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The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22
NECESSITY OF sLuMBER.
Death by S1eepIessness "a Chinese
Punishment.

Punishment.
"a person absolutely without sleep
for nine days will die" says writer
In Ainslee's. Sufferers from insomnia
sometimes maintain that they have
gone for weeks without sleeping, but it
has been proved that they do sleep
without being aware of it. AT GER
tain point sleep is inevitable. no mat
ter what the bodily condition, the al
tentative being death. Prisoners have
slept on the rack Of the inquisition.
And the Chinese found that only the
greatest ingenuity and vigilance could
carry out sentence of death by sleep
lessness. This mode of capital punish
ment was long in favor in China and is
said to be so today, while as a form OF
torture deprivation of sleep Isl cOnsid-
cred one of the most efticacious weap-
0ns in the Chinese judicial arsenal
In some such cases the prisoner IS
kept in a cage too small 40 stand up or
lie down in and constantly prOdded
with a sharp rod Death by starvation,
also a Chinese punitive method, is
slower process and therefore, one
would think, more calculated to appeal
to the oriental mind if, it were not
that death by sleoplessneSS is thought
50 much more painful. In the lat
ter case the brain is the first affect
cd Of all the organs of the bodyH While
in case of starvation. the brain longest
retains its normal weight and charac-
ter
N corresponding mode of tanning
wild elephants is said to be deprying
the animals of sleep when first caught.
In a few days they become compara-
lively spiritless and harmless. The
brain of the elephant is held to be
more highly developed than that of
any other wild animal, but of course
as compared with a human brain can
be easily fatigued by new impressions
and so made very dependent Oil sleep.
The wild elephant in his native jungle,
however, is. said to sleep very little-a
further point for the theory of the uni
versal ratio OF sleep to intelligence,
A man taken .oalt of his habitatsand
placed in conditions which he5 inever
could have ina nagined-if transported
to Mars, say--Would doubtless need an
extraordinary, amount of sleep at first.
There is the almost parallel case of a
German boy. Casper Hauser, who up
to the age of eighteen was kept in one
room where he had no intercourse with
human beings or sight Of any natural
object, not even the sky. At eighteen
he was brought to Nuremberg and
abandoned in the street. For the first
few months of his life among men he
slept almost constantly and so soundly
that it was very hard to wake him."
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22
ALL WE'RE SAVED.

For years suffered such untold
misery from bronchitis" writes ]. n.
Johnston, of Broughton. Georgia, ''that
often was unable to work. Then,
when everything else failed, was
wholly cured by DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. My wife
suffered intensely from asthma, till II
cured her and all our experience goes
to show it is the best Group medicine IN
the world" 4 trial will convince you
it's unrivaled for throat and lung dis
eases. Guaranteed bottles SOC and
$1.O0. Trial bottles free at all drug
gists.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22
In the Same situation.

A funny story is told about a physi-
clan at Monroe City. A resident of
the town set out shade trees for the
doctor. A short time later the physi-
clan was called to attend the mother
in-law Of the man who had set out the
trees. The old lady died, and the ply
sician presented his bill. After paying
it, the citizen thought of the trees and
made out and presented a bill for
them. But the trees died." protested
the doctor. 80 did my mother-in-law," !"
retorted the other man. The doctor
paid the bill.-Kansas City Journal.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22
STOCK REDUCTION SALE.

Owing to the preparations we are
making to'move to our Congress street
location. we will sell all harness, sad
dies, buggies and wagons at greatly
reduced prices until September /.
F. J. VTLLAESCUSA.
110 s. Meyer Street.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22
Am Effective Way.

'They say" said the young drama
tist, that shall have to cut my play
down, but really don't know where
to begin"
"Why not start at both ends" his
candid friend asked, "and work to-
ward the middle? ?-Chicago Record.
Herald.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22
IT NEEDS A TONIC.

There are times when your liver
needs tonic. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers expel all poison from the system
and tonic the liver. w. Scott, 531
Highland ave-, Milton, Pa, says: i
carried DeWitt's Little Early Risars
for several years, and would not bt
without them" Bells Pharmacy.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22
SKATERS ALL RECORDS.

Twice In hospital, F. A. Gulledge,
Verbena, Alabama, paid vast sum to
doctors to cure a severe case of piles,
causing twenty-four tumors. When sll
failed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve soon
cured him. Subdues Inflammation,
conquers aches, kills pains. Best
salve in the world. 25c at all drug
gists.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Old newspapers, 25 cents
per 100, in perfect condition. Call
at the Citizen Office.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22

some very fine pieces "r A1many
glSss, at low prices, at Il. G.. CapO's
ONf Jeweler, SO West Congress.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22
RESTAURANT OPENING.

Don't forget that Roberts French
Restaurant will open Monday morning.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22

FOR RENT-Two large, pleasant sin
gle rooms. adjoining elegant bath.
Facing Military Plaza; private fam
lily. CA" Citizen.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22

WHEELER & WILSON sewing ma
chimes, SO w. Pennington St. Ma
chimes for rent.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22
WANTS.

FINE DRESSMAKlNG - First-class
work and perfect fit guaranteed
Mrs. Emma Busch, No. 33 West Nc
Cormick street. (F0rmerly Of San
Francisco) 1925
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22

WANTED-An experienced waiter at
Roberts Restaurant. 2t
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22
FOR RENT

FOR RENT.-Wheeler & wilson sew
ing machines, $3.50 per month. t3
West Pennington st.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-22

WANTED-A good, gentle family
horse, city broke. Address Il. b
Citizen Office
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29
HAWAIIAN TRAMWAYS CO.,
TIME TABLE
KING STREET LINE.

Waikiki to Town and Palama-Cars
leave Waikiki at 5:45, $500. Sis and
$3.50 a. m, and every Is minutes
thereafter until 11:00 p. m. The
11:15 and HAS p. m. go to Rins
Range only.
Rifle Range (Pawaa) to Town-Cars
leave Pawaa at 5:04, 6:04, 6:19 and
6:34 a. IN. and every is minutet
thereafter until 11:l9 p. m.
Fort and King SITS. Corner for PaIama
Cars leave at 5:lS, 6:lS, $3.50 and
6:4S a. m, and at 15-minute intervals
thereafter until 1888 p. m.
Palama for Town and Waikiki-Cars
leave at sos, 5:3S, $3.50 and sos
a. M, and every is minutes thereaft
er until 1928 p. m; then at 1858
p. m. The 11;0S p. m. from Palama
runs to Pawaa only, except on Sat
urdays, when 1t goes to Waikiki.
Fort and King SITS. Corner for Waikiki
Cars leave at 5:27. 5:57. 6:l2 and
6:27 a. m, and at 15-minute intervals
thereafter until 10:42 p. m; then at
11:l2 p. m. The 11:42 p. m. goes TO
Pawaa only, except on Saturdays.
when II runs to waikiki.
Pawaa to waikiki-Cars leave at 5:2s
a. m. and every Is minutes thereafter
until 1886 p. m; then at l1:26 D. m.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29
BERETANIA STREET AND NUUANU
VALLEY.

Punahou Stables to Town and Valley
Cars leave Punahou Stables al
$3.50 a. m. for town only, and for
Town and Valley at $40. $3.50. 6:10,
$3.50, 6:40. 1900 and 1920 a. m. and
thereafter at the even hour, at 10
minutes and at 80 minutes past the
hour until 1910 y. m.
Oahu College for Z own and Valley
Cars leave at $3.50, $3.50. 7:10 and
7:40 a. m, and thereafter at 20. 40
and 80 minwes past each hour until
$3.50 p. m.
Fort and Queen SITS. Corner for Nuu-
anu valley-Cars leave at 6:15 a. m.
and every 10 minutes thereafter un.
til 1895 p. IL
Nnuanu Valley to Town-Cars leave
Nuuanu at 6:10, $3.50 and $3.50 a. m.
and at intervals Of 10 minutes there
after until 1850 p. m.
Fort and Queen SITS. Corner for Puma
hou--Cars leave at 6:05, 6:25. 6:4b
and 7:05 a. m. and every 10 minutes
thereafter until 11:05 p. m. The cars
leaving at 8, IS and As minutes past
the hour run to Punahou Stables;
those leaving at 10, rs and 90 min
utes past the hour run to Oahu Col.
lege. The last car for Oahu College
leaves town at 9:25 p. m.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29
HAWAIIAN ENGINEERING AND
CONSTRUCTION co.
ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS.
Rooms 5os-51o stansenwaId BIos.
Tel. Main so. p. o. Bcx 537.
B. BERGERSEN,

Fine Job Printing at the Bullet.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29

There is another side of'this life, Of
which only caught glimpse now and
then, therefore can only tell of this
side as II was shown to me. Wrecks on
this road were not frequent. yet at
times serious accidents occurred. The
men hearing of these "smash-ups"
would quietly discuss the matter, then
dispose OF the subject In few words.
so $50 ran away down the noun
tain and jumped the track into the
swamp" one would say, "and Bill was
killed. Used to fire with Bill on S42,"
another would answer.
Such were the comments, and moth
ing more would be said. What these
men thought of wrecks. their own
safety, or sudden death, It is impos.
sible to say definitely.
When we were coasting down the
creek one time, Bob and myself were
lying back on the tank, swapping
pieces of coal at the steam gauge. |
had Just finished coali1g over the
bright spots when Bob said to me:
"Are you wondering how got that
cash on my nose?"
In the presence Of the end of the
day, the long train behind us running
smoothly on the down grade. the wide
open doors, showing the glow of the
fire Just beginning to grow red in the
gathering twilight, and the pickering
Of the tiny flame in the gauge lamp. It
was natural that had been wondering
In what manner Bob had received that
cut on his nose. Presently, he told the
story of wreck-a story In which a
bottle Of cough syrup played the i'm
portant part, because when the en-
CINE jumped down the bank the bottle
OF syrup in his pocket broke and cash.
ed him across the stomach.
Another time / was with a fireman
who had worked on railroads for eight
or ten years. As | had fred on the
last half of the grade up the noun,
tain, when we reached the crest turn
ed over the shovel to Jack and leaned
out on the danger chain for breath
of the dawn breeze. noticed in a
vague way that Jack looked at me GU,
riously."
We were running slowly on the lev.
ell, and had travelled about half a
mile when we felt the emergency
brakes jammed on hard. followed di'
rectly by heavy jar. Because a puff
OF early morning fog had blown across
curve in the track We had bumped
into the caboose of the train ahead OF
us.
II thought So" said Jack. still gag
ing into the fire.
Thought what?"
Something always tells me when
there is trouble ahead" he continued
1.-TWO or three times I've saved my life
by 1t, When you went to look out that
time | was just waiting for you to hol-
Ter to me to Jump."
On the rest of the run into the home
yard we sat together on a board and
sang codon songs, but he would say
nothing more about himself. No 9th,
err chance came to me in which could
speak to him concerning the some
thing which warned him OF danger
That was my last trip on the road
When had Finished banking the fire
at the end of the run he had already
gone acro3s the tracks into the town,
and never saw him again.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29

The engineer entered the cab to see
II we had finished.
"All done?" he asked.
about all DONE"
Warm night, amt IT."
yes. sort Of muggy." the fireman
answered. as he sat down on the heap
Of coal behind, lighted a pipe and su'
perintended my 'coaling over"
Give her little more in the back
corners-snakes, but you're clumsy
now up by the fiues-take your time
at it-you don't want to throw the
whole tank full in there. How. do you
like your job? Married? That1l do.
Now shut yer doors, put your blower
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29

E Firing ON a Freight g


was near half again as long as the
run west.
When the boy comes to your board.
ing house to call you, besides giving
the starting time of the engine you
are marked for, he tells you which run
you are to make. The landlady
packs your dinner bucket accordingly;
she gives you enough for two meals
on the west run, to Halstead and re.
turn, and packs 1t full for the run to
Port Morris.
As the green fireman works on the
wildcats-the freight trains which
have no rights Of way and no sched'
ule-his average trip east would be
made in "a hours. On arriving at
Port Morris, II the flremen wanted to,
they could clean their own fire. In
that case the engine could start back
with train Of empties at once. II
they put the engine on the pit. where
the regular fire cleaners would do the
work. the engine would be annulled for
two or three hours, and the engineers
and fremen could take sleep"
On my first trip to Port Morris we
cleaned our own fire. II was a sultry
August night, with fine rain falling.
With the exception OF the top layer of
good COAL" which was pushed for
ward in a bank across the center OF
the box. and which was to form the
basis of the new fire, the entire bed OF
Goals must be knocked down into the
ash pans through the drop crate.
The bottom of the fire was "clink
ed" Some of the cllnkers were three
feet long and had to be broken with
the scrapers. Behind the fireman the
edge of the tank had become so hot
that you could not hold your bare
hand on the iron. He stood cloSe tC
the doors, with one side shut to pro
tect his face a little, his body bent ovei
at a right angle, his head thrown bach
so that he could see what he did
welding the heavy scraper with the
sweat dropping off the end of his nose
and chin. Now and then he let go oil
the scraper for a breathing spell, mo
tioning to me to continue. but each
time he came back in two or three
minutes and went on as before. Al
the end he took off one Of his gloves
and wiped the sweat from his face
with a blue handkerchief.
you look tuckered out, Jim." he
said. Amt used to heat, are YET
Well. coal her over now. about shov
elful minute. There's no hurry; take
II easy and rest yourself"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29

On certain evening of one of the
trips which made to Halstead and
return, learning the road--yet rather
as remember 1t now It was close to
midnight--we stopped for some little
time in the yard at Clark Summit. We
were there about three hours behind
the time which It generally took to
make this run. Bob, who had worked
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29


mem il 'ne pio'ess vi soins W se'
VI. yam -,
AZ one ''lle uurins '.hese nianeuVers
",er 'ne iiia@e VI ,racks II, tne yaru'
oh''nh Vi ice ieil ihto 'he layer Vi coai
We ~ e'ahuns on' anu poo s"uns
WI " wy s,eps Vi 'ne no''ne ehs''e
anu -, c"u 'n'o 'ne e"o'
- w, me", "e', nc saiu III 'oae
y. pe'eu.u ,"ee' a'en sou SUMS W
o'eoA w 'na' 'iiuuN ~, ,ne ioe wa
a., ine " w "'i '',e "oin w
au .ane uo"n nea'y non
D - io ~ n '"N a. n,a '"e
~ ~ ~ 'ne n''' NV"
-"
WHICH Wv .na' .ne ISM ,e naS .vup, ,,',
vi W 'ne eiain, anu 'ne ~ ''o'A "''u
Va. wee. was rea.s " s.ar,'
Nndri'e ,iioun'eu 'ne s.eps oh " ,he
naiio" p'a''olh ou'siue 'ne po'iei
anu eraw'eu in'o 'ne iUI w"lu eau op-
POSI- 'ne ene,heer nop sh'e MS
'anuiui VI "a "a, '"e ~ e
ane"n' ~" nau appsau a. ~.
~, us, w - M" ., Wv ", ~, ." -
looked up at the steam gauge, which
registered 100 pounds pressure to the
square inch. and then began heaving
coal into the firebox with curious
twist of the shovel, which threw the
coal well over on to the sides.
Always want to get your back cor
ncrs piled up we'll" he remarked. gaz-
ing fxedly at the bed of Goals, holding
his face close to the great heat, with
the glow reflected In his eyes. He
ne could De sure ne had placed .ne
coal properly ana that tne nre neeueu
hothihg more ne spohe ih'o tue hfe'
Dox, not al me-
| fes' ne continued oyur oach
corners ana your sues heep WATCH
IN EN- anu nre neh' III iron'' inere
where she gets her MOS. neat iron !.
Cnarle ana me WORKS wen toge'ner'
'ahe ner rum mere W Nicnoison 'uh-
mel WINE ne orea'nes easy up IN 'ne
CAP ihen ne 'ahes ner 10 fia's'eau'
anu we ui'iue up coming none saine
way me COMPANY mas pu' wv men !,
On THESE Dig nos engines III summer
These occurrences, being nrst I'M
pressions, still remain distinct In the
memory but what happened AFTER we
mad once started over the road mas oe-
| come merged into a general CONFUSION
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29
GLOBE NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Remember we connect with the @.
N, N. p. and G. p. Rvs. and offer COM
petitive rates from the East. Ships
leave Seattle the 10Th CT each month.
Order NOW for Sept. sailing.
L. e. BEEBE, Ag,.,
Phone Main 201. Brewer Bldg.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29

on all the way, and sit down"
There were a number of firemen
whom I met during these days-they
were almost always the younger ones,
who acknowledged that the work was
hard. and there were also many who,
like this one, seemed not to mind at
all the constant heat and the long
hours without sleep.
On one occasion, being still green
fireman, my partner-a curiously built
man with rounded shoulders-had nat.
urally tended the fire up the first
grade. Naturally, because at the be.
ginning of a run the bed Of Goals is
only about two inches deep on the
crates, and the engine very often tears
holes in such fire; considerable skill
Is needed to prevent this. At the end
of an hour told him that was ready
to spell him whenever he said the
word.
"That's all right" he answered.
you just smoke your pipe. When I'm
working the run don't seem so long to
me. Like to have another man back
here with me, though. Then ] have
some one to talk to-"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29

During the summer of 1901 obtain.
ed position as a locomotive fireman
on railroad which ran through the
Pennsylvania hills. Previous to this
experience ! had always considered
fireman and his work in the light in
which | had seen him when he passed
by the station platform. leaning out of
the engine cab and ringing the bell.
or. when seated in a passenger car,
thought of him, perhaps, at rare inter.
walls. as some one ahead of me who
must be doing considerable work and
as being in a bad place in the event OF
a collision, or, perhaps. when caught
glimpse of an express train at night,
with the glow from the open fire door
reflected in dull red spot on the
smoke above.
In regard to any unfamiliar employ
ment which you intend to undertake.
you naturally think of yourself as do
ing the work of those men whom you
read about. and who usually prove to
be the most skilled workmen in the
trade. A boy wishing TO go to sea will
picture himself hanging out on the sky.
sail yard furling sail in gale of wind
off Cape Horn, whereas In reality he
must first spend some of his time do.
ing odd jobs about the deck, and pos.
sibly helping the cook TO wash dishes.
The case was the same with this
railroad. On first starting out as an
employee | learned that only the ex.
perienced fremen were given the pas
senger trains, and a new man must be.
gin work on the slow freight engines.
Having passed the eye and ear ex.
animation before the company's doc.
tor the engine dispatcher told me to
get on board engine s5s. which was
marked for the 10 o'clock wildcat
west. found the engine on one Of
the sidetracks in the yard.
In the time of hot weather the com.
pany allotted two firemen to each Of
these huge, double-cab hog" en-.
gines, which we're used in pulling long
trains over the steep grades in the
hills. The two firemen on No. s5S.
after asking my name. whether ! was
married or single, and how many trips
| had made learning the road" in
turn volunteered the information that
their names were Bob and Charlie, and
that both of them were unmarried.
Then each one went away in a differ.
ent direction across the tracks of the
yard.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29

to spell him whenever he said the
word.
"That's all right" he answered.
you just smoke your pipe. When I'm
working the run don't seem so long to
me. Like to have another man back
here with me, though. Then ] have
some one to talk to-"
The relationship between the engine
and the men who run II, or rather the
attitude from which the engineer and
the fireman regard the engine, at first
struck me as exceedingly strange. but
before the six weeks had come to an
end came to realize that my point OF
view had grown to be the same as
theirs. 1t is a difficult matter to def
nitely describe this attitude.
These men spend most of their lives
on the railroad. Sometimes a fireman
will work as such for ten years before
he takes his examination for an engi-
neer. Their interests, thoughts, ex.
In this moving, rumbling, putting ma.
chine in which every bar of iron. ev.
cry pipe, every valve has been the con.
e,ant comnap,ons NJ their existence.
n machine In which thew have learned
TO read the exact state Of its being by
the needle Of the steam gauge. the wa.
ter gauge and the look" of the dane.
ing bed Of Goals.
=. ,,o os,o ho,d,,o o,ooav ~ tho
oon ,ras,, ao ~ CO.. nj, re- ,ra,r 20
~ 800, - a. ua,a ,,,,ho,,, ,o,,,na
downo 7. ,ha, go sno, sor,,in, IN
a., ,ar,,au o..,o. :, ,,a erohovo Aro
,hora h,ra straars In tho aamos sbow :.
to- ,ha, t,a on,,no O. sroLina a,ro
WITH ,ha anainaor no tolls NV fool.
inc u,ha,har a oorta,n valve I. worl.
,na nronor,v ,,ho,hor tho ,,o,n rod 70
,oosen,ng te,,s NV hearing whetber or
M, the sba,t ~ tho or numn e,ides
freely when the train stons on a sid.
inc no descends at once from the cab
oils a ,it,,e here and tbere feels the
nins of the driving wheels and f,nds
that tho bindmost min on the left side
is warm when the train stons on the
newt siding some two hours later be
again descends Mt once and finding
the min of the bindmost driving wheel
growing warmer he arranees the hose
80 that a thin stream Of cold water
shall drin constantly on n the min. All.
oiling and testing.
On his part the fireman is watch.
ing the bed of Goals keenly, taking no
, tice of every slightest change. He