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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-25

IRON the opportunities OF prOtesslOnal
hcggars to the requests Of churches
and charitable organizations seeking
subscriptions.
Il may be noted that every appeal
for aid which bears the slightest evi.
dence OF possible worthiness is turned
over to some charitable organization
in the community from which it has
emanated
Great quantities of anonymous let
ters are received and a surprisingly
large number of appeals come from
persons who seek to enlist the aid of
the President in paying of mortgages.
FINALLY, there are the threatening
and crank" letters of various kinds,
and the number of communications OF
this kind received is simply astound.
ing. Comparatively small portion of
them, however, are deemed OF sufficient
importance to warrant investigation by
the secret service.
Many of the letters addressed to the
President are induced by newspaper
comment. a striking evidence of this
was afforded recently wnen an item
went the rounds of the press to the
oqect that the White House was in
tested with rats. No sooner had pub
liCity been given the report than there
was an avalanche Of letters recon-
intending variGus plans for getting rid
OF the rodents.
Manufacturers Of rat poisons and
trarS donated their wares. and one
sotcitous citizen sent five cats which
wore declared to be famous rat catch
ers. This latter donation sull further
complicated matters Tor the cores.
ponHtnce Serps, for a report was print
ed 70 the eject that the leines were
being prosecuted by Jack, the White
House dog, and this brought number
Of Indignant protests from sympathetic
ladies, who denounced as an outrage
the supposed cruelty.
From the day the announcement was
made that Miss Alice Roosevelt had
been chosen to christen the yacht oil
the German Emperor the letters ad-
| dressed to the daughter of the White
House increased in number until they
| threatened to rival those addressed to
! the President himself Many of the
persons who wrote to Miss Alice offer
cd suggestions relative TO the launch
ing. Many ladies besought her to use
water instead of wine in the chrstcn-
ing, and other suggested that the bap-
tism be made with flowers
| The President. Mrs, Roosevelt and
, Miss Alice have all three come In for
most generous attention on the part
OF merchants and manufacturers SEEK
ing the Endorsement of articles of va
rious kinds. Mrs. Roosevelt receives
prorers of sufficient eatables to stock
u grocery store, and both ladies' are
delugsd with the wares of soapmakers
anu manufacturers of toilet prepara-
lions. many of whom plead for in
dorsements. ANY gifts which are re-
cc!Ted at the White House with re-
quest for Endorsements are immedi-
| attiy returned.
II viii doubtless surprise many per-
sons TO learn chat threatening and de-
mandatory letters are sent to the la
dies of the presidential household as
~cn as to the CHIEF Executive. Thus
MISS Rousevcits participation in the
christening of the Emperor's yacht has
| brought forth not few rabid express
stonS from cranks who are agltatcd by
anything touching even remotely mon
archical institutions.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-25

One member of what might be term
ed the correspondence bureau at the
White House devotes his time to clip
ping the marked articles relative to the
president and to FASTING these extracts
IN large scrapbooks.
President Roosevelt Is unlike his pre-
decessor in his methods OF keeping in
touch with public opinion. The late
President Mckinley was wont to order
the submission to him Of every publl-
cation OF any prominence which com
mented on topics bearing upon national
policy. President Roosevelt does not
do this, but he Is great newspaper
reader and thus keeps pretty closely in
touch with affairs generally.
with the increasing demand upon the
time Of the Chief Executive and the in
eNitable curtailmCnt of the number of
callers whom he can see personally the
volume Of White House mail has grown
surprisingly. In order TO prevent being
overwhelmed the secretaries fre0uent-
~ work at the executive Offices until
long past midnight, day after day.
However, the work has been systema-
tl"eu TO merveious degree as may he
Imagined from the fact that OF all the
thousands of communications handled
during the past half a decade not a
single one has been lost.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-25

Every rich man of any prominence
In America receives daily number OF
the oldest requests imaginable. but II
Is safe to say that the communications
IN no case compare in novelty and alb
surdity with the curositles which
crowd the White House mail bags.
There are letters humorous and sad,
m.ssives pleading and threatening ana
communications o praise and consure.
Many OF the letters received are inf.
hiteiy sad, but a far greater number
are In some degree ludicrous.
Most numerous possibly are the an
pealS OF persons who wish the Presl
cent to aid them TO secure positions
either in the government service OF
elsewhere. The begging letters" form
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-25
SEATTLE BEER.

The ever popular Rainer Beer is Just
as much favorlte as ever. 1t is on
drausht at the New Criterion Saloon
as 1t was at the old. The longer it is
used the better II is liked.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-25
NOTARY PUBLIC.

G. II. DuNN--Notary Public, Convey.
nnces, Deputy Tax Collector, Legal
Documents. Office Government bldg
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-25

The betrothal Of Prince Mirk1 Of
Montenegro, brother Of the Queen OF
Italy, to Mile, Nathalie Constanovit,h.
a cousin Of King Alexander OF Scgyll.
has been officially announced.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-25

The first sen In the handling Of the
| Whine ilOLse mail at us destination
Is taken by the trusted employc of the
White House VINO makes three or four
TRIPS daily 70 the pustoiiice to secure
tn" mail. Upon the arrival Of the let q.
ters at the White House they are turn
cd over 10 > cierK whose sole duty Is
10 opcn the envelopes and unfold the
letters. The communications next pass
To CLERK WHO asserts the missivcs.
Many Of tho letters pertain to what
might be termed routine governmental
matters, ana are turned over to one or
another Of H." executive departments
The great bulk Of the Presidents mail
goes 10 his secretaries and most Of II
they answer over their own signatures
without ever troubling the busy CHIEF
magistrate, with the matter.
The President does not perusc per-
sonally one-teGth of the letters which
are addressed 20 him. Indeed, fifty
communications day Is liberal esti-
mate OF the number which comes I'M
der his eye
The letters which by reason of their
seeming importance or the doubt Of the
secretaries as TO their proper DISPOSE
ton do finally pass the gauntlet and
come into the hands OF the President
himself are disposed In one of three
ways. In the cases of many Of them he
turns the letters over to the secretaries
with an indication of the character OF
the reply to be sent. To few of the
letters the President dictates replies
which he signs personally, and to
very limited number OF personal friends
he pens confidential letters. President
Roosevelt writes very few autograph
lcttrIs.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-25
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
MANUFACTURERS.

- H-------- -
BYRNE G. LIvINGSToNE-Rep. Anne.
ricnn Manf's. Room Progress blk.
Tel. Main 1871.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-25

Naturally SGrh inscriptions as Per
Son"l" ana Private cannot be regard
ed in opening the White House mail,
Dut there are ways in which the in
't.ated may insure their communlca-
tons reaching the President person.
ally The approved plan is for the
writer 10 place the initials or name in
Iuto@"ph in the lower left hand cor
ner Of the envelope. For instance. a
confidential note from the Presidents
personal friend, Senator Lodge, bears
III the corner the initials II. c. l..
In II majority of cases the provision
OF these safeguards is supornuous, for
the clerk who opens the mail has como
by experience TO recognize instantly the
handwriting of the relatives ana init
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-25

mate friends of the CHIEF Executive,
and their letters go through without
mOlcstation.
Sometimes individuals not personally
known to che President, but who have
learned of the plan in vogue. seek to
reach his ear by placing their initials
on miSs!ve, or occasionally they even
resort TO the ruse OF aiiiXing the initials
OF some enc known to IN close to the.
Chief Magistrate. Such efforts neyer'
avail. however. for If the deception Is
rot detected by the asserting clerk. the
schemers letter is turned back into
the proper channel by the President
when he detects its character.
The work OF answering the prcsiden-
iial mall Is a task of hCrculean pro-
PORTIONS. An effort Is made to acknowl-
edge In some manner every communi-
cation sent to the White House. Five
or SIX stenographers are constantly
employed typewrlting the letters dictat.
cd by the President and his secretaries.
Naturally, great numbers OF letters
can be answered by what are known
as "forms'-that Is phrasecIogy ar
ranged to cover any ana all Inquiries on
certain subject. For instance, the
hundreds OF people. who. after the
PrcsidcnC has delivered AN important
address or sent a message TO Congress,
send congratulatory letters and tele-
grams to the White House. all receive
letters Of acknowledgement and thanks
which are practically identical
The general public, ana particularly
the feminine portion of il. appears to
cherish the belief that, whereas there
Is 10 possibility that letter ran reach
the President inyiolate there is ren-
sOnablc surety that misslye to a |
member of his immediate family will
reach It's destination unU.Gl5s,cd. This |
is utter fallacy, forevofy letter adj
d. oH9ad 10 Mrs. Roosevelt or any OF the |
children passes through cXuctly the
sane channel as does the mall DESIGNED /
Tor the head OF every household. amt !
The chances that it will ever come I'M
der the eye of the intended rycipicnt !
are quite AS remote. !
Tho general mail for tie various |
mcmDcts Of nc Roosevelt l0ssphoId
must all come under the srrutinv OF |
Assistant Secretary William Loeb Jr.
popularity known as the presidents
rlSht-hand man" and the socia! acti-
Vities at the White House and the
prominence into which Miss Alice
Roosevelt has been, brought by the
christening of the Kaiser's yacht and
other events has necessitatel the de-
Votion OF an unprecedented amount OF
time TO this class of correspondence.
Another important and decidedly ar
cuous duty which has fallen to the lot
or MIR. Loeb Is the management of the
Voluminous correspondence connected
with social activities at the White
House.
EUnrN oh
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-25

Your amateur Photographic work
viii be well done II taken to Honolulu
Photo Supply Co.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-20

"Oh, my, that must have been lovely"
cried Isabel Howell 81 wish we had
such big freplaces now"
well, they were nice" said Aunt
Debby, but they had their disadvan-
tages' You see great deal of the
heat from the open fire went up the
chimney. When we were scorching
our faces to get our feet warm, our
backs would feel-sometime if
some one was rolling snow down them.
And if we were warming our backs our
noses and our feet would be cold"
How did you bake your bread with
out a stove?" asked Edith Brown.
I'm the oven, to be sure"
what oven?" questioned Edith.
''The fireplace didn't have an oven, did
it?"
Our ovens were made of brick and
built right in the kitchen wall. We
heated the oven with glowing logs
from the fireplace"
Then Aunt Debby went on telling
stories until she fell asleep in her
chair. We girls were so quiet one
could have heard a pin drop. Present
ly there was such noise outside that
Aunt Debby awoke with start.
whats that noise?" she asked,
looking around in dazed way.
81 think it must be Santa Claus"
Betty Jones answered with a chuckle.
1t was Santa Claus, and he was super
intending the unloading of ton of
coal. Presently he came again-this
time with a load of wood. Aunt Deb
by's dear old face fairly shone by the
light of the fire.
"How good God isl" she exclaimed.
GLOW good you all are!"
"How good you are, dear Aunt Deb
by!" cried out Isabel Howell.
When things had quoted down
again, Fannie Stearns said: "What
did you use to do Christmas when you
were a girl?"
81 can tell you what l did one Christ
mas eve. Christmas was on Monday
that year On Sunday we went to
church as usual. The pews were like
little houses. They were high and
square, with swinging doors. There
were seats on three sides. The pulpit
was high and was reached by fight
of deep steps. Over the pulpit was a
sounding board Father used to give
out the hymns and Melinda Wyckoff's
father would sound the key on his
pitch-pipe. Folks can talk all they
want to about the music in church
nowadays, but, oh, wouldn't l like to
roll time back just to hear that music
of auld-lang-syne? We had a choir
Mr.. Wyckoff was the leader-and they
sat facing each other, the men on one
side, the women on the other. We had
instruments, too, violins, flutes, clari-
nets and bass-viols. Oh, my dears, it
was beautiful.
81 told you we didn't have any stoves
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-20

in our houses. There were none in our
churches either until after that Christ
mas eve that I'm to tell you about.
Every one who went to church carried
hot bricks or stones or foot pans filled
with glowing Goals. There was time
when some one who had been to an
eastern city on visit, suggested or
dering some heaters for the church.
But so many were opposed to it that
the church continued to be fireless.
This Sunday, in the midst of a long,
tiresome sermon, the weather, which
had been extremely cold, suddenly
grew bitter. The storm broke. The
church seemed to shake and groan
but the preacher preached on. When
he thought best to stop an hour or
more later he found himself and his
congregation in a dilemma. The snow
was falling and blowing at such a rate
that one couldn't see a yard ahead
The drifts in places were taller than
a mans head. There was not even the
faintest trace of a road; in fact, we
were blockaded. 1t was then that
everyone wished for those heaters.
The hot foot-warmers were cooling
fast. Children began to weep and wal!
as night closed in. The prospect was
that we would all be frozen before
morning No one ever went to church
in those days without having an
abundance of wraps and their feet well
protected; this fact was in our favor.
All the children were well wrapped up
and fell asleep in the big square pews.
The men and women kept up their
courage by singing and praying. But
as time passed it grew colder and
colder, and no voice was heard except
at intervals when Deacon Van Brunt.
after going the rounds of the church
and looking at eyeryone-including
the sleeping children, would call out:
'All's WELT and Elder Schuyler would
respond: Praise the Lordl' The last
time Deacon Van Brunt called out:
'All's well!' his voice was faint and his
teeth chartered. We knew then that it
wouldn't be 'All's welf much longer
not much longer Suddenly from out
side we heard noise that was not the
storm-it seemed to ride the storm
it was a yell of>triumph. Simultane-
ously with the yell the door burst
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-20

we found out that Aunt Debby was in
straitened circumstances. She did
not tell us, however, and we did not let
her know that we knew. But a half
dozen of us planned a surprise for her
We invited ourselves to a Christmas
eve supper at Aunt Debby's. 1t was
bitterly cold evening when we dropped
in about half-past five, informing her
laughingly that we had come to take
tea with her. She had always been so
hospitable that it was pitiful to see the
dear old face suddenly pale. Of course
we knew the reason-a scarcity of
provisions. Doubtless there was
enough on hand to satisfy the hunger
of herself and Sukey, but what could
she do to satisfy the healthy appetites
of six young girls? But we chased the
pallor from Aunt Debby's face by
hastily telling her that, it being a
surprise, we had brought our supper
along How pleased she was then.
And how delightedly she watched us
as we arranged the table! Such a
supper! We had brought coffee, sugar
and cream, and Sukey made the coffee
and waited on the table. We had cold
sliced chicken and tongue, bread and
butter, biscuits, jelly, fruit and sponge
cakes. And when we were through
eating there was more food in the
basket than we had eaten. We told
Sukey to take care of it and her face
was aglow when she put the good
things away. When the supper was
cleared away, Aunt Debby told us
stories of auld-lang-syne. There was
a bright fire in an old open Franklin
stove Aunt Debby looked at the glow
and felt the warmth.
> "We didn't have such nice warm
room as this when l was girl" she
said. "Folks hadn't even heard of
stoves where we lived"
"Oh. Aunt Debby!"
"You needn't say, ooh, Aunt Debbyp
Mollie Gray" the old lady continued,
smiling on us, ''for it's the truth. We
had big fireplaces then, that would
hold great logs. Over those blazing
logs we cooked our meals, boiling,
stewing and roasting. We used to bake
apples over the fire, stringing them
on wires. Az for potatoes we baked
them in hot ashes"
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-20
OUR PERSONAL INTERESTS.
We should EndeavOr to Benent from
the Lesson That Experience Has
Taught Us in the Past.

This assurance of the eternal veri-
ties of life and character is something
to be truly thankful for, but it is not
enough to be thankful-here is some
thing to be eagerly embraced as
step in our own onward progress,
writes d. II. R. Goodale, in Country
Gentleman. Shall we give our whole
lives to the cares of the body, how
ever needful? Shall we not take more
thought for the spiritual and intel
lectual life, in ourselves and in ak
those with whom we have to do? Will
not the New Year give opportunities
for a fuller and wider usefulness
happier and more generous activities? 2
These are the things that make life
better worth living, In true SYM
pathy, in practical exertion for others
as occasion offers, in self denial-for
we are called upon to lend our voices,
our hands and our purses when re-
quired-shall we not in the coming IL,
months reach out more freely and ex--
tend the use of whatever gifts we
possess? Can we not do better than
ever before? Have we learned nothing
in the past year or years? Have we
neither made mistakes by which we
can take warning nor gained clews-
which will serve to guide us?
A year that promises personal adj
vance in the inward gains of expert
ence-a year of earnest effort toward
the best that we know, the highest
truth that we are able clearly to per-
ceive-cannot fail to be a good year.
And it is never too late to take up
threads that have been dropped, inter-
ests that have been crowded out in
the hurry and amid the thronging
duties of a busy life. 1t is a good time
to think Of them now-to recall the
friend or relative or, alasl the friend
less one whom we might perhaps have
helped, but whom we have lost sight
of among a host of prescriptions.
Who cannot recall some neglected or
forgotten opportunities? 1t may be
the golden hour is not quite gone.
VIII it not be real good fortune if
the New Year repairs the omission Of
the old?. Better still if there are no
palpable omissions to repair but even
in that case there may be room for
many good deed before unthought
of. Every year may have its blessed
beginnings.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-20

amt well, but / dunno what ails him
I've been real careful of him. He's
worn thick flannels, and he's had
wholesome victuals; l never let him
have pie"
"Lemuel was always dreadful fond
of pie" l said. 1 felt kind of sorry,
for 1 remembered how fond poor
Lemuel had always been of mothers
pies, and what good ones he used to
make himself.
Il know it," said Mehitable. 'He
wanted to make some himself, when
we were first married, but I vetoed
that. wasn't goin' to have a man
messin' round maxim pies, and ]
wasn't goin' to have him eatin' of
'em after they were made. Pies amt
good for him. But l declare I dunno
what does make him act so kind OF
spiritless. l told him to-day thought
he'd better make a resolution for the
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-20

open, and in came Alabama an Indi-
an chief whom Deacon Van Brunt had
once befriended. He was glittering
with ice and snow, but his face shone.
The Great Spirit had sent him, he
said. An Indian can find a path or
road if anyone can. Alabama had
made path from Deacon Van Brunt's
to the church-a difficult task and we
had to hurry for fear the path would
be closed. The horses were brought
from the shed and the women and chill
dren were put on their backs. Then
we started Indian file, for Deacon
Van Brunt's, which was half mile
away. Alabama headed the process
sion. 1t was a wearisome march in
the cold and storm, but everyone was
too thankful to complain. Mrs. Van
Brunt-dear soul!-was looking for
us. The logs were blazing in the big
fireplace and there was an abundant
and excellent supper ready. Alabama
was given the seat of honor. There
was a prayer-meeting worthy of the
name at Deacon Van Brunt's before
the dawn of another day As for the
heaters, they were sent for and put in
before we had another service in the
old church,
There was the sound of sleigh bells
outside and presently in came Judge
Howell.
swell, Aunt Debby," said he, in his
genial way, ''if these girls don't know
enough to go home when it's bedtime,
why don't you send them?"
eve know enough to stay" laughed
Isabel, when Aunt Debby is telling
stories"
We put on our wraps. kissed Aunt
Debby good night and piled into the
sleigh. Sukey told me as passed her
at the door: 'De jedge done bring
missile Debby mighty nice turkey an
all kin's err fixin's"
There were other delightful sur
prises for dear old Aunt Debby, but
we had to go home and go to bed
first.
The girls went in a crowd next day to
wish Aunt Debby Merry Christmas. 1t
was a glorious day, clear and cold and
bright. We smelled roast turkey be-
fore we opened the door. Aunt Debby
was at the table with four small
guests, ranging in age from six to
twelve years. In response to our won
dering looks, she said, sweetly:
"They are orphans. They came to
wish me Merry Christmas and kept
them so that they could have one,
poor dears!"
Dear Aunt Debby, she was passing
on" her blessings. All that day gifts
kept coming, baskets, hampers, and
even barrels full to the brim.
filings been a lookin' da'k TO- some
time" Sukey confided to Betty Jones,
who went into the kitchen on an err
rand, "but Missile Debby done say:
Don't yo' fret, Sukey, benin frown-
in Providence God hides smilin'
face Den she say: 'Sukey, rs TO-
scoah yeahs en- ober an de good Lawd
neber failed ter provides not 'fraid,
Sukey.' "-Chicago Advance.