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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-29

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2-story brick in Sc, between lines
OF cars-has rooms, bath, laEr0be
heat: beautifully fin
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Price.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
Child Finds First
Diamond at Cape

In 1867 diamonds had been discov.
cred In me region to the north of the
Orange river. This discovery was
made accidentally. A Boer farmer one
day saw a native child gleefuly play.
ing with a small pebble that glittered
and coruscated in the sun with unusu.
al brilliance.
He took the stone from the child, eX.
amined Il. and carried it home with
him. He could have had but little idea
Of what the stone really was, for, prob.
ably. the only time he had ever heard
Of diamonds was when lie had read the
Oh Testament; but a Boer has al.
ways a keen eye for business, and,
thinking that the stone might have
some commercial value, the farmer
showed II to a British trader named
OReilly. 0Reilly seems to have rec.
Ognized the stone Immediately as a
diamond and bought II of the BOer-
after considerable haggling-for geo.
Next he submitted II to DR.. Ather.
stone. OF GrahamstOwn-an authority
on mineralogy unhesitatingly de.
clared 1t to be diamond Of the pur
est water
The diamond was then shown to Sil
Philip Wodehouse. figh Commission
er of the Cane and was hought nv hin
from O'Reilly for $500.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
Black Walnut Too Valuable for Fence Rails

to come. Furniture manufacturers dc
not now use it as lavishly as they did
five years ago. Other woods are sub
sttuted when possible, and 1000 feet
of walnut are made to go as far again
as it did few years ago.
Chicago uses annually in her differ
ent branches OF manufacture. such as
house. school and office furniture, also
| in finishing material, doors. mouldings
counters, etc, 14,5OO,OoO feet. Prob
ably about half of this is bought at the
mills, and does not go into the account
OF the dealers at all. Many of the
largest manufacturers direct, or have
mills or an interest in mills in the
walnut district.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
PrOudeSt Moment
in a Boys Life

A growing American boy has many
proud moments coming to him before
he reaches mans estate. He has his
first pair Of long pants, his first peck.
cts. his first ride on the cars to some
other city. etc. but the supreme mo.
n,cnt, the happiest and proudest of
his life, It can safely be said, is when
he dons his first baseball uniform and
stalks majestically across the diamond.
though that diamond be nothing more
than COW pasture, as a member of
the Fireflies or the Deering Demons.
The big red letter on the front of his
blouse arouses thrill in his youthful
nature that could not De produced in
later years by the planning of all sorts
of medals OF honor a"ross his bosom.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
The Kings Decree
BY GRACIA KASSON,

The old King Of Podunk sent forth a
Decree,
That all of the folks OF the Province
Pee Wee
Should die, il they didn't change all of
their ways.
Quit drinking and dancing and chant.
ing weird lays.
For all of the folks of Pee Wee were
quite. bad
They drank and they danced and they
never were sad
And when they received the Decree of
the King
They laughed just as loud as their
voices could ring
And went right on turning the night
into day,
And cared not rap what the cross
King would say.
The King in his wrath called the four
winds to blow
And carry the whole of Pee Wee in
its throw;
The winds howled and howled and
they raised a thick dust:
A hurricane came in a whirl and a
gust;
1t toppled down theaters, pavilions and
ALL
1t whirled away dancers right there in
its pail.
The wind and the dust twisted round
in its flight.
And carried the populace clean out of
/ sight.
The clouds gathered in all the folks of
Pee Wee
And old King of Podunk he chuckled
with glee.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
Major Pruden, Late White House Official

There is an interesting story con.
nected with Major Pruden and his
long service at the White House.
When but a youth, "clerking" in a
country store in New Jersey, he de.
veloped considerable natural talent as
a penman. His parents were poor, and
he had but few opportunities to cult.
vate whatever genius he might have
had Of an artistic character. When
the civil war broke out he enlisted as
a private in the Eleventh regiment Of
New Jersey volunteers. 1t is said that
when he presented himself at the re-
cruiting officers tent he was required
to sign his name. The recruiting ser.
geant was impressed by the style in
which the lad dashed off his signature,
and at once enlisted him and detailed
him for immediate duty as clerk to
the recruiting officer.
His skill as a penman became known
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
PENGUIN

But to her dismay when she reached
the nest II was quite empty, and not a
sign of a young Penguin anywhere. In
terrible distress. the poor little mother
called and called, but no answer came,
and as she looked at the empty nest,
which she had taken so much trouble
to make OF nice dry leaf stalks and
pringlea seed stems, her distress was
pitiable.
She was just starting off again when,
to her great Joy, she saw Penny com.
ing toward her. and a fine time he was
having of 1t, to judge from his screams
and cries. Holding himself upright, in
the way he had seen his mother do, he
scrambled along as best he could over
the rough. stony ground and rock, and
all the other Penguins helped him on
his way by pecking, chasing and shout.
ing at him with their hoarse voices.
Penny Gets Mad.
How he ever got 10 his mother he
never knew. but he was so thankful &c
see her again. and so tired and weary
that he scrambled on and never stop
ped until he reached her. But. anx
ious as his mother had been about him
she got very angry now when she re
membered 1t vas all through his own
disobedience and laziness. and think
ing this a good time to teach him a
lesson. she punished him by giving him
hard peck.
This made Penny angry, and he be
hayed badly. and was so rude as &c
open his mouth at his mother, a thinG
no chick had ever done to her before
And just at that moment up came Prin
in her quiet way as though nothing
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18

The best btiCa walnut in the United
States Is found In Indiana. Forty
years ago there could be found in this
State a crop Of black walnut unequal.
ed in quantity and quality. Today It is
not to be found IN such immense trees.
Neither il the uumber oil trees by any
means SO numerous. Years ago the
| largest and best trees were used for
fence rails and such common purposes.
At that time Il had no particular com.
mercial value. Before walnut came
into genera, Use, the most of domestic
furniture was OF cherry. Walnut has
now entirely superseded this and all
other woods. Fence rails can be found
today through indiana that were split
more than A bali century ago and they
are as soUni now as then, save the
wear and tear. OF all hard woods the
walnut Is most durable, save red cedar,
and possibly IN the ground, black 10.
Gust would equal il.
Our walnut Is comparatively gone
In Isolated paris OF the country, where
this timber grows. there is yet some of
inferior quality. but to a limited eX.
tent. But the general black walnut
growing in the deep forest in the rich
lowlands. IN is primitive nature, is a
thing of the past. The general supply
must now be gathered from the four
quarters Of the earth to supply a de-
mand that requires century for its
elimination, and its elimination wit.
nesses the astounding spectacle of the
/ almost entire extinction of the val.
liable material
Kentucky has quite a good stock of
! black walnut, aud much that Is very in
ferlor on account OF its gray color and
tough, hard texture. Missouri also has
some of rather an inferior quality.
Western Ohio aud West Virginia is
poor in quality
The whole stock OF the States Is not
equal to a full demand for ten years
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
Ends Happily at Night

ones found It so natural TO creep close
to their mother in a time Of danger
like that that they forgot the punish.
ment and we're only too glad tn be
good and obedient little Penguins
again.
And so, when they had promised
their mother to stay where they we're
until her return, she wandered of to
the seashore and brought them back
a beautiful supper of nice fresh fish.
And when they had eaten 1t they both
told her what a terrible fright they
had had that day and promised never
to be naughty and tiresome again.
They Become obedient
And after this they settled down for
the night the little ones nesting un
der their mother to keep warm and
the mother spreading her body con
, tentedly over them. Prin nestled her
head into her mothers warm breast
but Penny with much difficulty tucked
his head under his tiny ripper. as he
had seen some of the grown Penguins
do. Their mother shortened her necl
so as to bring her head close to hel
body. slanted her beak upward ant
forward. and. shutting ner eyes, soor
went fast to sleep.
And so everything ended happily aft
er all. only the next day when the liz
tie Penguins had another walking les
son they just did as they were told
and so saved a lot of trouble both t
their mother and to themselves.
And If you ever go to Kerguelen Isl
and you will see the very nest wher,
the baby Penguins were Matched an,
brought up.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18

at brigade headquarters and he was
ordered to duty at Alexandria, Va. La.
ter on he went to Washington with
Major General HeintZelman, command.
ing the Department OF Washington.
While on duty at Washington, in the
office of Colonel Holt, Judge Advocate
General of the Army, Colonel o. E.
Babcock, military secretary to Presi.
dent Grant, requested the transfer of
Mr.. Pruden to the White House for
clerical duty there. 1t appears that
Colonel Babcock, while in the Judge
Advocate Generals office, one Gay OBJ.
served a young man sitting at a desk
doing some unique and artistic serb.
bling with pen and ink.
Several scraps of paper were thrown
about the floor by the young artist, un.
conscious that he was being observed.
Colonel Babcock picked up one OF the
scraps of paper, examined 1t critically,
and concluded that man VINO could
WELD such a ready and artistic pen
would be valuable acquisition to the
White House staff.
One of the most admired pieces of
work of Major Pruden was an engros.
sed copy of the Constitution of the
United States sent by President Cleve.
land to the Pope of Rome on the occa.
sion OF the latters golden jubilee. Car.
dinal Gibbons, who received the Pres.
idential testimonial, in a letter of &C.
acknowledgement stated that the exquis.
lite piece of work was conveyed to His
Holiness by special courier from the
United States. 1t now occupies q
conspicuous place in the archives at
the Vatican among the cherished SOU
venirs of the Pope.
Every man in public life In Wash
ington knew him, and his round clean
shaver face and shining bald head
won for him the affectionate title OF
Bishop" among those with whom he
was on intimate terms.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
Quarrel in the Family

There had been a family quarrel, and
the mother Penguin and the two little
Penguins were feeling extremely
cross.
II was no wonder the mother Pen.
gum was feeling cross, for she had
been trying all day long to make her
little ones leave the nest and go down
to the seashore, where she wanted to
teach them the way to fish, She had
brought them up very carefully and
taken a lot of trouble with them. and
II certainly was rather vexing that the
very first time she asked them TO do
something they turned naughty and
disobedient and were just as obstinate
as they could be.
In the first place. she showed them
the proper way to walk by getting of
the nest, standing up, with her funny
little wings spread out and her snow
white breast, covered with small. close
feathers. held well forward. Then sh,
strutted forward in the correct Pen
gum manner. which was very dignife,
although trife awkward She stun
bled a good deal. but this was because
she kept looking back at the little soft
downy forms of her babies, and so die
not notice all the odd stones and Bit
OF loose rock which were lying about
After this she walked back to tbs
nest and did all she could to persuade
the young ones to follow her example
But the little Penguins only looked a
her quietly. winked their curious eyes
which always looked fearful, twisted
their fluffy bodies round in the nes
and then settled themselves down al
before.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
Queen Natalie Has
Become a Catholic

Paris, April 20.-The conversion o.
Queen Natalie, the widow of King Mi
Ian of Seryia, to Roman Catholicism
in a little chapel at Berck, a small sea
port in the north of France, was a 70
mantle ceremony,
Queen Natalie met at Biarritz the
Able Soulanges, who converted hel
from the orthodox Greek faith and of
ficiated at the ceremony.
She chose April 10 because that was
the birthday of the daughter of the
Marquis Castrilo, of whom Queen Ma
tale is particularly fond.
Queen Natalie displayed great emo
ton.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18

had happened. and so she got punish.
ed, too, and this made her cross, and
that was how the quarrel began and
why they were all feeling so cross on
that particular evening.
Enemy in the Camp.
The fact was both little Penguins
we're very hungry and wanted their
supper, and. although neither would
say so, both had been very, very
frightened, aud 80 what with that and
their mothers anger it was no wonder
they both felt miserable This had
gone on for some little time, and the
mother Penguin was just beginning to
think she would forgive them and get
them some nice fresh fish-for she did
not mean to let them go hungry all
night long-when a most peculiar look
| ing object was thrust into the nest
and stroked the soft, fluffy down OF
each of the little Penguins.
This curious object was a mans
hand. and the stroking did not hurt q
but, but all three birds were terribl!
frightened The mother Penguin stalk
ed around svelled out her white
breast and gave funny hoarse cries
begging the enemy not to hurt hei
young ones The enemy did not know
what she said. but he could see how
frightened they all were, and so, as
he had no intention of hurting them
he went quietly away and left then
all together once more.
Good Little penguins.
And somehow or other, the mother
Penguin forgot her anger, and coult
only think Of the Joy of having her lit
tie ones safe once more. And the littl,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
AT PRAYER

A baby TO Baby prays,
oh, Infant Jesus, meek and mild,
From mid the glory and the RAYS
Look on a little child.
AS one child to Another may,
He talks without a thought of fear
Commenting to a Child today
All that a child holds dear:
His father, mother, brother, nurse.
His cat, his dog, his bird, his toys
Things that make up the universe
or darling girls and boys.
All sheep and horses. lambs and cows
He counts them Ger, a motley crew
And children in the neighbours house
And all the people, too.
His friends-why, all the worlds hi
friend,
This four.years darling, COLDER
curled
'Tis long before it has an end,
The bede.roll of his world.
A child lifts up his little hands
Unto Child; and it may be
The Host OF Heaven gazing stands
That tender sight to see.
Katharine lyman.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
MISTAKEN PURPOSE

S. D. Faust of Cleveland while on a
visit to Philadelphia, in company with
a Philadelphia, decided to go to At
lantic City. Before buying the tickets
the Philadelphia proceeded to show
his guest the improvements along Del,
aware avenue.
Sitting on the edge OF the wharf was
a typical street arab, fishing. Just as
they were about to leave they were
startled by a splash, and discovered
that the boy lad tumbled overheard
After some trouble he was drawn out,
How did you come to fall in?" in
CURED Faust.
Jaw, gwan,' said the boy. 81 didn't
come to fall in. come to FISH"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
W Msuis pluaghhup,

Now the merrie ploughboy hiketh
Down the back stairs on a jump,
To the bar of soap alluring
In the basin by the pump.
lhen he sprinteth to the stable
where he cutteth up the feed,
For the patient cattle waiting
And the old rheumatic steed.
Then he choketh down his fodder
Pork in fat and overdone;
Snatcheth up the soggy biscuit
which he eateth on the run.
How he humpeth on the harness
In momentary jill
On the framework of the horses
That are standing sore and stiff.
lie surmounteth lady fashion
on the of nag very prim-
All! TO stitch there a.straddle
Meaneth splitting limb from limb
Where the suckers waiteth eager
In the milldam there below,
Costeth he with wistiul longing
Chances full of tears and woe.
Then he turneth up the furrow-
And the angle wormlet, he,
Squirmeth there in all his glory
In abandon gay and free.
And the ploughboy's perturbation
Aireth words a.full Of woe
ITS dern tough to be ploughin'
When the FISH are bitin so'''
HORACE SEYMOUR KELLER.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
TOO MUCH FOR PAPA.

Papa do you know how to reach a
Certainly. Do your"
Easy. Just take train"
What are you talking about?"
"A train Of thought
Go TO bed"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
RAN WITHOUT LEGS.

Congressman Brownlow of Tennes.
see has a smart granddaughter, whose
clever sayings are the delight of her
parents. The other days she came 10
her grandfather with her face all
smiles.
Grandpa" she said, 81 saw some.
thing this morning running across the
kitchen floor without any legs. What
do you think IL VAST"
Mr.. Brownlow studied for a while
and gave up. What was it," he ask.
ed.
Water" said the youngster triumph.
antly.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
Political Difference,

Our legislators protested the ma,
chine politician, ARE not as bad as
they're painted"
MOI" replied the plain citizen
We'll, they're certainly not so good as
they're whitewashed.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18

Now doth the little busy trout
Start up the little brook; 1
Now doth the little fisherman
Get out his little hook. N
Now doth he walk a little way,
To have a little fun:
Now doth he hook a little trout,
A very little one.
Now doth he make a little cast,
And now little throw;
But all the little, timid trout
Are just little slow.
Now doth he bid the little brook
A little sad goodby.
And take unto his little wife
A very little fry.
JOE CONE.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18
Must Earn Their Supper.

After time, however the mother
Penguin lost patience, and, waddling
up to the nest, administered a sharp
peck to each of them, and said unless
they did as she told them they should
have no supper. This was serious, so
they finally scrambled out OF the nest
and did their best to do as their mother
did.
The biggest one. Penny, did two
steps quite well. but little Prin who
had always been small and delicate,
could not manage 1t at all, and, what
was more, did not try. Finding 1t very
firing to stand up, she just settled
down again as soon as her mother had
turned her back, and when she and
Penny had turned corner of rock she
scrambled into nice little niche where
she could not be seen and took II easy
The mother Penguin, thinking the
two chicks were following her, wad
died on, and had nearly got to the
shore when, on looking back, she fount
to her great dismay that she was alon,
and that neither of her children was t
| be seen anywhere. The fact was, aftei
the first few steps, Penny got tired
and seeing an empty nest in nice
comfortable corner. he just got into II
and sat down. leaving his mother to &C
on by herself.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18

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Punishment in slaht.

As soon as the poor mother bird
found that neither of her little ones
was with her, she uttered a hoarse
croak and strutted back home again,
meaning to give both the young Pen.
gums a severe punishment.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-18

UNION STREET, near Hotel.
ehone Blue 721. p. o. box 112.
Evening star., 1902-02-12
POLICE INVESTIGATING.
Revolver Shots Attract Attention, but
Offenders Make Their Escape.

A warrant was issued from the Police
Court today which will result In bringing
to the attention Of the court case in
volving shooting affray that occurred in
Southeast Washington shortly before IL
o'clock last night. 1t is alleged by the po-
lice that Samuel Gordon fired two shots at
Isaac Smith One bullet is alleged to have
wounded Smiths hand, while the other
passed through the window Of a Capital
Traction car breaking the glass, but doing
no further damage.
Policeman Howard Of the fifth precinct
was about to enter the station at 9TH and
E streets southeast when he heard the re-
port Of pistol shot fired in the neigh
borhood of Pennsylvania avenue and 9Th
street, several squares distant. The officer
was hurrying north on 9TH street when he
heard the report Of a second shot This
time the shot was fired near 5th and B
streets. Policeman Howard saw the two
colored men on the street and he went in
pursuit of them. The one who is alleged
to have done the shooting was followed to
9Th and c streets northeast, where he man
aged to escape in the darkness. The man
who is alleged to have been shot also
got out of the way Of the officer.
An investigation was made by the police
and they learned that the trouble between
the men started at dance given In South
east Washington and was caused by a diff
ference over the question of arranging the
program. Gordon was first to leave the
hall, the police were informed, and Smith
followed The former objected to being
followed. it is alleged. and discharged his
pistol near Pennsylvania avenue and 5th
street. Smith continued to follow Gordon,
and at 9th and b streets the second shot
was fired The affair caused some excite
ment and the police made every effort to
find the parties to 1t before daybreak. but
without success.