davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
PALESTINE EXPLORATION.
Society Declares Spot OF Crucifix-
ion Has Been Located.

NEW YORK-The Palestine Exploring
Society has just located the exact spot
on which Christ was crucifed and buried,
says a foreign correspondent OF a New
York paper.
The final researches on the subject have
lately been completed by DR.. Conrad
Schick, the representative of the society,
and his report has been made.
There have been a great many theories
about the place of the crucifixion and the
tomb. It has been claimed that the Mos
que of Omar and not the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre was erected over the spot
where the cross stood. DR.. Schick, in his
paper says;
one of the chief points to ascertain
about Church of the Holy Sepulchre is
whether ii actually stands on the rock
OF Calvary. Some have claimed the ap-
parent rock foundation was an imitation
To satisfy doubts on this point have
made a special research. In the chapel of
Adam, in a closed recess found that
genuine rock can be seen.
I have been able to trace n" rock an
and make a map of the conhguratiOn of
the ground as it was originally at the act
ual time of the crucihXion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
ARIZONA CHINESE.
Row Made Over Employees on tn
Bic Transport.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2.-Secre-
tary Rogers, of the Pacific Coast Mar
inc Firemen's Union, has received from
the War Department notification to
the effect that the unions protest
against the employment of Chinese on
the transport Arizona was favOrably
considered and promptly acted upon.
The letter is signed by Assistant Sec
rotary MeiklejOhn, and says:
A number of Chinese engaged for the
Arizona as sailors have been dis
charged and returned to China. There
are number still employed in the en-
gineer's and stewards departments,
but it found that it would be against
the public interest to make any further
changes in this direction at this time.
1t is intended, however, to replace the
remaining Chinese employees on this
ship with Americans as soon as it can
be accomplished without injury to the
service.
Secretary Rogers is satisfied with
the War Department action in the
matter As the Arizona, however, will
probably be mustered out of the trans
port service when she returns from the
Philippines, Mr.. AIeiIejohn may be
unable to fulfill his promise TO sup
plant here Monaghan fremen and
stewards with American citizens.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
TWENTY MILLIONS.
Maj. WaIsh's Estimate on Klon-
dixie Production.

SEATTLE, Wash.-Before his de
parture for Chicago this afternoon,
Major J. NJ. Walsh, the Canadian Gov
ernment's Yukon Commissioner, sta
toned at Dawson City, made the fol-
lowing statement relative to the KlOn-
dixie gold output:
Not including the S3,000,000 carried
over from last year. the KlOndike
cleanup for this spring or summer of
1898 will reach about 81 100000. Up
TO August 4th, when I quit the district,
$500 900 had been taken out and
$4,000 900 or more still remained on
the dump owing to the scarcity of
water for sluicing purposes. Before the
close Of September this gold, too. will
have been taken from the ground.
1 have no hesitancy in saying that
the output next year will be $50, 000,-
600 and the cleanup VIII increase year
by year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
Excursion.

Geo. W Parker who arrived by the
5. 5. City of Columbia is making fine
progress in arranging for the excur-
siOns to be brought here under the di-
reciOn of the Minneapolis Times. Mr..
Parker is the representative of Col
Haskell. owner of the Times Col
Haskell is son of the we'll known
Boston newspaper publisher Mr.
Parker is from the business Office OF
the Times. Col. Haskell has excep-
tional facilities in every way for send
ing eXcursionists 10 the Islands and
the indications are for big success in
the venture. The passengers Will be
given three. days at Hilo. visiting the
volcano and Will have six days in Ho-
nOlulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
Soldier Menu.
CSan Francisco CaII-)

The following are the daily ratlons in
the United States army:
Garrison ration with usual proportion OF
fresh and salt meats and vegetables: Meat
or canned salmon Is o., pork or bacon Z
OF. or fresh beef 1 ID. 4 o., -four 1 10. 2
o., dry beans ? % o., rice in lieu of
10 o., green coffee So o., soap 1926
o., salt 1925 o., pepper (bIack) 1-25 o.,
sugar % o., vinegar S-25 gill, candles
6-25 OF.
Field ration-Bacon y o., hard bread I
H., beans 2-25 o., potatoes 1 ID, roasted
cOHee / 1-23 o., sugar, vinegar, candles,
soap, salt and pepper same as above.
Travel ration-Hard bread l h., cOrned
beef u o., baked beans 1-3 10, roasted
cotfee l 7-25 o., sugar 2-5 OF.
Emergency ratiOn-Hard bread Is o.,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
WILL KINSLEA WRITES.
Gould Not Enlist But Secured Work
on the Colon


T. Kinslea, press foreman of the Ga
zette Co. heard from his boy, William
R., by the Moana The young man
slowed away on the Colon in July for
Manila, but now writes from San
Francisco, where he arrived three
weeks ago on the transport. Kinslea
could not enlist. He says that all
stowaways from both Honolulu and
San Francisco were rejected.
Young Kinslea struck it lucky on
the Colon. The engineer took a fancy
to him and put him on salary four days
after leaving Honolulu. He is delight
ed with his situation and will stay
with the Coion. The steamer will re-
turn at once to her old Panama route.
Kinslea will go on her as an assistant
TO the engineer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
A NEW PAINT SHOP.

HAVING ASSOCIATED WITH US
Mr.. John II. West, a practical House
Painter, Decorator and Wood Polisher.
we are now prepared to give estimates
on all kinds of work in that line.
Mr.. West having had a practical ex-
perience of over twenty years in San
Francisco and other large cities on the
Coast, we feel confident that any work
entrusted to us will give entire salts
faction to our patrons.
PEERLESS PRESERVING PAINT co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
POPS ARE EARLY.

CINCINNATI, O.. Sept. 6-The Middle
of-the-ROad POpulist Convention ended
today after a stormy session, which Gull
minated in a split over the nomination of
ident. The partisans of Marion Butler
left the hall and held a separate confer
ence, at which an address 10 the people
was adopted. The other faction continued
in session and named Wharton Barker of
Pennsylvania for President and Ignatius
DOnnelleY for Vice President
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
BROWN PONDER

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-Probably the
Navy has fought its last war with black
powder. Bids We're opened today at the
Navy Department for supplying the war
ships with 100000 pounds of smokeless
pOMder.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17

n. B. Observers are requested to
forward their reports promptly at the
end of each month, that they may ap-
pear in the published report on the
fifteenth of following month.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
TOTAL LOSSES

WASHINGTON. Sept. ga report from
Constructor Capps at Manila. just re-
ceived here. states that, aside from the
small gunboats that have been raised and
put into the service of Admiral Dewey.
none of the Spanish ships of war engaged
in the battle of Manila bay are likely TO
be raised.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17

LONDON, Sept. THE TIongkong cor
The exodus of Spanish families and
priests from Manila continues. They all
feel that Spanish rule at LuZon is at an
end.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
HQN0iQD SiQnDS Purchased

I am prepared to purchase any guam
tity of used Hawaiian stamps for cash
and will pay the following prices for
the last issue:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17
Records Not Hitherto Published:
JULY, 1898.

G. J. LYONS.
MeterOlogist Gov t Survey.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17

All stamps to be In good condition.
Prices furnished on application for
older issues.
All shipments should be made by re-
gistered mail, and remittance will al
ways follow within three days of re-
ceipt.
Reference: Claus Spreckels & Co.
G. 3. CALMAN,
is East 23d St,
5O17 New York, n. Y.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-17

The Siam Free Press prints the follow
ing account of a recent (this summer)
massacre of women and children by Siam
csc troops:
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29
A Cow Per Acre.

In some of the older dairy sections of
the country cow for every acre Of the
farm is considered practicable and de-
sirable, but not many farmers in Kan
sas have reduced intensive farming to
such science as to be justified in max
ing the attempt to successfully keep a
COW for every acre. With an abundance
Of good tame grasses such as clover,
timothy, redtop, orchard grass and al
falfa one acre will sustain COW during
the best OF the pasturing season, but
as soon as the feed begins to fail or
get dry the acreage would have to be
increased or the pasturage supplement-
ed with soiling crops. Then for feed
ing the cow through the winter months
1t would take the products from one to
two acres more, so that II the average
farmer gets COW through the year on
the products from three acres he will
be doing remarkably well, and this
could only be accomplished by having
the best Of tame grasses for pasture
during the spring, summer and fall
months, and raising the most produc-
tive and nutritious foods for winter
feeding, Sugar beets, In addition to
some grain, and plenty Of hay or fod-
der, make excellent winter feed, and a
large amount of sugar beets may be
raised on an acre IL well enriched and
properly cultivated. Alfalfa with sugar
beets and some oil meal and bran would
probably come nearest to taking COW
through the year on the products Of
three aerea Of any crops that can be
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29
Building Chimneys.

Many chimneys have poor draft and
''smoke" because Of improper construc-
tion, and many chimneys burn out"
and endanger the safety Of the building
for the same reason. 1t is far better
to make the opening in the chimney
square, or nearly so, than to have 1t
long and narrow. An opening eight
inches square Is far better than one
four by sixteen inches, for the square
opening will have better draft and
not become clogged with SCOT like the
long narrow opening. When the chin
ney becomes clogged with SCOT it is
quite likely to burn out during some
high wind, and the burning SCOT falling
on the roof will be very likely to set
the house on fire. All chimneys should
be plastered smooth on the inside at the
time they are built, for the draft will
be better when the inside Is smooth,
and the inside plastering will close
small openings between the bricks
through which sparks Of fire might es-
cape and reach the woodwork. CHM
neys should extend far enough above
the roof to insure perfect draft and
should be nicely topped out and finished,
for nice, we'll built chimney adds very
much to the appearance Of the building.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29
Teaching Calves to Drink.

short time ago saw a friend try
to teach a young calf to drink. He be-
gan with gentle demeanor, but in very
short time he was fighting mad, the calf
wild with fear and over half the milk
was on the floor He gave the poor, ig-
norant beast several bad names and
hard kick, and then took the remainder
Of the milk and left it hungry.
The reason he failed to instruct was
because he began wrong. He backed the
calf into corner, got astride it's neck,
and while he held the pail with one
hand he pushed the calf's nose down
into the milk with the other. The re-
suit was what might have been expected
"a sudden lurch and bunt on the part
of the calf, and the milk splashed over
the man from his eyes to his toes. Then
he was mad the calf frightened half to
death and the first lesson terminated.
/ have taught large number Of
calves to drink, and did it so easily and
quietly that nobody ever suspected that
anything had happened. placed box,
large enough to hold a pail, In one cor
ner of the shed; set the pail containing
the warm milk in it, then by gentle
movements get the calf to come to it.
Dipping two fingers in the milk and
putting them in the calfs mouth, give
it taste. I repeat the dipping, and
gradually lead the animal down to the
milk, and it sucks it in while sucking
my finger. The second lesson is much
shorter. The calf has learned where the
milk is, and little trouble is experienced
in getting its head down to it; then
while it is drawing in the milk I quickly
slip my finger out. repeat these mo-
tions until the animal catches on"
which it will do in very short time.
The third lesson consists in leading the
calf's nose down to the milk, and after
that it will look out for itself When
the pail is set in box the calf cannot
tip it over nor bunt the milk out of 1t,
and no holding is necessary. | have
had calves drink right along after one
lesson, others only after three or four.
The calf must not be held in any posi-
tion: it will hold itself. All that Is nee
essary is to give it taste Of the milk
and teach it where to find it.-Fred
Grundy.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29
Sheds for rIachlnery.

It looks very strange to see farmer
pay hundred dollars for a self-binder,
use 1t two or three weeks, and then let
1t stand out of doors exposed to the
weather for all the rest Of the year.
No other business could stand such q
waste of property and farmers cannot
afford to allow it, A good shed for
farm machinery can be cheaply made
by setting three rows of posts in the
ground twelve feet apart each way, the
outside rows six feet above the ground
and the center row ten feet high. Strong
poles should be laid on top Of the posts
and smaller poles put across these and
brush over these and the whole COW
cred with coarse hay we'll tied on. Such
a shed will last for many years and fur
nish good protection for all kinds OF
farm tools and machinery.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29
Pruning Roses.

Roses should be pruned in early
spring, and the method of pruning to be
followed depends entirely upon the kind
Of roses. Perpetual or daily roses, such
as teas. chinas, bourbons and noisettes,
which flower all the season, require
close pruning and two-thirds Of last
years growth should be cut away. When
this Is done strong shoots will grow
from near the ground and these shoots
produce the flowers. For hybrid and
June roses and most climbing roses di-
rectly the opposite treatment should be
followed and they should have but very
little pruning. June roses bloom but
once and the last years growth pro-
duces the flowers and should not be cut
away. With climbing roses the last
years growth must be saved in order
to produce the flowers. For a general
rule roses which bloom but once in a
season should have but very little prun-
ing, while the everbloomers should be
pruned more severely and have two
thirds Of the last years growth cut
away
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29
Clean Horse Collars.

Horse collars are very apt to become
covered on the inside with Jumps and
ridges Of hard dirt. These wear against
the shoulders of the horse, causing con-
stant pain, and finally making a raw
sore. The sweat from the horse causes
the dirt to stick to the collar and the
Jumps and ridges, These should be re-
moved every day and the surface of
the collar left soft and smooth A corn
cob is a good thing to remove this dirt
II II has not become too hard, in which
case an old knife may be used for the
purpose, after which the collar should
be rubbed smooth with little harness
oil 1t is a good thing to battle the
horses shoulders with cold water at
night and then rub them dry with an
old cloth. The horse will appreciate
this attention and do his work much
better and easier the following day.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29

While horses may never again be so
valuable or in as great demand as they
were twenty to fifty years ago, yet such
a thing as a horse famine might occur
in this country within few years. Most
farmers have quit raising colts because
there was no great demand for them
and they think they cannot afford to
be bothered with them during the
spring and summer working season.
This objection can be largely overcome
by having the foals come in the fall
after the summer work is over, and the
colts can then be weaned and out Of
the way before the work commences in
the following spring. Fall colts can go
onto the pasture the next spring and
will be older and better able to go
through the next winter than the colts
born in the spring. Every farmer should
raise horses for his own use and some
extra good ones to sell, and generally
he will find 1t much easier to raise
colts that are born in the fall than those
that are born in the spring.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29
Kansas Agricultural Statistics.

Forty-four Of the 105 County Clerks
of Kansas have forwarded to Secretary
Coburn, of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, their abstracts of agricultural sta
tistics and population as collected by
township assessors for the year ending
March /, 1885, All but ten of the coun-
ties which have reported are in the
western half of the State. Some fea-
lures of the statistics compiled and COM
pared with those of last year make the
following showing:
These forty-four counties, which last
year contained about AZ per cent. OF the
total area in wheat, increase this year
475,657 acres, or nearly "a per cent.
The largest gains are 3S,011 acres in
Kingman county, 38,254 in Pawnee, 3d.
236 in Rice and 81, ,254 in Stafford.
Their acreage of corn shows falling
off of 1921 per cent, or 272,25O acres.
A decrease of 22,0S1 acres, or IL per
cent. is reported for oats.
The area of alfalfa is S4.41 per cent,
or 24,396 acres greater than last year.
An increase of 1,545 acres is found in
Chase county, 1888 in Cloud, 1888 in
Edwards, 1923 in Elk, 4,159 in Green
wood, 1868 in Jewell, 2,6O5 in Marion,
1866 in Mitchell and 1,O41 in Rice
The acreage of Katir corn and sor-
ghum for forage and grain in forty
three counties is for the former 1859
per cent, or 74,12O acres greater than
one year ago, while sorghum gains only
2.6S per cent The counties showing
some of the larger increases in KafFir
corn are Anderson, with 3,727 acresi
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29
Feeding Hogs for Health.

Some farm animals, notably hogs,
seem to delight in eating garbage. This
Objectionable taste is probably fostered
by the swill barrel, as commonly kept
"a fermenting mass Of animal and veg
etable matter.
There is little doubt that the swill
barrel, along with impure drinking wa
ter, may be held responsible for mucn
of the measly, trichinous pork and hog
cholera. In feeding and breeding for
fat. muscle, form and color, has favor
and health been sufficiently considered?
It is well known that milk may have
a disagreable flavor from certain foods
taken by the COW, that the flesh OF hogs
fed on fish or horse meat contracts a
fishy or horsy taste, and the eggs and
flesh OF poultry have far from appe-
tizing flavor If the birds have eaten
docaying matter Hence Il IL seen that
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29

flavor may be controlled through the
food to considerable extent. The rep
utatiOn for superior flavor of English
bacon is due at least, in part to the
care taken that the animals have only
clean, wholesome food.
Recent experiments at Cornell have
shown that there is serious danger to
the health Of hogs in dishwater, from
the soap and other alkalies it contains;
as the contents OF the swill barrel is
largely dishwater, here is another rea-
son for its abolishment. Let us disa-
buse ourselves Of the idea that any
thing is good enough for the hog. Feed
dishwater to the fruit trees; it will do
them good; allow no accumulations Of
kitchen or dairy wastes, but feed out
while at their freshest. Burn or bury
away from water supply all animals
that sicken and die on the farm, also
deCayed fruit and vegetables. By so
doing we may, among other benefits,
produce bacon that will equal in flavor
and price that of the mother country.
New York Tribune.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29
Corn Cribs.

1t is very poor economy to pile corn
on the ground and leave 1t exposed to
the weather. A corn crib built with
rails or poles and rooted over with
hay Is far better than none. But a good
crib can be cheaply built from lumber
A crib twelve feet wide, thirty-two feet
long and eight feet high at the caves
will hold fifteen hundred bushels of
corn. 1t should be raised foot from
the ground and strips of tin tackled
around at the sills to keep the rats and
mice out. The sllls and lower joists
may be of 2x6 plank set on good solid
foundation. The studs may be of 2x4
but 2x6 are better. The studs and joists
may be two feet apart and the studs
should run down to the bottom Of the
lower joists and be well spiked to them.
The floor should be laid perfectly tight
and we'll nailed down to the joists. The
outside should be covered with six-inch
fencing boards put on one and half
inches apart and well nailed to the
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29
lac SOWING OF VegetabIe seeds.

Because It is late in the season the
vegetable garden should not be wholly
overlooked. In many sections, corn,
beans, cucumbers, melons, squashes and
peas may still be planted and good crops
result. II is not enough that the garden
gives you a single crop of early vege-
tables, for they should be had contln-
uously through the summer as long as
the family care for them. Seeds OF late
cucumbers for picking may be sown
this month and they will get good
start before the hot weather. II is a
good plan in seeding the garden for
second crop to put in deep-rooted plants
where shallow-rooted ones have been
previously.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29
Painting Farm Buildings.

It does not cost very much to paint
farm buildings, and the difference in
the looks will alone more than pay the
expense and the increased durability
of the buildings will pay for the paint
ing many times over. Mineral paint
made from iron ore is the best for this
purpose. It should be mixed with lin
seed oil anil be well rubbed into the
wood with paint brush. All roofs as
we'll as all outsides should be painted
and all board and wood fences are
greatly improved by coat Of this paint
The wood should be dry when it Is ap-
piled, and any farm hand by taking
little pains can readily put 1t on. II
should be spread evenly and uniformly,
so as not to leave 1t streaked when fin
ished.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29

three holes to a square foot, each as
large as a silver quarter, should be made
in the bottom of the box for perfect
drainage. Spread broken bits Of pots,
stones or gravel about two inches deep
over the bottom Of the box and cover
this an inch or two deep with coarse
sand. Fill up the box with the garden
soil and set such plants as geraniums,
lantanas, coleus, petunias, ageratum, To-
belias and verbenas with such trailing
OF creeping vines along the edge as
trailing lobelia, thunbergia or trades
cantia. Water thoroughly when neces-
sary, which will be only when the soil
is dry to the touch.