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Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-07-09

The following, concerning the lava flow from,
Mama Loa, is from a private letter to resident
of Honolulu:
WAIAKEA, HILo, June 18th, 1881
DEAR SIR Since the last letter was sent off to
you, the flow has come down ut least one mile and
quarter, and is now very close to that spring of
water which G. and you went to measure when
you thought of getting water for the mill if placed
up at the plantation. 1t is not yet down to the
fiat, and may not be for time.
1t was on Sunday about P. M. that this branch
left the main flow in the woods, and came down a
ravine from 10 to 80 feet wide. 1t came down SO
fast that from the verandah where We
as G. was here, we started off to il,
and n terrible stream it WAS of a-a, run
ming just like river, making everything go before
home. The time WAS there it must have moved
half mile towards the SEA or Hilo. c. left next
4. M. at g. and reported not 80 active. Since then
it has not travelled much-prObably u quarter of a
mile. Monday p. NJ O., Captain and went right
from the mill to see it and found it sluggish
Tuesday 1T had advanced n little Wednesday,
out and building up about 1900 feet from the
advance point. Tonight when g. and were up,
the action was back good way from the front,
regular river of pahoehoe 10 feet wide running
and spreading out. When it arrives at the fiat
above u.s. it will take some time to fill up but il it
is going to the sea, it must come down between
ready SO that If it seems to start in earnest to iii
the flat and looks as though the actions were no
less, then will move all ! possibly can up the
railroad as @. and are not sure which way Il may
come.
1t cannot now get to the cane fields, 30 we are
going TO get Messrs. Hitchcock and Austin,
men OF judgement, 10 go up with us to look at the
lay Of the land and hear their opinion no that
nothing rash may be done.
am getting all things made loose so as to be
ready. Ga opinion of the flow goes long way in
Hilo. He and go up every afternoon. c. doea
not like 1t he says "too much action behind"
He never saw such night ns Sunday. hope
never will aGain-it WAS truely awful.
There IL no fooling now in hilo but the greatest
excitement prevails. Q, and think you should
come up--you can surely get out in case of this
kind and bring two good machinists, 10 "a ~ take
machinery down; Il they are not needed we can
tell soon and a little expense for week or two,
were they not needed, would not amount to much,
and II We have occasion for them, would help a
good deal in saving machinery Jn keeps on, 1.
.,wsf come docm ~ three four eeeks Of course Il
may not come further than the fats.
June 8Oth.-The steamer Liksliks Just in. The
last twenty -four hours the how has made no pro-
greas. Hilo Oday has lost excitement; 10 l
leave II for yourself 70 decide how 10 act In regard
10 coming up or sending two men, O. feels differ
emit to-day, and 70 do all around. ] feel ffty
pounds lighter. C.C.K.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-07-09
The Fourth at the Hotel.


ready on the manka side OF the band-pavilion
with chairs for the President of the day, DIR.
McGrew Gen Comfy the e. s. Minister Resident
~ g u D.,...,I ~, n ~ -, a., -,
" nv '''' w.. -, 'o'''' '"' P'ii'P"i
speakers In front OF the platform were placed
on the grass large number of chairs occupied by
t,diou aud cbudro, ,vt, c,,td non aud ho,r a,or,,
,,,t.....,'i,,, -. ,,
''''''N WIN o''i"r'' ihc Ncr"'u'hp vi tpe hoVei
were well occupied, and considerable crowd
stooJ M walked about ,Ia drive in tbo Hotel
80
Eroulu7' ~ w ociocN Yen 'onl'y c"lleu ~
Mctirew to the chair making n few predatory
remarks He said.
Before we enter upon the regular programme
81 EXERCISES Mr.. Chairman, wish, on behalf OF
my conntryinen, to thank the young gentlemen to
whom we are so much indebted for this beautiful
amy be called sneakiun IN The most
manner, a highly successful affair. 1t warns the
heart To ind in this far OH beautiful country such
W. raa,, -, ~, ~, a ,;a ~, a,, dna roa
pect TO the memory of the eminent citizen whose
sad and painful death has so recently shocked the
.'e hihguohi nave 70 alou G W ~, pie
ont of place do not feel that il would be proper
for me to go with my reception to-day. and all
iiVitlioils nave peeh accoroiey "''ho'""n'
DE- Mcprew next rose ana s"u'
Feii0r COHHtjymeH, CHisens Of the ,roJu and
Frie"ds Of Imericd The Fourth OF July
dlwns upon us once more and we stand here to
commemorate the lo5th Anniversary OF American
Th,s m @ ~ ,orors and socrod
10 uS " =; 1917 u; h n',r o,',",no,
e,,s an" nv, ~ jo,1u III ~ on, ~ n,t
d atoJ h, ,h soa :. Pat;nH
.; - ;1 II, INV $50 ny grie ''.u a ,rn
pii" h nv SIM a,,i Inv, " nrH
ioi oyno, h,.,r, nv a t h fn VI every
'rIe nn'eric Hnere ..', ne my We 'ou ,
WIN say 10 tne Young Renuiei i Tno f naNe Sc
ecteu me 70 presiue on tnis ogc a VIA. i"y up
preciate the compliment and feel honored by the
asect'oh. IL is on lhe young men, esl,eclaiis VI
me rislng geheratlon, thtt our hopes are centred
land. America.
70 be the master builders. LEI theh the Spit. OF
me mighty dead IN the connicts Oh the pasthano
which TINS molly DAY commemorates' animate them
always. Let their deeds ana their examples spur
Them on TO emulation, ana 70 ,nltatlon, ana 50
may they I'VE ana grow more ana more worthy oil
the proud title, as they exciam, 49,
Il AN AN AMERICAN Cirt2fN
After a short niece nv the Hawaiian Rand Mr.
q ,;i,or .aa5 t,,', na.,ar,t;on nt In,,anordorco
y. ~. Miner reao the peciara'ioh vi independence
in the costume of the period, and next Mr. Harm
den led the "Star Spangled Banner" which was
,,,,,, -, A., 80, ;,,,,,,r,,,, s,.a,, os Tho ,,
'oiio"e' u. ',e MUS. i',po' ''' 'p'eni vi ,"0 way
delivered by MIR. D b. Dole VINO, with a pleasing
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-07-09
The Lava Flow.

The following. concerning the lava flow from
Mama Loa is from private letter to resident
of Honolulu:
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28

Ice cream cakes are the invention
of Neapolitan confectioner, who first
prepared them in a dessert which was
a browning tableau of great dinner
given by the Duke of Beaufort. Stir
together till extremely light half a
pound of powdered sugar and the
same quantity of fresh butter. Beat
together eight eggs to foam, stirring
in a pint of cream. Add gradually
the eggs and cream to the butter and
sugar, alternately with half a pound
of sifted flower. Add tumbler of
fine Madeira and some strong rose
water. When the ingredients are thor
oughly mixed stir the batter very hard
with a silver paddle. Then put it in
small, deep pans, that are well butter
ed, filling them about tws-thirds with
the batter. Set them Immediately in
"A hot oven and bake them n delicate
brown. When done remove them
from the pans and let them cool in an
inverted position on sieve. When
quite cool make an incision in the side
of each cake. They should be hollow
in the middle If properly baked. Fill
up the cavity with ice cream, put it
carefully in with salt spoon or point
of silver knife, and close the open
ing Immediately. Set them on large,
fiat dish and keep them on ice till
wanted for the table. The tops of the
cakes should be glazed with the whites
of eggs beaten up with some rose
water.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28
CAN You TELL WHY.


Messrs. Bennett Bros. ask the fol.
lowing question "Can you tell me
why berries come in as good or better
now towards the close of the very
season when fruit is supposed to be
soft, than when in the height and
rush of good berries. Think of il
and give the explanation
We think it can he very easily ex-
planned. During the first of the sea-
son there were great many peas in
the same car with the berries, which
seem to generate more artificial heat
than anything we ever saw. No one
who has not tried it can have any
idea the amount of heat peas will pro-
duce.
Not long since we had a few boxes
left over, and piled them up one box on
the other. The next morning the peas
were hot enough to roast an egg-they
would have heated whole car. An
onother reason is the last berries were
shipped in the new express cars, which
have larger windows and keep the
fruit better ventilated. Mr.. Pardue is
doing all he can for us, and if at any
time he can make an improvement,
and ii will be of service to the ship
pers, he does all he can to make ii.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28


Mr.. Tell Priest, one of our most en-
terprising and public-spirted farmers,
Is thoroughly imbued with the belief
that there is more money in stock rails
ing than any other branch of farming
enterprise. He bought last year SlOG
worth of sheep, and of that lot he has
sold 1892 worth of mutton, SIS, So
worth of wool, and has thirty-eight
sheep left. He sold Friday, to Mr.. j.
Il. Ewing, of Louisville, twenty-seven
hogs averaging little over 1923 lbs.
There are some facts connected with
the twenty-seven head that are worthy
of particular notice, and we doubt if a
similar test has ever been made by
any one in this country before. On
the eleventh day of last September he
turned into his corn-field the twenty
seven head of hogs, weighing each lot
as they were turned in, and weighing
them again on Friday, when he sold
them to Mr.. Ewing. During the
sixty-nine days they made the follow
Ing gains in weight: One litter of
seven pure Berkshires gained % lbs.
per day; one litter of eight, half
Chester and half Berkshire Ii lbs, per
day one litter of five, three-quarter
Chester and one-quarter Berkshire, II
lbs. per day; one litter of seven,
three-quarter Berkshire, and one
quarter Poland China, . pounds per
day.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28

return thanks to Maj. f. G. Wall,
him ssioner of immigration, for the
following varieties of cane seed, which
were forwarded to him from Washing
ton to be tested. They are the "Hon-
duras," Early Golden Neazana, and
Early Amber or Minnesota. The AM
Der has been tested here and does not
seem to do well. We will test the other
varieties as thoroughly as we can, and
report our success.
The western States are paying a
great deal of attention to the growth
of sorghum and to the manufacture of
molasses and sugar. They make it
profitable upon lands which are valu-
ed at $50 and 800 per acre, while our
lands are valued at S. and $40. Every
thing about the plant is now utilized.
The seed is as nutritious as corn, and
and the blades make a good fodder.
Where the juice is properly boiled and
managed, the molosses, although not
as good as the best molasses from
Louisiana cane, is better than most of
the sulphuric acid and rags and glu-
cose compounds which are now placed
upon the market and sold as good
molasses.
Regular markets are now establish
ed in st, Louis and Chicago for the
sale of this molasses, which brings
from 80 to 70 cents per gallon, when it
gets into market early in the season.
One hundred and fifty to two hundred
gallons can be made to the acre, which
pays as well If not better than cotton.
We don't mean that every farmer
should plant this cane and nothing
else; this won't do, but plant enough
SO as to make your own molasses and
have some to sell, while the seed and
fodder will make good forage. We
must diversity our resources, one pro-
duct, as We have reiterated time and
again, will ruin our country.
We heard merchant say the other
day, that the Legislature ought to
pass a law-if it had that power-to
prohibit any merchant from selling
corn to the farmers. If they could not
buy it they would be forced to raise it
at home.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28

An Ohio farmer says =" During the
winter and spring gather together
all the fine manure | can, such as hog
manure with the cObs raked out, hen
manure, barnyard scrapings, etc.
After the melons are planted | load
this mixture on the wagon, and If not
wet enough / throw a few pals OF
water on 1t, drive into the field and
straddle one row, and with another
hand take two rows, one on each side
Of the wagon, and put a small shovel
full of this mixture on each hill. BY
soaking the seed before planting over
night it will be necessary then to ex-
anime q few hills i'm course of five
days, to see IL they are making their
way through the inch of dirt that
was first covered on seed: If so, then
the manure should be showed to one
side with the back of rake. After
the melons are beginning to get the
third leaf | take a mixture of two
thirds of Stacked lime, one-third
plaster, and dose each bill with about
half spoonful, getting the greater
part on the dirt around the plants.
With this method l get 1000 melons
per acre, and always get premium
ut our county fairs"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28

In order to have the best success in
healthy vigorous growth and crop
free from rot, says Thorburn, ii is nee
essary to plant as early as the ground
can be got ready. Select rich soil,
and plant in rows three feet apart,
and the sets one foot in the rows. To
kill the young weeds, run light steel
tooth harrow over the field length
wise of the rows; this will allow the
crop to get the start OF the weeds,
besides breaking up all Jumps and
leveling the ground ready for the cul-
tivator. If wood ashes and plaster
can be procured, SOW good dressing
over the field after the potatoes are up.
If very early crop is desired, it will
be necessary to sprout the potatoes be-
fore planting. Cut the potatoes into
pieces of any size desirable, and place
in warm, light room from four TO
six weeks before required for planting
in the open ground. During this time
shoots will start out strong and vigOr-
Gus, so that as soon as planted they
will send out roots and grow much
more rapidly than those treated In the
ordinary way. Another method is to
place the sets In hot-bed two weeks
before they are wanted, and then lift
carefully and Sc. out ON fresh horse
dung, so that the heat will caaU them
to start at once. If the Colorado po-
tato beetle makes its appearance, the
vines must be busted with Paris green
mixed with about eighty parts of
plaster, or what is better, mix the
Paris green la water twa tahlpsnoan-
fuls to pail, and apply with small
brush or broom. Take care to stir the
mixture often, or else the Paris green
will settle at the bottom. Two or
three applications during the season
will usually suffice TO clear off all the
beetles.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28
FINE STOCK.

Mr.. l.. J. Rhymes of this place we
learn is about negotiating with Capt
Montgomery for a herd of fine Jersey
cattle. We are glad to see this de-
parture from the old line of raising
nothing but common stock.
By making the ground rich, this can
he made as fine stock country as Ken
lucky or any of the Western States.
Glover grows almost Indigenous here
and most of the grasses do well. We
saw red clover during the month of
April two or three feet high and bios
soming out. BY taking two or three
acres of good ground fenced off and
well MANFRED and ploughed under
onr native grasses would grow luxuri-
emily enough in short while to afford
pasturage for five or six
milk cows.
We hope our people will devote
more attention to such things; it will
pay better than cotton.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28
KEFRIGERATOR CARS.

Mr.. Parker Earle, of Golden, H.,
will ship this season the fruit from 50
acres of strawberries in refrigerator
cars built for the purpose. He ships
largely to Detroit, and his berries reach
market in good condition. Since Mr..
Jay Gould has obtained possession OF
the Iron Mountain Railroad, he has
placed on the road, free of expense, re-
frigerator cars, which enables shippers
to get their fruit into market in good
condition.
There is also being built at Golden,
Ill, cooling house where the temper
allure Of the berries is reduced before
they are placed in the cars. We be-
lieve this railroad, not unsurpassed by
any railroad i'm the United States, will
do as much as the Iron Mountain or
any other railroad. Heretofore the en-
terprising managers have done every
thing they could to aid us.
The last Fruit Grower and Farmer,
published in the great fruit growing
region of Illinois, says:
"The erection of a cooling house near
the depot in this city, and of another
in Golden by company of fruit
growers, the object being to provide a
place where fruit can be stored at any
time Of day, and be cooled down to a
low temperature preparatory to its
shipment to distant points, form an
important advance step IN maintain
ing the high reputation our fruit has
always borne in all the principal cities
OF the West. Since the acquisition of
the Iron Mountain Railroad by Mr..
Gould, he has placed refrigerator cars,
free of extra expense to the shippers,
upon his road, and Is doing every
thing possible 10 foster and encourage
the business Of fruit and vegetable
growing along its whole extent.
Even ON the short trip between here
and Chicago, leaving here at noon and
arriving in Chicago at sunrise next
morning, it is found a very great adj
vantage 10 use refrigerator cars OF cool
the fruit before shipping. There is
evidently yet room for inventors to
devise some cheap car, or perhaps
some cheap modification Of our pres
ent fruit car, that will preserve the
condition Of fruit unchanged for dis
tances within twenty-four hours ride,
either with or without the use of
small quantity Of Toe. With open
doors the damage by dust and SCOT Is
offen as great as that by heat or jar
ring. Ventilation with closed doors lie
one great desideratum."
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28
Mutton.

Mutton is better adapted for food
for persons living in the country than
beef. Most farmers are situated SO far
from market that they can not obtain
fresh meat to eat during the summer,
when the hard labor in the fields de
mands an excellant diet. They can
not profitably dispose of the flesh OF
a steer slaughtered during hot weather
even II they have an ice-house. One
quarter Is us large a quantity as even
a large family can consume before
danger Of spelling occurs. 1t is diff
cult to cure beef In the summer so il
will be certain TO keep, even IL one
has a supply Of ice. The like is true
in relation 10 obtaining n supply OF
fresh meat from hogs during the sum-
mer. Ii Is more difficult to cure pork
than beef In the summer; and be-
sides pork is not well suited for a gen.
eral article Of diet during very warm
weather.
The home supply of fresh meat In
summer, however, can readily be OBJ
tanned II q farmer keeps a flock Of
sheep. Mutton can be kept much
longer In fresh state than either bee.
or pork. Besides even the largest va
rieties Of sheep are 50 much smaller
than steers or hogs that their carcasses
can be disposed Of In a much shorter
time. IL family is too small TO con-
sumo all the meat furnished by a
sheep q part can be sailed. The meat
IL 80 thin, as compared with beef or
pork, that every portion Of Il will alb
serb a sufficient amonnt Of salt and
sugar even when the weather IL very
warm.
Many persons know nothing Of the
merits Of corn beef. II has never oc-
CURED 20 some farmers that mutton
could be cured for future use. They
corn and dry bsef, salt and smoke
pork, but II necessary 10 eat mutton,
II iDdeed they eat IL al all, when IL is
fresh. Now, any part Of a sheep fun
nishes excellent eating when Il u salt
ed and boiled. In many respects IL IL
superior TO corBed beef. Il IL more
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28

The strawberry market is already
broken down by heavy receipts from
Administrations berries retailing al
20 cents per quart, but large portion
at 10 to Is cents. This is rather a dis
couraging outlook for home growers,
whose berries are not more than hall
grown yet.
The above from st. Louis paper
now represents the true condition OF
the country here. The berry bust
ness is now about Overdone and the
day for making money out of it is a
thing of the past.
When the quantity of any product
is increased prices decrease in the
same proportion.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28
PARAGRAPHS OF ALL SORTS.

The break in the Mississippi at Eas
Hannibal, destroyed 10000 acres o
wheat, loss estimated at 81 10000
Agricultural lands are increasing in
value more in the Southern States
than any where else.
When trees are planted they should
not be set deeper than where they are
taken up.
At sale of New Jersey cattle last
week in New York a bull brought
$1,000.
There are 1000 species OF grape.
distributed over the world-all adapted
to special localities.
A dairyman says when he feeds
beens to his cows the milk of each
COW increased one quart.
1t is expected the cattle drive from
Texas this year will amount to 300, 900
head.
A liberal dressing of wood ashes
will do much towards renovating
orchards.
1t is estimated that insects injure
crops of the United States to the value
of 10000, 900 annually.
Grapes and Strawberries are said to
be the most healthful fruit grown.
1t is said that all saw mills i'm the
South are taxed to their utmost
capacity to supply the demad for
lumber.
The census of Buenos Ayres shows
it contains $4,000, 600 sheep; 1900, 900
cattle and 100000 horses. Every
thing now is utilized down TO the
bones and blood which are converted
into guano and bone dust.
The Legislature of New York has
appropriated $4,000 to make expert
ments in the production of sugar from
amber cane.
Entomologists use sour beer mixed
with molasses to attract moths.
The sourness of Rhubarb plant is
due to the malic acid which it
contains.
Mr.. NJ. p. Wilder writes that if he
could have but one of the eight hun
dred varieties of pears he would take
the Buerre d. ANTON.
The weather was cold enough In
Florida last winter to kill eucalyptus
trees IS feet high.
Gardeners in the mother country
are becoming largely interested in the
growth of the tomato, the flavor of
which suits the English pallets. 1t is
subject TO mildew.
The production of wheat in France
is increasing, while the consumption
Is at a standstill.
Mr.. Parker Earle will ship straw
berries from SO acres this year i'm the
Taffany refrigerator car.
The overflow of the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers has produced great
to crops. Not only live
took have suffered, but human lives
rave been sacrificed.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28
RAISING BEANS FOR MARKET.

So far, the shipment Of beans to the
Chicago market has paid better than
usual. We saw sales Of five bushels
shipped a few days since by J. w.
Covington, which Melted SLIGO.
These remunerative prices are owing
to some extent, to the decrease in the
acreage planted with beans. The
whole country was planted in beans
last year, and the market was soon
glutted and they hardly paid expenses.
Next year the market will be over
stocked again.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28

Two thousand sheep have been ship
ped every week since 1881 came In,
to Europe. These had to be the very
best specimens Of the very best kind
Of sheep for mutton. The Europeans
know what good mutton Is, and won't
buy anything else. II we can pro-
duce ss good as they need, we shall
secure the trade. II We do not, some
other country will. The producing
and putting upon the market Of gilt
edged mutton, will as surely make
money for the producers, as does the
manufacture OF gilt-edged butter OF
choicest beef. IL 10 business. It IL
not done by guesswork or by accident.
The man that makes money at IL,
must know what he can do and will
do before he begins. IL is like pro-
ducing anything else; he must begin
right and make no mistakes from the
day he begins until he puts the money
back into his pocket.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-05-28

Cold roast fowl, a hard boiled egg,
salt and pepper Tor cayenne) TO taste,
three tablespoonfuls Of new milk OF
cream, half an ounce OF butter, one
tablespoonful Of -four, a tablespoonful
of lemon Juice. Mince the fowl and
remove all skin and bones put the
bones, skin and trimmings into a stew
pan, with one small onion, IL agree
able TO the patient, and nearly one
half pint Of water let this stew for
an hour, then strain liquor; chop the
egg small mix the egg with the fowl,
add salt and perper; put in the gravy
and other ingredients let the whole
just boil and serve with tippets Of
toasted bread.