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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-22
WAIsAKU, Hmo, HAwAH,

WAikAku, hlAog HAWAII,
January 22d, 1854
HoE. Wa, q, iRgIE, HoAoLULu, HI. 1.
DEAR hIR;--lR reply % yours of ii
10th inst regarding the National Cana
shredder furnished by the Universal
Mill 90. of New York, and erected by
the Hilo Sugar Go. this past season,
Iwould beg 10 say, that il has now been
in operation day and night during the pact
three weeks working on plant cane, and
also hard ratoons, and 1t is giving the the
greatest satisfaction. The more / see of
it's capabilities, the better pleased 1 ana
that put II in, as ! atm satisfied that IL
will repay the original outlay ia a short
time. in saving OF labor, higher extEsc-
ton, etc.
1t is shredding from $50 TO 400 tons Of
cane every % hours with the greatest
ease, and 10 could shred a much larger
quantity If necessary. 1t delivers the
shredded cane In an even uniform feed
TO the three roller mill, which receives IL
without the intervention of any labor,
and as the cane is thoroughly shredded
or disintegrated IL relieves the mill Of 4
great deal OF strain, thus reducing the
liability OF broken chats, gearing, etc.
There Is saving OF four (4) men daily
on the mill, as only one man Is required
TO regulate the amount of cane delivered
by the carrier 10 the shredder. IL has
increased the extraction from 4 TO
8 per cent.
The economical use Of steam is gene
rally serious consideration in adding
new machinery, as in most miIls the
boiler power is taxed to its highest limit,
as it was in this mill, and any increased
demand necessitated an additional boil
er. But / find that the shredder and the
three roll mill engines combined use no
more steam than the three roll mill
engine did when working on whole cane,
while doing better work and more OF II,
and owing to the uniform feed on the
mill, the engine demands very little
attention.
The Megass from the shredded. ana
makes superior fuel, and the fireA N
have less difficulty in maintaining uni
form pressure of steam than formerly.
/ will be pleased to have a call from
parties interested, as it is DecessaIs %
see the machine ar work TO fully app g.
ciate its capabilities.
I remain, very truly yours,
(Sig.) JOHN a. SCOTT.
Manager Hilo Sugar Co.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
Try This for Yourself.

Place on the surface of the water
contained in large glass bowl sew.
eral pieces of camphor of unequal
size in such a manner as to form the
shape Of an animal, for instance, a
scorpion. After a while the scor.
pion will begin to move itself in the
liquid; you will see it move its legs
as If it wanted to swim, or agitate its
tail convulsively.
This experiment is very amusing
and inexpensive, as you will find
camphor in every household, and,
though apparently simple, it will
afford us some interesting illustra.
tions.
In the first place, we will notice
that the scorpion swims on the water,
but partly submerged which proves
that the camphor is almost as light
as the water.
Secondly, the animal does not melt,
which shows that camphor cannot be
dissolved in water. 1t would have
melted away If it had been put in
alcohol instead.
Third, it illustrates the force known
as cohesion, which means that the
pieces stick together.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
Highest Of all in Leavening Power U Govt ReporN
RH!a':'!!! B BsM'sg,
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
How Ice Is Made.

BY subjecting ammoniacal gas TO q
certain pressure and reducing its tenn.
perature to q certain degree IL be-
comes liquid; this liquid will expand
again into gas by removing tho pres
sure, and, while undergoing this
change, it absorbs heat from every
thing it comes in contnct with, leaving
1t intensely cold. II you let therliquid
in the expanded state circulate through
pipes immersed in brine, the brine
becomes cold enough TO freeze cans OF
water suspended in it, thus converting
water in the cans to blocks of ice.
Some persons seem to. think that the
ammonia comes into contact with the
water to be frozen. This is a mistake;
there is no possibility of such a con-
tact. IL 1T were, the process of freez-
ing would at once be interfered with.
The water put into the cans before
frozen is absolutely pure, and so is the
ice as it is made from distilled water,
which cannot be said of any natural
ice.
The natural ice by storage loses to
some extent its cold temperature and
is delivered at the melting point, above
81 degrees, while the artificial ice is
delivered fresh, frozen at a tempera-
ture OF 10 degrees to 10 degrees above
zero, and hence will last much longer.
1t can be cut into uniform and con-
venient size to fit any refrigerator,
cooler, or its box. In addition to its
greater purity, it is worth from Is to
40 per cent. more than natural Ice
Ice and Refrigeration.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
How to Save the Manure.

How to save the barnyard manure
In the best condition is the problem
every farmer ought to solve. II left
alone during the winter large por-
ton OF il, and that the best OF it, Is
washed away by the melting SHOWS
and ra n. We like the plans of Prof.
Geor2 eson, OF the Kansas Experiment
Station. He forms a large basin in
the barnyard aud piles all the man
ure upon e. The liquid manure can
not escape, but remains in the de-
preston till taken away in the spring.
He thus describes the basin:
A large basin was scooped up, some
five feet deep In the middle and
gently sloping 10 all sides, so that a
heavily loaded wagon can be pulled
I'D without unduly. stralning the
team, The bottom was found to be
of a clayey nature. so that seepage
could not take place. The whole was
done in a satisfactory manner by the
use of plow and SCOOP with one team
and two men, in a couple OF days
time. SO the expense connected with
the improvement was merely NOM
inal 1 believe can say that the
manure has value since we began pill
ing it in this basin. There has been
NO waste from drainage, and there
mas been less actual shrinkage due to
the decomposition than in heap
lying high and dry
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18

1t is astonishing how much damage
two or three rabbits can do To a
young orchard in a single night
Four years ago i had an orchard OF
seventy trees planted, on, open
ground, between my house and that
Of a neighbor The orchard was we'll
cultivated, and the GROUND kept en-
tirely clear OF weeds anil trash; and
as my neighb0r kept two hunting
dogs which made 1t their business to
kill every rabbit that ventured into
that locality, 1 thought IL entirely
unnecessary to provide any. protec-
tion. for the trees Late in the win
ter there came a light fall OF snow,
accompanied by severe cold weather
looked over the orchard the follow
ing morning. and not track of any
kind was to be seen, but the Sc, ond
morning l noticed a few rabbit
tracks, and, to my great surprise l
found that fully one-third of the
trees had been gnawed, four of them
being completely girdled. The tracks
showed plainly that the mischief had
been done by rabbits Ny neighbor
brought his two dogs, and we hunted
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18

the entire locality over but could
find only two rabbits, in the stom-
achs Of which we found tree bark.
We followed their back tracks and
found that they had come from a
swampY tract. six miles distant.
/ Immediately bound up the
wounds on the trees with strips of
cloth, and, as soon as the ground
thawed a little, took four.inch
drain tiles broke them open length
wise. and, removing the cloth, in.
closed each of the trees with one OF
them, binding them together with
small wire. These tiles were then
filed with fine soil, and kept full un-
til the first OF October, when they
were opened and the trees examined.
In every instance the wounds we're
entirely healed, the bark having
grown over them, and the trees were
in a healthy, thrifty ondition In
few cases. roots lad started out from
the edges Of the healing wounds, but
the autumn drouth had stopped their
growth. During the last three years
/ have tiled quite number of in
jurcd trees for neighborS and friends,
and in every instance they have
healed completely &c. Frederick in
American Agriculturist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
Pecan Culture in Missouri.

A farmer in Mississippi County, Mo-,
has ten acres of pecan trees that yield
an income of $1,000 every year. The
cost of gathering the nuts and caring
for the trees is said to be not over So
annually. Five years ago he cleared
his land and secured his trees by dig
ging the saplings out of the woods. In
two years he had crop large enough
TO pay for all the trouble incurred, and
now the farmer is SO tickled with his
success that the orchard will be en-
larged. In southwest Missouri an ex-
pertinent of like nature will be tried,
but in that case the Italian Qualities OF
the climate will be tested by an at
tempt at systematic chestnut culture.
Kansas CITY Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18

night There seems to Re no better
reason for this than that 1t is conve-
nient TO do so, >and That IL would be
inconvenient TO do otherwise as a
rule. All agree that the horse
ought TO have what water he
needs rather than what he wants
If left TO go thirsty a half
day after eating heating food at hard
work there is no limit TO the amount
OF water he wants, excerpts what he
will hold. when he reaches the
trough. To I'll up on cold water
when the animal is in heated con-
diton is one OF the most damaging
things that can be done horse. and
yet because 1t happens TO be con-
yenient to let him do this, the prac-
tice has come into vogue. Most farm
ers could lind a way TO remedy the
matter II they would, and IL would be
humane for them TO do so, and prof
liable, likewise.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
A BIT OF ELIMINATING.
How a Rain Doctor Brought a Flood and
Then stopped IL.

How a Rain Doctor Brought n Flood and
Then Stopped IL.
Lieutenant Boyle t. Somerville, of
the English navy, recently returned
from the Hebrides Islands, tells the
following interesting tale regarding
the work OF professional native rain
maker. Toward the end of the year,
just after yam planting, there came an
unusual period of drouth, so that an
inland tribe in the -island of Ambryn
went to its rainmaker and demanded
his Immediate attention TO it. He at
once set to work to weave a sort OF hur-
die of the branches and leaves of tree
famed for its rain-producing qualities,
which being finished was placed, with
proper incantations, at the bottom of
what should have been a water hole in
the now parched bed of the mountain
torrent. There it was then held in
place with stones. Down came the
rain; nor did it stop for forty-eight
hours, b. which time it had become
too much of good thing. Soon the
rain-producing hurdle was quite ten
feet under water in the seething tor
rent, and the people, much to their
dismay, saw that their yams and the
surrounding earth was beginning to
wash away down the hillsides. The
lieutenant continues: Nov mark what
comes of fooling with the elements! No
man of the hill country was able to
dive to the bottom of the water hole
to pull up the hurdle with its weight of
stones, so the merciless rain still held
on. At last the shore, natives, accus-
toned to swimming and diving; heard
what the matter was, and some of them
coming to the assistance, the compel
Ter of the elements was recovered from
its watery bed, and-the rain stopped.
1t is such a coincidence as this, hap
pening perhaps once in decade, which
causes this people, now thoroughly
Christianized, to refuse to give up their
rain doctors, although all other out
ward forms ofrank superstition appear
to have been freely abandoned.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
Agricultural Atoms.

GROUND bone makes a lasting and
satisfactory fertilizer.
THE most nutritive part of the
VIII at goes with the bran.
DO NOT let any weeds go to seed
around your nous and barn.
AN even temperature of so degrees
is good one for the winter hen
house.
d. NOT lie in too big a hurry to
store the corn. Let it be we'll cured
before cribbing.
BETTER do little and do it we'll
rather than undertake to do too
mu h and fail to do anything well.
WHEN trimming shrubs and bushes
cut out the wood; leave the new for
next seasons bloom and truitage.
Ne er permit piece of land to
lie idle because it is rough. Stock
it with sheep and they will at least
pay the interest and taxes.
KEEP the work teams in good con-
dition. There is no advantage in
letting them run down now aud be.
ing obliged to feed up later on.
THE North American Bee Keepers
Association recommends that apia-
rian societies of the various states
memorabilia their respective legisla-
lures to enact laws that shall forbid
the spraying of fruit trees during
time Of poisoning.
THE Hessian fly is so called because
it was supposed to have come from
Germany during the revolutionary
war la wheat imported for the use of
the Hessian mercenaries in the Brit
ish army. 1t has Travelled west at
the rate Of fifteen or twenty miles a
Vpar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
PIgnies.

Since the exploration OF recent
travellers have completely verified
the older accounts OF the existence of
race OF dwarfs OF pigmy men in GER
tain parts OF Africa, renewed inter-
est has been aroused in the tradition
that race OF human dwarfs also
lives in Spain.
Mr.. r. G.. Halliburton. who has
specially interested himself ia the in
vestigation OF the truth OF this tradi-
ton, seems convinced that it is true.
According to the information he
has collected, these Spanish pigmies
vary in height from about three and
quarter to four feet, and are pre-
cisely similar TO the dwarfs OF Africa.
They possess the tufts OF wool which
are characteristic of all dwarf races.
Some vf these little people are said
IN live In the valley OF Ribas on the
slopes OF the Pyrences, and TO be en-
ployed as shepherds. 1he British
Consul at 6ar, elona is convinced OF
their existence, and as the distance
TO their country fr:n barcelona or
from Southern France. is not great,
additional Information about them
should soon be forthcoming
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18

Hoods calendar. which Is always looked
Tor with interest and pleasure, has made
its appearance tor the year 1894, and Il In
many respects more beautiful than ever.
The head Is that OF lovely girl just ~sweet
sixteen,n autographed In delicate and
natural colorR Besides being a thing OF
beauty. the calendar Is especially valuable
for the general information presented.
The hgures are plainly printed In pleas
log and harmonious colors and the effect
as a whole Is most satisfac.orys The cal
endars can be obtained OF almost any
druggist, or by sending six co. cents In
stamps for one and ten (i0) cents for two
10 q j. Hood & CO. Lowell Mass An
edition OF over eight millions OF these cal
endars was printed In order 20 supply the
Immense demand. This seems a simple
statement but Its meaning Is almost be-
yond human conc option, The card used
Tor the upper portion OF this number OF
calendars would cover nearly hfty-two
(o2) acres OF ground. and dhe paper con-
sumed In making the pads. II cut.in one
continuous. strip OF the same width as the
pads would be over eighteen thousand
us.O00) miles In length.
These calendars are Issued by the pro :
prietors OF Hoods Sarsaparilla. the WE'LL
known medicine which. has gained such
renown by it's wonderful cures Ia cases
where the blood was poisoned or impure
The history OF this preparation is entirely
unique. the business having grown from "A
small retail trade until. at the present
time, the great laboratory In which it is
made has a capacity Cor fifty thousand
(50,000) bottles day and Is the largest
building In the world devoted TO the man
ufacture OF medicine The sales of
Hoods Sarsaparilla In all sections OF the
country are enormous The proprietors
have never claimed that It would cure
every ailment, but they show by thousands
OF testimonials that Hoods Sarsa parilla
purifies and vitalizes the blood, builds
up the system, and cures those dis
eases caused by impure blood and debU-
ity, such as scrofula. salt rheum. catarrh.
rheumatism, etc. As preventive OF the
grip, Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved 10 be
uneQualled, and IL restores the wasted
vital forces after siege OF that dreaded
malady AID tortifes the system against
future attackS
The fact that great care Is exercised In
the pre- paration OF this medicine and that
nothing has ever been claimed for IL ex-
cept as warranted by previous cures. has
much to do with the con fdence felt by the
public In its curative powers The motto
OF the proprietors is alt is not what we
say, but what Hoods Sarsaparilla does.
that tells the story" and it is what Hoods
Sarsaparilla has done, as shown by the
published statements of persons whom IL
RS cured. that has placed IL at the head
IN the field OF medicine in the present day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
An unseen Enemy

Is more to be dreaded than an open and visible
one. That subtitle and lurking foe, which
under the generic name of malaria man
ifests itself when 1t clutches us in its
tenacious grasp, in the various forms of chills
and fever, bilious, remittent. dumb aRue or
ague cake can only be effectually guarded
against by fortifying tie system against it's
insidious attacks with Hostetters Stomach
Bitters. thorough antidote to the poison of
miasma in the system. and a safeguard against
1t thoroughly to be relied upon. In the event
of malarious attack avoid poisoning your
system with quinine. aud use instead this
wholesome remedy, unobjectionable In taste
and far more efficacious than any drug Use
the Bitters Tor dyspepsia. blliousness, consti-
patton. kidney complaints and rheumatism.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
The Quality of Pork.

American pork has been pronounced
healthful and is Admitted to all the
markets OF Europe. But the Eu-
ropean appetite is fastidious. Fork
that is made from corn has not so
good flavor as that made from peas
and barley. The pea makes pork hav-
ing larger proportion of lean meat.
We can make as good pork as any
country, but to satisfy European
markets we must supply bacon that
has lean as well as fat in its compo-
sition. Pork made from whole wheat,
or wheat and oats ground together,
ought to satisfy this demand
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
A Smart Bows Letter.


A correspondent of an English
paper has presented copy OF a
genuine letter" from lad at school
to his mother. After complaining
generally Of the school, and narrating
some trifiing mishaps that had be-
fallen him, the young gentleman
said:
81 hope Matilda's cold is better. 1
am glad she is not at schulz. think
have got consumption. the boys at
this place are not gentlemanly, but
of course you did not know this when
you sent me here. will try not to
get bad habits.
"The trowsers have worn out at
the knees. / think the tailor must
have cheated you, the buttons have
come off, and they are loose behind.
don't think the food is good, but i
should not mind il was stronger.
The piece of meat sent you is off
the beef we had on Sunday, but on
other days it is more stringy.
There are black beadles in the
kitchen, and sometimes they cook
them in the dinner, which can't be
holesome when you are not strong.
do not mind my being so TN
comfortable, because do not think
shall last long. Please send me some
more money as o Sd. if you cannot
spare it think can borrow it off a
boy who is going to leave at the
half quarter, but perhaps you wd.
not like to be under an obligation to
his parents, as they are trades-peo-
pie. l think you deal at their shop.
-Yr. loving but retched son."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
Couldn,t See Anv DANCER.

A Maine man just home from Boston
says there's good deal of talk about
being run over by the street cars, but
they didn't dare run over him. why,
he. exclaimed, innocently and with
proper personal pride, Il stood right
on the track when one of them dummed
sky-pole cars came a-buzzing along,
and thought I'd just see if they'd run
over me. They hollered and yelled
for me to get off the track, but l didn't
bulge an inch. for had as much right
there as they had, and they just hauled
the thing up stock still afore they got
to me. All a mans go to do is to stand
up for his rights, and them Boston fell
lers dasn't run over him" And he
looked just as if he believed there was
no danger.-Lewiston Journal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
German.
Syrup.

simply state thatII am Druggist
and Postmaster here and am there
fore In q position to judge. / have
tried many Cough Syrups but for,
ten years past have found nothing
equal to Boschee's German Syrup.
/ have giveri 1t to my baby for Group
with the most satisfactory results.
Every mother should have it. ]. II.
HOBBS, Druggist and Postmaster,
Mofat, Texas. We present facts,
living facts. of to-day Boschee's
German Syrup gives strength to the
body. Take no substitute. q
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
Sc, 500 FROM TEN ACRES.

A. NJ. Lamb, a market gardener in
Pennsylvania, cleared $500 on FIVE
acres of cabbage and five acres of
onions. The reason of this, he says,
was because Salzers seeds are 50 ex-
tremely early and wondrously produc-
tive. Lightning Cabbage and King of
the Earliest Onions he had in the
market three weeks ahead of any
other homegrown sorts, and ccnse-
quently received fancy prices. Salzer
sends IS packages earliest vegetable
seed, sufficient for family, for ST.,
postpaid.
III You VIII Cut This Out ana Se.d It
with &c postage to the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, you will re-
ceive their mammoth catalogue and a
trial package of Get There, Eli, the
sixteen-day radish
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
He Hadn't Had Any.

In our efforts to teach we are fire.
quently met by an unexpected reply
that for an instant battles our question
ing powers. rf
A young woman of Virginia, who
took occasion to correct the errors of
speech of all the little negroes within
hearing. recently received a request
from ptccaninny for small quantity
of classes"
You must not say 'lasses, Tom; you
must say molasses, corrected his pre-
ceptress."
swat does want to say mo- lasses'
foh?" replied the innocent. Il haint
had none yit!"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-18
81 to California.

This is our sleeping car rate on the Phil
lips Rock Island Tourist Excursions from
Chicago to Los Angeles or San Francisco,
via the scenic route and Ogden. You can
go with Phillips, the best of all excursion
managers, for he has each party accom-
panied by a special agent who goes the en-.
tire trip with patrons These personally
conducted excursions leave Chicago twice
a week. Tuesday and Thursday.
We have also a daily tourist car service,
via our Southern route, through the beau
tiful Indian Territory aud Fort Worth TO
Los Angeles and San Francisco The tour
ist car rate via this route the same APP
ply at Rock Island ticket Office, 1O4 Clark
street John Sebastian, G. p. A, O., K L
& p Ry., Chicago