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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-20
+. Brewer 4 Co., Ltd.
Queen Street, Honolulu, r. n.

Agents for
Hawaiian Agricultural Co., Ookals
Sugar Plant. Co.. Onomea Sugar Co.
Honomu Sugar Co, ,Wailuku Sugar Co.
Makee Sugar Co., ,Haleakala Ranch Co
The Planters Line Of San Francisco
Packets, Chas. Brewer & Co.'S line OF
Boston Packets.
List Of Officers:
G. M. Cooke, President: George
Robertson. Manager; Il. F. Bishop
Treasurer and Secretary; Col. w. r
Allen, Auditor; P. G. Jones. G. II.
Cooke and Geo. r. Carter. Directors.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-05-20
speaks for Itself
but 10 not noisy.

E. r. BATH. THE PLUMBER.
1866 King Street. phone 81.
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The man who wanted whisky had no
more to say.
The next customers were a man and
a woman He was a We'll known busi-
ness man Of Washington and was rec
ognized by The reporter as wen rs the
druggist. The woman was apparently
an actress in one Of the companies Just
come TO town. They wished 10 purchase
some cologne.
The druggist showed some very ex-
pensive varieties and a bottle was chos-
en- by the won an which was filed With
the most expensive scent on the market
The man produced his pockstbook and
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L am forced TO tn Misunderstanding
en- yicshun shat I'm 'tirely wishout
funds"
Inc matter was argued at length. The
junior member could not be persuaded
that the colonel was IN reality broke
AID the colonel at first indignant that
his word should be doubted. was al last
reduced TO tears over the sad thought
OF the treatment he was receiving.
This caused the junior partner TO r.
'lent The bill was paid. after which
they tackled out, arm in arm. the colonel
sorrowfully lecturlng his companion on
the evil OF drinking
When day breaks the drug store
commences to loose something Of its at
tractive appearance. The lights have a
CHASTITY effect against the Increasing
light outside. The clerks are pale and
tired looking and show the effects Of the
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long busy night The few customers
are rather quiet.
The noisy, boisterous drunk is gone
and in his place there are seedy looking
men with shaking hands and drawn
mouths who call FOR bromO settler in A
subdUed manner. The humorous occur
rences of the night are over and only
suffering and dependency remain.
Somehow the long shelves OF bottles
commence for the first time 20 suggest
sickness and death. You are glad TO
leave the place that was so pleasant
during the hours OF the night and seek
sleep 70 obliterate from your memory
the last impression you received Of a
night in a drug store.
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leader. who is accompanied by Patrick
O'BTien ard Capt. A. J. DonneIIan-
These men need no introduction 10 the
average American VAo is familiar with
the impress they - on contemporary
history.
Prof. Johann -Stb physician to En-
peror William OF Germany and one OF
the foremost pathOlogists Of the world.
VIII visit Baltimore in the near future
Carlos Pellegrini, formerly President OF
the Argentine Republic. and still regard
ed as the Warwick OF that most sub
stantiaI OF South American countries,
is in Chicago.
Last. but not least. a word may b
said about Hong zee wah. the Chinese
reformer. on whose head the Empress
Dowager has set price OF 1900 taels.
Hong zee Wah.
Hong Yee Wah." said Der Doc
Baltimore Chinese reformer, is China-s
greatest man today. He wants to make
every Chinaman as free as the Ameri-
cans are; he wants the Chinese 10 cut
on their queues and wear American
clothes; he wants them 10 stop praying
to idols and feeding wooden gods who
cannot talk The Chinese Emperor is
zee Wah wants him to do II It were
not for the Dowager Empress But
once that old woman dies the Emperor
VIII institute reforms and call Hong
zee Wah TO his side to advise. him.
You Americans cannot imagine what,
courage il takes for a man In my coun-
try to talk against existing conditions
20 incur the wrath Of every mandarin,
from the smallest and most insignifl-
cant official IN 10 the taOtsis and the
humbuggers with the yellow feather
Hong zee Wah had that courage, and
only saved his life by fleeing TO Japan
when the taotai of Canton wanted TO
have him apprehended and deeapitatetl.
In Japan he organized the first Chinese
reform associations; from there he trav-
eled all over the world. and is now in
Italy His daughter. KauE Tung PHI. a
very beautiful girl, who was educated at
an American college in Hartford. Joined
him in Paris, and we expect them here
the latter part OF this month.
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surgeons know how TO extract teeth
and they will gladly do st for you"
After asking how the hospital could
be reached the man started OF. and the
interrupted conversation was resumed.
Presently the druggist remarked:
There comes the man with the tooth
ache. He has changed his mind about
having the tooth out and will ask me
to let him have some whisky
Wanted Whisky.
Sure enough the man said that ne
wanted some pure whisky and would
give a prescription for It.
We do not carry whisky in stock, "
said the druggist.
That's all right" said the man pro-
ducins his card. Il am a surgeon in
the United States navy. and have the
authority TO write a prescription in
Washington"
Il am very sorry. sir" said the drug
gist. but what l told you is the exact
situation. We do not carry II in stock. "
The navy man argued the point, and
finally left in great disDleasure.
That" said the druggist. lis always
the case People refuse TO believe that
We do not have whisky.
81 once told a man the same thing
and he offered 10 bet me any amount OF
money that l did have II. There was a
quiet-Iooking man standing at the coun-
ter. taking In the conversation. He
reached down in his pocket and pro-
duced a roll OF big bills that must have
contained several thousand dollars.
Bet him whatever you want, Doc"
he said 10 me, II will go behind your
game and call the bluff."
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DOG NO MATCH FOR wooDcHUcK.

It is unusual TO see a woodchuck drive
dog; it is usually reversed and the
chuck takes to his hole. 10 be dug out
by the dog.
A Maine canine followed his mistress.
who was on a drive through the back
towns OF Phillips the other day. and
after driving of all the hens from the
farms along the road lie barked with
JOY at the sight OF that strange animal,
and with one leap ne landed in front
Of the wOOdChuCk. -r .-. g..
Then he stOpped-there was something
IN the woOdchuck's eye that indicated
that there might be serious trouble. The
dog discovered IL and backed away 70
safety, and, strange 10 state, the wood
chuck followed him. followed him until
the poetry was all out Of the experience
dog acknowledged his defeat by drop
ping his tail and starting FOR Phillips
at very fast pace.
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"a e. I do not think il will figure largely
in industrial commerce, II that is what
you mean by the general viewpoint
Were we to find radium in a quantity
that would make the cost reasonable.
we could make wonderful use OF it
wonderful. At present, II Is so scarce
and so dear that fits use for the cure OF
disease is the only popular use"
Among the other distinguished mem
bers Of the society are Right Honorable
Lord Allarton. Sir ]. w. Bailey OF Man
chester. England; Prof J. Dewar. Of
the Royal Institute. England, and Prof.
p. p. Kennicut, Of the University OF
oxford. There are in all about two hun
dred members OF the chemical party.
Statesmen at St. Louis.
The interparliamentary peace con
gress at St. Louis brought go foreign
visitors, many of them statesmen whose
celebrity is not confined TO their own
country. Count Albert Apponyi presi-
dent OF the chamber Of deputies Of Hun
gary. was there. several statesmen with
the rank OF marquis from Italy. twenty
members OF the German reichstag. dis
tinguished deputies from France. and
lawmakers from England. the Neither
lands. Norway, Portugal, RCumania,
Sweden. and Switzerland.
The electrical congress at St Louis
also added to the number OF prominent
men travelling at present in the country,
and a peace congress TO be held next
month in Boston will further swell the
list.
Earls and Dukes.
It is difficult to keep track Of all the
noblemen who are at present IN Amer
lea The Earl of Euston came over to
attend the knights Templar convoca-
ton al San Francisco, and the repre-
sentation If the British peerage has
been increased by the arrival of the
Earl and Countess of LiChfield, Viscount
Arson. the Earl and Countess Of Dart
mouth. Niscount Lewisham, and Lady
Dorothy Legge. Lord Dartmouth came
over in order 20 assist i'm laying the
cornerstone of the new Dartmouth Hall
at Dartmouth College, named after his
ancestor.
The Marquis OF Ailesbury is expected
later. He is chief representative OF the
house Of Bruce. with whom the Scots
bled at Bannockburn.
Japanese EobIity is represented by
Count Yama Osichi. travelling in the
West with an extensive suite. Lieuten-
ant General Prince Fushimi will sail for
America in October
Probably the three visitors whose
names are most familiar have not yet
been mentioned.
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Scarcely Night Fails to Furnish Multi
tude of Incidents Either of Humor-
Gus or Pathetic Character
Man Who Sells Pills, Powders, and Soda
Water Expected to Be Human Ehcyclo-
pedia and Supply Every Need.

stance was cited Of a woman who con-
sumed on an average from forty 70 fifty
glasses of drink served at most fOun-
tains which contains a large perc entage
Of cocaine.
Bromide and ginger preparations cause
as many victims as the more powerful
drugs. The ginger preparations have to
be dissolved in pure alcohol, and people
who form the habit Of drinking Il are
probably worse of than drinkers Of
whisky.
The bromide preparations create a
habit hard to break There are several
well known men in this city who have
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paid the rather steep charge without
the wink of an eyelash.
There Is typical case" said the
druggist. You would be amazed TO
know how many business men Of Wash
ington who are married and have tam
lilies show up in here at nights with
strange women. We call them angels.
They get bled and 1t se-vcs them right.
I'VE show the best and most expen-
sive things We have to the women and
pay no attention TO the men. All va
rieties OF perfumes. expensive soaps,
toilet articles. and even brlc-a-brac ere
bought until the bin runs up to $50 Or
800
Paid Without Comment.
When the women have bought ev-
erything they can think OF. we name
the amount to the man, and IL Is nearly
always paid for without comment.
when the races are on. there Is a
great boom in that business MOI only
the local winners, but the men who fol-
low the ponies drop in at night and buy
all kinds OF fancy things for which they
really have no use. Their money has
come easy TO them. and they seem in a
hurry TO spend ii. have taken in sew
eral hundred dollars in a single pi,-bt
for sales OF that class.
The next specimen to materialize was
"A negro woman, who is the v,-fa of a
Chinaman, proprietor Of a han stle,,
restaurant She called for am o,,pca
Of a cheap grade OF cologne Tho as-
sistant brought out small initial which
he commenced to fill. The man I'm charge
stopped him
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She don't want it that way" he said;
measure IL in a graduated glass"
The woman took the glass and poured
the liquid over her clothing, paid for It,
and went out
What does that stunt mean?' asked
the reDorter-
Why that is a nightly occurrence"
re~lied the druggist "She probably
gets so sickened by the smell OF Chi
nese cooking that she requires some
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No Sight IS More Horrible Than That OF the
Dope Fiend Who Is Denied Purchase
of the StimuIant He Graves.
Hilarious Gentlemen Frequently Drop in
in Order to Tell the Corner Druggist
the Story of Their Lives.

other strong odor to drive IT away. She
is not the only one. We have many
ike her. but they are nearly all negro
women, and, OF course, some Of them
use the perfumery as an accompani-
ment to their finery."
Sandwiched in between the odd GUS
toners there was always In evidence
the varied ASSIGNMENTS Of hilarious gen.
tlemen. filled with the old familiar
juice" who wished 70 fight or weep
or tell the druggist the story OF their
lives, Just as the mood struck them.
One OF this number was a. old man
with gray hair and wearing a Grand
Army button. He was accompanied by
a younger man, and both were exceed
ingly drunk
The young man attacked tie soda
fountain and managed to select a va
nilla ice cream soda. He disposed Of
this very gravely By a sweeping motion
OF the spoon. whenever he managed 20
get It into the glass. 10 his mouth,
which he failed three time out Of four
TO locate.
Wanted No Soft Drinks.
His venerable companion scorned soft
drinks, but thought he needed a cigar.
The clerk showed him everything in
stock. which comprised about every
well known brand on the market, but
none OF these were the particular make
he wanted He did not remember the
name Of his favorite. but he believed
he would know It when he saw it.
Eventually he selected a hish-priced
cigar. bit of the end. and lit IL Then
| commenced a search through his cloth
ing for the wherewith to pay for the
smoke Every pocket was emptied, but
no money was In sight.
This struck him in the light of an
exceedingly deep problem. He swung
onto the counter. and swayed backward
and forward in deep meditation. Final
~, happy thought struck him. and
his whole face lighted up. He turned
around unsteadily. and called his COM
paniou, 10 whom he related EOrrOwfUl-
w. his trouble.
The companion came across and the
two started out The clerk called them
back and reminded the Junior partner
that the soda had not been paid for.
IVY. cert ny" said the younger Of the
two; ''thatsh great idea; 'sprised I didn't
think of It m'seIf I shay, colonel"
turning to the Grand Army man, 81
paid for thstsh c'gar; how'd do for you
t pay fr tn booze?'
Second Search Unavailing.
The colonel considered It a brilliant
dead. and again the pockets were labor
iously empued.
Most 'strordnary state of fairs" he
announced. when he became convinced
that there was no money 20 be found
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A Distinguished Trio.

They are;
His Grace the TT. Rev. Randall
Thomas Davidson, archbishop of Can
terbury and primate of England.
Rt. Hon. James Bryce. ", p, author
Of The American Commonwealth
John h Redmond. the greRt Irish
The Washington times., 1904-09-18
WASHINGTON LIFE AS THE NIGHT DRUG CLERK SEES 1T

in business here. the use Of pure cocaine
and morphine has not increased at an
alarming rate. But there are many
patent medicines that have enormous
sales and which are made up almost en-
tirely Of those drugs.
Sometimes physicians give prescrip-
lions that contain them. The patients
find relief in the remedy. The next
time they are similarly troubled they
have the same prescription filled with
out consulting physician. In this way
they gradually become slaves to the use
Of It.
An Actress Drink.
There is an actress. at the head of
her profession. originally a Eigh-saIaried
star In vaudeville. who invariably pur-
chased during her last visit to Wash
ington four and five bottles a day OF
preparation filled with morphine Il also
contained essence OF spice and various
other things, and among its general ef-
fects II is warming to the stomach. The
amount she drank each day would kill
a person who had not gradually worked
up to her capacity.
Then. there are the headaches and
catarrhal remedies many OF which con-
tain dangerous drugs know Of a
man in one OF the depa r; ments here
who buys on an average from eight to
ten bottles Of a catarrh medicine every
day OF his life. That man IL con
firmed opium eater, and he doesn't
know Il, and would resent strongly be
ing called one
What about would-be suicides-do
you have many Of them?" was asked
Yes; quite a number But we can
usually spot them. OF course. we slip
UP coca sionall-
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Woman Fooled Him.

zone woman came to me and asked
for carbolic acid and bichloride OF mer-
curry. She seemed in good spirits and
told a straight story about using them
for disinfectants. She even had me tell
her how TO use them. and whether they
should be diluted
Il was completely fooled. and sold
her what she wanted. She went of to a
lonely part OF the White Lot and drank
the poison. where help could not reach
her I'm time. 1 went over 20 the Enar-
gency Hospital and identified her as the
woman to whom I had made the sales.
But it is the quiet. serious ones that
we suspect. When their thoughts are
entirely on their trouble or the death
they are approaching their faces give
them away. Il IS the wiser ones who
come in laughing and joking and appar-
emily without a care I'm the world. that
are most dangerous from our point Of
view"
The druggist often stands between the
doctors patient and certain death. \
careless physician frequently writes n
prescription that would mean sn almost
deadly poison under certain conditions
There are several chemicals that are
harmless in themselves. but which be-
come poisonous in combination 1t is
part OF the druggists business 10 pro-
tect the physician against his own mis-
"a
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ri EVER before in its history has
this country entertained as
many distinguished visitors and
titled foreigners as il does to-
day.
Counts and dukes wandering around
by themselves are apt 10 attract no more
attention than a colonel does in Ken
lucky, while those who swarm n, bevies
are lucky If they are placed IN the also
mentioned class.
More than one hundred members Of
European legislative bodies are at pres
ent in the United States. and men IA
nous in almost every field of human en-
deavOr have crossed the ocean during
exposition year either to attend some
international congress or to conduct an
itinerary of their own.
Noted Geographers.
The geographical congress which met
I'm this city recently and continued its
sessions at Philadelphia and New York
brought not few men Of title, as well
as men Of distinction. There are about
225 persons in this party and they in
clude those who have penetrated into
the juESles of Central Africa, into the
wilds Of Turkestan. and the now re-
veaIed Tibet: those who have scaled
the highest peaks Of the Alps. Andes.
and Himalayas. and others who have
delved far down into the bowels Of the
earth I'm search Of mysteries there.
Among these visitors were Sir John
Murray. the eminent Scotch oceanoEra-
pher and editor Of the Challenger Re
ports" Dr. Hugh R Mill, known as one
OF the three or four leading scientific
geographers Of Great Britain; Prof
Henri Cordier. president Of the Paris
Geographical Society. Count Won Pfeil
the man who perhaps more than all
others gave an impulse to the colonial
development Of the German Empire;
Thoulet, of France. one of the fathers
Of the modern science Of oCeanography:
Pcnck, Of Austria. who attained world
wide fame for his contributions to the
study of the genesis of the forms Of
land surfaces; Gradidier. who made a
scientific study OF Madagascar; Prince
Roland Bonaparte, who has travelled
and written much. and has I'm his Paris
home a geographical library Of 10000
volumes; Erodi. Of Budapest, and ODER
hummer. Of Vienna.
Chemistry's Notables.
Members Of the Society of Chemical
Industry also form an aggregation o.
notables who did not neglect Washing
ton i'm their tour of the United States.
Foremost among these chemists Is un-
doubtedly Sir William Ramsay. the dis
coverer of radium. who bears the titles,
X c. B., Ii. D.. d. Sc, Phi. D., F. r. s.
and +. c. S.
When asked in Philadelphia the other
day concerning the future of radium
from general viewpoint, Sir o., uliam
said:
with a grains costing Sl.5o0 and no
present indication that it is abundant
enough to warrant - lowering OF che
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IN the downtown drug stores OF
washington along the line Of trav-
Ell Of the tbeatergoers. and within
reach Of those who walk in the
darker paths Of life. there is scarcely a
night that fails to furnish a long list OF
happenings in which humor Is tinged
with pathos and vice Swallowed by crime
II IS the saddest, as well as the worst
side OF human nature that presents IT.
self before the man in the drug store
The flotsam and jetsam Of the city pass
before his eyes, presenting in passing
an old. old drama, but with new set
tings, and played by strange characters.
Ali Things to All Men.
The man In charge at night must pos
sess a wide knowledge of his own bust
ness. a keen faculty for reading charac-
ter, a general fund Of information. end
an infinite patience. There is scarcely
a conceivable question that is not put
10 him in the course Of a night, and
there are few nights in which his skill
and knowledge are not called into play
in the saving OF life and prevention Of
crime. In the wide range OF his abili-
ties personal courage is not the least
requisite
Custom has decreed that the drug store
is a place where every want must be
satisfied. and every deficiency supplied.
This curious situation Is strongly ac-
centusted in the downtown stores.
Stamps are purchased with an air OF
bestowing custom, and questions entire
ly reign 10 the drug business are ask
co rot with the manner OF a favor re
Quested. but a right demanded.
Information and Loans.
What time does the next car for
Georgetown pass" will be closely fol-
lowed by a curt request for couple [ (
matches
The situation OF a certain street. the
hour for the rising OF the moon. and
hundreds Of other questions equally as
irrelevant are the rule. not the eXcep-
ton. Requests for the cashing Of
checks or small loans are nightly oc-
currences.
Very often someone will walk in with
quite an important manner.
"Will you be good enough to tell me
where John Jones Iives?'' is asked
The clerk regrets that he does not
know Mr. Jones. but suggests that the
city directory on the opposite counter
will probably furnish g. The inquirer
is very much Surprised at the clerk $
ignorance.
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become slaves to its use. Some Of them
come down town at daylight to satisfy
the craving that fortunes them as the
desire for alcohol consumes the habitUal
drunkard when he wakes in the morn
The Washington times., 1904-09-18
Dangerous Thirst Reducers.

Some Of these preparations extensively
advertised as soothing and refreshing
are branded b. the better class OF drug
E1sts as preparations OF cocaine and
other drugs dIssolved>in alcohol IL is
stated that some confirmed cocaine
tends get their dope IN this way. An In
The Washington times., 1904-09-18
Freak Requests.

After midnight the freak requests in
crease in number. While The Times
man was engaged in conversation with
one OF the downtown druggists a man
came IN evidently In considerable pain.
Where can l have a tooth pulled -
he asked
At the Emergency Hospital" replied
the man in charge.
oh. I don't want 10 80 there" said
the sufferer. Isn't there a dentist i
can locate?'
NO, sir" he was told. 1T is nearly
O'Clock and you cannot get hold OF a
dentist in the city. The Emergency
The Washington times., 1904-09-18
Second Search Unavailing.

The colonel considered It a brilliant
dead. and again the pockets were labor
iously empued.
Most 'strordnary state Of fairs" he
announced. when he became convinced
that there was no money 20 be found.
The Washington times., 1904-09-18
MORE DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNERS HERE
THAN WERE EVER ENTERTAINED BEFORE

7 EVER before in its history has
this country entertained as
many distinguished visitors and
titled foreigners as it does to-