR. J o. 4. Henry has resigned a sue
cessful pastorate In Chicago 90 accept
the superintendcncy OF the New York
branch Of the league. and under his
inspiring leadership II IL confidently
expected that much effective work will
be done. The FIRST gun" In this new
onslaught on the enemy WINS fired nj
Poughkecpsie on Sunday, May -. Rep
rcsentatives Of the league. including
Dr. Henry. were In Poughkeepsie on
that day In number sufficient to man
all the pulpits in the city, and now
the campaign will be continued along
various lines. The plans and objects
of the Anti-Saloon league arc explained
by Dir. Henry In letter 10 the New
Voice. The league Is a national organi.
ration. II began FIVE years ago In the
state OF Ohio, aud has now spread into
"a states, where 60 men are devoting
their entire time and energies 10 the
prosecution 81 this work. lts motto
10 ''rhe Saloon Must Co." and its ulti
mate aim che total destruction Of the
open grogshop as the center and cita-
del Of che 'corrupting and benumbing
inAuepcrs Of the civic and OF the pub:
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-21

When | recovered. the room was full
of policemen, and Inspector Griersou,
one of my best pals. was kneeling beside
me, holding some liquid TO my lips. His
fat, honest face was full u sympathy
rs he exclaimed, cheeriiy:
Drink that, Mr.. harrington, and
don't try and talk till you feel bit bet.
ter There!" he added. encouragingly
as the raw brandy brought back sem.
blance of life TO my cheeks-"you're
looking livelier already. BY
George! you've had the narrowest
squeak that man ever had in this bust.
ness"
THE bomb, the bomb, " | asked. faint.
ly, "where is IL? What has become Of
IL? Why didn't II explode?''
The inspector pointed to a bucket Of
water in the corner OF the room.
"The bomb is there" he answered
quietly. "and can do no harm now. The
rascals have escaped, bad luck to them.
Did they tell you at what time they had
set that little bit of machinery to ex.
plode?"
"Most certainly they did" I made an
swer, as | slowly raised myself fror
the floor; Eat ten minutes TO nine pre-.
cisely."
"Then your escape Is all the more in.
eNplicable," returned the inspector
for we did not arrive here until nine
o'clock exactly, as arranged with you"
81 am as amazed as you are, said I
surely the clock could not have been
wrong. II was quite new, for the man
Menskoff told me he had purchased II
only this morning in Edinburgh"
On hearing these words, Inspector
Grierson uttered a low whistle, and an
Illuminating intelligence shone In his
face.
Great Scott" he exclaimed, slapping
his knee, ~ see II all!"
"See what?" shouted, mad with ex-
element. "See what?"
why, the explanation of your saliva
tion. You say that clock was bought in
Edinburgh. Well, you may not know II, !:
but IL so Happens that Edinburgh time
Is just 10 minutes behind the London
hour, and 10 that fact, Mr.. BarIingt ton,
you owe your life this evening""
AID ~ Il was -Tit'HitL
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-21

shores Of this worlds life. Three min.
utes morei
My eyes began 10 swim. a red light
was In them, burning them like live
coals-a thousand fiendish voices
buzzed in my ear-but above them all
there rang out the tick-tick Of the
clock, every second bringing me nearer
and nearer TO the end.
| tried TO grasp prayer, but my lips
were parched and could not have moved
even il the gag had not held them rigid /;
tried to frame a silent supplication &C
the Almighty for deliverance. but my
mind could not work coherently. and
the entreaty languished unmade. A
feeling of measureless despair envol.
oped my soul, and then, as the minute
hand of the tiny clock glanced towards
the fatal figure, faintness clutched
my being, a white mist was in my eyes,
and Inconsistencies mercifully claimed
my senses.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-21

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thea. this bomb. obtained IL a: our
factory at Edinburgh. together with
the clockwork gear by which the time
of explosion can be regulated. With
this little bomb shall blow our friend
to pieces, and IL will be well now IL you
bid him adieu and leave us together.
You will also do well TO keep in hiding
until the present activity on the part of
our kind friends, the police. is some
what abated."
Obedience to this man seemed newt
able. One by one, the whole crowd rose
and slowly left the house. each man
giving me look of hatred as he went.
/ perfectly understood Menskoff's
design in resolving TO destroy me by
means of the bomb instead of taking up
his revolver and dispatching me then
and there. The explosion would bring
the house to the ground, damage ad-
joining property, and would be in every
way the best advertisement" that the
cause could obtain, whilst at the same
time all other informers would tremble
when they learned the horrible fate OF
one of their body. Verify, fiend's de-
vice, and worthy Of him who devised IT,.
When the last footsteps of the re-
treating men had died away, the ~
archist leaned over the table where the
deadly apparatus was placed and SLOW
ly adjusted IL. Then turning TO me, he
exclaimed, with a malignant laugh
which was as brutal as a blow:
''See here, my good friend, see here.
| have left the bomb and the clock in
such a position that you are bound to
see both, and as the hands of the clock
creep on, you will have the felicity OF
knowing that each minute Is carrying
you nearer to the end. And now, shall
tell you, my friend, at what hour, nay,
at what minute, have timed this lit
tie plaything to explode?"
1t was impossible for me 10 convey
my desire to know, for could not move
my head or open my lips. However,
Menskoff appeared to consider an an
swer superAuous, for, after a minutes
interval, he laughed again and cried:
II have set IL TO explode at ten min
utes to nine. -. Why not before :?
Simply because, good Mr.. Withers, IL
will add tenfold 20 your torture TO re-
member that had ten minutes more
been given you, you would have been
rescued by your 9iends from Scotland
Yard. . Aha! l see you change color
You appreciate the tenderness of my
little plan"
The fiend spoke the truth. The ter
rible cruelty of his scheme burned into
my brain. IL was hard, Enthusiastically
hard, TO be done TO death at all-with
many hours elapsing between myself
and possible rescue. -. but TO know
that ten minutes would mean life, and
the absence of them death. an,
that was refinement of agony which
man must be in my place TO thoroughly
and properly appreciate!
The anarchist gave one more glance
NJ the apparatus 20 see that il was all in
-. and then turned toward the door.
lrned, however, TO where was
aud greeted Eas Wit. . knocking
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-06-21

Hastily looking from man 60 man until
his gaze encountered mine, he pointed
al me and cried, vehemently;
"Seize that man who calls himself Ed
ward withers. Secure him, and gag
him at once. He Ia a spy-an accursed
spy in the employ Of the British govern
ment."
I sprang up from my scat in order 90
defend myself from the brutal arms
that closed round me, but the battle
was an unequal one. Two minutes
later, bound, gagged, and helpless. !
was pinioned to the wall, the cords he
ing drawn so tightly round my chest
that | could scarce breathe.
The men slowly returned 20 their
seats, taking in excited whispers.
After pause, Menskoff raised his hand
TO proclaim silence, and said, in deep,
omiAous tone:
Comrades, owe you an explanation
Of what has just occurred. Know then
that during my visit TO Edinburgh !
have learned several things Of vital inn
portance 10 the cause. The first Is that
this man withers IL dangerous spy,
and that his Acquaintance with MS has
been an official trick which in few
minutes we shall repay heavily"
lie paused, and then continued;
"The second thing | have discovered
is this: that at nine o'clock tonight
the house will be raidcd, and every man
of us present arrested"
A hoarse cry rose from the men, and
could not repress a slight glance Of
amazement. Menskoff understood my
expression, for he came towards me-
and striking me in the face said, wasp
ishly:
AHA, then, my good Mr.. Withers,
you do not know, evidently, that we
also have our spies among the police
force even as you have yours among
ourselves. Our own informers are as
watchful and as clever as yours, and by
their agency has all this knowledge
come to me. What think you Of IL, my
friend; what think you of II, hey?"
He struck me again, very brutally.
The malignity of his glance and the
harsh, set faces Of the other men showed
NV Nhif WV Pioihig Nhat hdA Shiai
mercy 10 expect now.
Slips of paper were handed round the
table. and each member was directed to
irscrihe thereon what should be my
punishment. Then the slips were hand
ed to Menskoff, who glanced at them
with CLEAN of satisfaction on his face.
Edward Withers," he said, address
ing me, after pause, "the sentence
written by each member of this meet
ing consists of one word. Death Make
ready; your time is short"
The anarchist went 10 the corner Of
the room where he had deposited his
portmanteau. Hastily opening the
bag, he took from il a small bomb with
clockwork apparatus attached, also
a tiny clock of common appearance.
Having deposited these on the table be-
side me, he addressed his comrades.
MY good brothers" he exclaimed.
talking in quick, exc;table tone, nov
that yod have pronounced the sentence
% Death il Il. kssr clENE -eo->should