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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08
OH, UPRIGHT JUDGE

"Brudder Jones, can you decide dp.
on de decision oh dis question, atwixt
or Laz'rus an me, MYSELF"
What am de question:"
Hit am dis: Ef OF Laz'Tus plant
a watermillion wine near de fence
atween me an he, an dat watermil.
lion wine run cross de fence an had
big watermillion on UNI on my side lie
fence on my Ian. Now whar de root
oh de watermillion wine run cross dc
fence and hab big watermillion on o.
Laz'rus Ian, an whar de watermillion
hesef am blongs ter me. Tell, say
Brudder Jones, whose watermillion
an he?"
Nov. Brudder Brown, you mex mC
de empire In dis case?"
Yes; me an or Laz'rus boat, al
two"
Den ! decides dat needer one mas
any titlement ter dat watermillion
You had no right ter pick watermilli1n
offen Brudder Lazrus' watermill!on
wine, and Brudder Laz'rus hab nc
right ter go on yer Ian an TEX dc
fruits of de yearth. But am de water
million ripe?"
"Yes; but whose am it?"
II is de empire to decide pom de de
eision OBJ de queshun. Den, as de en-
pire hab right ter his fee, de water
million am mine. ticks hit fur my
fee."
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08
BOY COPPERED
THE TIPS OF
MIR. WHITNEY

There is little story floating around
in sporting circles which. II not true.
ought to be, at least, says the Brook.
Ign Eagle. During the racing season
at Saratoga there drifted to the
Springs for a brief participation in
the whirl of life there spinning a
young man for whom William c..
Whitney has a kindly feeling. Mr..
Whitney knew enough OF the young
mans circumstances to believe that
all the money he was possessed of he
was carrying in his pocket. Under an
impulse not unnatural to him, Mr.
Whitney desired to advance the young
mans fortunes and advised him in the
matter of his betting on the ponies
Every morning the young man pre-
scented himself for his tip, thanking
the horse magnate effusively each
time for the information he had re-
ceiyed.
One day toward the close of the
meeting 1t broke on Mr.. Whitney that
his tips had been all astray except in
a few instances, and when he stopped
TO review the advice he had given and
realized how much he must have de
pletcd the young mans meager stock
OF cash he was much distressed he
lett, as he Is reported as saying, that
1T was up to him to make good TO the
young man for having misled him so
far, So he called his proiege aside
and anXlously asked him:
How have you come out?"
"oh, Mr.. Whitney, am $4,000
ahead"
What" almost shouted the finan,
cier. Forty thousand ahead? Why
my tips should have put you to the
bad. How is It that you have won?'
We'll. Mr., Whitney" was the reply
you see ! coppered your tips and bel
the other way"
The fnancier stared at him a mo
ment, then burst into a hearty laugh
saying:
"ioull do. You don't need any Of
my assistance"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08
The TOmbs ~ New Works. Famous Prison

published book entitled stevens
Travels. In which he gave an account
Of his trip through Asia and the Holy
Land Among the Illustrations was
one Of an ancient Egyptian tomb This
Illustration so impressed the commit.
tee which had the matter Of new
prison under consideration that II re.
ported In favor Of a building for that
purpose ON the plan OF the Egyptian
tomb. and suggested the name The
Tombs"
The building was completed and
ready for occupancy in 1898. one OF
the first interesting characters to en-.
ter the Tombs was Billy Mulligan.
professional criminal who was visited
often while he was in the city prison
by a handsome woman, whom he mar.
ried in the prison hall few hours be.
fore he was sent to Sing Sing. The
wedding tour was made in q smoking
car to Sing Sing.
The next man Of importance To en-.
ter the prison was John c. Colt. the
murderer of Samuel Adams. His trial
lasted ten days, and in that time his
friend, Caroline Henshaw attracted as
much attention as the well.to.do muir.
derer. II was the doomed mans de-
sire that he he allowed to marry her
before he was hanged. and, agreeable
I o his wish, the ceremony was per-
ormed at noon on the fatal day-the
execution being fixed four hours Ia.
ter.
The bride was attired according to
an account published at that time, IN
straw bonnet. green shawl Claret.
aolorod cloak trimmed with red cord.
and nun She was accompanied by
Colts brother and John Howard
| Payne the author Of Home. Sweet
| Home The Rev. Mr.. Arthur per.
formed the ceremony" When the
| honeymoon of one hour was over the
woman went away and the prisoner
asked to be left alone until his ume
was up" His wish was respected.
Suicide or Plot?
Just as the clock was about to strike
| v NhAi' q NA'hNs 'NNAN'N 'lbNN NNN'h
about the prison, the cry of fire was
heard. and II was found that the GU
pola Of the prison was ablaze. The
Rev. Mr. Arthur went to the cell to
inform Colt that all was ready. lie
found the man dead with a knife In
his heart. one of the burning ques
tiCns after the Colt episode was:
who gave him the knife?" Many
people believed that during the ex
citemont consequent to the burning OF
the cupola Colt was allowed to escape
and body substituted by his friends
to convey the impression Of a suicide
A. II. Hummel, who lived ut that
time near the Tombs, remembers the
fire and the dramatic incident connect
ed with 1t. Il doubt" says Mr.. Hum
mel, "if any criminal romance of to
day could stir me as did the story OF
Colts escape from the hangman'
moose. was, indeed, very small
boy at the time. and naturally impress
sionable. All New York was agitatet
and was In my first fever of excite
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

within few weeks the historic old
Tombs will be practically abandoned
and lie inmates transferred 10 the new
city prison With the exception Of 30
boys and women's departments. the
old structure will be demolished. and
the whole block will be- incloscd by a
high granite wall. with handsome
gates. which with the new sidewalks
will cost about $4,000.
In all New York there Is hardly a
more historic spot than the old
Toombs. II has held the most motto.
rious criminals the world ever knew
millionaire murderers and lawbreak.
ers Of every description. From II nov.
ellsts and historians have drawn a
world OF material
Il was In the old Tombs that Ed
ward s. Stokes. the slayer of Jim"
Fisk. fretted and fumed while the best
legal talent in the country fought to
secure his release. Stokes came with.
10 an ace Of being hung on the Tombs
gallows, which. by the way, was abol
ished when the electric chair made its
appearance.
Boss" Tweed once resided within
the walls Of the old prison. as also did
James d. Fish. charged with gigan.
tic swindle which brought about a fin.
ancial panic in 1888.
But now the old prison has played
It's part in the history OF New York
and Il will soon vanish leaving as the
only reminder of its existence innu
morable stories. in some Of which
tragedies are strangely interviewer
With romaucos.
1hs First Jail.
The drst building used for a jail in
this city was built in 1912 at Pear
street aud Coenties Slip. II was OF
stone. and three stories high. The
money to build Il was furnished by
the West India Company. and for that
reason Il was called the "Company's
Tavern Other names for the jail
were the "Stadt Hcrberga." and CITY
Tavern" This was also the "Stadt
Hugs" when court was held.
When the structure became made
VthN' u'W jul WAS Oulll On lut
fields" the present City Hall Park
and this was the city prison unit
l775, when the new bridewell wa:
erected. In 1880. when the population
uf the city as 100000 the old city
prison. or bridewell just west OF tn,
city hall, had become dilapidated. ant
was pronounced a nuisance. The ole
collect grounds which had beef
made on the site Of a pond, was Sc
leCtCd for the site of new prison
The pond occupied the entire spac,
bounded by White street on the north
by Worth street on the south. and 10y
B3Nter street and Elm street. IN,
outlet Of the pond was at the norther
ly end, abou where Center and Whit,
streets intersect. The pond wa!
drained, but the collect remained {
nuisance. When 1t was finally filled
in IL was chosen as the site for tn,
new prison.
Origin Of Name for Prison.
John l.. Stevens of Hoboken ha,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

As a healthful, lively and graceful
game for girls. rapier ring has no SUI
perior. 1t is played by IS contestants
nine on a side, and Is equally well
adapted to out of doors or a gymna-
stun. There are no rough features
and the players depend upon speed,
skill and, above all, team work, to win.
Those who have played rapier ring say
Il Is even more exciting than basket
ball, and not nearly so rough. There
Is a lightning succession of passes,
beautiful to see, and making the pref,
test kind of open play" The neces'
sary equipments are cheap, and easily
Obtainable. which brings the game
within the reach OF all.
Two goals, similar to those used in
football. but smaller, are erected, 100
yards apart, with cross bar connect,
ing the posts six feet from the ground
The ring" Is wooden ring one inch
thick and five inches In diameter
wound tightly with tape. such as Is
used for repairing bicycle tires. This
Is to prevent any injury to the players
] II they should chance to get struck
with II,
Each player Is furnished with light
stick called "rapier," like the handle
OF crOquet mallet, three feet long,
tapering to blunt point, on the end,
This may be as light or as heavy as
! you wish. but you will find the lighter
ones the best.
The players thrust the ends of their
'raplers" through the ring and pass
1t to each other by quick throw. The
, ring can be caught on the rapier, but
never by hand. II a player forgets the
rules and grasps the ring with hel
hand, II only for an instant, her side
loses the ring. and one player OF the
other side is allowed to make free
throw from wherever the ring may bt
at that time.
A player may advance the rims
down the field only by throwing II L
another player OF her side,.who is near
err the opponents goal, This playel
'iitb W Gavin rms
and advance 1t in her turn, while tn,
other side try to stop this invasion o
their territory by striking the rims
with their sticks, knocking 1t ava!
from her to player of their own side
or by catching II themselves. If {
player should try to carry the rims
down the field on her sticks or with
her hand, her side loses the ring anC
the other side Is allowed free throw
But player having caught the rims
In midair on her rapier may cry
"Free!" and she is entitled to throw Il
without hindrance from the other side
who, however, may try to catch 1t af
ter II has left her stick.
Each side tries to throw the rims
over her crossbar between the goa
posts of the other side, scoring a goal
which counts five points, or. failing tC
do this. to carry 1t behind the goa
line" Ave feet behind the goal posts
which counts one point.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08
A LOST HABIT

Many person has noticed, remarks
the Youths Companion, that vacations
make 1t hard to take up at once on
ones return the old routine of work,
but 1t is to be hoped that not many
find the effect so serious as did old
Aunt Ca'line."
Good morning, auntie," said wo-
man OF her acquaintance. "Why aren't
you washing nowadays"
well. you see, Miss Clara" said the
old colored woman, indulgently; us
been out o. work so long dat now,
when | could wuhk. finds Is done los
nah taste TO- It,"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08
ELEMENTAL JEALOUSY.

Eyes, bgosh." said Uncle Jim, from
the cracker barrel, jealousy is found
everywher'-eyen in tn elements. !
knowed of one case that proved hit"
In the elements?" repeated the
grocery clerk, dipping an ant out Of
the sugar, what do you mean, Uncle
Jim?'
"Jes what ] say. Little town Of
Yungho,e got boom on few weeks
ago an huh 'lectrlc light plant.
Lishtnin come along and knocked II
clean OF bird night It wuz runnin'!
Ef dat an elemental jealousy don't
lnow W. is" Cincinnati Com.
mercial Tribune.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08
Heroic Treatment.

Kitty-So you have managed to get
Fred to propose at last? How did you
bring II about?
Bertha-I borrowed Mamie's en-
gagement ring and had 1t on the third
finger of my left hand when Fred call
ed last evening.
Kitty-And what did he say?
Bertha-He saw II the moment he
got into the room. He looked as
though he'd go through the floor. Fin.
ally he mustered up courage to ask If
1t was an engagement ring, and | said
Yes" That was no lie, you know. II
was an engagement ring-Mamies 3,
you know.
Kitty-And then?
Bertha - Then he gasped, and
thought he would faint. But the up,
shot OF II was he proposed.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

was used M an execution place for the
first time In January. 1899. when ban.
i,l Ransom was hanged there There
was no execution there from that time
until Nov 10 1885. when Richard
jackson paid the death penalty.
In tho Tombs history II Is related
that when Albert Il. Hicks. the pirate
was confined In the prison awaiting
execution p. T. Barnum called and
asked to see the doomed man. who
sent word that III Barnum was on the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

mont over a public event Kept Raz
inr at the Tombs with a fascination Of
horror that never lost We had all
known Colts name before he was
charged with murder. rs he was per.
haps the greatest American manufac.
turor of firearms. His crime. bis con.
viction Of murder and his sentence nj
death formed the greatest sensations
Of the day. ecllpsed only when he got
away during the excitement occasion.
ed by an incendlary fire. He had
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08
WHAT A BOY CAN DO

These are some OF the things a boy
can do
He can shout so loud that the air turns
blue:
He can make all sounds of beast and
bird,
And thousand more they never
heard.
He can crow or cackle, chirp or .cluck.
TIL he fools the rooster. hen. or duck;
He can mock the dog or lamb or COW,
Aud the cat herself can't beat his
meow"
He has sounds that are ruffled. strip.
ed, or plain;
He can thunder by like railway
train,
Stop at the stations breath, and then
Apply the steam and be off again.
He has all of his powers in such com.
mand.
He can turn right into a full brass
band,
With all OF the instruments ever play
ed,
And march away as a street parade.
You can tell that boy Is very Ill
If he's wide awake and is keeping still
But earth would be-God bless their
nOise,--
A dull old place II there were no boys
Nixon Waterman in the Christian
Endeavor World.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

indicted for the murder Dr Harvey
Burdell was murdered In his home. 81
Bond street, on Jan. 30. 1857. Mrs
Cunningham was tried for the muir.
der and was for a time the occupant
Of n cell In the Tombs
John Mahoney. the American Jack
Sheppard. was also star boarder at
the prison early In his remarkable ca.
reer..
The First Execution.
Tho courtyard of the city prison
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

plenty Of money and was never
caught"
Richard =. Robinson. was the next
prisoner of importance IN the Tombs.
when BIN Poole. the butcher prize
fighter. was killed the Tombs recelv'
ed many distinguished guests. James
Irving, John Morrissey. later valu.
able man in Tammany Hall. State Zen.
ator. and member OF Congress; James
Turner and Patrick Mclaughlin we're
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08
ALL THE SAME SIZE

"T found something that We brought
back from the summer hotel in orr
trunk today, dear" said Mrs. Tan.
brown, but | can't make up my mind
what II is"
"Humph." remarked Tanbrown;
does 1t look like a mosquito?"
No" said Mrs. Tanbrown. cts
cloth. but don't know what to call it
when returning lt-a napkin. towel or
sheet" - Cincinnati Commercial Tri.
bune.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

London is great merry. go.round,
and we are the riders of the horses.
says the London (England) Express,
BY the census report there are 1896
541 of us in the county and 6,5Sl.372 in
the metropolitan and city of London
police districts. II the houses are our
hobby horses - and whose house is
not?-tnen there are 57l ,76S of these
useful steeds in the county and 92S,OUS
in Greater London.
VIII comparison help you 20 grasp
these figures? Then take Australia
In the great island continent there is
room to place ALSO Greater Londons
$4,000 counties Of London. and yet ,,s
population is less than that Of the
county of London by 700 900, less than
that Of the Greater London by AGO.
00j.
Or take the population OF Paris, Der.
lin, st. Petersburg and Madrid To.
gether they number 5.S39, 900. a triAe
OF 100000 less than Greater London.
crowded into an area of one-seventh
the size.
Truly a great Babylon this we have
builded; and yet there are riders on
our merry.goround who say: 80 long
as we pay our pence and get good
swinging ride for our money, what
does II matter who makes the machin.
cry go, who paints the figures on on
the panels, grinds the organ, and col.
lects the money" To look into the
accounts OF the show and count the
cogs on the main gear is mere imper.
thence or useless labor.
To those Londoners-and there are
a good many OF them-who take this
view OF London life, would respect.
fully recommend a perusal OF a report
Just issued by the county council. 1t
10 handy tome of 800 pages, with an
introduction OF 1873 more; II is IS
inches by IS inches in size. 3 inches
thick, and the greater part OF It con.
sists OF tables.
There is hardly question regard.
ing London government-the sort OF
question the intelligent foreigner or
provincial asks, and the unimagina.
tive Londoner fails to answer -
which cannot be answered from this
volume.
There is only one drawback-that
the figures relate to the year 1900.
1901, But we change so little from
year to year In our main features that
the figures may be considered, for ev.
cry day purposes, absolutely up to
date. Is there anything. then, you
would like to know about yourself and
your neighbors?
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

Mrs. Won Blumer--I feel certain that
the cook has been drinking some OF
your whisky. Won Blumer-Why?
Mrs. Won Blumer-She has been alter
nately swearing at me and trying to
hug me al the afternoon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

"That Chicago girl was engaged to
three men at one time" what did
she do?-Break two of the engage,
ments?" mo; she postponed two Of
the weddings"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

This trust system is wholly wrong
in its organic construction"
Organic or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Plain Dealer.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08
London'o Paupers.

In reckoning the cost of living In
London, few people give thought 10
the immense burden laid upon the me,
tropolis by the necessity of looking
after the pauper population. On Jan
uary !, 1891, the indoor and outdoor
paupers OF London numbered .l23,52O
only a few above the average for
Ave years, and one tc every 40 per
sons in the metropolis. To support
these cost f2S s per pauper or ca.
594,S4l.
The most notable fact brought out
by the figures IL that in London out OF
every 100 men over SIS years of age Is
are paupers. and out of every 100 wo
men OF similar age 22 are in the same
unhappy position. And these figures
do not include the vagrant and In
sane.
Paying for the support Of the pau
pers is task which has been laid on
the whole community by means of the
establishment of central funds. to
which all contribute in the like de
gree. and from which each district
draws grants In proportion to Its
needs.
To understand the lns and outs OF
this rating Is matter beyond the abil
Ity of common man. but an insight In
to It is obtained when one discovers
that the county fund helps St.
George's'in-the.East to the extent OF
nearly Is in the pound, and adds more
than I'd in the pound to the rates OF
st, Georges, Hanover Square, In do
ing so.
1t is curious how largely the dark
side bulks In these statistics. Death
pauperism, crime. insanity. all the
things we try to put 30 resolutely be,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

hind us. stare us in the face when the
reckoning is made up.
=
Increase Of Insanity.
That insanity is on the increase In
London is terrible fact. of which
much has been heard lately. Here IL
Is In all its nakedness, contained In a
diagram with one great scarlet line Of
pauper lunacy mounting upward and
ever upward from 1889 TO 1900. a
black line, showing how the county
council has been meeting the increase.
a green hne showing that II is not at
all commensurate with the increase of
ordinary pauperism, and a violet line
which proves that II is far and away
above the rate OF increase OF popula.
ton.
What are the figures In London
county asylums. 14.192; In the city OF
London. 49S; in Bethlem, 395; in Il.
censed houses. 1875; total. 1880.
As sidellght or the problem of the
completely of London government,
note that although the cost of lunacy
Is practically borne by the county
rate. the payment is so divided be.
tween the council, the common poor
fund and the metropolitan asylums
board that the expenses OF admins.
tration are vastly increased.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08
LONDON'S WONDERFUL
POPULATION FIGURES

cGester's el6.000,0O0, including e5..
$4,000 for the ship canal? There is
not city In England, we learn. that
has debt so small as London's In
comparison with its ratable value.
While London's debt is one .and a
quarter times, Manchester's is five and
half, and Huddersfields nearly six
times its ratable value.
Debt, after all, is a poor thing to
worry about until the rate collector
comes around. Let us take something
more amusing. Here Is the return OF
the births, deaths ard marriages. with
diagrams showing the extraordinary
tsct that in all three London first in,
creased greatly. and then declined to
an equal extent.
Taking the last 80 years, the mar,
Tiages began to fall below the mean In
1877, the birth in 1885, and the deaths
in 1879, and In no case have the fig,
ures risen again to the high level
maintained before those years. We
do not marry. get born or die as rap
idly as we once did. Out of 2i.65i
persons who were admitted In 1900 "a
fever hospitals, liza died. in the same
year 37l persons were killed in TIE
streets by vehicles of all kinds.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08
Dogs and Firemen.

Coss and Firemen.
Dip where you will into these stats.
tics and you find tale Of woe, at least
for some. What about the dogs, the
unmuzzled dogs of 1897 to 1899 seized
by the police? How many bites and
barks and lamentations OF owners do
the $4,000 OF those destroyed repre-.
sent?
We may note the IRE brigade sta.
tistics. In 1900 the brigade boasted
10 long ladders-surely an unlucky
cumberland cost e2O6O61, or twice
as much as It did In the year the coun.
ell was born, One wonders how many
long ladders 1t will have and how
much II will cost when "ex.Chief Hale
jof Kansas" or some other enthusiast
gets hold Of It and the council.
Then there are rents received by
the county council" s253,7OS; for It is
now a great landlord. and takes e..
9O4 from the Parker street lodging
house as readily as eSO.11S from lie
tramways, or f44 Is from Wellesley
workmen's buildings.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-08

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