davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12
FOR THE FOURTH.
Chairman Smith of General Com.
mitttee Chooses Sub

Chairman Smith of General Com
mitttee Chooses ub-COmmitteeS.
George W.. Smith, chairman of the
General Committee, selected to provide
fitting celebration for the Fourth of
July, the third anniversary of the Re-
public of Hawaii, has chosen the fol-
lowing subcommittee which are re-
quested to meet, form a program and
estimate of expenses to be submitted
at a general meeting to be held Thurs
day evening. May goth, at 1880 o'clock:
Finance.-Andrew Brown, ]. A. Nc
Candiess, w. G. Wilder, Jr., J. Bath
erton, b. F. Dillingham; and Alexander
Young.
Parade and Salutes.-Maj. George F.
Mcleod, Col. J. H. Fisher, Capt. ]. w
Pratt, Maj. George G. Potter, Capt
Paul Smith, Capt. G. J. Mccarthy, Capt
T. B. Murray, Capt. John Kea, Marshal
a. NJ. Brown, Lieut.. l.. T. Kenake, F
J. Lowrey, John Ena and d. l.. Naone
Decoration of Executive Building
George c. Stratemeyer. Capt. A. Coyne
and Capt. J. M. Camara.
Sports-Maj. J. w. Jones, Capt. G. j
Mccarthy, F. b. McStocker, c. l..
Crabbe, Lieut.. Ed Towse, H. A. Will
der, A. G. M. Robertson, Captain Lor-
enzen and T. NJ. Starkey.
F'ireworks.-J. A. Kennedy, G. B.
Ripley, Capt. w. G.. Ashley, J. S. Mar
tin. w. H Hoogs, Capt. Paul Smith,
William Jarret, w. c. Roe and w. e.
Rowell.
In a talk with some of the leading
merchants of the city yesterday, it
seemed to be their desire that the par
ade on the morning of the Fourth be
made a greater feature than last year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12

bring into his story on the witness
stand some imaginary person as the
party guilty of the deed he had been
charged with. Defendant was found
guilty and sentenced to six months
Imprisonment at hard labor
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12

family its cost in a short
time. The merits of a Cur
ney are too numerous to
mention. Every part may
be taken out and cleaned,
without the slightest incon-
VenienCe. The ventilation
of a
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-12
CURNE Y

is on strictly scientific prin-
cipleS 50 that the waste of
ice is nil. The cold air is
forced into the lower cham
berS so that there is no oc-
casion for opening the ice
box, except to put in the ice.
1t is worth while looking at
the GurneyS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
Trade Devices on Wheels.

The forms of various articles o1
common use are now frequently EN-
ployed in the larger cities as the
bodies of delivery wagons. Wagons
made with the body in the semblance
of big trunk may be seen in many
cities, the delivery wagons of the
dealers in trunks and kindred articles.
Perhaps the next most familiar is the
wagon with the body in the form of q
great hat, the delivery wagon of a hat
ter. Another form not unfamiliar is
that of the great shoe, made of metal
and mounted on wheels and used as
the delivery wagon of shoe dealer.
Like the great hat, the shoe may be
painted or all gilded. All Of these de.
vices have seat outside in front, and
they have door at the rear end. The
shoe is mounted on the running part
with the toe in front. The drivers E
seat is over the tip of the shoe or in
front of it. The door by which the
parcels are got in and out of the wagon
is in the heel of the great shoe in the
back. A wagon used for the delivery
Of articles from laundry has body
in the form of o great wash boiler.
Perhaps the latest of these trade de-
vices on wheels is shown in q wagon
for the delivery of proprietary arti-
Gle in liquid form. In this case the
wagon body is in the shape of great
bottle
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
Origin of Canning.

The process of preserving ailments
in tin had its origin at Nancy, France.
In 1s41 Joseph Colin of that town es-
tablished an agency in London for the
sale of timed delicacies. Their cost,
compared to that of to-day, reveals
what has been accomplished in cheap
ening these products during the past
fifty-six years. In 1841 q quart OF
turtle soup in tin put up by Colin cost
1915; small box of sardines, S1.25;
an entire trufaed salmon, SIS; beef
tongue, 50; Toulouse duck, trufaed,
SO. Vegetables were proportionally
dear. Colin evidently carried his
system much further than is attempted
at the present day. He sold in tin an
entire sucking pig, for which he
charged $3.50; an entire turkey fol
$3.50; six pounds Of roast lamb for
1925, and On entire pheasant fol
$3.50. He also preserved butter in
tin, for which he asked 75 cents q
pound.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
A Horse Pacing without a Driver.

While roaming through the north
western part of Wisconsin in August,
says q writer in the Chicago Times.
Herald, I was driven one day to the
race track of the county fair grounds
by clergyman. For two long hours
we watched the track through torrid
heat and clouds of dust. A small por.
tion of the course was crowded most
of the time with horses engaged in
abortive efforts to get squarely away.
I told my friend that it was becoming
rather tiresome and asked why he re-
NAMED 30 long. "Well," he said,
"we're all waiting to see the event Of
the day, and if you're patient it will
come off all right"
It was worth waiting for. "The
event of the day" was the running Of
Albatross, the horse trained by his
owner, J. W. Quinn, the well-known
starting judge, to go at pacing speed
around the course, without breaking
his gait and without guide, rider or
driver. Whan the patience of the
crowd was nearly exhausted Albatross
appeared before the judges stand,
decked with ribbons and apparently
in the best of humor and condition.
No sulky was attached. He followed
his owner like well-trained dog. A
few straps connected the snaffle and
bodyband to keep the animal from
wabbling, but there was nothing to
seriously interfere with his breaking
into gallop if he should "have the
mind to-" In due time Quinn led him
at the pace for 200 yards before he
reached the starter, and at the word
"Go!" the owners hand dropped from
the headgear and the animal got well
away.
At full speed, just as if urged by
whip and voice, the beautiful horse
kept in his course right in the middle
of the track, without varying q foot
on either side. I was in a carriage
close to the grand stand and watched
him carefully as he ''came home" 1t
was magnificent illustration of what
can be accomplished by discipline.
Here was horse whose every instinct
prompted him to go wild and break
into gallop. The cheers andurgings
of vast crowd melted him to go at
his highest speed. But as he came
tearing along with his head straight
out from the shoulders, dilated nos
trils, foaming mouth, heaving chest
and quivering fanks we saw that the
natural laws of animal movement had
been temporarily suspended or rem.
dered subservient to the law imposed
by human will and intelligence.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
California Fruit Farms.

''It is only since the year 1890 that
the people of California have shipped
their fruit to the New York and Phil
adelphia markets in any large quanti-
ties. but California fruit has found its
way into Eastern cities more than ever
this SUMNER" said gentleman who
is the owner of 10000 acres of choice
fruit land in Tehama County, Cali
fornia, to Star reporter.
"Celifornia fruit has acquired a
worldwide reputation on account of
it's size, shape, color and flavor. The
largest fruit farm probably in the
world is that of the late ex-senator
Stanford. It contains $4,000 acres,
and the grapes raised and the wines
made there bring in not less than $780,.
900 a year. Ex-Governor Bidwell has
q fruit farm containing $4,000 acres.
Some of the cherry trees on this prop.
erty have been growing for twenty-five
years, and the branches form circle
at least sixty feet in diameter. Not
more than a dozen such trees can be
proftably grown on al acre OF land Oh
account of their immense size and the
lack of room. T have seen S174 worth
of cherries picked from one of the
Bidwell trees, and cases are we'll au-
thenticated where cherries to the value
of 5000 and over have been gathered
from single tree on other fruit farms.
A full crop of cherries from the Bid
we'll orchard will bring its owner any
where from $50, 900 to S35, 900.
"Just to show you how enormous
the profits of fruit farming are, a
friend of mine, the cashier of the
Fresno National Bank, owns 1926
acres near Fresno, which he turned
into fruit farm seven years sgo. His
wife manages the farm while he at
tends to matters at the bank. Perhaps
it is due to his wife's able manage
ment, perhaps to the fertility of the
soil, but he told me recently that
his profits this year from 325
acres would be over $4,000 and he
showed me books and figures to sub
stantiate this statement, which l.,
knowing the fertility of some of the
California fruit farms, have not the
slightest reason to doubt. Washing
ton Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
Has Lived ISO Years.

It is said that the oldest person liv-
ing whose age has been proved is
Bruno Cortrim, born in Africa, and
now living in Rio Janeiro. He is $50
years old. A coachman in Moscow has
lived 14O years. More people over 100
years are found in mild climates than
in the higher latitudes. According to the
last census of the German Empire, Of
q population of $4,000, 900, onl y sew
enty- eight have passed the hundredth
year. France, with a population OF
100000, has 213 centenarians. In
England there are 146, Ireland 57S and
in Scotland 46. Sweden has 10 and
Norway %, Belgium 5, Denmark 2,
Switzerland none. Spain, with pop
ulation of $4,000, 900, has 401 people
over 100 years Of age. Of the 1885,
600 inhabitants of Servia SIS people
have passed the century mark.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
Do Moles Eat Vegetables?

T have insisted that the mole is a
vegetarian, eating seed corn, roots OF
plants, as of asparagus, sweet pota-
toes, common potatoes, carrots, tur-
nips and other plants, but those
chiefly. I have tested the contents OF
the stomachs of great many moles
caught in traps, and in every case
found starch III them, and on some
occasions have detected the actual
starch grains by the use of the mi
croscope. In no single case have l
found any animal matter, as the re-
mains of grubs or worms, but the
vegetable matter has been found in all
examined without exception. This is
direct proof, while the French expert
menters have only such weak evl-
dence as that the moles refused to eat
vegetable matter when in conine-
ment.
Within few days past have made
test. A mole was caught by hand as
he was pushing his way through bed
of sweet potatoes, which had been bur-
rowed through and through by the
pests. A barrel was sunk over two
hills of the row which had not so far
been eaten into. The mole was put
inside the barrel and kept prisoner
for three days. When taken out he
had eaten every potato in the hill ex-
cept the shells of some of them, and
in his stomach was found the undi-
gested pulp of his last meal. In the
attempt to escape he had burrowed
completely around the barrel, but had
not gone deep enough to succeed.
Doubtless he might have done so had
he been left longer in his prison. I
have found the dead moles in their
burrows on my lawn, where they had
died after a meal of poisoned corn.
1t is the safest way to handle the
bats by means of a small-bladed
knife or pincers which have been bur-
led in the earth for few hours, and
not to touch the bait with the hands.
This animal is sly and wary, and like
the ground hog, another wretched
beast, will hear footstep long dis
tance and then lie quiet for long
time waiting for the noise of the re-
turning steps before it will make a
novel;. S., in Country Gentleman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
Farm and Garden Notes,


Don't let the beets and squashes stay
out too long.
Drainage will greatly increase the
value of wet ground.
The silo will enable the farmer to
keep more COWS proftably.
Spare the harrow in the early stages
Of corn growth and spoil the crop.
The hired man should be O gentle
man among the children in the house.
The tomato trellises will last much
longer if given shelter during the win
ter.
In sections outside the corn belt corn
can often be proftably grown for the
silo.
When the surface bakes after rain,
light harrow should be used, whether
the crop is up or not.
Hay caps are a good investment.
They will in q wet season pay for
themselves very quickly.
Hailstorms are likely anywhere, and
insurance against them is as necessary
as insurance against fire.
Eighty acres intensively cultivated
are better than 160 acres under the
too often loose system of farming.
For a root that is such unquestion-
able value to the hog, the articoke gets
more hard knocks than it deserves.
Divide up the farm among the grown
boys, if it is large enough to make sew
eral reasonably sized farms, and en-.
courage each to get home of his own.
Do you allow smoking in the barn?
If you do, increase your insurance.
That may not be exactly honest, but
when man tries to burn his barn the
matter of honesty will not probably
worry him.
Large pieces of old sod form the very
best winter protective material when
obtainable These heaped about the
roses will protect the most tender from
severe freezing, and they come out IN
the spring in splendid order. 1t is
just as good used about any other half
hardy plant.
In gathering fruits remember that
all fruits are best when allowed to ripen
on the tree or vine, excepting pears.
Nearly all varieties of this fruit may be
gathered while still green and put in
dry, cool place to mellow. All fruit
should be examined often, as decay is
rapidly communicated.
Sootfrom the kitchen chimney, espe-
cially from wood fire, is invaluable
in cultivation of flowers. Rich in am
monia it stimulates and deepens the
color of flowers. Used as an insecti-
eide it is equally effective in destroy
ing and removing the pest on account
of the creosote contained in it. SCOT
from hard coal exclusively is of less
7alue, atill it is worth saving.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27

partial fondness for every part OF the
Union. Florida has not been too
warm for it, and Massachusetts, has
pleased. New Jersey has not es-
capped, and the Pacific coast as far as
British Columbia has appealed to it.
The scale, though appearing only
recently, has evidently spent several
cons in preparing to descend upon
the world. 1t is microscopic insect
which pierces the green bark OF the
tree with its proboscis and sucks the
sap. It has, doubtless with an eye
to this age of germicide solutions,
rendered spraying an infested tree
useless, because it has a scaly cover
ing which remains on the bark of the
tree or the skin of the fruit, and which
acts as an armor against such geap-
ons as washes. Fruit infested by the
scale is unmarketable.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27

The important points in this sue
cessful potato culture are stated by the
College of Agriculture to be: (1) prop
er fitting of the land; (2) proper plant
ing; (3) proper and sufficient cultiva-
tion; (4) proper spraying. The last is
a specific against potato blight and po-
tato rot. In raising this enormous
crop, the college neglected fertilizers,
and did not select land best suited to
potato culture. Elsewhere on the farm,
these factors being added, the record
breaking yield of $50 bushels to the
acre has been reached. 1t should be
added that the potatoes are of uni
formly marketable quality, with no
waste. The average yield in this
State this year is estimated at not
more than sixty-fve bushels to the
acre, and the largest average yield the
State has ever known was 120 bushels.
The prevention of blight and subse-
quent rot by spraying with Bordeaux
mixture is an idea which is already
being taken up by farmers. The
usual method of using it, however, is
to wait until the blight appears, and
then spray. 1t is then too late. Atthe
university the potatoes are repeatedly
sprayed while green and healthy, and
the blight never appears. The report
of this amazing crop at Cornell, to-
gether with the generally poor cropin
the State, has led to q great demand
for recent bulletin of the experiment
station treating of potato culture and
the prevention of blight and rot, and
thousands of copies are being mailed
weekly to farmers. York Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
New Paner For STAMINA.

Arrangements have been made by
ihe Treasury Department with the
present contractors for the paper upon
which internal revenue stamps are
printed, by which all paper hereafter
to be manufactured by the company
for the internal revenue Office shall
contain uniform water mark. The
sheets upon which stamps are to be
printed will hereafter, when held up
the long way, contain water marking
which shall read from left to right
across the width of the sheet as fol-
lows: "U. s, 7. R."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an IN
famed condition Of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian. Tube. When this tube gets in.
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result. and unless the inflam.
nation can be taken out and this tube re.
stored to its normal condition, ring will be
destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in.
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (99gsed BY eatarrhl that can can
for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, T5c.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
Clocks Turn Ont the Lights.

In these days of electricity it is not
essential to have somebody turn out
the lights. Time switches are made,
says the New York Sun, which can be
attached to clock and made to turn
ont electric lights at any desired hour.
Suppose, for instance, the lights are
in show window, and it is desired to
put them out at midnight. At that
hour the clock closes a circuit, per-
mitting the passing Of an electric cur
rent to the switch, which thus released,
cuts off the electric light current and
80 puts out the lights.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
Him and John.

Jim and John were townsmen and chums,
and went out to see baseball. 1T was red
hot afternoon, and the bleachers were like
frying pans at breakfast time. Jim had q
bald head and John had q crick in the
back. They sat for an underdone roast
and laughed at everything. Jim's bald spot
was o shining mark, like brass door-plate.
A stray ball. fierce and sharp, from false
bat, struck the spot and plougheda furrow.
It dazed him. Jim's eyes and face looked
like sick OWLS, and John laughed. BE
laughed an hour straight along. The game
ran late into twilight. Meanwhile John
had shed his coat, and cool, damp draft
got in it's work on his back. The time came
to leave, but John couldn't. He couldn't
bend or get up. Lumbago had set in in its
worst form. He laughs best who laughs
last, and Jim had revenge. But they got
down town to Jim's room, when he said
"Here's something all those athletes use
for hurts and ailments, and it's the best
known cure for lameback." He rubbed II
on Johns back and some on his own head
They were both feeling cured and com.
Portable from the use Of st. Jacobs Oil
which Jim always kept in a handy place
He was sport himself and knew what wai
best. They went to bed. John laughed II
his sleep. Both rose IN the morning fresh
as daisies; then Jim laughed at John.
During O part Of September the Missouri
River was so low at Jefferson City, NO., that
1t was said that people might walk across
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
One Way to Get q CITY Hall.

In Cleveland, Ohio, the two gas
companies furnish gas to consumers at
the rate of eighty cents per 1000 cubic
feet, besides paying 81 per cent. of
their gross earnings into the city
treasury as fund for a new City Hall,
to cost with the site 50, 600, 900, which
sum will be paid entirely by the gas
companies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
How to Laundry Fancy Linen.

To wash embroidered linens so as not to
fade the colors, fill tub half full OF warm
water, to which add little Ivory Soap.
Wash each piece through the suds care
fully, rinse in blue water, to which little
thin starch is added. Hang in the shade
to dry. Iron on the wrong side, press
ing down heavily to bring out the stitches,
thus restoring their original beauty.
ELIZA R. PARKER.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
No Mustaches For Royalty's Bankers.

Time was in England when the en-
ployes of banks might not wear boards
or mustaches. This restriction has in
almost every instance long been re-
moved. One exception still remains.
The historic house of Coutts, where
royalty keeps its private accounts, de-
clines to alter the rule of bygone
age, and visitors to its ancient walls
will note that its employees present o
remarkably trim and smart appear
ance. The younger clerks yearning
for those hirsute adornments so dear
20 budding adolescence, have recently
memorialized the partners on this sub.
iect; but, alas! without success. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
Location of Yards.

The location of yards for the sue
cessful cultivation of fowls should be
elevated, and of such nature that the
natural drainage will at all times pre-
vent the standing of stagnant water,
such as would ordinarily be denomin-
ated "dry location" The soil should
be largely composed of sand and
gravel, when possible, which OF itself
acts as filter, and the health and COM
fort of the fowls will be- much more
easily maintained.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
New DESTROYER of Fruit Crops.

Reinforcements to the seventeen
year locusts, the gypsy moth, the
browntail moth and all the rest of the
busy army of fruit destroyers are to
be found in vast quantities in the
"San Jose SCALE" The San Jose
scale takes its name, not from the To-
cality to which it confines its depre-
dations, but to the one in which it
first appeared. Since it made its de-
but in California it has shown an i'm
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27

the hay is we'll settled. Light cords
extending down on all sides to pins
driven in the ground, will aid in keep
ing the top of the stack from being
blown off. The stack should grow
gradually larger until the edge of the
''roof" is reached Select knoll for
a foundation, or put down boards to
keep the moisture from soaking up
into the hay.-New England Home
stead
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-27
The Comb An Index.

The comb of fowl is an honest in
dex of the true inwardness, and should
daily be consulted by the fancier who
values the health and we'll being of
his flock. Look at the comb of a lay
ing hen or pullet. She is in the
height of health and strength, and car
ries her unfailing sign of healthfulness
on her head, in the shape of blood
red, bright and full comb.-The Fan
cier.