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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
Modern Way To Get Work

Several months ago a young man
who had served his business appren.
ticeship in the Middle West came to
New York to seek n wider sphere. He
had nothing definite in view, but with
his experience and credentials felt lit.
tie doubt Of the likelihood OF his secur.
ing a position commensurate with his
abilities.
His training, as II happened, had
been with rather conservative house,
so he followed the beaten track, pre-,
senting a number Of letters OF intro
duction he had brought.
He waited two months without hear
ing a word from a single one OF them,
and then made the rounds again
oh" once more rcgrctfully; I'VE mis-
laid your address and were unable ia
find you, so were forced to engage an
other man. Should another vacancy
arise, however,
The young man betook himself "a
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
No Provision For
An Unexpected Heir

Tine birth OF twins, as claimants for
part OF an estate valued at nearly 5000.
900, makes a very interesting problem
which the Probate Court of the Dis.
trict has been called upon TO solve.
The mother of the twins was twice
married, and left three children by her
first husband. She died last summer
when the twins were about 2 months
old. The three children by her first
husband are also living.
BY her will, made few months be.
fore her death, the mother of the twins
left her estate, consisting of real and
personal property, to her chilurcn by
her first husband Provision was made,
however, that In the event another
child was born to her 1t should he en-
titled to one-fourth interest in her
personal estate which Is stated to be
worth about $4,000.
Now the question arises which ol
the twins will be entitled to the one
fourth interest in the personal estate
and what will be the share Of the 9th
or. Or, again, will the onefourth in
tcrcsl be divided equally between the
twins. or will one be entitled to a one
fourth interest, as provided In the will
and the other to a one.ffth interest o.
the remaining threefourths OF the per
sonal property. Then, again. in thu
event that II is determined that onl!
one OF the twins is entitled to inhcri
the one-rourth, which will 1t be?
Soon after the will OF the mother o
the twins was filed in the Office OF tn,
Register Of Wills guardians ad liten
were appointed for the children by tn
first husband, and also for the twins
Washington Times.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
R lady to Abide
By Any Old Rule

This tale was told by Judge Penny
packer, in beginning a response to
toast at a Pennsylvania German ban
quet In Philadelphia. The story he
said. showed the readiness oil the
Pennsylvania Dutchman to obey those
in authority:
In 1864 Sheridan. under orders, burn
cd every barn from a valley above
StauntOn to certain point below
Winchester. 4 band OF angry rebels
ioTiOwcd shis raid, watching for a
chance to pick up any stragglcrs.
Among others who fell into their hands
was a little Pennsylvania Dutchman,
who quietly turned to his captors and
inquired:
N'!Yat you fellows going to do nit
mc?"
The reply came snort aud sharp:
Hang you"
we'll" he said, meckly, "vatcvci il
de rule"
His good.natured reply threw thC
Confederates into roar of laughter
and saved his life.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

minum. Both the metal and the stone
should be absolutely free from any
trace Of grease. The metal will give
OFF some OF its color 10 an imitation
stone, while a genuine diamond will
remain perfectly clear and unaffected
Among jewellers the final test Is to
apply drop OF tluorhydric acid TO the
stone under suspicion. The acid will
eat into any false diamond and fros,
it, while the genuine stones will not
be damaged in the slightest degree.
Perhaps the simplest method of all
however, Is to examine an ink spot on
sheet of white paper through a tiia
mond by holding the upper surfacs
against the eye. II the stone be coun
terleit, the black spot will appear
greatly multiplied, or at least doubled
The outline win, moreover, appeal
blurred and indistinct. BY using I
magnifying glass the test can readil,
be made absolute.
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

| judged he had something good.
We'll, We began seeing and raising
and in ten minutes there was 500 il
the pot. had just opened my mouth
to raise him $50 when the train struck
a curve and our car mrched over and
went rolling down an embankment 81
teen feet high. II was four days later
when ! came to my senses and discov,
cred that was in a hospital. On the
next cot to my right was my opponep,
at poker. We had both been badly
smashed up. We lay looking at each
other for q while, and then he feebly
said:
az see you 500 and raise you slO.'
And raise you $40 more said.
And $40 more
And $40 more
He closed his eyes and appeared Il
think for awhile, and as he opened
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

the help wanted" columns OF the
newspapers and. after writing number.
less letters setting forth his merits and
holding many interviews with super
cilious junior clerks sent out by their
superiors to size up" the applicant.
finally secured a position one grade
above that OF one. boy.
He met on the street last week \
youth from his old home, who. in re-
Spouse to hin questions. informed him
that he too had come on to New York
to seek wider sphere.
Go right back home" advised the
man OF bitter experience. These poo
pie here will pay no more attention is
stranger than they do 20 a dog. /
believe it's easier to break into heav-
en- tnan to get a job in New York"
The newcomer however. had beer
brought up in modern business meth
DDS, and he did not propose TO give Up
without an actual test.
ne NuhNcu nu NlHlt III pIthNHllnb tt
ters OF introduction, but picking up q
newspaper. ran his eye down tho
wants" Almost instantly he found
an advertisement Of situation which
he thought would suit him. II request.
ed answers to be directed TO n wen
known house on lower Broadway
mo letters for met said the up u
date youth. Mine might BE- the i.Si
one examined
Instead he FASTENED to the nearest
telegraph ONCE and despatched the
following message. addressing It 20 the
head of the firm, so as TO insure its
consideration at first hand
Advertisement in morning HoTaiS
noted, am the man you want LONE
experience, best credentials. Wire nj
my expense when you want me"
He was summoned to an interview
that afternoon, went to work the neSr
morning in charge OF a department.
and confidently expects to be mad'
manager Of the entire concern within
a very short time,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
Paper Is Now Used
For Making Stockings

Paper turks in many DISCUSSES now.
days Of celIuloid and leatherette, and
has been turned to account by econOm.
ical persons as blankets, collars, shirt
fronts and cuffs. But surely the strang-
est use TO which II has lately been put
Is that OF providing the material for
socks and stockings. 1t Is said to be
drawn out into strands like Irvine, in
the course of which it is roughened to
initiate the appearance of lambs wool
or llama, and then woven, 1t Is claim
ed that the socks or stockings could
be retailcd at led, per pair.
So far, however, the hosiery trade
declines to view the promise of reyo
luton seriously, Experts point out
that under no circumstances could pa
per stockings be as comfortable al
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
REAL COLD SNAPS

A cold snap is as bad as the fishing
season for making liars. A West Al,
ton man says that citizen oil that
town threw cupful OF water at a cat
one cold morning this winter. The wa
ter froze into chunk OF ice in tho
air, hit the cat on the head and broke
It's skull.
Then he tells about Flint Hill WON
an who left lamp burning an night in
the kitchen. and when she tried TO
blow II out in the morning found the
flame frozen hard. She broke II on
and threw 1t into the woodshed, where
later II thawed out and set the shod
on fire.
As II those two were not enough no
winds up with the story of St
Charles doctor, who, just before he
started out on a drive took half a doz
On good.sizcd drinks of fine old bour
bon. 1t was cold night, and his
breath was frozen into chunks, He put
the chunks into pail when he gol
home and thawed them out, and had q
quart OF pretty fair whiskey.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

White yet a young man George was
married. and by his first wife had four
children. He is now living with his
sixth wife and by the entire six is the
father Of forty.seyen children. All Of
the forty.seyen are still living; all are
married, and have had an average Of
three children each, making 40 grand.
children. There are also ten great.
grandchildren and three grcat.great.
grandchildren.
The children of George Gwlnn, with
their families. are scattered all over
the State. The only one of his children
in this immediate vicinity is Lewis
Thomas. who lives in Huntington.
Lewis is Ga years of age or four years
older than his fathers present wife
He has one son and two grandchildren.
Lewis Is the only one OF Georges for,
ty-scyen children who stays near him
in his declining years. Gwinn's first
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

small old garden-so long as to be old
1t hardly matters how small IL is, but
old II must be- for a new garden is OBJ
viously not a garden at all. And most
kcenly to relish the Joy which an old
garden can give, you should perhaps
have been born in city and dreamed
all your life of some day owning a
garden.
No form Of good fortune can. am
sure, give one a deeper thrill Of happy
ownership than that with which one
thus city-bred at last enters into pos
session OF an old country garden. Ev.
erything your eye falls upon seems to
wear something of the same look. and
as your eye ranges with sumptuous
sense of proprietorshlp from end to
end OF your little domain. your heart
is filled with sense of home more
profound, more unshakable. and more
pathetic than you have ever felt he.
fore--beforc you owned a garden
harper's Magazine.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

Second-Thosc where the risk is i'm
mediate and continuous. These are
Of course. Internationally rejected.
Third-Those cases where the risk
.s apparent at the present time, but is
liable to wear off as the applicant
grows older To such we give a grad
dated policy; that is, we graduate our
liability, limiting it for the first ten OF
tifteen years. but giving full liability
after certain period; and
Fourth-Those cases where the dan
ger is not present today. but is liable
TO make itself manifest later in life. TIC
these we given endowment or limited
payment policies. by means of which
rpEl A-ararn -lN
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
Wall Street Broker Gives
A Lay Sermon On Charity


That's my idea Of charity. confess
| am not as a rule much OF a believer
in what Is known az organized charity.
Many Of these organizations require a
certificate of character before assist.
ancc is given and there are too much
red tape and delay before assistance is
rendered. 1t is not the resolute, cap.
able man who usually needs help.
Such assistance Is generally asked by
the man or woman who has made mis-.
takes of one sort or another. It is fire.
Quently due to this very lack Of char.
acter that they come to want
There are the persons who need
These are the persons who need
when give money, so far as am
sa.Cr1sl MAJ
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
BY
EDWARD NJ.
LAMBERT

It is now forty.three years since |
was asked by Mr.. Hyde, the founder of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society,
to become associated with him in the
capacity of medical examiner, and
have been here ever since During
that time we have issued nearly mil.
lion and quarter of policies and have
rejected over a quarter of a million
applicants. We receive on an average
400 applications a day and reject over
one quarter OF them. But people will
have insurance and we realize more
and more that we must furnish II to
them.
The English companies have for
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
BY
JAMES R.
KEENE

believe in giving money when peo
pie need It and to people who are in
actual want, regardless OF the causes
of their want.
If man is hungry he should be fed
and at once; II he has become habi
tuated to drink and his system de
mands a drink 1t should be given to
him. Never mind what his past has
been.
II 1t be a woman who is In need it Is
Of no Importance whether she has fall
en- or not. The question whether she
is hungry or in need of clothes OF
shoes or coal Is of importance.
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

been provided for first of all.
1t was during pretty lively passage
that the Oficial Measurer drove ball
high in the air and II struck the chan.
delier and then bounded into the flame
there was a pun and pop and no
more was seen Of the ball. Like any
self.rcspecting globe OF celluloid II
went out OF business when II hit the
pas.
The Oficial Measurer showed that
the disaster happened on the Record.
ing Secretary's side Of the table. He
magnanimously offered to play the
point over again. however.
But the Recording Secretary declar.
ed that the rule covering balls sticking
IN the chandelier covered this point.
il 1t did that would give him the point,
and long start toward victory. He
declined TO play 1t over. and so the
match had to be abandoned.
What the Board of Arbitration has
10 decide IL who Won the point or
whether II was won at all.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

them again I knew that he vas game.
"I'll see you $40 and raise you $40.
HE was either a good buffer or he
had a good hand, but was bound to
see It through, and agsln raised him
$40. After two or three minutes the
nurse came over and asked what was
the matter.
81 raised him $40 and haven't heard
iIOm him. explained.
land you won't, either, she replied.
You have raised him out OF the game.
"The poor chap had gone dead, said
the man of the horseshoe. "and the
pot, wherever 1t was. was mine. As
10 whether he was blufing or had a
good hand can only guess, but as
they carried him out turned out to
the wall and made up my mind TO re-
turn to checkers aud stick there. -
Detroit rec Press.
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
DOMESTIC AMUSEMENT

! have invented the thing that will
AL the bill now" remarked the silent
man" in the kirby House barber shop
as he raised his razor and lather brush
in the air and serenely smiled In the
face OF his customer.
"Yes?"
ITS a calendar
ma calendar"
Yes, a calendar A family calen.
dar. One with four columns rulei on
for each day in the year. The first
column is headed Fair Weather, and
when the husband and wife pass the
day without a quarrel they make a
check mark in this column. The next
column is cloudy and ii they have the
sulks the check goes there. Then there
Is the column for me storm and the
. cyclone Each keeps a calendar indie
pendent of the other, with notes on
the margin assigning the cause Of the
clouds, the storms and the cyclones
and at the end of each month they
compare notes and balance up the ac
count for new start"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

more thar a half century made prac'
tice of insuring impaired Tives-that
rs, lives that were not first class-pro.
tecting themselves by charging CORE
spondingly for the risk, and they have
made money. Our American comps
MES were forced to work out plans for
the same purpose or lose business
And SO the following plan was forum.
lated to enable us to accept, under
certain conditions, cases we formerly
would have rejected.
We divide our risks into the follow.
ing four classes:
First-Those that are perfectly &C
ceptable-as sound as the average.
EHrEEr rnnrnr rs
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

able to control its disposition. want
them to have food and clothes. coal
and other necessaries II they need
them.
I don't give money for books. There
are plenty Of books to be had every
where, but when poor people are in
need 1t is not books, but food and
clothing for their babies and coal 70
keep them warm that they want.
II could give whatever money an
able to spare to persons who through
aGvcrsity have been reduced from pros
perity to what would prefer IL. but
these are the ones who are too proud.
in most cases, to make their wants
known.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
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MAN AND WOMAN

u A man on top OF the wheel !
!; doesn't care for turn. {:
q 4 girls love for pickles doesn't 8
.; necessarily sour her disposition. .
u Woman grows old about as :
u gracefully as she climbs out of a :
{; hammock.
y Repartee either makes mans ,
{; reputation or causes him to lose {
q his job. :
. Few rich men with poor rcla.
u lions believe in the art of healing
q by toucn. :
u For some unaCcountable reason
!. the amateur vocalist never loses :
q his voice. ;
. When mans life Is in danger
{: and he lives to tell the tale he /!
q generally tells It in after years on ;
u the least provoCation.
q Every girl imagines she can :
. sing-and so does every frog.
. It's a wise mother.in.law who
q knows her own daughters hus.
q band.
q A man seldom knows what he
{; docsn want until after he gets ,
!. 1t.
u Some men are so mean they
u won't even pay back borrowed
q trouble.
Il Il is said that more wives
q are disappointed in love than
u spinsters.
q A fool girl often encourages a
{; fool man for the purpose of bounc.
q ing him.
u It's wise woman who knows
{; half she would like to know about
u her neighbors.
4. Men grow old before they know
{. 1t. but women always grow old he.
u fore they let any one else know
% It.
IOpuldl SOHSS NOulu Dt l'So OD'
% jectiOnable II sung only in the
q hearing of those with whom they
:; are popular.
I; After Eve at the apple and
u found out what happened she
:; probably sampled all the other
q fruit in the garden Just to see
!; what else would happen.
q
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
How To Test a Diamond

Any one can tell genuine diamond
or precious stone even from a very
clever imitation. There are few
household tests which are practically
infaliible. The diamond expert after
long years OF experience with gems,
can detect an imitation, as a rule, at a
glance. The layman in such matters,
with few simple tests, takes more
time to solve such problems, but his
Judgment in the end Is scarcely less
accurate.
An imitation diamond is never so
brilliant as a genuine stone. II your
eye is not experienced enough to de-
tect the difference a very simple test
is 20 place the stone under water. The
imitation stone is practically cxtin-
guished, while a genuine diamond spar
kles even under water, and is distinct
by visible. When possible, place a
genuine stone beside the possible imi'
tation under water, and the contrast
will be apparent to the least expert
enced eye.
The glass cutting test Is, Of course
more or less familiar. 1t is probably
the most common.
False diamonds are usually cut
more regularly than the genuine
stones. In cutting a diamond the ma
terial IL saved as far as possible. Ir
any imitation the material Is itsel
worthless, and no attempt is made tC
suit the size or angle of the facets tt
the form OF the stone. II can be pu
down as a safe rule that when stone
is cut with great evenness and regular
lily It Is, to say the least, very sus
picious sign.
Another very simple and effective
test is to place a drop of water on thu
stone and carefully observe the result
The stone should first be very careful
ly cleaned. On an imitation diamond
the drop however small, will dell
quesce. The drop will, however, re
tain its original shape on a true stone
To make the test quite sure, use
magnifying glass when watching tn
action of the drop.
Still another test of this nature |
to pass the stone over a piece of alt
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
THE STUDENTS REMEDY.

In on" Of the Philadelphia colleges
a professor Of chemistry asked stu
dent:
Suppose you were called to q pa.
item who had swallowed heavy dose
Of oxalic acid, what would you admin.
ister?"
The student to which the question
was addressed is preparing for the
ministry and takes chemistry because
II Is obligatory
Il would administer the sacrament"
he replied
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
Fathers Advice to
His Son on Marriage

Have you carefully considered all
that have said, my boy?" asked the
old gentleman the day after he had
given his son a little fathcrly advice.
yes, father" replied the young man,
mcckly.
You are getting near the age at
which young man naturally begins to
look around for wife, and I don't
want you to make mistake.
'Ill try not to, father"
mo butterflies Of fashion, my boy,
but girl of some solid worth-one
who has some practical accomplish
ments.
Yes father"
Never mind the piano playing and
Delsarte lessons; never mind the dane
ing and the small talk. when you find
girl who can cook, my boy, II will be
time to think Of marrying. When you
find n girl who can make up her own
bed, knows how to set the table with
out forgetting something, is able to
put up the preserves, and, above all, is
good at sewing, go in and win her, my
boy, and you will have my blessing"
II have resolved, father, to seek
such wife as you describe" said the
young man with determination. II see
the folly OF seeking wife In society
| will go to an intelligence Office this
afternoon and see II | can find one who
will answer. And then I'll have moth
er call on her; and-and L.
Young man, I'll break your neck IL
about a minutc."
but you said"
Never mind what said. We chang
ed my mind, "-Leslie's Weekly.
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those OF cotton or wool, and only Ol
the grounds of extreme Cheapnes
could they possibly expect TO be adopt
ed, With a new pair necessity over,
day, or at NE outsitc, every other day
they would not, at the price suggested
offer any conspicuous advantage.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13
THIS WAS EASY.

Again the modern Sherlock came
around and reported to the rich faith
er.
Last night" said the modern Sher.
lock, that dude proposed to your
daughter"
How in the world did you End that
OUT gasped the parent
Very easily. rubbed chalk in the
psrlor rug. and this morning End 1t
on the dudes knees"
Then the rich father presented the
modern Sherlock with a check.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

vito was taken from him more than
sixty years ago. sold into slavery and
carried to Little Rock. lie never saw
her again. He then married Iris Dick
son. an Indian woman. He then took
unto himself In succession Patsy
Gwinn. Charlotte Thomas, Maria Ma
thias and Minerva Randle.
Gwinn is rather a lively darby. con
sidering his extreme age. Although
compelled TO go about with the aid of
a cane, he can still work some and
very often does a fairly good days
work. He uses neither licuor nor tn
bacco, having quit both several years
ago because he thought they were IN
dermining his constitution. His mind
Is still good and he delights to gather
about him a crowd and talk OF events
of four.score years ago He says Il
is his intention to make crop the
coming year.-Nashville Banner.
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-13

What" exclaimed the woman who
had just started a boarding house,
twenty-five cents for those string
hcans?"
Them Amt string beans" said the
huckster, "Them'5 lutter beans, an"
"Gl'm--buttcr beans. Maybe you've
you've got some oleomargarine beans
that'I come cheaper. philadelphia
Record.