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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-03
Curious Showers,

NJ. Peltier has put frog shower on rec
ord as having happened within his own eX,
perience. He speaks OF seeing the frogs
fall on the roofs of the houses and rebound
thence on to the pavement below. A mud
shower occurred along the Union Pacific
railway at Onaga on the 4th of April The
rain, we are assured commenced early in
the day, and soon the south and east sides
Of all the houses were covered with yellow
clay.
Union Pacific train which ran through
the storm had its windows covered, and
the headlight was so completely plastered
that the light was shut in, and the train ran
in darkness into Rossville where the mud
had to be scraped off AS far east us Tope.
ka the windows showed that the edge OF
the mudstorn had extended this far 1t is
said to have been even more severe so miles
northwest.
Blood rain aud black rain are only varie
ties of this phenomenon. OF the latter We
hear nothing worth speaking Of nowadays
but an almost historic shower of this sort
fell at Montreal in the earlier part of this
century and enveloped the then youthful
city in black pail, which must have been
worse than prime London fog, seeing that
it gave the inhabitants the idea that the
last day had come, or was at least on the
point Of coming
Blood rain is caused by the presence OF
infinitely little plants, animacules, or min
erals in the globules. In one instance of a
shower that fell at Bristol and in the
Bristol channel, the analytical examina.
tion showed that the red color was due to
ivy berry seeds, In medieval times blood
rain was prodigy. In the east it was con
nected with the belief that man was pro
duced from blood that fell from heaven
Chambers Journal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-03

When Lord and Lady Lytton were trav.
cling in an open carriage through Italy not
long after their marriage, Lord Lytton was
dressed in some fantastic costume which he
affected at that time. Passing through oHe
of the many villages close to the sea they
noticed singularly handsome girl stand
ing at cottage door Bulwer, turning to
his wife, with i'll concealed complacency
said, did you notice how that girl looked
at mei" The lady, with an acidity which
developed itself later in life, replied: 1.-The
girl was not looking at you in admiration.
II you wear that ridiculous dress, no won,
der people stare at you" The bridegroom
thereupon, with an admirable sense of log
&c, said You think that people stare at
my dress and not at me, will give you
the most absolute and convincing proof that
your theory has no foundation" He then
proceeded to divest himself of every parti-
Gle of clothing except his hat and boots,
and taking the place of the lady's maid
drove for 10 miles In this normal condition
-Argonaut,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-03

LETITIA STEVENSON. She has room
mate, and together they enjoy coy little
sitting room, out of which open their two
| bedrooms. The cottage is very comforts
bly, and pr"ttily furnished with easy chairs
cushioned couch, bookcases aud dainty
bits of bric-a-brac From the windows
there is a good view of the lawn and a
glimpse of the beautiful Wellesley art gal
lery through vista of trees
Miss Julia is devoting her time TO the
study of French, German ard art history,
though both she and her sister confess that
they are so charmed with the New EN- gland
autumn that their studies have as yet been
little more than perfunctory. Miss Julia
has some very good ideas about what n
young woman should know when she enters
society and ought to become one of the bellies
of Washington if she puts them in prac-
tice, as she will probably soon have an op.
portunity to do She says:
when girl euters drawing room.
she ought to be able to talk ntelligently
and not be Obliged to say insipd things
about nothing or untrue things about peo-
pie for the sake of having something to
talk about. Then, in Washington, es
pecially, the languages are very important
on account of the representatives of for.
eign nations. 1t is very amusing to heal
some girls try to speak French or German
Many of them have only studied it u little
and the result is that they address the for
elgners in stammering Gihbersh, which
must be very ludicrous to people who real
ly know how to speak those languages"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-03
WE'RE THEY FALSE OR ONLY FlcKLei

why Bob. you dear old fellow,
Where have yor been these yearsS
In India, Egypt, khiva,
With the khan's own volunteers7
Have you scaled the Alps or Andes.
sailed to isles of \ 'uazons2
What climate, Bob, has wrought to change
Your face from brown to brOnzeY'
She placed a dimpled hand in mine,
In the same frank, friendly way.
We stood once more ON the dear old beach
And II seemed but yesterday
Since, standing on this same white shore,
She said, with eyelids wet,
"Goodby You may remember, Bob.
But | shall not forget"
held her hand and whispered low,
"MadGc, darling, what of the years,
The ten long years that have interviewed
Since through the mists of tears
We looked goodhy on this same white
beach
Here 10y the murmuriug stai
You, Madge. were then just twenty,
And was twenty three"
n crimson blush came to her cheek.
Hush, Bob" she quickly said,
Lets look Mt the bathcrs in the surf.
There's Nellie ana Cousin Ned"
And who's that portly gentleman
On the shady side of lfe;"
"Oh, he belongs to our party, too
In fact, Bob, I'm his wife!
And | tell you, Bob, it's an awful thing
The way he does behave;
Flirts with that girl in steel gray silk.
Bob. why do you look so grave2"
THE fact is, Madge |, wcll-ahem
Oh. nothing at all. my dear,
Except that she Of the steel gray silk
Is the ono married last year"
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-03

The Vernon Texan tells OF man who
was one day hurrying with Il big package
which he wished toeXpress, and seeing that
he could not get to the depot in time laid
down the package so that he could run
faster, and after hard run reached the
train, but was surprised that he did not
have the package
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-03

First Citizen Dugout City)-Chargem,
the plumber, has SHOT man, and he says
he did it to dignity his trade.
Second CitiZeu-Did be shoot the rascally
bookkeeper who makes out his bills;
First Citizen-No; he shot newspaper
paragrapher New York Weekly
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-03

Cool Headed Citizen What are yai run
ming for' The dog is going in the opposite
direction.
Fleeing Citizen (bareheaded and trautic)
"A policeman is shooting at it Chicago
Tribune
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-03

which she will
probably enter
next year. She is
the youngest Of
the vice presl-
d ent's three
daughters and Ia
but Il little past Il.
She is a blond,
while her sister,
Miss Julia, who is
nearly 10, is a pref
: ty brunette.
Miss Letitia Is
quartered at Dana
hall, along with
the rest of the
"preps," but Miss
Julia, as a fresh.
is allowed the priv.
ilege of private
apartments in the
Norumbe ga, one
of the most desir.
able of the stu
dents cottages.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-03

A. Larcarte-Why do they put such lot
Of stuff on bills of fare'
7. Abledbote-So that you'll eat less.
You know Bacon says, Reading maketh
full man Newport Daily News
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-03
THE STEVENSON GIRLS.

Two OF tho Vice Presidents Daughters at
Wellesley College.
Vice President Stevenson has two daugh-
tiers attending Wellesley, the famous fe.
male college in Massachusetts. One of
them, Miss Julia, is Il special" In the fresh
man class, and the other, Miss Letitia, is in
the preparatory department, getting ready
TO begin the regular four yearsl course. upon
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29

and papers, observe what his neigh
bors are doing; how they manage
their farms to make money He
must learn what crop is best adapted
to produce the most profitable crops
on his farm. This decided, he must
use his best efforts in the right d.
rection to develop this crop to its
fullest extent, and If successful he Is
on the way to greater success.
Forty-tlve years ago a young farmer,
in looking over his farm in order to
decide what would be the best crop
to rely on for profit, concluded to set
an apple orchard. With this object
in view he went to work. He raised
trees from the seed, budded or grated
them, aud then they were set out on
the farm. The natural trees he rem
Ovated and grated. The result was
just as he expected. He now has an
orchard which gives more profit for
the labor bestowed than any other
crop on the farm, and will without
doubt for years to come,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29
Watering Horses.

The digestion of food may be very
much interfered with by mistakes in
watering. This should always be done
before feeding and never soon after.
The water is absorbed by the in"
testines with great rapidlty. A few
minutes will suffice to absorb three
or four gallons of water, and this d.
lutes the salivary secretion so as to
supply all the water needed for the
digestion of the food, and no water
will then be needed soon after feed
ing This avoids the washing OF I'M
digested food from the stomach into
the intestines, where it ferments and
produces much gas and causes those
frequent colics that on the whole re-
duce the usefulness Of our work horses
fully one-half For every attack Of
disease cuts off so much OF the thread
of life, and there are very few horses
that are not affected injuriously with
colic-the result of mistakes in feed
ing, butmore in watering sufficiently
to have an appreciate result on the
duration of life.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29

We used to know careful farmers
who made it practice to salt cows
every Sunday afternoon, after return
from church. Once week is better
than leaving the sailing to accident,
but if salt is placed where COWS can
get it all the time they will not eat
too much of it. Rock salt is BEST
Leave large Jumps of it where the
cows can lick them, and you will find
that they will soon learn to visit them
daily, taking small amount at each
time. Thus fed there is no tempta-
tion to get more salt than is for the
animals good, Salt in quantity can
not be digested, and, Of course, oper-
ates as a powerful purgative, besides
injuring digestion. Eaten in moder-
ate amounts it makes the digestion
better. Exchange.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29
Depth of Corn Roots.

The following experiment was made
by the North Dakota Agricultural
College for the purpose Of ascertain
ing the length of roots Of corn and
wheat, An iron frame was con-
structed in the shape OF a cube five
or six feet In each of its dimensions.
The frame was filled with shelves Of
wire netting, placed one above the
other, with an intervening space Of
about two inches. These frames were
then sunk in the ground entirely be-
meath the surface. Corn and wheat
were then planted on the ground, and
as the plants grew the roots were not
INSTRUCTED by the layers of wire net
ting imbedded in the soil beneath,
but forced their, way readily through
the meshes. In the fall the frames
were carefully dug out and the soil
washed away with water The net
ting held the roots in the very posi-
ton in which they grew, and a valu-
able object lesson for the study Of
root growth was thus presented. The
roots of the corn plant had gone be-
yond its six-foot limit, and some Of
the roots were broken off in removing
the frame In the case Of the wheat
plant, some Of the roots had gone
downward to a depth Of between
three and four feet
What a lesson this experiment gives
in regard to the manuring of the soil
for wheat, so commonly considered
as a shallow-rooted crop and how it
shows that farm practice must be
based on a correct growth of plants.
l have seen corn roots eight feet long
in a wash on a hillside, and the top
soil completely filed with mat OF
shorter roots. -Colman's Rural World.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29
A New Guinea House.

In some parts of New Guinea whole
towns are built ain the sea-" The in
habitants live In constant fear Of the
bush tribes, and as a protection
against them construct their houses
just off the shore. A traveller de-
scribes a summer villa which he built
after the native pattern at a cost Of
about 500.
Two chiefs undertook the work,
and received little more than half
the money, and the laborers got the
rest.
The traveller says: II drew on the
beach a rough ground-plan Of the
house, showing the length and
breadth, the division Of rooms and
the two verandas. Peter, one Of the
chiefs, measured the plan with a
piece of cane, marking the length and
breadth, and then rolled up the cane
and put 1t in his pocket, or rather In
his bag, for Of course natives are not
provided with pockets.
ale went home to his island, and
in few days came back with several
large canoes with all the necessary
logs, timber, and other materials
dashed to them, including the sage
palm-leaves for the roofing and the
cane for splitting into laths; and
when the house was finished there
was very little material lett.
"How he calculated SO nicely can
not say, but of course he had had
considerable experience in building
native houses. Not a nail was used
in the building
"On the sea side the house stood In
about four feet Of water at low tide,
and on the shore side was connected
with the beach by gangway. The
people had a curious way of driving
piles. We gave them a rope, which
they fixed round the head of the pile,
leaving the two ends dangling.
Several natives got hold Of each
end and pulled alternately, until the
pile was worked down to the required
depth. The piles are made Of white
mangrove, and in order to prevent
the ravages Of the cobra insect, 1t is
best to tar the piles well--or, better
still, though very expensive-to cop
per them all over.
"The flooring is of cane, the walls
are made of the skin of the palm, and
the roof Of the leaves Of the sage
palm, which have to be put on separ-
ately, the leaves overlapping a little,
and on the outside are placed some
branches of the cocoanut palm.
"A house Of this kind is quite rain
proof and if well constructed will
keep in good condition for at least
two years"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29
Enrlx TOBACCO Culture.

Tobacco WIS noted by Columbus on
his very first voyage. 1t was first cul-
tlvated by John Rolfe In 1912, and as
early as 1919 a lot of 10000 pounds
was shipped to England. In 1882 a
tobacco factory was started on the
Rappahannock River, and about 1859
the first south Of the James River
was built in Mecklenburg County.
In 1745 the exports from Virginia
amounted to 42,S41 hogsheads of
about 1000 pounds each, and In
creased till 1853, after which there
was a decline until after the revolu-
ton. 1t Is now grown in most OF
the Southern States, with Kentucky
In the lead.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29
LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS.
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT or
THE PAPER.
Quaint Sayings and DOings OF Little Ones
Gathered and Printed Here for oth0l
Little Folks 10 Read.
The Frogs Song.

Early one bright morning q little
frog hoped from the water, opened
his music-book and sang this very
strange song;
II swallow you and you swallow me,
Who's going to swallow the bumble-bee1
He was about to sing another verse
when big pelican swooped down on
him and froggy disappeared.
After a while he popped his head
up again, looking angry this time, for
he was fond Of that song and wished
to finish 1t. So he began once more,
III l swallow you and and you swal"
-but he got no further, for swoop
came the pelican, splash went the
frog, and the pelican missed him
again. ooh, let him finish it," said
a sly old water-rat, who was combing
his hair with a porcupine quill. IL
don't believe he knows the rest of IT,"
piped a small, wee frog, who was
jealous Of the other frog because he
had green legs and better voice.
81 never did like that song, " buzzed
fussy bumble-bee. Swallow the
bumble-bee, indeedl I'd stick some
thing in him If he ever swallowed
mel" Nobody blamed the bee in the
least for talking so. They knew just
how he must feel about it, and it is
rather disagreeable to have any one
swallow you, as everybody knows
After a while they all lett but the
crafty old rat, who, having finished
his toilet, fastened his wicked little
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29

AN oiled floor is excellent for the
kitchen, because the grease never
shows.
TOWELS will give better wear if
overcast between the fringe before
they are washed.
MIeNONETTE may be kept as a pot
plant for years, provided no seeds are
allowed to develop.
NEVER put patent fasteners on
shoes until they have been worn and
stretched for a couple Of weeks,
THE toughest fowl can be made
eatable If put in cold water, plenty
OF it, and cooked very slowly from
five to six hours.
ALWAYS put through the eye of the
needle first the end Of thread which
comes off the spool, and the thread
will be less apt to knot and snarl.
INSTEAD Of putting food into the
oven to keep hot for late corners, try
covering it closely with tin and set.
ting it over basin Of hot water.
This plan will keep the food hot, and
at the same time prevent it from dry
ing.
HAVE the table at which one sews
at night spread witha light color, OF,
if it must have dark one, sheet OF
white paper may be used over il. A
needle can be threaded with much
greater ease If held over white sur
face,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29
more Brains, Loss Politics,

Miss Susan b Anthony was lately
appointed by Gov Flower as one OF
the managers of the New York State
Industrial School for Girls. Miss
Anthony has been visiting the school
She found that seventeen Of the girl0
stood over washing and ironing after
the old fashion Of our grandmothers.
She succeeded In convincing the au.
thorltles that 1t would be a great
saving OF time and labor for few OF
the girls to take the clothes over to
the boys laundry, where all the
modern machinery is, and wash out
the clothes with ease and swlftnesS
Miss Anthony writes to Mrs Stanton:
"Such delighted girls you never saw.
to think they were to be emancipated
from those washtubs. WHAT took
them six days TODD, will now be done
in two, and they will have leisure to
do other things We are establish
ing cooking school, dressmaklng
and millinery so as to At each girl to
earn living when she goes out OF
the institution"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29


A New York fashion correspondent
Of o Southern paper gives out the fol-
lowing;
A lady writes. II have read your
letters for long time, and have often
envled you the opportunity you enjoy Of
seeing the beautiful things you describe.
I used to think when / read OF those
charming dresses and parasols and hats
at Lord 81 Taylor's, that theirs must be
one Of those stores where timid,
nervous woman like myself, having but
q few dollars to spare for seasons
outfit, would be of so little account that
she would receive little attention; but
when you said, In one of your letters o
few months ago, that goods Of the same
quality were really cheaper there than
elsewhere, because they sold more
goods in their two stores than any other
firm in New York, and that because
they sold more they bought more, and
consequently bought cheaper, deter
mined, II ever went to New York, /
would 60 TO Lord 81 Taylor's.
"That long-waited-for time came In
the early autumn, and I found myself
standing before that great entrance,
with those wonderful windows at either
side. l summoned my courage and
entered, as i suppose tens OF thousands
Of Just such timid women as / have
done before. My fears were gone in an
instant. The agreeable attention put
me at my ease ct once, and felt as
much at home as though / were in the
little country store where my people
have traded for nearly quarter Of q
century,
"And now, as / wear the pretty things
purchased, or see them every day and
find them all so satisfactory, / think Of
my visit to this great store rs the
brightest part Of my trip to New York"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29
A Personnl Compliment

Singers in church and elsewhere
are not always as careful as they
ought to be to articulate their words
distinctly. A little girl entered a
Westinghouse not long ago in New
York just as the choir was. singing
the anthem.
"Hallelujahl Hallelujahl" said the
singers; but the little girl, whose
thoughts were somewhat preoccupied,
did not catch the words correctly.
After getting home she startled her
aunt by saying:
Il never saw such a nice choir.
They stopped right in the middle of
the anthem and spoke to me-"
"Why my DEAR" said her auntie,
az didn't notice it,"
"But they did. You know 1 wore
my new cloak, and as soon as came
in the choir said, Hardly knew your
two or three times"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-29

eyes on the place where the frog dis
appeared and waited. Pretty soon
froggy came up, peered cautiously
around, and, seeing no one, he
opened his mouth wide and began to
sing:
II 1 swallow you and you swallow me,
Who's going to swallow the bumble-beep
Excuse me-" interrupted the rat,
"did you ever swallow humble
bee?"
ayes, sir" croaked the startled
frog. 81 have just swallowed one.
"Don't they hurt?" anxiously in
quired the rat.
"Not when you're used to them,
replied the unsuspecting frog.
$50 glad to hear you say so, for l
expect to swallow one myself very
soon, but he will be seasoned with
something nice, so | sha'n't mind, "
Then he looked at the frog and licked
his lips.
"Now, will you please come little
closer" said he, "and sing all the
verses of your charming song?" The
frog, smiling from ear to ear with
pleasure, and bowling low to the rat,
sang:
II swallow you and you swallow me-
Who's going to swallow
but, sad to relate, he never finished
his song, for when he sang, who's
going to swallow the rat cried,
81 ami" and seizing poor fIoggy by
the legs swallowed him, bumble-b bee
and all! Then he smiled a contented
smile, and sat the rest of that day
gazing dreamily in the water, laugh
ing softly to himself, and singing,
"Ha, ha, hal He, he, he! who's
swallowed froggy and his humble
bee?" until he went sound asleep, for
it was now bedtime, and in his
dreams he sang froggy's song. Mean
while the pelican had been sitting on
log near by watching, and as the
rat sang:
II 1 swallow you and you swallow me,
Who's going to swallow the bumble- beef
Said the pelican:
Why, it's plain to see,
For can quite easily swallow all three
And swoopng down from the top Of the
log,
Without any effort that one could see,
He swallowed the rat that swallowed the
frog
That heartlessly swallowed the bumble-
beo.
New York Recorder.