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The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-12
Topics From the Under World

friendliness that | have found in Ho-
boland. He has often been put to it
to make up his mind as TO my stand
ing and position in his class, and there
are number of fellow craftsmen who
are still wondering what my particu-
lar graft is; but we can get along
together socially with very few mean
words exchanged. and. up to date,
without any blows being landed sue
cessfully. I have tried to express
my opinion pugilistically to two
thieves of my acquaintance. and they
endeavored to express theirs with
similar force. but on neither occa-
sion was | able TO do any more than
feebly indicate my meaning. and the
same is true of the two men. II
we should meet again. the chances
are even that We could, talk and dis
cuss without recourse to violence.
There is one professional thief that
know who has publicly declared
that my light is to go out the next
time we meet in a place where he
can get at me in the way that the
wants TO. but be is the only man in
the Under World. so far as | know.
who holds any such grudge against
me. He got angry with me because
| once turned policeman in order TO
see how the Under World looks from
that officials point of view. and help
ed to land him the thief in the pen
itentiary. during the process. was
out In Ohio at the time, following
up circuses that were being trans
ported over a certain railway com
pany's lines. | carried with me a lit,
tie black book OF photographs of no.
torious pickpockets and general
thieves of the middle west. II was
my duty to commit to memory as
many OF the faces in the book as
could. and to look out for the orr
ginals on my route of travel. One
day | arrived in town where eBuf-
falo Bills show was being exhibit
ed, and q pickpocket had been cap
tured and was locked up In the local
"calahoose." so | went TO the lock
up to get view OF him. Unfortu-
nately for him. 1t so happened that
Il was his mug" in my book that /
had given considerable attention TO
z few days before, and I recognized
him the, instant that the officers
brought him out for our inspection
The discovery OF his identity pleased
me so much that nothing would do
but ! must run TO everybody in the
room and show them the msn,s pic
ture The thief watched my move
ments very closely. and after hss had
been Enthusiastically identified. and
was about to be led back to his cell.
ne turned on me the most vindfctire
looking eyes have ever seen. and
gave me the worst roasting il has
been my privilege to receive. To
the best OF my knowledge I am not
afflicted with consumption. but
thieves pay very little attention TO
facts when roasting an enemy. 4
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-12

m HE Under World is hospitable to
newcomer il the newcomer is
prepared to take the place that
the Under World thinks fits him
There are very definite social distinc-
& rs in outcast life. and man is
G pected TO respect them. The
say-eat'' in Hoboland-the man who
VII work at a pinch-must knuckle
a. wn TO the man who won't work.
inability sincerely to struggle for an
existence in a respectable and res
pected way is the badge of aristocra.
cy in Trampdom. Willingness to
leave money alone that can be sue
cessfully stolen is the sign of the
tender foot in the professional
criminal environment.
The newly arrived" in the tramps
as well as the crooks world. are
sized up" and socially placed &C.
cording to their understanding OF
these two theories of life. The mar
Who is prepared to soil his hands
with toll while he 10 tramping is res.
pected by the "perfesh.r If he is
recognized as a genuine workingman
looking for a job. The man who is
prepared TO soil his hands with toll
merely because he does not under.
stand how to keep his hands clean is
road IL is common belief that
he does more to jeopardize the inter.
est OF the fraternity than any other
traveller of the turf The man who
can seem and act like a ''blowed in
glass stin'-the real thing-is vel
come among both crooks and hoboes.
He gets his particular place In the
social arrangement according TO his
reputation as skilled operative. $
but his position in general as an &C
cepted and qualified member OF out
cast society is good as long as he
remains true to ontcast principles,
theories and customs
The professionals in both the
orally accepted me into their society
with very few questions asked. In.
quisitivenesS about 4 mans private
affairs unless he volunteers informa-
ton concerning them is not popular
anywhere in the Under World. and !
have made II my rule 20 say SIS little
as possible about myself and business
and TO stick 10 what | say no matter
what happens In Hoholand | am
plain Cigarette. the tramp nothing
more and nothing less. AS q class,
the tramps in this country-and Il
must be remembered that q large
number OF these men used 70 be Grim
inals in the strict sense OF the word
have treated me as far as Il lay in
their power. as pal. and have very
few criticisms TO make of their ''hang-
out hospitality or general good Eel
iowship.
The professional thief. although ma
irraily a much more reserved and an
communicative person than the tramp
has accorded me practically the same
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-12
New Kind of Billiard Balls.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
The growing scarcity CT livery will
inevitably bring bonZoline balls more
and more into use in billiard rooms.
The ivory balls used in the recent
championship match were afterward
sold for Is guineas, and a set that has
been in use for twelve months and
can be relied upon to keep true is al
most priceless. There is an impress
sion abroad that the Billiard Associ
alton is opposed to the use of bonzo-
line balls, but the World of Billiards"
declares that this is not so. 1t is rare
ly, indeed, that bonzoline ball gets
out of shape. and their absolute ac-
curaey is an immense point in their
favor On this account they are
, quite unequalei for pool and pyra-
mids, and in q very few years time
it is quite certain, that nothing else
viii be used for those games. Then
ivory balls are utterly useless in a
temperature like that of Africa or
India. Bonzoline balls, on the contra
~, seem to be unaffected by heat
or cold. while it is another small
point in their favor that they are
colored all through. and never need
anything in the way of redying OF
course. they do not play exactly
ike ivory balls. and a week or two
of steady practice is necessary in
order TO accustom ones self to the
change.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-12

You mean. little consumptiye duff
fer. you." said the pickpocket; you
are nice one to go around knockin'
against guns. You've only been dead
about two weeks yourself. Wait till
| get out of this. an I'll put your life
out forever: take my tip on that"
He is now doing FIVE years in a big
penitentiary. If we should meet
again On dark night in secluded
spot my light doubtless will be-
come very dim.
The men who know nothing about
my short career in the police bust
ness generally take me for a pick
pocket or an outsider" when We
meet in the thief's world. An "out-
slider" is one who pipes or place
TO be robbed before the men who are
to do the work appear; he also con-
tinues the piping off'-watehing out
for danger-while the men are at
work He is called on outsider be-
cause his duties keep him mainly in
the open. am moderately good in
keeping my eyes open and seeing
things. and when certain men have
convinced themselves of this fact
they have put me down for one who
"rubbers" and gets the LAY of the
land before the mob goes to work.
have also received congratulations
as good shower of the queer
tcounterfeitl. but they were given to
the wrong man and where eventual
~ withdrawn. A few nights ago a
certain party in the Tenderloin dis
trict in New York city picked me
out as profitable companion for a
crusade against the valuables of men
who go to sleep in Raines law hotels
and was sure that between us we
ought to make both fortune and fame
but We failed to agree about the de-
tails. and the certain party carried
his search for a suitable "side part
ner" further.
Another set of men think I look
more like p'-pickpoeket- and
treat me as such on the road. Only
the other day in London, men asked
me in Picadilly after they had flag
ged'' me with the thiefs cough, whe-
Their l was after the same purse of
sovereigns that the wanted. They had
seen me and two companions split
up III N1d& Was 10 tGem z SuSul-
cious manner. and dangerously near
an old gentleman whom they We're
trying TO nick" and one of them
said to me in undisguised Yankee
tones, referring to the old gentle
man.
He's a mark all right. but there
amt dough enough for ali of us. Are
yon after it. or are we?s'
merely replied. Guess again
smiled and moved on The old gea-
tleman made his escape unwittingiy
in cab.
There are few persons among
the outcasts, from the Upper Worlds
point of view. that know about my
books and have talked with me CON
corning them. but know OF no good
gun or tramp who is personally
acquainted with me thar connects me
in any way with the things that I
have said in print in regard 10 him
Letters come TO me every now and
then from tramps and guns who
say that they do or do not subscribe
TO statements which have made.
but ! hare never met any OF these
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-12

talk intelHgently about the newest
tricks and lodges" but l have sell
dom been called gay cat" by the
hoboes, and the gums" have never
yet dubbed me back number"
Some men are in doubt for a while
whether | am detective or one or
their own kind. but it does not take
long to quiet their suspicious. Once
convinced that they are dealing with
what they take to be pal. they
are as entertaining human beings in
their way as any that l happen TO
know-Josiah Flynt.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-12

correspondents. To show how well
some of them express themselves,
print here letter that came to me
not so very long ago from Juneau,
Alaska. 1t reads as follows:
October s, 1900.
MY Dear Sir:-Conversant as you
are with the necessities of the pow
my subscribing to this letter the syn
thetical name which has so often
helped a police officer to evade the
law with a blank warrant I write
merely to extend to you the con-
gratulations of an experienced OBJ
server on your story in one of the
recent magazines. It's title I forget
for the moment. but Howard Slifer
was remember, the name of the
hero. 1t is. l think, the first author
itative criticism of a police system
which has, for the creating of To-
cal reputation, sacrificed the lives
and liberties Of many, many per-
sons. most of them. admit, eminent
ly deserving of such fate, but new
ertheless entitled to their freedom
for the time being. l was at one
time myself desperately jeopardized
by the general animus of single POI
lice officer, followed by the desire of
some other ignorant and 1ethargic
detectives to make a reputation, and
the inexplicable willingness on the
part of otherwise intelligent report
ers to accept as true the startling eff
forts of the imagination supplied to
them by the police department as
the history of the case. Had it not
been that was very plentifully sup
piled with money I would have had
to succumb to the mass of plausible
evidence and artificial identification
(by outside citizens of impression
able character, whom lie police had
talked into the firm belief that | was
the culprit). As 1t was, I succeeded
after a bitter legal battle. in which
the ordinary criminal practitioner
could never have engaged-the ex-
penditure of several thousand dollars,
and the securing of long lost witness
es whom the police and the Pinker-
tons had given mp. in demonstrating
TO reluctant prosecutor that could
not be the man they sought
Before and since this personal
experience | have so frequently met
with similar cases of such fiagrancy
that 1t seems uncomfortable that the
newspapers. l. e.. the saffron press.
do not make sensation by rerers-
ing the present system of apotheo-
sizing the extremely mediocre acu-
men of a detective. A good gun
asks nothing but an even break. hut
| wish in all fairness that your story
might be included in the judges in
structions to every criminal jury
Sincerely,
JOHN DOE
1t is matter of wonder to q num-
Der Of persons that man who does
not belong in criminal life or pro-
tit By criminal practices should be
able to pose as the genuine article .
When with criminals / make 1t mr.
business 10 talk and act as the Grim
inals do. and practice has made me
moderately sure OF myself Il is
impossible for oae Who Is only in
termittently on the road as / am
20 keep track of all the latest slang.
and II Il alSo r3fficulS n, ha able IN
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-12

H Store opens at 6 o'clock
a. m.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-12

correspondents. To show how well
some of them express themselves,
print here letter that came to me
not so very long ago from Juneau,
Alaska. 1t reads as follows:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23
TOLD OF EMINENT LADIES.

Queen L~iliuokalani has sem to Fa-
Their Niece, of Washington, an altar
cloth worked in gold, with lace trim
mings.
The shah of Persia once told the
duchess of Westminster that the
fame of her beauty had reached Te-
heran. "Ah," said she to some one
who stood by, she takes me for West
minister abbey"
It is not generally knowr. that the
empress of Germany is a year older
than her husband. The kaiserin, with
her gray, indeed, almost snow-white
hair, makes a decided contrast to the
emperor, who does not look his 40
years.
Mrs. Stanford has returned to San
Francisco after a journey to Egypt,
where she purchased for the Stan
ford museum a remarkable private
collection of Egyptian antiquities,
treasured and supplemented during
IS years by a wealthy foreign resi-
dent of Cairo.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23
HEApGEAR FOR THE LADIES.

The tricorn hat caught with velvet
straps and tiny buckles and adorned
with a large fluffy pompon is a gener-
ally becoming shape and is seer very
often.
At a smart m%illiner's a charming hat
made of folds of pale blue velvet was
trimmed around the edge with mauve
orchids. 1t was an attractive combi-
nation. .
This years edition OF the large and
stiff black velvet hat has its severe
lines relieved only by bands of Rus
sian lace and dropping plumes and is
considered one of the seasons best
styles.
Black, royal blue, brown and white,
with rings or large polka dots OF
white, are the preferred colorings in
the chiffon veilings used for hat drap-
cry. Some blue and brown veilings
are dotted in self-color.
All sorts of things are to be found
in big round flats of felt or velvet
ready to be made up into hats. There
are felts with big polka dots of velvet
l~ong-haired felts and smooth felts, and
fancy-stitched velvets. A pretty ma
terial for a hat crown is of a Persian
design in the soft Persian c%olors, q
series of little medallions, each medal
lion set around with a row of paillettes
in black,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

President Roosevelt has decided
that a man who jilts a girl is not en-
titled to appointment in the army, as
such conduct may be properly termed
unmanly and contrary to the best in
terest of the service. He has there
fore refused to appoint ex-Lieut. Will
liam P. Crawford, of Camden, S. c.
a second lieutenant in the regular ar
my, and thus satisfied the girls
friends who fought the appointment.
There is nothing on file against young
Crawford save the fact that he refused
to marry the young woman to whom
he was engaged.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

Men are seeking for the secret of longevity as they have never
done before. The mission of the Hundred Year Club is to lead men
to the study of how to live longer, or stated otherwise, how to live
properly. Every year the struggle for existence is greater, yet we
know more OF ourselves and live daily more correct lives than our
forefathers. The correct rule OF daily living is getting to be a COM
ponent part Of every PERSONS ordinary education.
Cities, too, are becoming cleaner, and the country people are
learning the necessity of sanitation. Women are learning cookery,
the science Of health is being taught in the schools, our clothing is
better than ever before. These things all contribute to long life.
The secret of long life?
William Cullen Bryant expressed the general truth. at is all
summed up in word said he, and that word is moderation"
Moderation in all things. That is the keystone. Moderation and
those principles which applied personally make for the preservation OF
the best within us, mentally, physically, spiritually.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

Nearly 100000 of the best and
brightest women that the u ever
shone upon are at present engaged
in teaching the young American idea
how to shoot. Nearly 100000 school
mistresses are at this very moment
striving intelligently, faithfully and in
the main successfully to plant in the
minds of American children the facts
and aspirations that will make them
good citizens. The New York con-
tingent naturally takes the lead in
this host of noble women-there is
only a small percentages of men in
cIuded in the count.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

The British are aghast at the dis
covery that the order for 5000 briar-
wood pipes to be presented by Queen
Alexandra to the troops in South
Africa was given to a French pipe
maker to keep the expense down. If
her royal highness had only be-
thought herself she could have saved
still more of her money by investing
in 5000 Missouri corncobs of the
good old approved pattern.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

County PRESIDENT OF w. V. l.. u, Kansas
City, Mo.
with a softly breathed blessing from
the lips of thousands upon thousands
of women who have been restored to
their families when life hung by a
thread, and by thousands of others
whose weary, aching limbs you have
%quickencd and whose pains you have
taken away.
81 know whereof 1 speak, for I have
received much valuable benefit myself
through the use of Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
for years l have known dozens of wo-
men who have suffered with displace-
ment, ovarian troubles, alterations
and inflammation who are strong and
well to-day. simply through the use of
your Compound. Minis. Ii. +. RoBERrs,
1404 MCGEE St., Kansas City, Mo-
$4,000 forfeit II aboUe testimonial Is not genuine.
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs. Pink
ham. She will understand your case
perfectly, and will treat you with
kindness. Her advice is free, and the
address is Lynn, Mass
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

For every normal person wants to live as
long as possible and to preserve in old age
a sound mind in a sound body.
To begin with it is cold statistical fact
that the race is growing stronger and that
men are living longer.
The census shows that there are 10000
people in this country who have attained
the age of 90. There are many who have
achieved a hundred. One million and a hall
have attained the allotted three score and
ten--a fair proportion out of the nearly
So,ooo,ooo Every census raises this stand
ard of longevity. The census of 1900 is
above hat of 1890, and doubtless that OF
9 will be even more gratifying.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23
Passing Of the Cable Car.

A few years ago the cable system was con.
uidered the best, but since the invention OF
the trolley, the cable is being rapidly dis.
placed. Experts now claim that compressed
air will eventually be the car power of the
future. In all lines of industry improvements
Hostetter's Stomach Ditters still holds the
lead, because it is impossible to make a bet
ter medicine for indigestion, dyspepsia,
belching or biliousness. Be sure 20 try it.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

A method for Matching unfertilized
eggs of starfish and similar animals
by means of mechanical agitation is
a discovery which has just been made
public by Prof. Albert p. Matthews,
of the University of Chicago. The
result of the research of Prof. Matth-
ews is directly in line with that
of Prof. Jacques Loeb, of the same
university, who recently made some
startling discoveries in the method of
Matching eggs by increasing the os-
motto pressure of sea water.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

In Spain a man who works on q
farm receives about 25 cents. In the
vineyard wage range from IA cents
q day for women and boys to 81 cents
for unskilled men, and to AZ or Sc
cents for those upon whose skill the
whole responsibility of the rajsin crop
rests.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

Emperor William is a soldier even
when he goes to bed. for he aleeps on
a regulation camp bed, such as his
officers use. The bed clothing is of
the rough regimental pattern. He
r~etires at II p. m. and is UP and
dressed soon after 5 a. m.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

The crown that will probably be
used for Queen Alexandra at the cor
onation next year is that made for
Mary of Modena, the wife of the sec
ond James. 1t has 2,673 white dia-
monds and % rubies, besides many
smaller stones.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23
Best for the bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Oascarets help nature,
cure you without a grippe or pain, produce
easy, natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has c. G. G.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

From time immemorial the men
have always insisted that women tell
everything. And now 10 of them are
tellers in a Chicago bank. They get
the same pay the men do and are sat
isfactory, because they keep regular
hours and are willing to work hard
with trifes. Thus, step by step, the
women are crowding their poor trou
sered brother. Pretty soon there will
be nothing left for the lords of Gre
alton to do but to spend the money
which the women earn.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

Several delegates who attended the
recent Protestant Episcopal conven-
ton at San Francisco have publicly
criticized the lavish manner in which
J. Pierpont Morgan entertained his
brother delegates there. Rev. DIR. j.
S. B. Hodges, of Baltimore, says: "It
Is a sad thing that the dinners of one
deputy received more attention than
the proceedings of the convention"
Wines costing as much as S23 a bot
tie were served at the feasts.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

Theodore-It's all right, darling. ! have
met your father, and we took to one another
at once. He ever went so far as to borrow
ten dollars Of me-. Surely, he can't refuse
me your hand after that.
Edith-Dory, I'm afraid you've made a
mess of it. Pa told me about the ten dol.
lars, and said I'd better let you slide; that
you were too easy.-Boston Transcript.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

An inventor has secured a patent
on q device to take the place of a
hitching post, 1t is in the form of a
stiff leather shield, which is to be
strapped tight to one of the horses
front leges and. as the shield will not
permit the horse to bend his knee,
he cannot move.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

A revivalist named A. Wagge has
been preaching in Roanoke, Va. and
advising the farmers to burn their to-
bacco crop in order to avoid burning
themselves in the next world. Matth-
ew Scarce, a well-known young
farmer, emptied eight barns which
were filled with fine tobacco, piled it
in one immense heap, invited his
neighbors in and then set fire to the
whole crop. II was valued It $4,000.