davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-07-27

When Other Medicines Have Failed
Take Foleys Kidney Cure. 1t has
cured when everything else has dis
appointed. Bonner & Bonner.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

four feet from the electric button, and
being held a prisoner he couldn't ring.
He pounded on the door, but, OF
course, my maid and the cook were at
breakfast down below and didn't hear
him pound. He kicked, but despite his
ability in that sort of gymnastics he
could make no one hear. He might
have removed his raincoat, but the
wind was driving sheets at him and
on him and he didn't want to get a
soaking at his own door. He didn't
want to pull his raincoat too vigorous.
ly for fear of tearing It. AS the down.
pour was quite heavy pedestrians were
travelling on the angelic schedule.
After the situation have described
Lad been on for hall hour a boy
came in sight and my hubby hailed
him and explained his dilemma. Push
the button" he said TO the boy, push
it hard
THE boy saw an opportunity to take
a flyer and asked my hubby what he
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04
Age Of Coins Is
Told By Their Ring

The cashier in the light lunch cafe
jingled a silver half.dollar on the
marble counter.
"Tll bet you a cup Of coffee | can
tell you the decade in which that piece
u money was coined" he said to a
customer who was engaged with his
midnight lunch.
You probably know the exact
date" replied the customer.
Take one of your own then" said
the cashier. 81 can tell from the ring
whether II was coined in the 90s. the
sos. the 70s or in whatever decade It
EFT the mint. Try me and see"
The young man pulled half.dollar
from his pocket and threw 1t down on
the counter. The cashier listened at.
tcntively.
That was coined in the Cos" hs
said.
Sure enough, the coin bore the date
OF 1862. Several other persons in tTid
cafe tried him and in eacn instance
his judgment was unerring.
IT'S all in the ring" explained the
cashier. "Ive gotten so don't make
a mistake once in fifty times. "-Phila.
delphia Record.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04
When George Had
But Little To Say

young man took his best girl to
church. and, when the time for col
lection" came round, rather ostenta.
tiously displayed a fiye.dollar gold
piece. Presenting upon the engage.
ment to marry that had been made by
her. tie young lady placed restrain
ing hand upon the arm Of her fiance.
"V.hy, don't be so eXtravagant,
George she exclaimed.
ooh, that's nothing" he replied "a
Always give So when go to a strange
church"
Just then the deacon came with the
plate. and George dropped a coin. Ev.
crything seemed favorable, and the
young man beamed with sense of
generosity. Then the minister made
Tie announcements for the week, and
concluded with the wholly unexpected
announcement of the days collection
THE collection today" said he
"was 1915"
George hadn't much to say all the
way to his fiancee's home.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04
HUSBAND CAUGHT AT HIS OWN DOOR

His wife tells it, but he has SAID
nothing about 1t at his office or club.
The scene Is laid in West Seventy
ninth street.
81 went over to New Jersey to spend
couple of days with my mother
sold the wife. 1T was the morning OF
a recent downpour. My husband had
his breakfast at the usual hour, my
maid says. When | am home always
60 to the door with my hubby to see
him off. But the morning of the big
rain he had to leave without this usu.
al attention. He wore his long rain.
coat and carried an umbrella.
las he passed out of the front door
gust of wind swept back the tail OF
his coat, and the door, in closing,
caught the terminus of the garment 1t
also caught fold of his umbrella. He
felt for his latch key. Then he re.
membered that he had changed his
trousers and had forgot to change the
contents of his pockets. He was about
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04
Had Better Luck
Than He Had Brains

Ex.Gov. Upham of Wisconsin tells
u good story on himself.
81 was once interested in two lum
Der deals" he said. 7 had offered a
valuable piece Of property at 100000
and at the same time was trying to
buy a tract OF pine trees. While the
deals were pending | ran across a
gypsy fortune teller in the woods and
| asked her to tell my fortune.
You will be very lucky in your
deals she said.
"'That's good, remarked.
Yes continued the fortune teller.
your luck win beat your brains.
Gov. Upham says that the woman
spoke the truth. A few days later the
syndicate which held the option Of
100000 upon the property he had Of.
fered at that price decided not to ac'
ccpt It. and 1t was not long before he
was able to sell the land for almost
double the amount.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04
ManneriSmS That Will Shorten Life

Ones health may be seriously i'm
paired, ones life may even be short
cred by permitting little mannerisms
to grow into fixed habits. There are
score of such mannerisms which
are likely to do one serious injury.
Such apparently harmless practices
as blinking the eyes rapidly, moisten.
ing the lips with the tongue, picking
the teeth, scratching ones head, or
breathing through the mouth when
carried to excess become very bad
habits.
Take, for instance, the common
trick" of moistenlng the lips with the
tongue. II you make a habit of This
you will make your lips drier and
Grier, and render the nerves Of them
extremely sensitive. Eventually you
will contract permanently cracked
lips, when besides being painful and
annoying are likely to produce can.
Ger. If this disease be hereditary you
run good chance of getting 1t.
Why any man should blow his nose
when he does not want to is a mys.
terry, but hundreds OF people, espe,
cially elderly ones, have the habit. 1t
is extremely bad for the nasal nerves
and membranes. II IOne constantly
when in health it will, sooner or later
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

left an easy prey to maladies OF the
clest. The system will besides be
fed by only about half the oxygen 1t
requires. Thousands OF people con-
tract this dangerous habit. which
really is a life shortener.
If you sleep with your mouth open
you will get about half the benefit of
nights rest. This Is frequently the
cause of that tired feeling" on wax.
inc in the morning. If there be any
epidemic floating about you double
your chances of catching 1t, and
Ealve your chances Of recovering, as
you weaken the lungs.
Never pick the teeth. 1t will make
a difference of years in the life of
your teeth, and send you to the den.
tst before your time. The habit, even
after meals. will sooner or later, start
the enamel Of the teeth and cause de.
cay. Some people contract a perpetu.
al habit of picking the teeth when
they have nothing else to do. This
will put a good, sound set of teeth on
the road to decay at least six or seven
years before they ought to go. You
will lose your sleep, pay dozen den.
lists bills and then wish you had left
toothpicks alone. Brush your teeth,
Instead, with good powder after ev.
cry meal, If possible.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04
How Palaverer
Defines Society

"of what do you think society is
composed?'
"Of satellites and parasites and peo-
pie with various appetites."
whats society like?'
well, IL is mostly like a circus.
There are dozens of different sets,
and each set has cage of its own
and fancies itself the star attraction.
Every once in while they all parade
together in the social ring-usually
for the benefit OF something. 1t may
lc deserving charity or an unde.
serving hero. Then, oh! The jack.
asses bray louder than the lions rear.
The outside world pays IS or more a
head to peep into the unknown of the
sc cial show and fool themselves into
believing that they are in the SWIM"
From "The Palaverers," a society
drama by Miss Norma Leslie Munro.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04
Music at England's Coronation

London seems exclusively concerned
these days with the various aspects
sn6 prospects OF the approaching cor.
cnation, and the papers vie with one
another in "reminiscences and predic.
tons. The January number of the
Musical Times" contains an interest.
ms account of the music at the coro.
nation of Queen Victoria, which was
al important feature of the long cere.
muny. Only one member of the Choir
US survives to corroborate the details
of the Court Journal" and his report
is unique and convincing.
The whole direction of the music
was in the hands OF Sir George Smart,
a fact which was provocative of much
bitterness and dissension. Thomas
Atwood, senior of the two composers
of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal had
Eeen at work on an anthem for the oc.
casion, but died before completing it.
rhe Queen thereupon appointed Sir
Henry Bishop, the noted glee writer
and composer of several operas.
The position was, however, in the
gift of the Bishop of London as Dean
OF the Chapel Royal. and he engaged
Sir George Smart in disregard of Her
Majesty's expressed desire.
The orchestra whose members were
In red uniforms numbered III, and
the whitehall chorus 2SS. 1t was
claimed at the time that some of these
places were sold by tie director to
spectators ignorant of music, and the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

produce chronic nasal catarrh.
II you find yourself blinking your
eyes rapidly without any cause, stop
I; at once, Or II will grow into an in.
durable habit, that will make your
eyesight fail comparatively early in
lie.
Natural blinking is necessary to
clear and moisten the eye. The aver.
age number of natural blinks is about
twenty per minute. But a nervous
bIinker will get in something like a
couple of hundred in a minute in bad
cases. The result of this Is a big de-
velopment of the eyelid muscles. 1t
besides involves counter irritation,
which acts on the optic nerve, and
relders the sight dairy more weak and
irritable.
Once contract this habit, and you
will find you cannot bear a strong
light or read small type, and the eyes
will get worse and worse. The cure
consists in keeping the eyes shut for
at least ten minutes every hour and
bathing the lids in warm water.
1t is unwise to breathe through your
mouth. If you do you will let the low,
~ half of your lungs fall almost en-.
t!rely into disuse. They are not filled
If you breathe through your mouth
and the lungs will be weakened and
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

BY the death of Cecil Rhodes is re-
called the story of another South ART
can career contemporaneous with mis-
own and in many ways equally re.
markable. The marvellous rise to
wealth and power of Charles Sonnen.
berg. of the United States and South
Africa, is unfamiliar to the general
public.
The story is told upon the distin.
gulshed authority of General Daniel
l.. Sickles. II is the story OF a poor
German immigrant boy who landed
pcnniless in New York, served in the
CIVIL War under General Sickles com
rand and later. drifting to South Az
RIGA. began an interesting career. 10.
day he is a member of Parliament, a
r.ulti.millionaire. the owner of an es.
tate of one million acres and a promi.
ncnt figure in South African affairs.
Told by General sickIes.
My friend Charles Sonnenberg has
had career to my mind, much stran.
ser than most fiction. He was one of
my boys" and served with honor I'm.
der my command | never knew him
until he presented himself to me, here
IT New York, some three years ago.
He accosted me with a military sa.
Lutte and with the license of an old
Comrade, asked my assistance in find.
ing an old friend. 1t appears a soldier
had once befriended him and Sonnen.
berg had come all the way from
South Africa bent. at whatever cost,
on finding and sharing his wealth with
hts old comrade in arms.
Charley" S1nnenberg came origi.
rally to America with dollar. After
varied experiences. he went to South
Africa and returned member OF Par.
linment, a contemporary of Cecil
/ Rhodes. several times a millionaire
and still comparatively a young man,
To appreciate the dramatic interest
of this mans career one must know
/: from the beginning Sonnenburg
landed in New York without knowing
n word of English and with about a
dollar in German money. He was
Just sixteen years old. Like many
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

thousands of others, he stepped out of
old Castle Garden without friend in
the New World and started to walk
up Broadway.
There was the old disappointment.
There was no gold or silver in the
street to pick up, as he had been led
to suppose. Feeling very much dis.
cuuraged. even desperate, he walked
on and by some odu chance turned
down Barclay street. At the first col.
rer he saw grocery store, with a
German name above the door 1t was
the first familiar object ne had seen,
and he went in.
In Modest Lumber" Business.
The storekeeper answered his Ger
man questions. greatly to his comfort.
He asked for work.
VERY we'll" said the storekeeper;
"l'll start you in the lumber business
but what do know about lumber?'
asked Sonnenberg.
The storekeeper produced some
boxes of matches. taught Sonnenberg
to say Matches, one cent box" in
Englsh-his entire vocabulary-and
started him out on the street with the
CT ution not to go further than the cor
rcr of Broadway, or he might get lost.
Well. he sold the matches. walking
all afternoon about st. Pauls Church,
and returned with the proceeds. He
had earned his supper and nights
Lodging A few days later he secured
pei manent employment,
Three years later, at the beginning
of the Civil War, Sonnenberg found
himself in California with congenial
employment and bank account. He
foisook everything to join the army.
There was no opportunity TO enlist in
California, so he came all the way to
New York to enlist. He CHANGED to
he in one of my regiments. then re.
cIuitlng on Staten Island. He served
some three years, believe. when he
vas injured and carried from the
font. Later he was nonorably dis.
charged. being deemed unfit for fur.
tier service.
America has been very kind to me, "
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

atlves of the Government for which
lac had CALAMITY fought and bled.
gave him notes to President Mckin.
Icy, to Vice President Hobart and
Speaker Reed.
President Mckinley received him
cordially and talked to him of war
times for several minutes. And the
honor was fully appreciated. Then,
as member Of the South African Par.
lament, he, was entitled to go upon
the floor of Congress. Vice President
Hobart invited him to sit beside him,
as did Speaker Reed never met a
man more enthusiastic, certainly new.
or a British subject.
Military Decorations.
As he was about 10 leave, | suggest.
cd that he ought to carry back to
africa some military decorations. He
vas delighted with the suggestion.
and had never known he was en-.
titled to them. He actually delayed
his return a week or so to get them
He secured three-that of the Grand
Army of the Republic, that OF his
corps and his regimental badge. He
took them all to a jeweller and had
them mounted most deliberately with
diamonds. They would give him
great tsanding in South Africa, he
explained to me.
when he returned he sent me a
rough diamond from one OF his mines.
The stone is as large as the end Of
ones finger. My home is also decor.
a'ed with beautiful pair of antlers,
which were grown somewhere on the
Tillion.odd acres of his estate.
One of his last gifts is huge os.
tuch egg with a picture OF Paul Kru.
ger painted on it, Which brings me
10 say that, though a member of Par.
lament, Sonnenberg sympathizes with
the Boer cause. He has sworn allegi.
arce to the King, and is at present
tern between his loyalty to England.
On one hand and to his constituents
On the other When the war Is over
still greater achievements doubtless
await him.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

The people on the Rand. however,
eel perfectly certain that there is to
be an enormous increase in the indus.
try. They say there is not a particle
Of doubt from what is known Of the
mineral resources and the present
plans for development that within
Eve years there will be 1000 stamps
in operation. This would be nearly
three times as many stamps as have
ever been worked on the Rand.
This estimate of future growth may
he extravagant, but 1t shows at least
the confidence of the people in the fu.
ture of the Rand whose fallen fortunes
they are now working with the utmost
energy to restore.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04
Reopening Johannesburg Mines

A letter from an American in Jo-
hannesburg says that a large number
of residents are returning every week;
everybody is too busy to think about
the war, and all are sanguine that in
Fix months from the present time the
mining industry will be on as large a
scale as 1t was when the mines were
closed over two years ago. The
town was never so busy as 1t is today.
Ii these sanguine expectations are
realized 5000 stamps will be at work
before the end of the year and If they
turn out gold as fast as before the
war they will be producing at the rate
IF over $4,000 900 a year.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

effect certainly must have seemed
ragged had not those present been
too engrossed with the ceremony to
notice small discrepancies, for Sir
George insisted upon attempting thu
double duties Of organist and conduct.
or rather than admit one of the other
organists to a share of the glory.
The Queen arrived at Westminster
Abbey few moments before noon
and the service lasted between three
and four hours. The order of the mr
sic included Ave anthems, the first, by
Thomas Atwood, having been COM
pcpel for the coronation Of George w.
After the sermon, the Queen having
taken the oath, the hymn, Come,
Holy Spirit" which has been used at
every coronation since that of Rich.
G"d II, was sung. This hymn, as well
as Handles "Zadok the Priest" writ.
ten for George II, and the Hallelujah
Chorus, will doubtless be repeated at
the approaching solemnity; but
special anthem is said to have been
composed by Sir Frederick Bridge, to
be given at the point where Queen
Alexandra Is crowned.
There will be "Te Deum," as usu
al, some hymns, professional march
rs, and, of course, the trumpet -four.
ishes by the State Trumpeter and his
assistants. These fourishes occur at
tho recognition, just before the rlay.
ing OF God Save the King and At the
end of the Homage.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

would give. An offer OF ten cents was
srurned. Make it a quarter said the
10y, and the deal was made.
When the maid released my hubby
there was furry. He upbraided her
for not hearing his pounds and kicks.
Unused to any such reprimands from
him, she went into tears. He felt sor.
ry and pitched her a half dollar. Not
a word about this to your mistress, he
said, and she promised.
THE boy who saw and heard all told
my florist. The florist thought 1t was
a good joke, The attention of my hus.
band TO my maid is quite noticeable.
or course, understand 1t. My maid
has made all sorts of excuses about
not going to confession.
81 am just waiting until want
something which my hubby will not be
wiling to give and then shall open
up a short chapter of revelation to
Inn that will keep him in my debt for
three months"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

he has since told me, land consider
cd it my duty to fight Tor her as long
Gs | was able"
Took First Hoard Home.
He went to his old home in Ger.
rIany and poured thousand dollars
il gold. all his savings, into his moth.
er's lap. The old lady, he tells me,
Lad never seen any such sum Of mon.
ey in all her life. So ended his first
visit to America.
A little later he started out to seek
his fortune in South Africa. He was,
so to speak, a South African Forty.
miner" with his slender means ne
first started a small grocery store
somewhere in the country. After
some months OF this he found that the
Beers required too long credit-six
nonths | think IT was--and his CAPT.
| tai was not sufficient. He went to
Cape Town and consulted the whole.
ST. ers who supplied him with goods.
Here a surprise awaited him. He was
well known and trusted. A years
credit was offered to him If he desired
! Il. He pushed his business on larg.
or basis.
/ About this time he was offered some
diamond mines near his home which
we're supposed to be entirely worked
out and almost worthless. He bought
them finally for mere song. don t
recall what the song was, but it was
very trifling.
A few days later he was approach.
GO by no less a parsonage than Cecil
Rhodes, who offered c1O,OOO for the
mines, which had cost few hundred.
Now Sonnenberg knew little enough
about diamonds, but he reasoned that
# Rhodes thought the mines worth
( $4,000 they were worth at least tnat
much to Sonnenborg. A little later
| Rhodes doubled his first offer. Son.
nenberg still reasoned the same way
| aud refused. Later the bid was raised
| to 100000. In the end SOnnCnbCrg
sold out for 100000. and was saga.
cious enough to take half of the sum
in stock. Incidentally, the stock has
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

since paid forty per cent a year.
Sonnenberg no longer kept groc-
cry store. He bought a number OF
diamond mines and at present owns
one million acres OF land in South AT.
r.ca. And this estate is well stocked
with cattle and ostricbes.
owns Mines and Ranches.
with his wealth have come several
political honors. He is now a mem.
Der OF the Cape Parliament and is
more or less prominent in the public
lite of his adopted country. But,
though subject of the King, he may
bc said to be very loyal American.
He would only marry an American
woman and his marriage was consid.
erably delayed on this account.
And now comes his remarkable 10y.
atty to his old friends. As | said he
travelled all the way from South Afri'
ca to find his old comrade. When he
asked me how to find him, ! suggest
cd the newspapers. He asked me
how many newspapers there were in
America-if there were thousand.
"Oh. yes" said, and many more"
We'll" said he, "rll advertise in a
thousand and he did so.
And these advertisements continued
Tor some days. don't know what II
cost him, but the figures must have
been large.
Remarkable Gratitude.
Well, he located his man. away out
West somewhere. II was not enough
10 write to him. lie wanted to en-
brace him. he told me, and so started
West. He found his old comradc, liv
, ing comfortably. believe. At least
re was far from want. But Sonnen
berg was not content to leave him so
He settled enough money upon him
| believe. to make him )mfortable fol
lic and came back satisfied. The man
had no claim upon him whatever. oX
cept that he hal once befriended hin
VIXEN he. Sonnenberg. was iriendless
Sonnenberg came to bid me goOd-by
and confded in me that he should like
10 see Washington and the represent
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04
PROBLEMS FOR THE
CHESS ENTHUSIASTS

addressed Editor
Bulletin u.s. Honolulu Contributions
editor before Thursday
Correspondents Problem No 6 solved by
+. Weed l Schmidt, H.
X X NJ
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

THE right course, Mr.. Tren-
chard, with excellent judgment, be-
gins the attack whilst some of
Whites pieces are in useless posi-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04
[wHITEI
WHITE MATES IN TWO MOVES.
PLAYED IN CABLE MATCH, UNIT.
ED STATES vs.. GREAT BRITAIN.
Queens Pawn Opening.

Notes From the Field.
White. Black.
Mr.. Il. Delmar, Mr.. Trenchard
United States. Great Britain.
l P-Q4 ! PIX b 4
P-QB4 9 Kt-KB3
8 Kt-QB3 P-K3
P-K3 4 B-Kt 8
3 Kt-B3 Castles
6 B-Q3 pos
. Castles 7BXKt
SPxB S Kt-B3
6 Q-B2
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04

he has since told me, "and consider
cd it my duty to fight Tor her as long
Cs | was able"