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The evening world., 1902-03-01
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REPORTS OF BANKS ASKED.

/ WASHINGTON. March The senate
has passed ,le aill appropTia .rg 81 :5' 90
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GOING TO BAGDAD.

bEhbi'' nav" W.
tn. As-yriologlst. who recently de.iv.rc
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STEAMSHIP ABANDONED.

LONDON. March IA despatch frosI
St Michael. Azores. announce 'hA, tn
Hamburg American Line steamship
Ing condition. The crew was saved.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

Experiments made at the Polytech'
mic Institute of Worcester on the CO.
efficient OF expansion OF Portland &C.
ment show that, for temperatures be-
tween S degrees and degrees c. the
co.efficient is O.OOO,O05l per degree F
100000 per degree (Which Is
very close to the co-efficient OF
wrought iron.
M. Redelin has discovered the re-
mains of a mammoth associated with
palaeolithIc remains of man neir Brig
noles in lower Provence. In a cave
under rocksI there were found four
Clipped flint implements associated
with portion of the molar of Elephas
prlmigenlus. part Of the frontal bone
OF a human skull with the jaw bone
teeth, etc. The discovery comes ia
fill a blank in the prehistoric records
OF Provence.
Remarkable results have been at
tanned in the explorations at Abydos
during the past year. The consecu
tive order of seventeen kings has beer
established and the foundations o.
Egyptian history settled on firm ba
sls.The historic character OF King Me
ma has been demonstrated and lonl
line of a dozen kings after him hal
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
NEW RAILROAD SIGNALING INVENTIONS

published pamphlet describing his
apparatus infinitely and he invites all
who may be sceptical concerning It to
peruse the detailed account and to
witness the operation of his model The
report does not state how the electric.
ity is conducted to the engine.
While the efforts of genius to pro-
vide means for the safe running Of
trains are interesting and praisewor.
thy, 1t should not be forgotten that too
much intricacy In signals, with their
consequent likelihood to become i'm.
paired, or for any reason rendered in.
operative at a critical time, is apt to
lead to disaster Simplicity in railroad
signals is one of the surest safeguards
against accidents.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
By WINTHROP PACKARD

crew declared that the snip would sink
In few moments. and warned the
crew of the Corwin to keep away from
|her-which was reasonable. Yet she
did not sink. with the immense load
of anchors and chains weighing iown
her bow till II was thrust ten feet un.
der the ice, with her deck amidship
awash and only a bit Of her stern
raised above water, II did not seem
possible that she could be raised with.
out wrecking appliances of any sort,
yet that is what the passengers and
crew of the Corwin did. First they cut
away the wrecks of the masts and
stripped from them their sails and
parts of the rigging, fiotsam snatched
from the sea. letting the heavy part
go overheard Then they let go what
they could of the anchors that weighed
down the bow. hauling of the launch
that was on the decks by heavy tow.
line attached to the steamer. The hull
raised little at this, soggily and sui.
lenly, but It raised.
Then the crew swarmed over the
wreck. She was still liable to sink
at any moment. yet there was an ex.
hilaration about the attempt, a Joy in
the forlorn hope, that led them up to
the deed with laughter and frolic. Men
plunged shoulder deep in the ice water
and stuffed bagging in those broken
cabin headlights. II the ship went
down while they were doing this, and
she very well might. drowning was in.
evitable for them. Yet they "guyed"
one another when their heads were
above water. and laughed as they shiv-
cred They got sail over the bow
and thus partly closed the hole which
had wrecked the vessel. Then they
sent overheard the forward deckload
of chains. whirling and writhing in
sprlnging deadly coils that ripped bull
warks with them. and would have cut
man in two or carried him down
with them in a fash to the uttermost
depth. They even laughed at the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
AN UNFORTUNATE HABIT.

There Is a young man downtown
who has the trick, or habit, of saying:
since you press me-" On being of
fered a cigar he answers smilingly:
WELL since you press me, will;
thanks" and to an invitation to lunch
con, to the theater or to drink his
answer is always the same; Since
you press me, believe | will" II
happens that he is engaged to be mar
ried. and that his fiancee has little
brother. This lad has heard often and
with much Jwonderment the phrase
since you press me-" used on all
sorts of occasions, and the other night
at a dinner party in his house, when
unfortunately. there were some stran
gers present. he pointed his knife al
the young man and said in his loud
childish treble to his father: Papa
why is Mr.. Blank always a'sayin' tc
sister, Since you squeeze me'?"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
His Appropriate Quotation.

Some years ago" said a preacher.
I'VE inaugurated in our Sunday school
the practice of our children quoting
some Scriptural text as they dropped
their pennies into the contribution box.
On the first Sunday in question. lit
tie shaver walked up and said: The
Lord loyeth a cheerful giver,' and in
dropped his penny. Charity shall
cover a multitude Of sins and In drop
ped the next. 1t is more blessed to
give than to receive quoted the third.
and so on. Just then up walked lit.
tie fellow with the unmistakable rem
nants Of molasses candy on his club,
by face, and, as he dropped his cent,
he bawled out; A fool and his mon.
ey are soon parted"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

run within somewhat less than enc.
third of mile of the danger point, the
apparatus automatically applies the
brakes and brings the train to a
standstill.
When a train leaves a station a bell
is rung at the next two signal towers
out on the line, and, in the case of a
double-tracked or triple.tracked road, a
special apparatus indicates which line
the train rs travelling over; thereby the
men stationed at the various To HCrs
are enabled to know the exact loca
ton of approaching trains and also, 10
warn other trains of imminent dang sr
Al furti rr precautionary Ineas re
an ingenious arrangement automatical
ly locks the signals a.'er they nav,
been set, thus preventing their BEN.
altered by unauthorized persons.
Herr Bartelmus claims that his in
vention renders It absolutely imnGs
sible for trains to collide, whether
they are proceeding in the same dire.
ton OF IN opposite directions. Aud
he says, his system Is every bit nS Of
fective in the case Of train standing
ct station or at any uoint out ~ tE'
iou0 as It is where two moving train
are involved so that rear-end COLI
sions cannot occur The inventor ha
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
THE STORYOF FINNEY
GRIT
OF
EGGSHELLS

- o, Ia I, "Eogsbe,Is" they'll be
as,hor oa,,,n, mo wbin oi thought to
no = man and . so,dierq Is II Egg.
.,oua. n, nina, ansver IN. an be
,nown hvo NAV the Lord helm me
% hoor tho s6ame and disgrace of IL,
an, feroive tho blacksuard that first
,o,,od mo ,ha,,n And the doctor went
a. h,s wov leaving a very silent group
,o,,nd him
pvorvbodv knev who had first an.
u,,oa ,ho hoted enitbet IN Finney. II
was tho how whose life ERgshells had
an generously. though vainly. risked
his own To save.
The quarantine was over, and Egg.
shells had been driven in under cover
Of night. at his own request. When
the time for drill came he appeared
before his commandant trembling.
"Must o. go, sor?"
Certainly YOU must" the captain
said, why not?"
The mans response was almost sob.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
BY TERRES FOX.

was saying; but he ought to have a
nurse. Have any of you had the small.
pox?"
There was none, and for a moment
the doctors appeal brought forth no
response. Then one of the men in
blue stepped out with jaunty, springy
steps and volunteered his services.
The doctor turned to him.
"You realize what you are doing.
having never had the diseaseH' he
said.
"Eggshells" bowed ostentatiously,
but his usually ruddy face was very
pale. Yes, he realized.
Days passed. "The Soul" the imp
of mischief. who had endeared himself
to all by his very deviltry, was battling
with death far out on the prairie,
where flag futtered in the breeze
and there was not a man in the regi.
ment who did not regard his nurse as
hero. Then one day a gun doomed,
and the men knew that THE Sour
had crossed the waters that divide
time and eternity; that he had left his
mischief. his deviltry, his heartless.
ness, and gone where the soul takes
on ways that are not of earth.
When news came that "Eggshells'
his faithful nurse, was stricken with
the dread disease, dozen men
without families" they said-volun
teered to take care of him; but the
doctor had procured a nurse who hat
had the smallpox, and for whom, In
consequence, there was no danger.
One day the doctor stopped to ex
change a few words with a group o.
men who were of duty.
very bad" he answered in response
to their eager questioning az to Egg
shells condition. Hes delirious.
listened last night He was saying
What was he saying, sir?" Buckles
J asked as the doctor hesitated.
} "He was saying: May the LORI
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

Archbishop Ryan's friends tell this
story of his Grace; The Archbishop
was about to take train for Balti.
more at the Broad Street Station when
a young man accosted him. saying;
Your face is familiar, Where in hell
have seen your"
81 really don't know" said the Arch.
bishop, blandly, what part OF hell
do you come from?"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
Extra Oxygen for
Professional Divers

Before going into the water profes.
sional divers take deep inspirations
for ten minutes. The object is said to
be to store up oxygen not in the lung
cells, but in the blood corpuscles. This
renders temporary suspension OF the
the breathing possible by supplying
the corpuscles with an extra quantity
of oxygen, to be exchanged chemically
with carbolic acid. produced by vital
process in the blood. This storing Of
oxygen in the blood is only necessary
when the diver remains submerged
over two minutes.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
Forest Riches Of our
Eastern Possessions

The big forests of the Philippines
in many places are at present inacces.
slble through lack Of roads. In those
forests. which are estimated to cover
at least 2O.OOO,0O0. and perhaps 49,,
900 900, acres, more than 600 speci'
mems Of trees have been enumerated.
They produce gum, rubber, gutta per
cha, dyes. oils, tanbark, textile sub
stances, medicines, and timber. Many
Of the trees attain height Of $50
feet.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
RECENT NOTES OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

been fixed. The explorers have seen
and handled the gold, crystal and w.
DRY with his name and engraving and
even the kings preceding him are now
better known than half the Saxon
kings of England.
NJ. Stazzano has heretofore noted
several facts going to show that the
aurora borealis is of terrestrial orig
in; that 1t is intimately connected
with phenomena classed as 'meteoro-
logical; and now shows from statis'
tics that low pressures OF the barome.
ter are the sign of the most direct
connection, auroras increasing In fire.
quency with low pressures. They act
not only to extend the auroral zone
which, in both hemispheres, follows
the line OF low polar pressure, but also
the period of the low pressures influ'
ences both the diurnal and the month
ly period OF the aurora.
NJ. Ducretet, repeating the expert
ments of Bourbouze made in 1876 has
lately endeavored, with success, tc
transmit human speech through ordi
nary telephones, using the earth as
the only conductor. The results are
very interesting, though difficult t.
explain. One thing is certain, says
the experimental, namely that earti
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
WRECKED SFIIP SAVED: FIGHT IT.,
FIGHT

chains, which were to me the most
terrifying exhibition of seemingly ami.
mated inanimate force had ever seen.
They sprang and coiled like serpents.
these chains, yet the men at work
near them seemed to JOY in gauging
their spring and keeping Just out Of
reach of the roaring coils. They went
at this work like soldiers in siege, and
they pumped and bailed all that night
and all the next day and until midnight
again without cessation. II was a bat.
tie, race, and game all in one, with
probable death hanging over, and
they gloried in the danger and laughed
at fatigue. In the end they won. The
dismantled hulk of the Catherine Sud.
den was raised from the sea.
To this day do not know what mir.
acle kept the Sudden afioat until the
crew of the Corwin took hold OF her.
But know what raised her after that.
It was the spirit of battle. These men
felt that they were reversing a ship.
wreck, and the feeling inspired the
humblest of them to deeds out OF the
ordinary. The psychology of ship
wreck shows here in reverse. Instead
of the deadly disgust at fate which
made men on the sinking ship though
outwardly calm, inwardly disheartened
and unable to concentrate their work.
which sent them sullenly from one
thing to another. or babe them quit
and wait for the inevitable end. here
was the inspiration of possible sue.
cess which could make men stick to
pumps and buckets twenty-four hours
on stretch. then take dash of grog
from the captains noggin and go
ahead for another twelve.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
IMP
OF
MISCHIEF

1t did not take the boys long to find
out that Finney was ostentatious. The
very FIRST day after he enlisted, when
he had discarded his baggy jean
trousers. his short-baked, rusty coat,
and his relic Of silk hat for a spot.
less blue uniform, such as Uncle
SANS soldiers wear. the jaunty,
springy movements of his knees gave
him away.
Among those who had observed the
recruits antics was the boy OF the reg.
iment, grinning urchin known to his
associates as "The Soul"-a sobriquet
which owed its origin to a pointed
and not particularly complimentary
allusion to that young mans soul,
made by "Tenderfoof' one day after
enduring long siege of chaffing-and
II was "The Soul" who furnished the
unhappy Finney with a nickname.
Say. fellers, the greene thinks he's
Ateppin' on eggshells!" he cried. And
from that day Finney was Finney no
longer, but "Eggshells."
One wintry night three officers were
lounging around fire talking when
slight crunching of the snow without
attracted their attention. and one went
to the window and looked out. Close
to the glass face was presented.
'Is 1t you. Eggshells? Come arount
to the door and tell us what In thu
devil you're after"
"Eggshells," leaning forward. whis
pered something. Then the two mel
strobe off abruptly side by side.
When they went in the boy OF tn
regiment, "The Soul" lay tossing un
easily.
The men we're standing in groups
listening to the doctor, who had bee
authorized to speak.
HE is isolated, and think there |
no possible chance of contagion," h
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
RACE
WITH
DEATH

Another shipwreck. astonishing both
in itself and in the rescue of the ship
after she was as good as sunk in Der.
ing Sea, was that Of the Catherine
Sudden. The Sudden was hundred
miles or so north of the Seal Islands.
bound for Nome. and was coasting the
ice. which was still heavy on the upper
half of Boring Sea, when the thing &C.
Cured. The vessel was loaded to the
waters edge with a cargo worth a
hundred thousand dollars, and a part
of the ergo consisted OF very heavy
anchors and chain cables for use Of
lighters off Nome. She ran her bow
on long. wicked silver of ice that
stuck out beneath the water, stove a
hole in II and filled very rapidly. The
crew hustled out onto a foe, and then
wishing to float the steam launch that
was on her deck, stove holes in the
cabin headlights and other places so
that the water might enter freely and
sink her fully. was aboard the Cor
win at the time, former revenue cut.
ter. fitted for ice-breaking and crush.
ing her way toward Nome when the
wreck was sighted. We hammered
our way through the foes to her. II
was perfect June day: there was
but little wind and the air was mild.
A day on which flowers should spring
and bluebirds sing among apple bios
SONS. Yet suddenly and unexpected.
" awful disaster had come to score
of people, and they were out on the
foe frantically rushing the few things
they had saved to a place OF momen'
tary safety.
Outwardly cool. | think no man OF
them was inwardly sane. Nor do !
think the captain. an elderly man and
all his life a seaman, ever got over
the shock of the disaster. Had he
been wrecked in a gale It would have
been different. but to have his ship
sink in beautiful calm weather was, as
he phrased II, so ridiculous" that II
was not to be borne. He and his
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

Inventors never were more active
than at present to devise means to pre-
vent train wrecks. and this sort OF &C.
tivity is by no means confined to Amer.
lea. The London Chronicle describes
a unique apparatus lately produced by
Herr Bartelmus, an Austrian electri'
clan. and exhibited for the first time
in model form at recent meeting Of
Austrian railway officials.
The Bartelmus device employs a
single electric current whereby sig
nails may be transmitted from moving
engines to stations or signal boxes,
and vice versa. The signal in loco
motive is placed close beside the engi-
neer, and, normally, shows white. A
white light, however, is meant not on
, ly to indicate safety, but to show that
the apparatus is in working order
When one train approaches within a
mile and a half of another on the
same track the white light changes to
green, which means that the engineer
must proceed cautiously. II he ap'
proaches within three.quarters of a
mile Of the train ahead the green sig
nal disappears and a red light warn
ing him to stop. takes its place. Ant
should he disregard the red light ant
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

filters out, so to say, the continuous
current necessary to the operation OF
the apparatus. This current is diff
fused into many others capable Of ac-
tuating certain number OF telephones
distributed around the TRANSMITTED, and
in the experiments cited these diffused
currents We're strong enough to oper'
ate a relay with a call.bell
The aeronaut Hergesall OF Strass.
burg saw, in one of his ascensions, an
eagle at height of 5000 metres and
in another, two storks and a buZZard
at 900 metres. Larks have been seen
at 1000 metres, and crows at 400. But
these are exceptional heights. Birds
are rarely seen above 1000 metres and
very few above 400. Birds have been
| released from balloons at heights vary.
, ing from 900 to 5000 metres. In a
clear atmosphere they few directly
downward, remaining near the bal
loon, however, II the sky were cloudy
Pigeons were released from a balloon
thirty miles away from home in cloudy
weather. The first pigeon returned
home in three hours, the second in
four and the last took nearly a day
In clear weather they reached home
from that distance in about forty.tivC
minutes.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23

King Edward receives 1000 letters
and 10000 newspapers daily; the Ger.
man Emperor. 600 to 700 letters: the
King OF Italy, about 500: the Queen
Of Holland, 100 to $50. The Pope's
daily receipt of letters and papers
amounts to from $4,000 to $4,000. and
he requires the services of thirty-five
secretaries.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-23
TENDER TERROR


= thee?
|. Often in thy face I've gazed.
\ I have felt thy breath upon
\ wond'ring, doubling, sore amaz.
ed,
Questioning the realm beyond
4 thee.
b Often have felt the touch
or thy stern and warning fin.
4 ger:
/; Then I yearned to ask thee
much,
y Tho feared to have thee lin.
y ger.
gre thou claimest M ortat
Y breath.
\ Lest sweet hope should prove
n uncertain
\ Would that thou. oh. mighty
h death,
\ Could but tear aside the cur.
\ Would that thou could'st show
IA strand
J. whittier feeting spirits wan.
|. der,
y Ere the mortal quits this land
n To be born again DER youder,
Y Would that, ere I quit the world.
N might know the secrets hid.
n den:
" Let me not to sleep be hurled
NJ Til my fond farewells are bid
VI den.
Scare know what thing thou
VI Messenger Of God or devil;
y; At thy call must depart,
v Be the future good or evil.
VI Yet methinks seem to know
n Since I often chance to meet
" thee
" Thou art not my spirits foe;
N Someday. as a friend, I'll greet
N thee.
" I remember. once, | dreamed.
N While a mighty sickness held
~ me,
ID From thine eyes a promise
N beamed-
"a Sweetly smiling beheld thee.
70 Then. again. upon the field,
M Where the cannons doomed
"a around me.
y Passed thou by me as | reeled; ;
v For a moment | had found
" thee.
W But thou did'st not then com,
". mand,
n Twas not time for thee to call
M me;
Then | saw within thy hand
M That which straightway did
"a enthrall me.
N Thou vert very near me then
NJ And mine eyes beheld q won
" der
y Peace composed my spirit whei
" Swift thou tore the veil asun
~ der.
Y Sudden was the spirits glance
W Quick the glorious vision
NJ vanished;
IN Mortal pain dispelled the trance
ln Agony sweet solace banished
4 Once while furies swept the sea
IN Aloft upon a vessel flying,
lu Softly came'st thou calling me
II Sad It was to think of dying
lu Questioning. | met thy gaze.
In Trembling lest thy finge
NJ beckoned;
u As picture, former days,
IE Passed before me swift, VI
Nv reckoned.
y Then a subtle, holy calm,
lE Comforted and warmed m
Nv being
w And the storms most might
TN psalm
l,b Crashed while dread an
lN doubt were fleeing.
Tx When, afraid, felt death nea
Ih In his hand a sword WI
lM cleaning;
lI AS calmer thoughts dlspcll,
IN my fear,
Nv On his brow a star was bear
G ing.
y. When asked of death the sil
Nv OF the radiant star he carrie
" Comfort was no longer mine,
> Peace no longer with me ia
ried.
lL
NJ know not whence | came, n
f how,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-01
Shot at q Cashier.

FORTVlLLE, Ind, July 2i-About
noon today while Assistant Cashier
PrettipO was In the Fortville bank
alone II, well-dressed man came in,
pointed n revolver at Prettipo and fir
ed The ball went wild The man then
demanded that Prettipo give him 81 500
or be killed ,lThe shot attracted the
attention Of people outside the bank
and the rObbcr ran, He escaped To the
woods half a mile away where a posse
of twenty-five men captured him after
wOundnE him. He fired his pistol re-
peatedly but hit nobody. The man re-
fuses TO give his name, He Is moi
seriously injured.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-01
Ship Is n Monastery.

PARIS. July 23,-According to re-
ports, a strange craft has come To an
chor in the port of Taganrog, Asiatic
Russia. 1t is the great ship Pokrow-
Prcssiyatya- Bogoradizi, which is moth
ing else than a floating monastery,
The entire ships company is compos-
"a of monks of Mount Athos. The cap
tain is Father Gerassion, superior of
the order. The sailor-monks wear
ecclesiastical garb, but cut in such a
way as not to interfere with their
marine duties. The ship is painted
black, and has great cross at the
bow.
The captain says mass every day
and in general all the rules of a mon
astery are vigorously observed.
Women are forbidden on board. The
sailors and officers are Russian, but sal
under the Turkish flag.