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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-22

New York letter: The lady at the
luncheon table is the lady with the
barometer applied to her conduct. You
can tell all the ups and downs of her
training by a glance at her; and you
can judge of, not only her present
frame of mind, but of her steady de-
pertinent by her manner.
They may say that lady is to the
manner born, but she must also be to
the manner bred.
II is not enough to have had lady
Nfor a mother and a gentleman for a
father, but one must have had lady
for nurse. and lady for teacher,
and a lady for trainer.
True etiquette changes and the Fa.
Their OF His Country ate with his knife.
Forks were two.tined in those days
and no gentleman could have eaten
with fork of the colonial period.
That is why. when you meet a gen.
tleman Of the old school, you will be
shocked to see him plunging a knife
into his mouth and turning himself,
temporarily into sword swallower.
|. They say that, If you are well train
ed, you cannot make a mistake in So
cial manners But is this true? Can.
not one become careless?
Is IL not a fact that implements as
well as etiquette change. and that a
busy woman makes mistakes because
she is not up" on the latest spoon and
not acquainted with the destiny of the
latest fork?
Watch Your Hostess.
Watch your hostess was the ad.
monition given to a girls social school
in New York. The school, which was
a ousand-dollar-a-year institution
had been invited, as to its graduation
class. to attend luncheon at one OF
the fashionable homes of the city.
The teacher. fearful lest one of them
should err and commit such improprie
ty as spreading the bread with the
wrong knife, gave them this parting
advice: Watch your hostess"
And greatly was II appreciated
Bread was served in small luncheon
rolls and butter was in tiny pats. For
the touching of speck of butter to the
diminutive roll there was a queer lit.
tie knife which looked like a shield.
The meat knife was short but very
wide and suddenly pointed, lay with
the others. AS to forks, there were
Just six, some pronged some bladed,
some spiked. and only one of familiar
shape. Hoping to secure variety for
young guests the hostess had made
the almost fatal mistake of introduc.
ing the latest novelties in tableware.
Where such novelties are placed in
the table service the hostess should
show her own good breeding at once.
Immediately the course is served she
should pick up the appropriate fork,
or other implement, and proceed to eat
with 1t. This is a cue for her guests
who are all watching her. and the din
ner goes off well.
i There Is nothing more embarrassing
than not to know what to use in eat
ing. and, when ones plate is surround.
ed with small dishes, saucers, little
plates of all sorts, and a variety OF
fancy odds and ends, as is SO often the
case at a luncheon party. then indeed
is one in a peculiar predicament.
A guest at a London reception de-
clared that she drank two glasses OF
water while waiting for her cue from
the hostess.
II etiquette has its foundation In the
bits of politeness, and II these are
founded upon kindness OF heart and
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-22

"And what brought you to this?"
asked the good man who was passing
through the police station.
DE hurry-up wagon replied the
tough boy behind the bars; did yer
t'ink l come in a tally-ho wit some
body on top tootin' horn?"-Chlcago
Record Herald.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-22
THE VALUE.

Your daughters all the world to me,
The young man said with mirth.
! see," the father quick replied:
"You only want the earth"
-Yonkers Statesman.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-22

La Montt-Yes, when boy his ia
Their told him always to keep away
from trouble, and he has followed the
advice. La Moyne-What is he now?
La Montt-A policeman. = Philadel-
phia Record.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-22

In order that the element OF danger
may be increased and the game render
ed more exciting, 1t is rumored that
the public is to be treated this fall to
tn enovel spectacle of football played
in automobiles. Judge.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-22

Weekly Edition OF the Bulletin. ~
DER year.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
SEENAK GANfE.

A Lancaster county judge has e~njoined
the tar commissioner of Lincoln from
assessing the Lincoln Gas company at
It's actual market value pro rata with
the tax rate imposed on other city prop
erty on the ground that the property OF
the railroads is assessed below that
ratio. In the meantime the state board
Of railroad assessment is being impor-
tuned to keep the assessment of the rail
road property down at about one-twelfth
of its market value because some Of the
property, including perhaps that of the
Lincoln Gas company, is assessed lower
than the railroads, and because, further
more, the assessors have failed to find
some property that ought to pay taxes.
If this seesaw game between the fran
chised corporations that enjoy special
privileges in the towns and the railroad
corporations that enjoy special valuable
privileges all over the state keeps up,
this class of property will have to be put
upon the free list with public schools,
churches, hospitals and %graveyards. 1t
is a very poor corporation attorney who
cannot figure out that someone else is
not paying quite as much tax in proper
ton to his property as the corporation
which has hired him to bulldoze and
browbeat the assessment boards.
If the attorneys of the Lincoln Gas
company had invoked the power of the
court to compel the state assessment
board to raise the railroad assessment to
the level of the valuation put upon the
gas company's property they might have
been credited with trying to do justice
to all classes of taxpayers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
A

I The Bee called attention a few days
ago to the attempted compromise with
the bondsmen Of the d~efaulting treasurer
of Platte county, authorized by the state
board under the law passed by the last
legislature, by which the state was to
accept $4,000 as full payment Of some
$4,000 owing by Platte county for taxes
collected and embezzled. The Bee pro
nounced this compromise u~nwarranted
and illegal because in direct contro-
version of al express provision of the
constitution prohibiting the release or
discharge of any county from it's pro
p%ortlonate share of taxes to the state.
Further investigation into this case
brings out information showing that
even if the state board had authority to
effect a legal compromise the settlement
was brought about by misrepresenta-
ton and the terms agreed upon were
decidedly unfair to the state. The de-
faulting treasurer of Platte county was
found to be short In his accounts some
$4,000, in round figures, Of which
SIT, 900 were county funds and $4,000
collection of state taxes.
The embezzled money had been used
for speculative Investments and the pur-
chase Of property, which the defaulter
turned over to his bondsmen, and upon
these assets the bondsmen realized
enough to pay Platte county In full,
dollar for dollar, and leave a surplus in
their hands of $1,000. The compromise
position was urged upon state officers
upon the plea that the bondsmen would
have to pay the entire amount and
would undergo great hardship unless
some remission were made. Upon the
same plea they applied to the county
board of Platte county for a contribu-
ton of $1,000 to assist in settling the
states demand and procured an APP
preparation from the county treasury for
$1,000.
This money, together with the $4,000
on hand, made $4,000, leaving only
$500 to be made good by the bonds
men. We are reliably informed that
since the compromise twenty-five of the
sureties have paid in 5000 apiece to
relieve themselves of their obligation,
producing $4,400, which, added to the
$4,000, gives $4,000, which is to be used
to %extinguish the states claim Of $4,000
and defray the expenses of the mediators
and lawyers, who are to absorb the
extra 5000.
This scandalous transaction should
never have been countenanced. We do
not believe that the compromise will
hold good IN law when subjected to the
test of any court, and there is no reason
why the state should not prosecute its
claim for balance still due.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
GEORGE TELLS ON PAW.


S. f. Kiser in the Record Herald.
way he talks to nav:
He says that woman's preachin' and she's
practicin' at law;
Women gather in conventions" he COM
plained the other day,
And IT seems there's no place hardly
where they don't crowd men away;
They're stenographing, you'll find 'em at
the windows in the banks,
The boys are gettin, ousted and the girls
They're runnin' elevators. and the next
They'll be on the locomotive. firth gayly
as she goes.
T h girls are wearin' collars like the
ones the fellows wear.
And their coats are cut like mems are,
next they'll shorten up their hair;
mas" says paw,
And they play the games the men play
1t beats all | ever saw!
The girls must have their highballs and
they're smoking cigarettes.
All the habits that the men have woman
hurries up and gets;
suppose next thing we know
She'll discover some concoction that'n
make 'er whiskers grow"
Nav had a dandy raglan when the raglsns
We're in style:
Her collars made like paws is n It
seems that all the while
She keeps goin' to some meetin' where she
makes a speech or two
And gets wrote up in the papers-all that
paw does she can do
paws cane and tied
A fancy ribbon to 1t and she holds It at her
side,
Up end down. when she's out walkin'-so.
at last. it's got to be
That paw locks his Sunday trousers In
the trunk and takes the key.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

The Iowa representative of the Union
Pacific before the State Board of Equal
ization is reported to be very much
shocked over the declaration of Gov
ernor Cummins that Iowa railroads are
not assessed high enough and will In the
neal future be raised to correspond
somewhat with the assessed valuation
of other property. The Iowa representa-
tive of the Union Pacific ought to have
been well satisfied with his successful
effort to convince the Pottawattamie
county assessment board that the Union
Pacific road has shrunken 33 per cent in
it's value from what it was for more
than ten years previous to 1893. Up to
1900 the Union Pacific road was as
sessed at $150,000 per mile for the two
and Observation-Disclosures miles which it
returned In Pottawattamie county; in
1900 its assessed value went down to
$4,000, and in 1901 to 100000 per
mile. although the market value of the
road had been steadily increasing.
There are some funny, funny things
done by assessment boards even over in
the good old state Of Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

state of the dispensary system for the state
management Of the sale of liquor, as al
ready installed in South Carolina. AS a
means Of adding to the state revenue the
dispeDsary system would be popular in
Florida.
Senator Plat Of New York announces that
II his health remains good he may persuade
himself to stand for reelection. The SEN
ator's Stats have been on their good be-
havior for'two years. Although II past, he
feels like 60.
The prohibition sheriff Of Cumberland
county, Me-, which includes the city of
Portland, swore out last year 4,934 war
rants for violators OF the liquor law and
served 4,916. The total number Of gallons
Of liquor seized was 1868 and the fines
and costs collected $29, 1926.
Only one member OF President McKinley's
original cabinet as formed in March, 1897,
now "Reminiscences w. Wilson, secretary
OF agriculture, Since that date there have
been three secretaries of state, two each
in the Departments OF the Treasury, War.
Navy and the Interior, three postmaster
generals and three attorney generals.
The state of California elects this year a
governor in place of Henry T. Gage, re-
publican, elected in 1898 by nearly 20, 900
majority over Judge Mcguire, the fusion
candidate. There is fractional republican
opposition to the denomination OF Governor
Gage and in San Francisco, which casts a
considerable part Of the vote Of California,
party conditions IRE mixed.
Virginia is &c ave an improved capitol
at Richmond, preserving the building
around which cluster many historical asso-
Citations. The legislature has appropriated
500, 900 to modernize the old building. but
1t is provided that there shall be no change
in the general architectural plan. The con-
struction of the capitol was begun in 1885,
after a model sent from France by Thomas
Jefferson. Altogether the capitol has cost
$3.50, 900 so far.
A clergyman named Rose has been nomi-
mated for congress by the populists Of a
Kansas district. The reverend gentleman
seems to have said something which arouses
doubt In the mind Of State Senator Dumont
Smith, who says that Parson Rose "is a
liar, with fifteen rattles and a button. 4"
Rev. Vernon ]. Rose has lived in Newton
for eight years and has been connected as
evangelist with the Christian church. He
was born in Jasper county, Iowa, thlrty-two
years ago.
w. J.. Bryan and w. J. Stone will work
the Megaphones at the, unwilling of the
Richard P. Bland monument at Lebanon.
Mo, June II. 1t Will be a memorial service
over free silver, for one side OF the monu-
ment contains the following declaration In
silvered letters: II do speak for the great
masses Of the Mississippi valley when I
say that we will not submit to the domino
ton of any political party. however much
we may love IT.. that lays the sacrificing
hand upon silver and will demonetize it."
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
THE SPANISH CORONATION.

Today the young king Of Spain will
the actual sovereign Of the land over
which his mother has ruled as regent
for sixteen years. Alfonso XIII, though
still a boy in years, is said to be re-
markably capable and both precocious
and resourceful. He is an accomplished
linguist and accounts from Madrid say
that the diplomats who have met him
have been astonished by the maturity
of his character and the air of dignity
and stateliness that distinguishes him.
He has had most careful training under
the watchful and constant supervision
of his mother, Maria Christina, a woman
of extraordinary ability and tact, whose
course throughout the troublous period
universal admiration.
1t is not to be supposed that the young
king knows much of statecraft. but
there will be little demand upon him for
the exercise Of knowledge Of this kind.
His attention should be directed by
those who will give advice to him to
practical matters, having in view the
promotion of the Industrial and COM
nlercial interests of the country. Senior
Sagasta, the premier, said a few days
ago that for Spain the era Of military
pronunciamentos is past and the atten-
ton of the people is conferred in edUca-
| ton and labor. If Alfonso is in sympa-
thy with the spirit Of the times he will
encourage this popular tendency and
direct all his efforts to building up the
nation within, increasing its prosperity
and improving the material and social
conditions of the people.
The good wishes expressed in the let
ter of President Roosevelt to King AL
fonso will be cordially approved by the
American people, who have h kindliest
and most friendly feeling toward Spain
and would be glad to see that country
progressive and prosperous. 1t is graft
flying to know that the Spaniards cher
ish no resentment toward this country.
Our special envoy was received with
marked consideration and a recent dis
patch from Madrid stated that Ameri-
cans are treated with more courtesy
than Englishmen and are not subject
to any ~indignities when travelling In
Spain. The correspondent said that the
truth has been learned that the loss OF
unmanageable colonies Is an economic
gain TO the peninsula and that II Is
opening the way for financial reforms
and relief from taxation. SPANS colo
niles were for the most part IA burden
to her, since she found Il necessary,
owing to her misgoyernment OF them,
to maintain a large military establish
ment that was a heavy drain upon her
resources. Besides. there was a vast
amount Of corruption in her public sery-
Ice. encouraged by the colonial policy,
that can now be corrected. Spain has
resources which II properly developed
and utilized will make her a rich and
prosperous nation and 10 this her states
men should direct all their wisdom and
energy. She no longer needs a large
army and navy and she can never be-
come a great power. but 1t Is possible
for her TO be a country OF contented.
pasohfnl and prosperous -DeODle. com
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
DRIFT.

Ohio republicans meet at Cleveland May
q.
lewis Nixon has discovered that an Tor
est man is neither useful nor ornamental
in Tammany hall.
Senator Billy Mason Of Illinois is more
than ever in favor Of a change in the mode
Of ~eloeting United States senators.
David Bennett Hill has cancelled his
summer vacation and will employ his cline
In repairing political fences in New York.
OF the nine members Of the supreme
court all but two are college graduates.
Peckham and McKenna received their edu-
cation at academies. The chief justice is
So years old; Harlan. So; Gray. "a; Brown,
Sc: Brewer. IS; shiras. 70; White, 81;
Peekham. "a. and MeKenna 50.
An issue OF this years legislative contest
In Florida n the proposed extension to thai
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
LINES TO A LAUGH.


Harvard Lampoon: Jingo-What's caused
the row In the Younghub family?
Bingo-The better half discovered that she
didn't know how the other half lived.
Chicago Record-HeraId 'She always
said she preferred to be the wife of one
Of the plain people. but they say the man
she married is heir TO a fortune"
Still, she's got her wish all right. I
never saw a homeler chap than he |. in
my life"
Philadelphia Press: But the parlor Is
so awfully small" said the prospective
tenant.
Yes, and the parlors in the adjoining
houses are just as small" repied the
agent. That's the beauty of It,"
That's not much comfort for me-"
ooh! yes. You see, neither OF your neigh
bors has room for Il piano"
Chicago Tribune: 81 observe" said the
literary customer, that concealment like
a worm 1, the bud hath preyed on the
That is a p%oetical quotation. I presume
you have read Shakspeare?'
RED Shakespeare" echoed the apple
dealer. mo, sir. That's a variety I've
never heard Of
Philadelphia Press: 1--WE never realize
the full value OF a thing until we lose It,"
remarked the moralist.
That's right" replied the practical man,
especially II the thing lost was insured"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

Andrew Carnegie's declaration that he
would gladly give $~20,OO0,OO0 to restore
the United States to the position it oc-
cupied before it found the Philippines
on its hands may strike a sympathetic
chord with many people, but no amount
Of money can turn back the pages of
history after they are written by the
succession of events.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
MrNlclPAL sELr.PREsERYArloM.

The efforts OF Mayor Moores and his
associates In the city government to pro
tect tine city from co~nfagration and ac-
cident by a campaign against dangerous
building shacks should have the yigor7
Gus support OF all citizens interested In
Omaha's progress. The removal OF these
death traps and finder boxes is simply
a case OF municipal self preservation for
the promotion OF the general welfare. IL
any hardship Is Incurred by the owners
OF condemned buildings IL Is s~elf'innieted
and their private interests should not be
allowed 10 endanger public safety.
We are all enlisted In the work or
building up Omaha and beauufying the
city. We enforce certain regulations on
the erection Of new buildings and take
various precautions u prevent the con-
struction OF anything that might be a
menace or a nuisance. But OF what
avail can be- these efforts II the owners
OF t~umble-down shantes and kindiing
wood piles can by various forms OF re
sistance disregard the public interests
and nulhfy the authority rested in the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

Former State Senator Nick Fritz Is
sAid to be patching up his political
fences with a view TO corralling the
nomination for land commissioner on the
democratic state ticket Mr.. Fritz has
managed TO put his fences around sew.
eral thousand acres OF land belonging to
the Indians on the Omaha reservation,
and doubtless sees great possibilities in
handling the state school lands. AS a
fence builder he has had long and varied
experience and ought 70 be an adept In
constructing polieieal fences.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

city by it's charter3 Would not the city
be held responsible for damages from
fire or accident arising from a building
condemned but still allowed to stand?
Before Omaha can be well started on
the road to become a Greater Omaha 1t
will have to weed out the ~cockleshells
that disfgure and disgrace many Of its
principal thoroughfares.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

Cuba's new president is to grace with
his presence a celebration OF the Spanish
colony in Havana in honor of the as
censlon to the throne Of the new king
of Spain. Just imagine the, hubbub
that would be raised If President Roose-
welt were to attend a function celebrAt-
ing the coronation OF King Edward
VII
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

A party Of eminent Missouri anglers
have been indicted by a rural grand
jury for killing time between bites with
a game. of penny-ante poker. to the dis
gust and dismay Of the neighboring
farmers. The indicted anglers deserve
no sympathy, Any one indulging in
penny-ante in Missouri ought to know
enough to show the inquisitive farmers
and then raise the limit.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

If the state is buying bonds for the
school fund on a 3 per cent interest
basis, it puts the pending proposal to re-
fund $26S,O 900 of Douglas county bonds
at 3% per cent in a different light. A
chance to ave $4,000 for the taxpayers
by deferring the reissue for five years
should not be thrown away by the
county board.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
10 Room Tor EaasgeratIon.
PHILADELPHIA Record.

TIuIuuCIUNIu TtNN"IW'
There are limits to eXaggeration. This
is shown In the narration OF the awful
details OF the catastrophe In the Wind
ward islands. The swift horror OF the
event bafies description. Out OF the sky
an instant. fund. fiery death dropped
down on sea and land. That was the
end. Nothing remained an instant later
but a swelter OF dead bodies fostering In
the heat or furnishing food for sharks In
the adjacent waters.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

1t Is intimated that several Nebraska
Itowns- feel sighted because they failed
TO be included in the itinerary OF
,omaha's Commercial club excursionists.
) They may be sure no slight was in
tended and that amends will be made at
the earliest opportunity.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

II the members of the state board of
railroad assessment had placed their
ears to the ground and listened to the
murmur of the people they would not
have allowed themselves to be hyp-
Noticed by the sophistry OF paid cor
poration lobbyists and railroad lawyers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

If their negotiations with the Boer
Headers in South Africa pan out our
British cousins will consummate a
merger between the coronation cere-
monies and a peace jubilee.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

By the way, reference to the political
handbooks discloses that one democratic
national convention declared in its plat
form for the annexation of Cuba as a
dependency Of the United States with
out even giving 1t n taste of free and In
dependent government.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

Kansas City has finally pulled itself
together and determined to resurrect its
discarded carnival Of the Priests OF
Pallas with an electrical parade al
ready advertised TO be the most novel
and successful pageant ever given in the
west" Kansas City will have to move
rapidly to keep up with the gait set by
Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

The c~annonading off the Windward
passage has been drowned out by the
performances Of Mont Pelee and the
other members of the West Indian
volcanic troupe.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

If the Kansas City platform is such a
perfect document, its champions should
explain more fully how it CAM within
one vote Of failing to be endorsed by the
resolutions. committee Of the convention.