Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-02-04
Books, Bookish People and Things
We get good by being uneenerous TO book.
E. B. Browning

mere arc lou OF WoHleh III the
world who think that there's only one
side to the married relation, and that's
their side It's mighty curious thing
how woman who has the appetite and
instincts of turkey buzzard will often
make her husband believe that she's
as high strung and delicate as canary
bird.
at never does any special harm to
let people have their own way with
their mouths. No one really knows
anything about women except widow
er. and he forgets 1t when he gets
ready to marry again. There's only
two Jobs for a man in his own house
ones boss and the others Office boy.
and a fellow naturally falls into tho
one for which he is fitted. When you
differ with your wife. never try to rea-
son out who's in the wrong, because
you'll find that you've proved II TO her
she'll still have lot Of talk left that
she hasn't used"
Old Graham who isn't half so crusty
as he seems. goes of to various re.
sorts leaving his son at the old stand
Union Stock Yards. Chicago. He writes
back giving his son good advice on
many matters. telling story or two
now and then to pin down some par
ticular fact.
I'm sorry you ask so many qucs-
lions that you haven't right to ash"
he begins, because you put yourself
In the position of the bull-pup who
started out to smell the third rail on
the trolley right-of-way you're going
to be full of information In minute
after you have found ninety-nine
sound reasons for hiring man, it's
all right to let his relationship to you
he the hundredth. TN be the only
bad reason in the bunch" Then he
goes on TO make observations about
people
ITS mighty curious thing how
many people think that II man isn't
spending his money their way he isn't
spending II right. broad-gauged
merchant Is a good deal like our friend
Doc Graver, who'd cut out the wash
erwoman's appendix for five dollars.
hut would charge thousand for show
ing me mine-he wants all the money
that's coming to him, but he really
doesn't give cuss how much II is, Just
so he gets the appendix"
Old Gordon has had his experience.
too, with borrowers of money: i've
usually found that these quick, glad
borrowers are slow, sad payers. And
when fellow tells you that II hurts
him to have to borrow, you can bet
that the thought of having to pay Is
: going TO tie him up In bow-knot Of
pain"
And what he says about letters Is
as true as the rest: You should an
swer letters just as you answer men
promptly, courteously and decisively.
! The only letters that can wait are
those which provoke hot answer. a
good hot letter Is always foolish"
Those who want Benjamin Franklin
up-to-date should read the rest Of Old
Graham's talk.
The Best of Stevenson. Edited by
Alexander Jessup. Cloth, full gilt
gilt top, size iHx7H in, 800 PIP,
II. NJ. Caldwell Co., Boston, Mass.
$3.50.
There Is an introduction by the eli-
tor on The Best of Stevenson" his
tCriCal and critical. referring chiefly "
the sketches in this volume. A COM
plete list of the writings of Stevenson
precedes the introduction, but we fail
to find In II one book that has a local
lHawaiian) interest, namely, The Bot
tie Imp" An Open Letter to the Rev
erend DR.. Hyde of Honolulu" is also
included.
: Some years after this letter was pub
: lished, DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" and
Mr. Stevenson and DR.. Hyde" were
| Interchangeable terms among certain
= newspaper writers.
. will o. the MILL" "Virginibus Puer.
isque," The Flight In the Heather
The Strange Case of DR.. Jekyll and
Mr.. HYDE" THE Voice Among the
Trees" "Markheim," "Aes Triplsx'
and a few poems have been chosen Of
: the best" the choice seems very good
lnougn most readers would wish tc
include Treasure Island and several
OF the charming essays.
The publishers have made n pleas.
ing book In outward appearance, and
. IN type and paper. THE Best of Bal.
FAC" has appeared In uniform style
and the best work OF other great writ
ers will be issued as later additions
TO the series.
& + =
THE Man Who Pleases and The Wom-
: an Who Charms" by John A. Cone
: Cloth, 4six6& in. 1871 PIP. Third
printing. Kinds & Noble, New
York, rs cents.
An unpretentious volume about
which the author says:
The makers Of books have been d.
yiued into two claSSeS-the creators