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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
Old Bronze.


ats the strangest thing" said
Jessie, with wide-Open eyes.
"And my flowers will never grow, "
said Ruth, shaking her head rue
fully.
1t was strange. Out in a corner of
the garden was a rockery. On the
rockery was an iron basket made to
hold flowers. Ruth had planted in
the middle of it white lily bulb. All
around the edges she had put morn
ing glory seeds. She wanted the
vines to droop over the sides Of the
basket and run down the stones.
Every day the children visited it
and found that something was doing
mischief. 1t was very plain that the
seeds and bulb were trying to do
their duty, for many and many tiny
shoot came peeping above ground.
But the earth about them was
scratched and the tender green stalks
broke down and withered.
And it kept on day after day.
at must be rats, said Jack.
But nothing else in the garden was
ever touched.
Couldn't be frosf, could it?" asked
little Nan.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20

Nearly all the decline in numbers
for 1894 occurred in the last half of
the fiscal year. That reported for
last June was little more than a
third of the total for June, 1893, and
was at the rate of 100000 per an
mum. Since then the balance of the
movement has been in the other
direction, so that if the same rate be
kept for the whole year the returns
for 1895 will show that the United
States is losing to other countries in
stead of gaining from them. Stats
tics for the port of New York for the
month ending with Aug. 2, which
practically covers July, show that
10, 1853 steerage passengers departed,
while only IL, $40 came in, and of the
latter only about so per cent. are re-
garded as true immigrants
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
Mrs. Lamont.

They all laughed, for the geranium
and pansies were smiling up in the
sunshine One day the children
came home early from school, Out
into the garden they ran, and then
there was a Shout
Q IF 1t isn't old Bron2e"
Old Bronze was the largestcat they
had. Jack had named him long ago,
not because he was bronze colored,
but because Jack knew that bronze
was some kind Of color, and thought
it sounded well.
There lay old Bronze on the bas-
ket, 1t was just the time when the
afternoon sun shone on It, He prob
ably found the warm earth very
comfortable bed.
They all laughed, and Jack said;
"pll fix him."
He got the watering hose and
aimed at old Bronze, while Harry
ran to turn on the water
"Oh, don't" cried Ruth, "Poor
old fellow! He did not know any
better"
"But he must be taught lesson, a."
said Jack, very firmly, "Now scoot!"
The cold water came with a dash,
and old Bronze "scooted." With one
long, dreadful mi-aw-w-w-w-w! he
sprang off the basket, flew over the
flower-beds, and did not stop until he
was in the top Of the tallest tree,
"Poor old Bronze" The little girls
petted and coaXed and fondled him
when he came down. He had learned
his lesson we'll, for he never so much
as looked at the basket again. And
the lily grew, and was soon looking
around her like a queen. The morn
ing glorles crept down and wandered
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
MUss Ell BEARING ROPES.

and surface. A Tarentine park rep
resents every branch Of the industry;
on an area Of fifteen feet the culturist
may collect the young oysters, grow,
fatten, and prepare them for market
A Tarentine park consists of cor
ner posts, a web of rope and various
suspended devices for collecting,
growing, fattening and storing oys-
tiers, The corner posts, firmly i'm
planted, mark the boundaries Of the
park. At each corner these are usu-
ally arranged in pairs, somewhat in
clined toward each other and lashed
together a few feet above the surface.
Thus fixed they appear to be quite
permanent The firm Calcareous
character of the bottom allows the
posts to be readily inserted by blows
of a heavy mallet. The posts them
selves are Of green pine, 6 or inches
in diameter. The depth Of the har-
Dor allows their average length to be
about twenty feet. In deeper water
two or even three require to be
spliced together, bringing, therefore,
into culture depth as great as forty
feet. The ropes forming a network
between the corner posts must sup.
port the weight of the collecting de-
vices. The cordage must therefore
be strong and durable in water. A
wire-grass rope an inch in diameter
is manufactured in Naples for this
purpose. 1t lasts for one or two sea-
sons, and costs about &c per yard,
Loose bundles Of hazel or goose
boughs, termed fascines, are suspend
ed by the ropes in the water They
become quickly watersoaked and form
the most convenient collectors.
These, when covered with young oys-
tiers, are broken into twigs and woven
into ropes, which, when suspended
from the network above, utilize the
water volume from surface to bot
tom. Oysters that have become dc
tached and fallen to the bottom, to-
gether with grown oysters, are placed
in a peculiarly constructed basket
and suspended precisely as are the
twig ropes.
Preparing the Fascines.
The fascines gather the spat from
the oysters suspended on the ropes,
The spawning season is greatest be-
tween April and October, but expert
ments show that spawning occurs
during the whole year. The fascines
freshly prepared during the winter
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
The Exaltation of the Peanut. =

lllb EAdlidtIOu VI JIlG tCuniIv %
Next to Debs and Huntington, the
peanut has come in for more comment
during the past few months than
anything else, human, diabolical or
divine. There seems to be peanut
boom of large dimensions sweeping
the country, and it is made very clear
by its advocates that the peanut is
about the only thing fit for food that
is produced anywhere in the world.
Alleged chemical analyses set forth
with mathematical accuracy how
many Daniel Websters or Shadows
there are in a ton Of peanuts, and
how much money should be made in
producing them. 1t is quite likely
that much of such stuff is bosh, and
quite likely also that the table given
below, showing the relative nutrient
values of different substances, is of
the same type; still we give it for
what it may be worth;
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
ALFALFA CULTURE.
The Merits and Dement'S of One OF th,
Most Popular Forage Plants.

The Merits and Dement'S OF Ono OF the
Most Popular Forage Plants.
Alfalfa is the modern name for
Lucerne "medicago sativa," a valua-
BILE fodder plant belonging to the pea
and clover family, There are few
crops so profitable as alfalfa on the
soils and in the climates adapted to
its culture. A poor or exhausted soil
will not produce a good growth of
alfalfa Sandy land suits 1t rather
better than clay, provided the plants
get we'll rooted before the growth Is
checked by the drought,
When the plant Is once established
the roots penetrate the soil very deep
ly, being sometimes twelve or fifteen
feet in length, Wet land, however,
must be drained before 1t is sown with
alfalfa. In regions where the sum-
mer is dry, alfalfa will pay well for
irrigation, In California and Colora-
do this is largely practiced, and four
or five crops are often harvested in a
single year.
The chief difficulty In the cultiva-
tion Of alfalfa is in getting a good
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
AN OYSTER FARM IN THE MARE p1ocoLo
to have had an oyster culture than
was Sergius to invent it,
The Modern Industry.

to have had an oyster culture than
was Sergius to invent it.
The Modern Industry.
The modern industry is carried on
extensively only at Tarente. 1t is
here that the major portion of the
seed oysters are produced which are
afterward cultivated in the bays and
tidal ponds of the southwest coast
and supply the general market Of
Italy.
AS one approaches the city Of
Tarente on the railroad from Brin-
dist, very good idea may be OBJ
tanned of the extent of the oyster
culture as the road bends around the
shore Of the Mare Piccolo. AS far
out as the eye can see the bay is
bristling with oyster stakes, whose
ends project several feet above the
surface. These are soon observed to
pass in regular lines, and to mark off
the water surface into squares as Of
a checker board. These Enclosures
measure about fifteen feet square.
They are leased at about soc year,
and each culturist secures as many
as he can manage. They are rented
from stock company, which has OBJ
tanned from the city council the
leasehold of the entire bay bottom,
surveyed in about twenty sections,
for an annual rental of about $1O,-
600. The minuteness of the subdi-
vision is the result and also the
cause of the competition, and the
energy of rival culturists adds much
to the success of the industry
Vertical Cultivation.
The Italians differ from the French
in that they cultivate oysters in all
depths of water, and make the num-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
Profitable.

Two years ago Portuguese fisher
man and his mate, negro, were
given the carcass of a whale from
which the blubber had been cut, and
began to search for ambergrls, which
drug was quoted at that time In the
current price lists at somewhere
about $65 per ounce. They found
TIA pounds. Many people interviewed
them and wanted to give from $685.
900 to $45, 900 for the lot; but the
men understood the luck of their
Lnd. 1t was sent to London, where
it is still being realized, the fortu-
nate fishermen having already re-
ceived several thousand pounds
aDieCe.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20

are now deposited in baskets and are
carried to the next attendant, who
spices them ingenously between the
strands Of rope, so that when com
pleted the twist Of the rope, together
with increased weight, keeps the
twigs firmly 10 place. Thus arranged
the rope bristles symmetrically with
its oyster-bearing burden. Cargoes
of these ropes are then rowed to the
parks and put in place The growing
conditions Of the oyster now become
especially favorable. The heavily
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20

Der Of oysters fattened in a given
park stand in proportion to the vol
ume Of water, Having but scanty
fall tide, their system has become
vertical oyster culture, TO cultivate
horizontally the French have hard
ened their muddy beaches, have in
closed tidal areas, and have spread
miles Of flat cases of iron gaUze to
furnish growing space for their oys-
tiers. The Italian culturst has de-
vlsed every means of supporting his
oysters in the water between bottom
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20

culturist has been accented by a re-
mark of the orator Lucius Crassus,
who as his orator. defended him in
suit for trespass against the state in
the matter Of oyster property; his
time-honored pleasantly that the
question Of a few feet of land made
no difference to his client, who could,
if necessary, raise oysters with sue
cess on the thatches Of house-tops,
has given the grasping Sergius more
credit than he perhaps deserves. Ger
tainly the oysters from the Tarentine
Gulf were very early known, and
were by historic evidence planted,
doubtless, with method Of culture, in
the lakes near Naples. Tarente, as
a Greek city of ancient wealth and
commercial relations, is far more apt
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
Consolation.

Those who declare that the earth
is gradually drying out, and that
within a few centuries every drop Of
water will have disappeared from
our planet, will find consolation in
the announcement that the water
line has risen one foot all around the
Gulf of Mexico since 1850.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
Matrimonial
California Fruit Grower.
Oriein of the Strawberry.

Professor Bailey, of the Cornell
University, is reported to have made
an exhaustive Investigation into the
origin of the common strawberry, ard
finds it modification Of the straw
berry discovered ages ago in Chilli
South America.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20

the fascines are taken ashore and
deposited in huge banks as prelim-
mary to weaving the ropes. The at
tendants now proceed to take them
apart, chopping each bough with its
attached oysters into twigs about
eight inches long. The oyster twigs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20

are taken out of the shallow water
in the spring and anchored in deeper
water. In May the fascines are
taken up, well rinsed, and suspended
in the shallower water in the
parks Here they get their second
coating of spats, In the next spring
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20

stand. When well established on a
suitable soil and In suitable climate
it will stay there indefinitely, In
sowing fifteen to twenty pounds Of
seed are required to the acre, 1t
should be sown In drills fifteen inches
apart, Alfalfa is success in the
arid regions Of the West and South
west, but in the East other begin
ners have been more successful.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
The Gl m, OF Kangaroo.

-" w "A' VI h""E"i"o
In this odd game Of chance a toy
kangaroo operates the balls and is re-
sponsible for the winning and losing.
The kangaroo is a mechanical toy so
constructed that with three jumps it
knocks against the balls on the in
clin3d cover Of the game box, and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20

sends them spinning down into the
box, where they skirmish around I'M
til they fall into cavity. All the
cavities are provided with numbers,
and the highest total number covered
by, the balls Of player wins the
game
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
THE JUICY BIVALVE.
ITALY THE BIRTHPLACE OF a
GREAT MODERN INDUSTRY.

How Oysters Are Reared in tho Mare
Piccolo, at Tarente-A Bay Divided Into
Small Sections and Each Section Leased
by the Year.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
A DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.

Something that VIII Interest the Juvenile
Members of Every Observation-Disclosures AC-
lions and Bright Sayings of Many Cute
and Cunning ChlIdren.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-20

And have some fOOtmen, brave and tail,
To walk close by my side.
To be princess, really, true,
With long, long golden hair
With forty maids, all dressed in white,
To stand around my chair.
And have a park mile around,
With trees and paths and flowers,
And birds nests full of eggs and things,
And castles and some towers
And / will live forever there
Until IL prince will come
With long black hair, and look quite Gerc0,
And take me to his home.
a Good Reason.
"Wby did you tumble down. my boy1" the
kindly teacher cried
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-24
Re 6istrafiOu Notice.

The meetings of the Board Of Registra
ton in Honolulu are discontinued until
further notice.
The Board will hold sessions in the
various out-of-town precincts as follows:
Eva Plantation Store, Wednesday,
August 18th, from 10 A. NJ. to s p. NJ.
Eva Court House, Thursday, August
18th, from 10 A. NJ. to 4 P. M.
Waianae Court House, Friday, August
18th, from P. NJ. to p. NJ.
Kaneohe Court House, Monday, August
Goth, from 10 A. NJ. to P. NJ.
Hauula Court House, Tuesday, August
Dist, from IL A. NJ. to p. NJ.
Kahuku Plantation, Wednesday,
August %, from 10 A. NJ. to P. NJ.
Waialua Plantation, Thursday, August
23d, from 10 A. NJ. to p. VI.
Waialua Court House, Friday, August
Path, from 10 \. VI. to p. NJ.
G. T. RODGERS,
ANTONIO PERRY,
J.. d. KELIIPIO.
Board of Registration, Island OF Oahu.
1854 1577-tf
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Canada invites tenders for seven
cable routes through the Pacific, IN
order to obtain the fullest information
on the subject.
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BYAUTHORITY.
Sealed Tenders

VIII DO received at the Office OF the
Minister OF the Interior, at Homo ulu,
Hawaiian Islands. till september 1st,
1894, at y o'clock noon, for Water Pipe
and Pumping Plant.
Specifications may be seen at the office
OF the Superintendent of Public W orks,
in Honolulu and at the offices OF the
Hawaiian Cons1ls General, ia San Fran
cisco and New York.
The Minister Of the Interior does not
bind himself 10 accept the lowest or
any bid.
J. =. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, June p, 1894.
The time for receiving the above bids
has been extended to TU ESDAY, Sep
TENDER Il, 1894. at i o'clock room.
J. \. KING,
Minister Of the Interior.
Interior Office, August p, 1894.
3770-3t
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tralian- Canada trade owing TO the
mishap to the Miowera.
The Pacific Gable.
OTTAWA. August canada is IN
viting tenders for laying and main
tanning q Pacific cable, receivable on
November 1st.
Canada invites tenders for seven
cable routes through the Paclhc, IN
order to obtain the fullest Information
on the subject.
Sir George Grey.
LONDON, August 3.-Sir Geo. Grey
says it is essential before the fedora
ton of the Empire can be accom-
plished that Great Britain should
abandon the right of appointing CO.
iOnial Governors and abolish nominee
councils.
The WeIIman Expedition.
LONDON, August 3.-W. Wellman's
vessel in the Arctic expedition was
crushed in the ice, but the crew were
saved.
LONDON, August 9.-In making
their escape from the ice Mr.. Wellman
and his companions partly rowed and
partly carried their boat two hundred
and fifty miles in four weeks, reach
ing SpitZbergen at last, frost-bitten
and almost without food.
Canada and Australia
LONDON, August 6. - The Ottawa
correspondent of the Times says that
the trade between Canada and Aus
tralia is developing in a wonderful
manner. The last steamer which
sailed from Vancouver had to leave
mo nf a.
which she was unable to find room.
\ Polar Expedition.
LONDON, August 6.-The Polar ex-
petition, under charge of Mr.. f. G..
Jackson, f. r. G.. S., has started from
Archangel.
The Turpin Machine Gun.
PARIS, August GA committee of
experts has reported adversely on NJ.
Turpin'S new machine gun.
The Kaiser and the Queen.
LONDON, Aug. S.-The World says
that the Kaiser is endeavoring to per
suade the Queen to visit Potsdam
next Spring.
BERLIN, August 6,-The Emperor
William has lett Wilhelmshaven for
Cowes.
Russia and Bulgaria.
LONDON, August 8.-The Daily
Chronicles Vienna correspondent says
that it is expected the Car will shortly
recognize Prince Ferdinand as the le-
ultimate ruler of Bulgaria.
MI. Hogan, MP.
LONDON, Aug. S.-Mr. Hogan, Mp,
sails for Australia via Canada on Aug.
10Th, for the purpose of writing a book
which he intends to call Australia
Revisited"
His Extradition Granted.
BUENos AYREs, August 9.-The
Federal Judge at Salta has granted
the eXtradition of JabeZ BalfOur.
British Trade.
LONDON, Aug. Supports for the
past month decreased 81, 447,O0O, and
exports 6 ,252, 900.
4 Flying Machine.
! LONDON, August 8. The Maxim
flying machine was tried at BeXlaW,
in Kent, today, the machine flying
fully 500 yards.
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To Whom it May Concern.

Notice is hereby given that under the
provisions of Section ,, Article 90 OF the
Constitution, all Commissions held I'M
der appointment from the Department OF
Finance are null and void from and
after the first day of September, 1894.
All parties holding such Commissions
and desiring to be re-appointed to the
same are requested to make immediate
application in writing therefor to the
Minister Of finance, giving name in
full, date OF Commission, District and
location OF Residence in District.
All re-appointmeut5 viii be duly
gazetted and none other will be valid.
S. u. DAMON,
Minister of Finance.
Finance Office. August 9th, 1894.
3757-3w 1574-3t
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ANDREW BROWN,
Irritation Notice.

Holders OF water privileges, or those
paying water rates, are hereby notified
that the hours for irrigation purposes are
from Z to O'Clock a. NJ. and to 6
o'clock p. II. a. BROWN,
Superintendent Honolulu Water Works.
Approved:
J. A. KING,
Minister Of the Interior.
Honolulu, May 25, 1894. 3698-tf
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Board of Examiners.

The Board of Examiners created by
Article II OF the Constitution Especial
Rights of Suffrage will meet at the same
times and places as the Oahu Board OF
Registration. See itinerary above.
EDWARD TOWSE.
CARL BUSCHJAST,
3764-tf f. l. CUTTER.
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Water Notice.

Owing to the drought and scarcity of
water, the residents above Judd street
are requested to collect what water they
may require for household purposes be
fore o'clock A. NJ.
ANDREW BROWN,
Superintendent Honolulu Water Works.
Honolulu, H. l., July 20, 1894.
3744-tf
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The Canadian service.

LONDON, August The prospectus
of Messrs. Huddart, Parker X Co. :
scheme will shortly be issued with a
capital of about two millions sterling.
The Shaw, Savill X Albion Company's
steamer Arawa remains in the Aus
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LONDON, August Sir Geo. Grey
says it is essential before the fedora
ton of the Empire can be accom-
plished that Great Britain should
abandon the right of appointing CO.
iOniaI Governors and abolish nominee
councilH
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PARIS, August 3.-Santo has been
sentenced to death. The evidence OF
the police at the trial showed that the
uithdrew the poniard from the
nn,nd and threw it into the street.
600 ar the moment when he infiic-
tad The wound, looked Carnot straight
IN the face, earnestly, but did not
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-20

ueAneu % the SECRETARY HERBERI-
uninitiated, have been at odds over
the division of little privileges and as
to the extent Of their respective au.
thorities. No names are given in this
connection, but 1t is whispered that q
naval officer formerly in command in
New York is involved in the petty dis.
pute.
The congressional committee which
now has charge Of the matter Of In.
creasing naval discipline would appear
to have been approached in reference
to this difficulty, not as having power
to remedy matters, but because Il
could be thus impressed by the neces'
Aty Of q change In the present condi,
hob q things q pAytD WEcHsIER,
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-02-20

AUGUSTUS ST. GAUDENs. artists and the
influences they have at their com.
mand, influences which in New York
are far greater than anyone imagines.
They as class have the ear of the i'm
portant and wealthy men. They are
more intimate as a class with the men
who make contemporaneous history
than are the majority of persons who
must depend upon patronage. 1t will
be noticed that the New York artists
are unopposed by single politician or
senator who halls from New York.
Those members Of congress who were
most Jealous in their denunciation OF
the St. Gaudens medal will be remind
ed of their utterances in this connec'
ton, probably, at a time that may
prove embarrassing to themselves.
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~TTlkA,

" THEY WANT TO SEE AZ
way relaxed
there will be agitated the appointment
Of one of these junketing committees.
The formation Of this body will be
given to the mayor, should it be made
an accomplished fact Many local
politicians are laying bets as to the
number of politicians who will be put
upon it. But it Is conceded that It
would be foolish thing for Mr.. Gilroy
to 1mpllcate himself in anything Of the
sort at this time.