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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10

Clerk reaches down bundle of letters
from box Or" tips II cunningly like
pack Of cards on the counter, and
says, '1nitial?"
"R. w"
The foremost six epistles are scan.
ned, when 1t occurs to the clerk that
he has missed part of the examination.
When call last?"-in a breath.
Yesterday
"Ah! Nothing since yesterday" in
a tone convincing Of abstruse knowl.
edge of the number and date of every
letter newly added to or"
Knowles, please" Little woman in
black, with sharp chin, a NANCY fur
boa, and netbag on arm.
Further down left" Thus the clerk.
Cries OF "Butterworth! "Daly!" Fer.
gusOn" along counter.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10
BRYAN A HAPPY man: us rs ;' ;.. .s.' '''

Lincoln. Neb--col William Jen-
nings Bryan has furnished additional
evidence of plutocratic tendencies by
removing from the brick barn which
has been his home for the last nine
months and taking possession of the
$4,000 house he has been building for
year on the highest point of land near
Lincoln.
Mr.. Bryan says It cost him a little
more than $4,000. and il is cheap at
that. II is a well-prononioned build
ing, made Of pressed brick and stone
and fitted with hand-carved oak fin
ishings throughout
II faces directly west and contains
twenty-one rooms, including parlors.
a reception hall and library downstairs
and bedrooms, nursery, u schoolroom
and gymnasium upstairs.
The kitchen is in a connected build
ing. Entrance is had by way Of
great, half-round veranda, leading into
a beautifully carved and finished hall.
From the porch one can see for many
miles in any direction. of to the east
and south stretch great reaches of
farming lands. while to the north and
west, down in a tree-embowered val
ley. nestles the city itself.
Fairview is the name by which the
Bryan home will be known. The name
is appropriate.
Although three miles from the city,
the house 1t fitted with every modern
convenience. Its owner does not es-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10
Nothing" Is the kneIl Of Hope.

Daily. a tall, sunburned young fellow,
with incipient mustache, and WIRING
the smasher hat and cords telling of
recent days with some wandering col.
umn, has the call. Watch his face as
the pile of letters is clicked Som un.
seen TO seen by nimble flISers.
He hasn't called for two weeks, so
the clerk must look right through the
lot. Days face grows sadder as the
search lengthens.
Nothing" is to him the knell OF
hope of remittance. the sentence to an
other dismal weeks loaiing around
hard streets. He has a story, be sure,
but heaps of pride and the training to
take hard knocks impasslyely. Still,
his lip witches.
AS he moves away the cries rise
again. No one has even two glances
to waste on the downcast trooper. A
podgy man in well worn blue serge, by
dint OF squeezing, has gained 'front.'
rank honors, and clips a bit of paper
under the grille. Cute man, this! He
has saved himself shouting, and the
clerk his questions. So he gets at
tention, and one letter with the Kali
ser's stamp.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10

Away at the back of the building and
from side TO side runs narrow pas
A man who has been grunting wrath
lily in the outer fringe worms TO the
counter. and catches the query in the
clerks eye.
sage, walled on the right with hun
dreds of tiny iron boxes in sections, 10
high, 10 broad. They extend nearly to
the roof and the upper tiers are
reached from flying balcony. Down
in the basement are more hundreds,
and the lobby is one OF the busiest
spots In all Johannesburg.
Each box has a key, and the key
holders number close on 5000! The
rent runs from 2ls to 25s., SO that the
citizens pay. say. $1,000 year for the
privilege of not having houseto'
house postal service, and seem quite
willing to go on paying.
We shall see the postman on his
rounds some day. The Dutchman used
to employ him before the war, but the
stumbling block now appears to be
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10
NO MORE GIRL TYPISTS

A merchant from an interior town OF
Michigan was in Detroit few days
ago looking for young man TO act as
his typewriter. and when asked why
he did not employ a girl he replied:
i've had three or four. and they
don't turn out well. The first one had
been with me about a month when a
theatrical company came along and
was going to skip its date because Lit
tie Eva was sick My typewriter heard
OF II and offered her services, and she
played the part so well that the COM
pany took her along and In four weeks
she married the manager and ran the
whole show The second ono got lit
tie too fresh after n week or so, and
came to me and said:
"'Mr. Blank. you haven't got but
one in coffee, while you've put an b
in sugar and left out an e in sheeting.'
do you object to my way OF SPELL
ing?' | asked.
81 do she says. I don't want folks
10 think I'm typewriting for saw
mill.
"As wouldn't change, she did; and
number three was all right till young
farmer walked in and gained her love
while she was typewriting an order for
six grindstones and bale Of bed
blankets.
Number four was the best looking
girl of all, and she hadn't been In the
store three days when my wife says tn
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10

chew luxury in the interior appoint
ments and costly plumbing, electric
lights and artistic decorations, with
city water, make It thoroughly mod
ern home. Cement walks and drive
ways give easy access to the various
buildings. and seemingly no money has
been spared to make life within it's
walls worth living.
Col. Bryan is a rich man and rapidly
getting richer. He has been accused
of acquisitiveness, but many of his
critics have unjustly diagnosed his
case Mr. Bryan likes money and he
has keen appreciation OF what 1t
will afford its possessor. He has spent
less than his income every years of his
active life. and II Is now getting so
large as to be almost unwieldy-for
him.
His newspaper is firmly established.
Although he has disdained trained
business assistance, he has made it a
big money-maker. Thirty thousand
dollars a year il a conservative esti-
mate of his share of profit fro init. He
began with 10000 circulation and now
has twice that number He limits his
advertising space and rigidly refuses
to give trust-made goods place in his
advertising columns.
His actual wealth, aside from his
newspaper, which is paying a good In
terest upon third of a million, Is lit
tie less than sl5O,OOO His yearly in
come is not much below $4,000. He
lives modestly and simply. but well.
A priyate tutor comes each morning
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10

for his two younger children. but his
daughter Ruth is a daily attendant at
the State University. where she Is
sophomore He has several fine car
Iiages but much prefers TO use the
suburban street car that passes with
a short distance Of his home each hour.
Much OF his writing IS done in his
home. a part Of il is dashed OF while
on his lecturing or campaigning tours.
He is little seen about the Office of
his paper. This occupies the lower
floor Of a downtown block His broth
er. Charles W. Bryan, is the business
manager, and one trained newspaper
man is the only editorial assistant he
has.
He still rigidly adheres to his deter
mination to print his opinions upon
current political topics in his paper
and invariably denies himself to the
interviewer. He attends a little Meth
odist chapel in the nearby town of
Normal, no Presbyterian church being
in the neighborhood
In manner and dress he Is as unas-
Stunning and careless as ever. and he
goes about among his fellow-citlzenS,
sometimes with a mailsack half full Of.
exchanges over his shoulder, without
exciting comment.
He gives largely to charitable and
benevolent organizations, and is free
with his purse TO campaign commit
tees. He is getting a great deal of en-
joyment out OF his life and he looks II.
err each day.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10

where's that old turkey gobbler
that used to strut around the barn
yard?" friend asked Uncle Bill. did
ye kill him Thanksgiving"
wal, vas an no." replied Uncle Bill.
81 did an didn't. It was this way:
He was SO durn tough that when |
brought the axe down on his neck it
only tickled, The more chopped tn
more It tickled,, ontil finally tn old
bird got t laughin' so hard that he be-
came hysterical an died.
"Yas; s'pose | was the cause of his
death, indirectly"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10
A CURE FOR sEAsIckNEss.

DR.. E. Castelli OF Washington calls
attention in the Medical Record to this
communication concerning seaslckness,
which was received from the Italian
Ambassador to the United States:
My Dear DIR. Castelli: Knowing
that you are interested in the treat
ment OF seasickness. take pleasure in
giving you my personal observations
on the subject. After having found by
experience that the only way not to
suffer from seasickness was to lie in q
horizontal position, | happened to
notice that fixing my eyes upon mir
ror while dressing (even when the sea
was stormy was sufficient to relieve
the unpleasant sensations of seasick-
ness. During my last ocean trip tried
this accidentally discovered remedy,
and always with good results. Take
into consideration my observation and
make It yours, If you think 1t may be
Of benefit to science.
MAYOR DIES PLANCHES."
!. !: I. 4. 1. !. I. = 4: I !. + + i + + : 4
h n ono ,o,,Ior namod nor nnmher.
aS - . ="
,rho ,ow roourcu NJ late betbougb,
i,soi, 40 ra,hris,or our suhurha n
strea,s on ,ho AmerIcan n,an : every.
tbina hovond the railway line IN he
"Nortb First " otto and "south First =
otto On Tho other eide and all the
cross streets IN he "east" and "west''
of pretoria bridge II is a good scheme
airing the rectangular way the town
lies with streets at invariabIe right
angles IN ono another.
When nice little blue and white en-
ameI tablets are screwed upon doors
and nj corners. we shall stop the eter
nal niIprimape 10 the postoffice. and
gave iIIimitab,e foot.tons of mower.
would only observe anent this nam
inc and numbering that in Capetown
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10
QUEER AFFECT OF GENEROSITY

Miles NJ. OBrien, ex.president of the
board of education, dropped into the
offices of the Guardian Trust Company
the other day to have chat with Bird
s. Coler.
In the course of the conversation he
related one OF his experiences while
visiting a West Side grammar school,
He asked a number of questions of tho
various pupils to test their knowledge
of the branches taught. OF one of the
small boys in the arithmetic class he
asked:
III your father should give your
mother SO today and SO tomorrow and
$3.50 the next day, what would be the
RESULT"
The boy, who was at the bottom OF
the class, replied "She would have a
ft."-New York Times.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10

Those who suffer from seasiCkness
may be glad to learn that league for
its prevention has been formed in
France. The society is called the
"Ligue contre lie Nal de Mcr"; II is un.
der the direction of DIR. Mardeuf, who
has founded ournal called lie Nal de
Mer, and published a book. which pro-
fesses to be complete hygienlc guide
for those who travel by water. This
small work contains large amount OF
curious information. The first chapter
Is written to prove that there Is such
a thing as seasickncss Git is "une YER
table maladieD, a proposition which
will be readily granted. The further
contention that II can be avoided 10Th
erwise than by staying ashore) and
that II is durable can hardly be said at
present to be matters of common
knowledge. General and special eau.
tons which should be taken before
starting on journey are given and a
chapter Is devoted to the behavior
which should be observed on the day
Of departure,
On going on board the boat the tray
eller should walk about, whistle and
sing. should he possess that accom-
plishment; II not, he should chat or
regard distant fixed point through
binocular glasses. This latter prac.
tice is strongly recommended by NJ.
G.. Marguet of Chalons, who has found
that the mere act of holding blnocular
glasses before the eyes has been suffi.
cient to prevent sickness. This meth
cd of prophylaXis has its counterpart
In tradition held by some British sal
lors to the effect that a man who falls
overheard will never be drowned so
long as he can be induced to enter into
conversation. The English, we learn,
strongly recommend the exhibition OF
whisky" of cognac, of rum, of brandy,
of chartreuse and OF porter. Whether
these remedies are usually taken sep.
arately or together We are not told, nor
are the doses specified. The author
recommends an alcoholic preparation
of mint, because, he says, the smell Of
that herb increase the activity OF res
piration. In regard to food DR.. Mar
deuf finds that foie gras and cream
are apt to disagree. In the case OF
acute symptoms he recommends alb
dominal compression, concerning
which he has much to say.
Perhaps the most interesting thing
in connection with the league is the
great effort which II Is making to oh
tain the fullest details on all questions
bearing on the causatlon, symptoms
treatment and complications Of sea
sickness. The method called collect
i've investigation Is the one which has
been adopted, and number of ques
lions nave been drawn up to which an
swers are requested from all persons
interested in the malady. There are
thirty seven questions, FIVE of which
are addressed exclusively to ladies'
Some might suggest the wish that al
easier one might be substituted. Fol
example, many people would be unable
satisfactorily TO define their tempera
ment and tos ay whether It is nervous
bilious, Emphatic or sangulne. Man!
of the questions cover a good deal o
ground, Here is a specimen: (Ques
: ton 1O) DO you turn in as you conn
on board? Do you do so in the sum
J mer before the boat sails, when thu
heat makes the cabins intolerable? u
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10
CAUSES OF DEFALCATION

The recent discovery o, the theft Of
some $1,000 from the Government, and
the causes which led to the theft, will
probably call forth from many people
the cynical comment, Another good
man gone wrong" The criminal prob.
lem, as such, is a serious one in this
country, and the rest Of the world, but
taken as a whole, the problem of the
criminal degenerate is not as serious as
that OF the good young man who com
mits a crime from motives which are
more or less common to the human
race.
The trouble In many cases of this
kind is that the embezzler Is fond of
living beyond his income, and the
cause at the back Of that probably Is
that he has an idea that economy Is
somehow disgraceful and mean. There
is altogether too much of this sort OF
thinking In the country at present, and
while It does not excuse the man who
steals-for any man should have sense
enough to penetrate so obvious fal.
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10
FRENCH FIGHT X
AGAINST SEASICKNESS

you preserve the horizontal posture2
Do you lie on your back, or on your
stomach, or on your right side? Do
yu keep your head higher or lower
than your feet? Do the Arabs suffer
more or less from seasickness than We
do? DO you know any children who
suffer from seasickness; II so. what
are their ages?"-London Lancet
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10
Hunting for Letters.

The man who has neither box num-
Der nor official status goes hunting for
his letters in a large hall. lofty. tile
paved, cool, along the length of which
runs a breast-high counter topped
with a grass grille like bloated fire.
guard. On the left flank, stamps and
registration; right, money orders and
savings bank; center, poste restante,
backed loftily with pigeon boxes in
four diyisions-A.G. HIM, Mr., 81.
and sub-sections for each initial-Go,
CIR, Ne, Ra, and so forth, as on tram
tickets, without the consecutive num-
Der.
In face OF each division those who
want letters, and won't be happy till
they get them. cluster in groups. The
clerk in charge has a changeless rou-
tine; how can he help being wooden,
and how sick he must get of doing and
saying the same things for eight hours
q day!
"Grainger, please; G-r-a'i-n'g'e'r."
Funny how almost invariably people
spell their name thus at impulse.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10
JOHANNESBURG HAS NO
CARRIERS OF LETTERS

Not to have private letter box In
our postoffice Is to rank yourself with
the mere mob. You descend to the
level OF the counter, and are coerced
by callow clerks. says a johannesburg
correspondent of the London Express.
You are Of no caste, and yet blame
less. The fault lies with the powers
who decree that 10000 people shall
converge on one building II they want
a letter from the home situate some
where over the convex of the seven
seas. They are the Mohammeds who
perforce go to the mountain, because
the man who stays at home listening
for the patter of postman's feet along
the pavement and the echoing double
knock will stretch bis ears out Of
shape. There are no pavements, no
postmen.
II has been puzzle to me why Jo-
hannesburg hasn't even yet managed n
house-to-house delivery. My notions
may be unduly gorgeous, after months
of prompt servituda six times a day bv
the London "pos,le," and nlayhap |
have not made sufficient allowance for
the commercial side of postoffice as
a factor in national revenue.
But II what a delightful old head
used to tell us at school be true, that
the misspent minutes per diem of $50
boys equalled an awful waste of ener'
gy Ton the raising one pound ose foot
formula), wonder what billions Of
tons fly into empty air every week in
the mere climbing Of postoffice steps
by our whole population.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10

Here, Mr.. Yarder, that's the second
time you have sent me this bill, and
paid II once"
That's the fault OF my new book
keeper, He keeps books by the double
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10

BULLETIN street sales exceed
those Of all other Honolulu papers
combined.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-10

lacy--it is more or less the cause OF
his temptations. Many persons who
would disclaim all intention to encour.
age crime do thoughtlessly encourage
this mischievous and unworthy notion,
and they have no business to do such
a thing.
One often hears men and women
who ought to know better, sheer at the
person who habitually ECONOMICS, and
stigmatize as mean, common" or take
what comfort they can get, rather than
make frenzied effort to keep up ap.
pearances. Such thoughtless and fire.
quently cruel comments increase the
temptation to extravaganza among
young people. and make. life a great
deal harder for those who are Obliged
to be poor but honest. Undoubtedly,
most of us would like to possess pleas
ant homes, works Of art, and plenty
Of spending money. but there is no dis
grace In not having these things; and
yet some people apparently make 1t
the business of their lives to convince
us that there Is.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-09
CAUTION.

This is not a gentle word-but
when you think how liable you are
not TO purchase the only remedy uni
versally known and remedy that has
had the largest sale Of any medicine
in the world since 1868 for the cure
and treatment 81 Consumption and
Throat and Lung troubles without
losing it's great popularity all these
years, you will be thankful we called
your attention to Boschee's German
Syrup. There are so many ordinary
cough remedies made by druggists
and others that are cheap and good
for light colds perhaps, but for severe
Coughs. Bronchitis. Croup-and espe
cially for Consumption, where there
is difficult expectoration and cough
ing during the nights and mornings
here is nothing like German syrup
The % cent size has just been inSro
duced this year. Regular size q
cents. At City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-09
A TEXAS WONDER.
HALLS GREAT DISCOVERY.

One small bottle OF The Texas Won
der, Halls Great Discovery, cures oil
kidney and bladder troubles, removes
gravel, cures diabetes, seminal ennis
sions, weak and lame back, rheuma-
tism and all Irregularities OF the kid
neys and bladder In both woMen and
men. Regulates bladder trouble In
children. II not sold by your druggist
will be sent by mail on receipt of 81.
One small bottle Is two months treat
ment and will cure any case above
mentioned. DIR. K. w. HALL.
Sole manufacturer, St. Louis, Mo.
Sold by all druggists and w. d.
Frame, Ardmore, /. T.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-09
A Serious Mistake.

e. c. Dewitt G. Co. is the name OF
the firm who make the genuine Witch
Hazel salve. DeWitt's is the Witch
Hazel salve that heals without leaving
a scar. It is a serious mistake to use
any other. DcWitt's Witch Hazel
salve cures blind, bleeding. itching
and protruding piles, burns, bruises
eczema and all skin diseases. Sold by
City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-09
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
LAWYERS.

w. A. Ledbettsr. 8. T. Bledsoe
LEDBETTER a BLEDsoE.
Attorneys At Law.
once in Ledbettsr 4 Blsdsos Build.
ing, Main street.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-09
READ THIS.

Ardmore. |. T., Oct. H. 1902.
DR.. II. w. Hall, st. Louis: have
suffered for years with kidney and
bladder troubles. have found more
relieffrom using Texas Wonder, Halls
Great Discovery, than any other kid
ney and bladder medicine, and can
safely recommend II to others. Very
respectfully,
MRS. j. II. HOPKINS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-09

A refrigerator that win save its cost
in ice is worth dozen other brands
That's the White Mountain, sold by
Stevens. Kenperly & Spragins Co,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-09

Green grass, cooling shades and
cold water are good things of old
summer time, If It is an ice chest,
water cooler or lawn mower you need.
5.tf. WILLIAMS, CoRHN & co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-09

During the summer kidney irreg-
ularities are often caused by exces-
sive drinking or being overheated. At
tend to the kidneys at once by using
Foley's Kidney Cure. Bonner & Bon
ner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-09

You Know What You Are Taking
When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that
1t is simply iron and quinine In a
tasteless form. No cure-no pay. sos.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-09

Buy today from our fishing tackle
before the rush is on and the assort'
ment broken.
WILLIAMS, CoRHN & co.