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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21
EFFECT OF FAMINE IN CHINA.


soldiers Revolt and Man-Eating
Tigers Become Bold
Dispatches from Tacoma, Wash, say
that the Northern Pacific steamer Bra
ema brings news of an insurrection at
KaOchou. Kwang Tung province, in
China During the famine there many
sufferers were compelled to sell their
children in order to save their lives.
Among the purchasers was the secre-
tary of the district magistrate at Mou-
minghsien, He bought two girls aged
10 and II years. AS he was taking
them 10 the passenger boat for trans
pOrtation TO Canton he was set upon
by soldiers and arrested for kidnapping
He appealed TO the magistrate, with
the result that his captors were in
turn made captive, bambooed and final
Iy driven out of the Yamen The sol
diers complained to their commanding
officer. who took um bragg and allowed
his men to return to the Yamen and
infiict revenge on the unlucky magis-
trate After beating him the soldiers
dragged him to the temple of Mars
and while some made him kneel down
others plucked out his hair and mus
tacht by the roots The regiment then
went into revolt and the troopers have
since been mutineerS.
Great alarm prevails throughout the
4eg.on of Sam-Sah Bay. near Foo
Chow, where the rural population is
large, on account of the ferocious tigers
which the hard winter has driven in
from the mountains. First dogs and
pigs began disappearing with marvel
Gus rapidity. causing the natives TO
lock all their flocks in buildings. Left
without means of subsistence, the hum
CRY beasts gradually became bolder,
and have since been attacking laborers
in the forest. and even people in their
dooryards. A half dozen natives are
known to have been devoured.
A Foo Chow paper states that two
tigers made a noise about house like
a knocking at the door When the
head of the family went to the door
he was seized and eaten When he did
not return his son went to look for
him, and shared the same fate.
1t is feared that, having tasted hui
man blood, the tigers will become a
source of permanent danger. The ter
ror stricken people have barricaded
their houses. and the men will not
venture out to work except in small
parties.
The Chinese Government has decid-
ed to order four more armOred cruisers,
two fast cruisers and several torpedo
destroyers. all of the English type This
is owing to the great increase made in
Japan's navy. China will not order any
vessels of over 10000 tons. as she has
neither harbors nor docks suitable for
them. The program for several years
to come will be to order vessels of 5000
tons. Voluntary retrenchments made
at the palaces of the Emperor, En-
press and Dowager Empress are to be
devoted toward strengthening the Chi
neSp navy
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21
MORE SHIPS FOR ENGLAND.
Ella borate Plan For strengthening
the Fleet.

Fla borate Plan For strengthening
the Fleet.
WASHINGTON. April 3.-The Office
of Naval Intelligence has received from
the American naval attache at London
full details of the new ship-building
plan OF the British navy, recently
agreed TO by the Admiralty Office. The
amount of money involved in the pro-
gram is upward of s2.OO0000 greater
than estimates in any previous year.
and shows the purpose on the part of
Great Britain TO continue the work OF
increasing her navy and preparing for
any emergency. The plan indicates
that there is little disposition 10 hold
ships in reserve. and that as fast as
they can be made ready for service
thew will be commissioned and as
signed TO squadrons. 1t is further
stated that in view of the recent ac-
ton of the powers in greatly strength
ening their fleets in foreign waters the
Admiralty will augment its squadrons
in the Mediterranean, on the Chinese
station and in channel waters.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21
THANK-GIvISG IN ATHENS.
Independence Celebrated With Great
FnthHSfaSrn.

Independence Celebrated With Great
Enthusiasm.
ATHENS. April 6.-The greatest en-
thusiasm was manifested here today
during the fetes organized to celebrate
the anniversary of the declaration in
1921 Of the independence of Greece from
Turkish rule
The King and members OF the royal
family, accompanied by the Ministers
and all the high court officials of Ath-
ems. attended the religious ceremonies
at the cathedral. where the TIE Deum
was sung.
The King received a great ovation
during his passage TO and from the
cathedral, and he and the Ministers
were showered with leaflets inscribed
'Hurrah for war;
The Thanksgiving service was at
tended by all the members of the dip
lomatic corps. Contrary to custom, the
members of the diplomatic corps were
not accompanied by their wives and
daughters at the ceremonies today.
There were no manifestations upon
the part of the crowd when the foreign
representatives passed, but when the
cortege reached the cathedral there
were terrific shouts of Long live war;
Long live Crete" and Long live the
King" There was another popular
demonstration in front of the univer-
sity. Large numbers of Greek flags
were displayed, and wreaths were de-
posted on the statues of the heroes of
Greek independence. Patriotic address
SEES were made, the warlike sentiments
were applauded loudly, and the speak
ers received ovations.
All the legations excepting those of
Turkey. Germany and Austria were
decorated with flags. and on the Rus
sian and French legations the Greek
flag was floated side by side with the
national flags of France and Russia.
During the afternoon a mass meet
ing was held TO protest against the act
ion of the powers and to endorse the
steps taken by the Greek government.
Later delegation from the meeting
accompanied by crowd of thousands
presented n copy of the resolutions TO
the King at the palace, crying, Long
live war;
This evening every one in the city
is parading, and the scene is one of
extraordinary animation.
At 9 o'clock vast concourse of peo-
pie still remain in front of the royal
palace. calling upon King George 70
show himself. Much alarm was caused
by the firing of several shots in the
very center of the crowd. Immediately
after this a Gordon of troops was placed |
around the palace.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21
California Olive Industry.

A Californian writing recently OF
the growth of olives in that State,
says: California today does not pro-
duce enough olives TO supply her own
people with all they want. a New York
firm ordered this season one carload Of
picked olives, but could not get them
The Palace Hotel now buys the whole
output of one large orchard. Last year
ex-Vice President Stevenson planted
100 acres to olives, and some Philadel-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21

Mrs. A. Tween, residing at 720 Hen
ry ST., Alton, ILL.,, suffered with sciatic
rheumatism for over eight months.
She doctored for it nearly the whole
of this time. using various remedies
recommended by friends, and was
treated by the physicians, but re-
ceived no relief She then used one
and a half bottles of Chamberlain S
Pain Balm, which effected a complete
cure. This is published at her request.
as she wants others similarly afflicted
TO know what cured her. For sale by
all druggists and dealers; Benson.
Smith & Co, wholesale agents for Ha-
waiian Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21
FOR CATTLE PESTS

Professor Koch Macs Fresh Dis
coverieS I'm Lymph.
LONDON. April 1O.--Fresh from his
triumph in discovering in South Africa
a preventive for the cattle pests, Pro-
fessOr Koch publishes today an article
giving particulars OF his improved tu-
berculia. Speaking OF the lymph as
he first introduced il. he claims that it
proved efficacious as a means of dag
nosing disease even at so early a stage
that clinical observations and physical
examination were of no avail.
At great length he describes what
improvements he has been able to
make. He does not venture to regard
his lymph as the best that is possible
and he intimates that experiments are
being made with a new serum which
may prove still more efficacious But
he is convinced that preparation of tu-
bercle cultures cannot be brought TO
greater perfection. He concludes:
Whatever may be done with tubercIe
cultures can be done with these. /
don't think the danger connected with
these experiments to be little, and /
must confess that / often had a feeling
as if / were dealing with explosives
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21
Rivern Still Lives.

HAVANA, April General Ruiz
Rivera, accompanied by Colonel Bac-
caIlao, arrived by train at Regia today.
They were transferred to tugboat
and conveyed to Cabanas fortress. The
prisoners seemed in excellent spirits.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21

German PoStmaster-Geuera Dead
BERLIN, April 7.-Dr. Won Stephan.
Imperial Secretary of State for the
Postal Department, died here today.
DR.. Won Stephan was recently appoint
ed chief German delegate to the Inter
national Postal Congress soon to be
held at Washington.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21
Hearty
Appetite

of health. if you only supply the
blood with its lacking nutriment;
vitalize it, or if you like, fertilize it.
A large number of SO called tonic
remedies are disguised stimulants.
Ayers Sarsaparilla is not stimu-
liant but a nourishment. 1t feeds
the blood and so enriches it. as well
as purifies it. That is why physi-
clans recommend
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21
Pure, Rich
Blood

is the soil in which roots life, health,
strength, happiness. The soil of the
blood can be drained or impoverished
like any other soil, and can be fertil-
lied and nourished in a similar way.
You can get back the old spring and
snap. You can enjoy labor by day
and sleep by night. You can eat
your food with the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21

HAWAIIAN GAZETTE CO.,
Publishers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21

British Minister at Athens had been
instructed to make pacific overtures to
Greece with view OF enabling that
country to- extricate herself from her
present dilemma.
Truth says today that it learns that
Queen Victoria is doing her best to Sc
cure the appointment of Francis Jo-
seph BattenbeTe as Governor of Crete.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-21

phia people now have twenty men at
work planting olive> trees. They will
plant 100 acres this year TO add TO the
so acres they planted last year.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12

some of the Important Points which
Must Not he Neglected.

There nre three essential items TO be
looked after in transplanting. They
are pudding, compacting and protect
ing. A failure 10 give either properly
will affect the growth of the plants.
When properly done pudding Is prefer
able 10 watering. The soil used In pud-
ding should be a rich loan. III in addi-
ton one-third of IL is well-rotted and
fined cow manure or good commercial
fertilizer all the better. Dip only Il few
plants at "A time. so that the roots of
each plant can be well covered with tho
rich mud. Make the hole large enough
and deep enough 10 take i'm tho plant
without bending or twisting the roots.
Jhe depth that the plant should be set
will depend upon the way IL has grown;
generally il will be safe TO set the plant
down 10 the first leaf. When grown
thick in n close bed the plants often
make long, spindling growth, and IL
not set deep good percentage of them
will die.
Compact the soil close around tho
roots. The roots must come In close
contact with the soil or the plant Will
die. IL is too often the case In trans
planting that hole is made with a
sharpened stick, the roots of the plants
are dropped in, the soil is pressed
around the stem OF the plant with the
point OF the stick. while the roots bare
ly touch the soil, IL they touch il at all,
and the plants die.
When the weather is warm and the
soil rather dry, in many eases il will
be n help IL the plant bed is thoroughly
watered two or three hours before TAX
ing up the plants.
IL will be best to take up the plants and
set them out late in the evening. This
will give them all night TO recuperate
from the change.
When the plants have been growing
in "A close, protected bed il is quite
change TO set them out all alone and
often little protection will be Of ma
terial help. This may be given either
by drawing n little mound of earth
around the plant with the hand when
the transplanting is done or by covering
with large leaf of some kind for
day or two.
When the weather is hot and the soil
is dry il will be best 10 water for two
or three nights after setting out. AL
ways use water that has had the chill
taken off and thoroughly wet the soil
around the roots.-St. Louis Republic.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12
ORCHARD PIckINGs.

With strawberries, flavor. color and
firmness are of mose importance than
size.
Profit i'm fruit culture has it's begin
ming in the careful selection OF the very
best varieties.
In planting strawberries for market
select varieties that will give long
season of ripcning.
On the farm the first object in plant
ing fruit should be TO furnish the fam.
lily with good supply.
The tree that bears a great crop Of
small fruit exhausts itself by having
TO produce an undue proportion of
seeds.
Young trees will start into vigorous
growth after transplarting with less
check than older ones would expert
cnce.
A trellis made with three straads OF
wire, bracing the end posts thoroughly,
is the best for grape vi1es.-Western
Plowmnn.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12
PASSING OF FAST DAY.
VIII soon he Entirely Abolished I'm
New England.


New England.
1t is evident that the time is near
at hand when fast days viii become
u thing of the past throughout New
England. A very significant Indication
OF the trend OF popular feeling in re-
gard to the annual fast day observance
was ahown i'm tho determined action
Of President Tucker, OF Dartmouth col
lege, IN announcing that the college rou
tine would take it's usual course on
Thursday, the day appointed for fast
day, under protest, by the governor
OF New hampshire. President Tucker
says he abominates a religious farce
and that he agrees with Gov. Rams
dell that fast days should be nbol-
ishcd.
Fast day IS q remnant OF the other
wise extinct supremacy OF church over
state in things which do not properly
belong under the formers charge. With
IN the last generation Immense changes
have come over tho re- rious commun-
ity i'm the eastern states by the growth
OF the Episcopaliun element. the great
influx OF Catholics and The libcmlizing
OF all Protestant denominations. not
excepting the Trinitarinn conprcga-
tional body. which i'm many respects.
especially as TO form Of worship, mp
proNimates wonderfully close 10 the
prelntical body which IL was at one
time its cardinal article Of faith to abb
hor.
Fast days would have been abolished
years ago had men dared 10 act mp
10 their convictions. But too many
OF us are apt TO be guided in our pub
lie acts by w'hat we believe are Other
mems convictiors, perhaps because or
the fact that other men arc In the ma
jority and their convictions must. there
fore. be respected out OF policy. n for
no higher consideration. But the time
In now at lmnd when the example OF
Massachusetts, will be followed and
when fast days. having long been but n
living corpse. will be buried out of sight
in every part Of New England. Boston
Tunscript
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12
FIG. 3.

window. And we were both sober and
in our right minds" rs nearly as 1
could judge. (No, the road did not
seem boo long that night.
/ live in country where gravel is
abundant and good roads, that Is, com
paratiyely good roads, are the rule.
Yet | notice many things that are not
right about them. One OF the serious
and needless mistakes is the putting
of large stones i'm the roads. / noted
to-day that the only place between our
house and the village where the wagons
have broken through the gravel Is
where there is stone Embedded i'm the
gravel, n stone OF the size of a peck
measure and projecting about three
inches, 40 at Fig. 3. The wheels OF
heavy wagons have climbed upon this
stone and plunged off on the other side
until they have worn entirely through
md IL now needs several yards OF fresh
gravel drawn TO mend IL. / should say
that the cost OF leaving that stone in
the road was about three dollars, that
a., II the break is attended TO ut oncc.
III IL In neglected Il will be more seri-
ous.--Joseph T.. Wing. In Ohio Farmer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12
FIG. ?.

lying down than standing up. 1t was
the fact that land was dear in Ohio
and neighbors objected 10 having their
fields cut up by roads lodging hills that
caused the hill roads in this country.
That reason is rapidly disappearing
now. If we get no other good from
the depression in agriculture let us
seize the opportunity and have our
roads follow the contour lines, /. G..
the lines OF equal level No use 10 say:
1.-THE old road has climbed over the hill
this very long time. we may as well let
II be now" Think OF the stretch of
time ahead of us. the uncounted cen
turtles that that road will be travelled
and the ease with which il may now be
changed as compared with the diff
Guilty that may well be expected i'm the
future. Our country is yet young and
Uniformed, could we but realize IT,
Then there are many ill-laid-out roads
that make sudden turns as in Fig. 2.
This is generally done 10 make the
road conform 10 the farm boundaries.
1t is folly and worse than folly. The
public could afford TO buy the old angles
and throw them away rather than 10
travel the unnecessary distance and 20
eNpend money in keeping roads in re-
pair when so needlessly long.
| would like power 10 straighten the
kinks out of our own roads in my own
county. They are most eNasperating in
places. remember one night when my
wife (she was not wife them and rode
seven miles one night in what should
have been nearly n straight course.
There is no hill or swamp 20 crook n
roads. We were noticing the north star
land other things), and TO our surprise
we saw IL from each side of the buggy,
from straight nheud and from the back
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12

the draft of the leveler parts of the
road, but to the draft of the hill. That
means much when the farmer is taking
his grain or his wood or his hay TO mar
ket. Now and then some accident hap
pens and horse is hurt or a wagon
demolished or a man killed in going
down the hill. IL a record could be
kept of the casualties of the century
on some of these hills il would appall
the traveller. If not steep enough or
long enough to be dangerous it is yet
a waste of muscle TO draw loads up the
one side merely to hold them back from
rushing down on the other side.
Fig. also shows how by abandoning
the straight line up over the hill the
road may circle about the foot of il and
make nearly a level stretch and often
the curve around the base of the hill is
not greatly longer than the curve over
the hill. A pail handle is no longer
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12

surface of tho ground and will never
make strong healthy plants. OF course
strong, short, stoclSy plants are the
best to set out, but If these cannot be
had spindling plants may be made just
as serviceable IL planted as shown IN
cur illustration. BY this method the
fine roots are nearer TO the surface and
the part OF the stem underground will
soon strike additional roots. thus Civ
ing the plant still more sustenance and
nourishment.-Ora Judd Farmer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12

SCOT is great fertilizer. as 81 con-
tains ammonia salts. and a liberal dress
ing may be given and forxed In while
dry. SCOT and sulphate of iron have
been used as n means OF producing
higher color in apples, and with appar-
emily good results. Where tanks exist
for catching the drainage from farm
Yards. stables and houses, the liquid
forms a valuable aid TO Fruit culture
Fruit trees and brush fruits standing In
need of n stimulnnt may be watered
with the liquid until the coil is satu-
rated. Raspberry plantations always
APPRECIATE attention In tits direction
and never fail to give n good account
of themselves afterwards. IN II Is not
needed in the garden IL MAJ be given 10
the orchard trees, pouring II ON the
surface Of the grass round tho trees and
ns far MS the branches extend. Iftherc
are any doubts as 10 the liquid being too
strong II can be diluted with water
Western Plowman-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Il the
senior partner OF the firm of Il. j. Cheney
4 Co., doing business in the city OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
6Tm will pay the sum Of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. ID.
1883. A. w. GLEASON,
lSealI Notary Public.
Halls atarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials,
free. i. j. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12
Ocean and Rafl-Mountain and SEN
shore.

Take the "Big -Four Route" and pictur-
ular line TO the mountain resorts in the Blue
Ridge and Alleghanies and the seashore; the
ocean route to New York and Boston via
Old Point Comfort and Fortress Monroe
Send for tourist rates and descriptive
pamphlets.
L. l.. Truitt, n. w. p. A., G. & O.-Big
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12
A Misunderstanding.

Customer docking in mirror)-Great scis-
sors, barber! You've gone to work and
peeled my head OF every dern hair there was
on il.
Barber-Isn't that just what you told me
10 do?
Told you to do? Why, man, told you
/ wanted il cut In mode"
"Beg pardon. | thought you said you
wanted It all moved. Boston Courier
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12
Shake Into Your Shoe.

Aliens Foot Ease, n powder for the feet
IL cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out OF corns and
bLnions. It's the greatest comfort discov-
cry of the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating, callous, hot, tired, ach-
ing feet. Try Il to-day. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores, Doc. Trial package
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
BApLY-NEEpEp REFORMS.

Complaint from Ohio which APP
plies to All Western states.
When travel over Ohios roads wish
that might be an autocrat with law at
my back TO change the location OF roads
at my will. Take, for instance. the road
that climbs over the hill ut Fig. /. How
very common that is in our part of
Ohio; up the heavy hill must thousands
and millions Of weary horses toll with
pleasure carriages and heavily loaded
wagons. That hill not only means n
firesome climb, but it means more fire.
quent trips. Why? Because the load
must be regulated not TO conform 10
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-12
Carried thc Air Away.

"You have a very fine climate here"
raid tho visitor 60 a resident. "Such n
bracing air!"
EYES," replied the resident. gloomily.
"but them there bicyclists come along
and pump the afr into their pneumatic
tires and carry Il Philadelphia
Press.