Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07
Books, Bookish People and Things
We get M good by being ungenerous book.
E. B. Browning.

the authors evident determination TO
mal,o Tho en,onco bo Ioves agree with
a literal INTERPRETATION of Scripture.
He favors the idea that other plan.
cts are inhabited, and believes that
those who live on Mercury might nor.
mally require the high temperature
of that sphere, because the angels
that come and 90 between heaven and
earth seem TO have lust such a capac.
ity. How indeed could they survive
without IL? In passing through the
intermediate spaces. we think they
must encounter extremes of heat and
cold more intense than any instrument
, of ours could measure. But Il seems
they are impervious to all such tx.
tremes." Ergo!
But Mr.. Hamilton Is not intoleran',
/ and his closing words are worthy:
In either case, our vision may yet
be vastly extended We may well be-
lieve, however, that with our ever WI
dening vision, there VIII be an ever
widening universe.
ana we may be sure that our am
bition Tor discovery viii Keep pace
with our possibilities. Thus. ne"
marvels OF creation Will ever lure us
on toward the realm OF the lnnnite
Miss Kaiser, who visited Hawaii
some months ago with the object Of
engaging with some sugar plantation
as chemist, was a pupil OF James
: Lane Allen when he taught country
school In Kentucky. He was very
quiet and dignified," she said, and
though somewhat reserved was liked
by his best pupils"
| Who knows but that delightful ere.
alton, "Georgiana," may have been
suggested by some lively Kentucky
girl he saw daily in his school room.
HOW TO OPEN A NEW BOOK.
From "Modern Bookbinding practi.
cally Considered" by VIM Mat.
thews1
Hold the hook with its hack on n
smooth or covered table. LET the from
hoard down, then the other, holding
the leaves i'm one hand while Won omen
at the front, and so 20 on. alternately
opening back and front. gently press.
ing open the sections till you reach
the center of the volume. Do this
| two or three times. and YOU will yb.
tain the best results. Open the vol.
ume violently or carelessly in ANY one
place, and you will likely break the
back. and cause a start in the leaves,
! Never force the back. II Il does not
yield to gently opening, rely upon IL
the back is too tightly or strongly
lined.
| A connolsseur. many years ago. an
excellent customer Of mine, who
thought he knew perfectly how to han.
die books, came into my office when
! | had an expensive binding jusl
| brought from the bindery. ready to he
sent home; he, before my eyes, took
hold of the volume, and, tightly hold.
ing the leaves in each hand, instead
of allowing them free play. violently
opened IL in the center and exclaimed,
How beautifully your bindings
open." | almost tainted. He had bro.
ken the back of the volume and Il
had to be rebound"
| = = =
The following IL received from John
Uri LLOYD, author of "Stringtown on
the Poke" etc:
AZ THE KING MEMORIAL CON.
TRIBUTORS.
simultaneously with the mailing of
this booklet from Boston, a portrait OF
Prof. John King is sent from Cincin.
natl. Let me hone that both may
reach YOU safely. and that while the
portrait may prove a pleasant remind.
err of our genial friend of other DAYS,
the booklet NAV be no less a welcome
accom- paniment.
That the publishers have given us
an exquisite piece of book work is eyi.
denced by this dainty volume; which
more than credits its makers and can.
not but be highly prized by all lovers
of fine workmanship While authori.
ties agree that this Belle Lettre book.
let will grace any table or book case,
the author is audacious enough to
carry the thought further and hone
that its contents may harmonize with
the setting.
Neither the Authors edition nor the