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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-26
RAPID TRANSIT 60.

The 125 Original promoters of the
Rapid Transit Company are hereby
notified that the Stock lists are now
open and are in the hands of AIessrs.
C. S. Desky and T. F. Lansing, Those
DESTROYS of increasing their subscrip-
lions can do so by notifying either of
the above named gentlemen at any
time up to and including Wednesday,
the 9th inst, after which date the
books will be open for general Sub
scription.
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UUiHNN THROUGH
lVOIllOfO HAWAII.
PRICE, 6oc.
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED.
FOR SALE BY ALL NEwsDEALERs
WOMAN'S EXCHANGE.
2l5 Merchant ST.

Just received from Morning Star"
fine lot Of Gilbert and Marshall ISL
and Mats, Atvicks, Tolls, Baskets,
Spears, Corals, Shells, Mother OF
Pearl Hooks, Hats, Cords, etc.
Hair dressing department re-opened.
Tel. 659.
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OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY.

The objects of this society are: First,
to render, to the extent of it's ability,
through the American National Red
Cross, or its properly authorized Ma
tional Auxiliary Committee, prompt
and efficient aid in money and mater
ials in case of war, pestilence, famine,
floods or other calamity, which may be
regarded by the American National
Red Cross as national in extent or
character, or as calling for the aid OF
the combined American Societies OF
the Red Cross.
WHEN AID SHALL BE RENDERED.
All aid rendered by this Society shall
be only upon the call of and under oil
rectiOn of the American National Red
Cross. Except however, in cases OF
great haste, where Geographic COM
munication may be interrupted and
prompt communication with the Amer
lean National Red Cross is impossible,
this Society being adjacent to any Held
of disaster. such as destruction by fire
or flood, may Professionally take up
the work of relief, but shall &nmed-
lately inform the American National
Red Cross in order that the latter may
take the work under its direction and
control.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-26
WHEELS

That wheel easily, safely-strong to
endure, lasting and sure-are Sterling
Bicycles. They are made to be right
in every part and respect. Nothing
shirked, nothing neglected. Mechan-
zeal perfection. The kind you want.
Tried once, never abandoned Pacific
Cycle 6 Mfg. Co., Agents.
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IS IN THE FOLD
Direct Official Recognition
of the Red Cross.
Congratulations Extended - Miss
Barton in Cuba-A Welcome
to Hawaii is Offered.
Executive Committee Rooms:
50 William Street.


New York, July s, 1898.
Emily Foster Day. Secretary Red
Cross Society, Honolulu, H. I.
My Dear Madam: -Your much es-
teemed letter of the 14th ultimO ad-
dressed to the Secretary OF the Red
Cross Society has been referred 10 me
from the Department of State. Your
letter is read with much satisfaction,
and we are glad to know that you
arose to the occasion, in the name of
the Red Cross, to meet the wants of
the troops on their way to Manila.
In the absence of Miss Clara Barton,
who is now doing such splendid work
near Santiago de Cuba with almost the
entire force of the American National
Red Cross, l am pleased to give you
official permission to use the Red
Cross in the good work you have or
gained, and to enclose herewith a
copy of Constitution, suitable for per
manent organization. / shall be glad
to have you advise us officially of your
adoption of this Constitution, using
such bylaws as you may desire, Civ
ing us a list of your officers and mem
bers, and making a brief report of the
work you have already performed
The good people of California have
organized a State Red Cross with
numerous auxiliaries, the whole COM
pact being auxiliary to the National
Committee at Washington, and yester-
day a member of this Committee. Judge
Joseph Sheldon, left for San Francisco
for the purpose of making the reIa-
tiOnship between that organization and
the National Red Cross more close and
satisfactory. l am today writing him
of your organization and requesting
him to communicate with you. l also
give you his San Francisco address,
which is 1901 Golden Gate Ave, in
order that you may be twelve days
nearer to an official representative of
the National Committee.
l beg you to extend my sincere re
spects to Mrs. Sewall and Mrs. Dole,
in which all of our members would
join if they were present.
I shall send copy of your letter to
Miss Barton, and welcoming your is
land country to SisterhOOd in the
Union, beg to remain
Most sincerely,
STEPHEN Z. BARTON,
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WHEN AID SHALL BE RENDERED
RAINIER BEER

Is a winner with the boys" They
drink as much of it as they like
without fear of having a large" head
next day. Rainier leaves no unpIeas-
ant after-effects. It's the most eight
full OF all fine beers. On tap or IN bot
ties at the Criterion.
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6. BREWER Z CO., Id.
Queen Street, : Honolulu, H. 1.
AGENTS FOR

AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Agricultural Company, Ono
mea Sugar Company, Honomu Sugar
Company, Waikiki Sugar Company,
Waihee Sugar Company, Makee SUI
gar Company, Haleakala Ranch
Company, Kapapala Ranch.
Planters Line, San Francisco Packets,
Charles Brewer & Co.'s Line to Bos-
ton Packets.
Agents Boston Board of Underwrit-
ers.
Agents for Philadelphia Board OF I'm
derwriters.
LIST OF OFFICERS:
P. c. Jones, President; George H.
Robertson, Manager; E. T. Bishop,
Treasurer and Secretary; Col. w. F.
Allen, Auditor; G. M. Cooke, H. Water
house, G. r. Carter, Directors.
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STEPHEN z. BARTON,
Chairman Executive Committee.
CONSTITUTION.

Pream ble-Whereas on the 22nd day
of August 1864, at Geneva, SWitZer-
land, an international treaty of the
Red Cross was agreed upon and sub
sequently adopted by nations, the
United States of America included:
And, on the goth day of October, 1868,
supplementary articles, known as the
Additional Articles concerning the
Navy, were proposed, which have been
recently adopted by the Governments
of the United States and Spain as a
mOdus vivendi during the present hos
tilities:
And, whereas, the object of the
treaty OF Geneva and of the Additional
Articles is to secure the mitigation Of
the evils inseparable from war, OF
suppressing needless seventies and of
ameliOrating the condition Of soldiers
and sailors injured and wounded in
battle:
And, whereas. in accordance with
the resolutions of the international
conference at Geneva, there has been
incorporated in this country, with
headquarters at Washington, one Ma
tional organization of the Red Cross,
recognized by the Government of the
United States by all the Governments
adopting the treaty of Geneva, and by
the International Committee, as the
National Organization in which shall
centre and by which shall be directed
all Red Cross work in the United
States:
Now, therefore, in order to assist in
carrying out the humane objects Of the
Red Cross Treaty of Geneva, an Aux
iliary Society of the Red Cross is here
by organized with a constitution as fol-
lows.
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Additions level ground and good
Roberts,
Hawaiian
N Campbell Monsar
Diamond Head
feet
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-THE-
H0V1i0l Mercantile AGENCY
VIII Collect your Accounts for
YOU in a Prompt and Sat-
iSfaCfOry Manner.

FOUR ACTIVE COLLECTORS arc
continually on the go, and others Will
be added with the increase Of business.
Returns made on all bills collected
the day after collection.
Special rates for special classes OF
bills.
Ring up telephone No. 256, or call
around at 21O King street, for further
information.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
Alichtinc Boards.

Not only in winter is the lighting
board of great Importance, but in sum-
mer as we'll.
Every convenience about the en-
frances of hives should be afforded the
bees, and this is of equal Importance
the year round. The entrance to the
hive of itself should necessarily be
small in winter and for this reason the
surroundings should be more favor
able.
A good broad board, we'll cleated at
each end to keep it straight, should
rest on the ground at one end, and
slope to the entrance to the hive at
the other.
This does not apply to we'll kept
apiaries, as other conveniences used
are better, but as farm bees are us ually
kept.
= The up-to-date apiarist makes
nice little mound of earth to set the
hive OH and places the bottom board
directly on the same, and banks up in
font with sand. gravel or sawdust on
alevel with the entrance OF bottom
board, aud neither spear of grass
nor weed is allowed to grow near
the hives. It is much better to have
hives set directly on the ground, but
if the ground is allowed to grow up
with grass and weeds until the bees
are totally shit ont of the hive. then
the old rule of benches two or three
feet high would probably be better
Farm, Field and Fireside.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
SAVAGE IA Affsetinx Food.

Investigations, it is declared, show
that animals fed on. sewage farms are,
under certain conditions, liable to
have their flesh aud secretions changed
by the herbs and grasses, produced by
the sewage, upon which they feed.
Thus, if the sewage on a given farm
be so managed that no more of it be
put into the soil than any given crop
can adequately deal with, it is asserted
that the crop will, under these con-
ditions, be sweet and natural, and that
the cattle or other animals fed on it
will also be Of that character. On the
other hand, if the soil be gorged to
repletion with sewage, then the crops
will be surcharged with sewage ele-
ments, and unfit for food-the meat
and milk of animals derived from such
crops will also be like the crops, alike
unpleasant to the taste and dangerous
to the health. These hospital state
ments are proved by well-known facts;
that is, if COW is fed on turnips, her
milk will within twentyfour hours
taste like them, the intensity of the
favor being according to the quantity
of turnips taken; in the case of hens
and their eggs, like result follows,
for, if fed on decaying matter. which
they always eat greedily, both their
eggs and flesh will be disagreeable
and unwho!esome eating. Ducks, too,
are still more Objectionable in these
respects. New York Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
What Chaff Is Good For.

All kinds Of grain have chaf sur
rounding the kernels. In its wild
state this chaff serves very impor-
tant use, as it absorbs the moisture
that would otherwise swell the grain
aad cause it's premature generation.
After long cultivation this use Seems
less necessary end there is less pro-
fusion of chat AID husk: It is quite
possible that all our Indian ccrn orig.
ina!Iy came from that curious wild
variety III which each grain on the
ear had it's separate husk: Wherever
there are severe droughts during the
time the grain is forming there will
be less Developments of chaff and husk.
With our self-binding grain hsr7est-
ers, grain is now often put into stack
or NOW before it has dried out as it
should do. The husk in such case
serves an important use, as the straw
will often rot under the band where it
is tightly compressed, while the head
with still damper grain IS preserved
from injury by the loose chaf with
which it is surrounded, and which
very rapidly dries not only itself but
the grain in contact with it. Barley,
which is most apt to be injured by
rains, has a better supply of chaf and
awns to keep its head open to air than
has any other grain.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
At"My Uncle's" or "NIy Aunt's."

The singular name of 'smy uncle's''
and "my aunt's' by which pawnbrok-
ers' stores have been called, originat'
Led, according to a French writer, in
1.-THE following way:
In his youth the son Of Louis Phil
:lipe, the Prince of Joinville, was al
lowed most meagre supply of pocket
money. His father noticed one day
that the young man was not wearing a
handsome gold watch chain that his
mother had given him. In truth, the
youth had pawned it, but being un-
willing to own to the fact, when the
King inquired where the chain was,
he replied, 'sAt my aunt's.'
When the Princess Adelaide, being
denied any knowledge of
the ornament, the Prince acknowl-
edged that it was safe in the pawn
brokers' shop. Thus the French
fashion of saying cat my aunt's'' was
;started.
In Britain "uncle's" is the proper
'word, and the French writer claims
>that it was adopted in the spirit of
.contrariness which the English dis
play toward ali things French.
Witness, that the French soldier
wears red trousers, the English red
coat; the French eat oysters from the
hollow half of the shell, the English
from the fat half; the French turn to
the right walking and driving, the
English to the left. No other reason
for the difference is given than the ap-
parent desire to be contrary.-New
York Tribune.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
A Very Ancient Letter.

Probably the oldest letter in the
world is the letter of Panbesa, WI itten
fifteen centuries before Christ, to his
friend Amenemapt, a scribe.
The manuscript is OF perishable
papyrus, and it is amazing that it
should have survived for more than
thirty centuries and 81 be legible.
1t is preserved il the collection OF
the British Museum. 1t has been
several times translated during the
present century. 1t presents an i'll
teresting picture of life in Egypt in
the time Of Rameses II. 1t is more
in the nature OF a literary produc-
ton, a poem composed in celebration
of the visit of Pharaoh to the city of
Pa.Rameses, than an ordinary letter
of today.
Panbesa "greets his lord, the scribe
Amenemapt, to whom be life, health
and strength" and then goes on to
describe the verdant fields, the thrash
ing floors, the vineyards, the groves
CT olives, the orchards of figs, the
great daily markets, with their fish
and water fowl and swarms of pur-
chasers. >.
The citizens had their ''sweet wine
of Khemi, pomegranate wine and wine
from the vineyards" " and to these they
added 'beer of kati. "
There was music in plenty furnished
by the singers Of the school Of
Memphis.
On the whole Pa-Rameses seems to
have been a pleasant place to live in.
ssThe lesser folk are there equal with
the great folk" and Panbesa writes
that it's maidens were Gin holiday at
tire every day. with locks '3redolent
of perfumed oil. .'-Washington Star.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
Soil Exhaustion.

In Bulletin 81 of the New York
state agricultural experiment station
attention is called to the dangers OF a
continued free use Of farmyard man
ures. Referring especially to cereal
crops, the bulletin shows that such
manures are deficient in potash and
phosphoric acid, and that when used
continuously for considerable period
they will hasten soil exhaustion.
It is undoubtedly true that all soils
receive more or less accessions of am
monia from the atmosphere, through
rainfall and the action of leguminous
plants of various kinds, but potash
and phosphoric acid cannot possibly
be obtained by such means. Conse-
auently, while the supply of ammonis
may be obtained within reasonable
limits the mineral fertilizers suffer
rapid depletion and crops begin to
fall off.
Farmyard manure tends to exhaust
the phosphoric acid and potash of the
soil, simply because it contains less
mineral fertilizer than ammonia in
proportion to the needs Of the crop.
The effect on the soil is kind of
stimulation, for the supplies of phos-
phoric acid and potash naturally e1-
istingin the soil are drawn upon to
make up the balance. While the
amount for any one year may not be
large, after years of cropping the loss
becomes serious.
Even in those cases where no man
ures were used at all the same result
is reached. A very considerable
quantity of ammonia reaches the soil
every year through the aid of flegumes,
while every pound of mineral fertil-
izers taken off in crops is justso much
dead loss to the soil. This is shown
very clearly by the fact that the sim
pie application of phosphoric acid and
potash will very frequently give heavy
crops. The large fertilizer manpfac-
turers Of the east make up their mix
lures from actual farm tests, and it IS
striking fact that the ammonia IN
such goods is very low as compared
with the phosphoric acid and potash.
If farmyard manure is used, or if no
manure al all is used, dress the fields
with phosphoric acid and potash.
When these fail it is time to look after
| afurther ammonia supply. It is not
wise to run the soil down to the verge
of exhaustion by using the most ex-
pensive ingredient of fertilizers. For
potash, potash salts are all that can
be desired, and ordinary bone pro-
ductszWiH supply the needful phos-
phoric acid. Cereal farmers will find
that the normal fertility of their soils
may be maintained for many years
yet, by the simple application Of the
mineral fertilizers.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
GRASSES for Permanent Pastures.

In order to obtain the greatest
amount of profit from grasses, selec-
tons of seed should be made that on
ordinary soils will give the heaviest
crops of hay, the .thickestz. and most
nourishing pasture, and last ! for the
longest time without renewingE The
tendency Of the average farmerSis Ito
pin his faith too closely to timothy
and clover, or to timothy alone, or
with sone other one grass, and as q
result as 8 forced TO be content with
q yield Of ope or two tons of hay per
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01

acre. The best results are usually
obtained from mixture OF several
gtass az put in proper proportions
bv reliable seedmen.
One of the finest mixtures for
fairly productive soil consists OF Or
chard grass, English rye grass, mesd-
ow foxtail, Italian rye grass, swee
scented We: nal, Ehode Island bertrand
red top. This mixture is sown IN the
fall at the rate of three bushels per
acie, more OH POOR land, and in the
srfing a mixture Of clover is sown
over the field broadcast a. the rate OF
ten pounds to the acre.
The hay crops from this sowing
frequently amount to more than three
times that from timothy and clover o.
other two grass mixtures, leaving after
enttin = & pasture Of value until late
in the fall. Another POINT IN favor
of a mixture Of several grasses IS the
long life of the meadow. If cared for
by occasional fertilizing such mead
ow will scarcely need renewing under
ten or dozen years.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION
WHEN THE POST BAND PLAYS.

Oh, river the sky gold and red,
moon it's light is gaining in the azure overhead,
the playin' sweey Old Glory futters down.
And thee pretty girls amany from the quarters and the town.
Is boomin' the echo rumbles till
n lost behind the bill:
Ard supper fill and make blaze;
Say. wouldn't soldier when the Post Band plays?
and there's forty head Of mules
while the steamins coffee cooks;
the casons bulky the gangpanks blasted
And eisnta any boke is half asleep.
Oh there's orders somewhere mighty quick
the kick
the sergeans daze
Say soldier when the Post Band pays7
Oh, the they're aweepin same as women always do
And a-feen heavy underneath the blue
And there's cursn and tho bells aingn loud
mothers and the sWehearts the crowd
On the the flies a-shrln high
Behind makes feer blink his
For notb my all for days.
And some will be a-nain the Post Band plays
Richard Stillman Powell, In the Criterion.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
late Fall Pigs.

The only pig that will attain size
enough to safely pass the winter Is
one that is born six or seven months
before cold weather is expected. We
have raised pigs in he fall and that too
when we had til, advantage Of g base
laent barn to provide warn quarters
for the n. Yet the growth during the
winter, Notwithstanding good feed,
was never satisfactory. There is too
little sunlight during the winter
months, anil ii the pig is kept warm
without sunlight it is usually st The
expense of poor ventilation. Without
good air no animal can maintain good
digestion or remain healthy.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
Driving wheat for Seed.

After every damp harvest as the
present has beeu il most Localities,
the grain goes into the barn with its
straw not so thoroughly dry as it
should be. There is also considerable
dampness in the grain itself, and this
will probably cause heating OF the
grain in the NOW. With spring gram
this does not matter much for the
grain will be pretty sure to dry out
when freezing cold weather comes
But whenever winter grain IS grown
the seed for next harvest has to De
selected from the present years crop,
and this often means the premature
threshing Of the winter grain and u.s.
ing it while still damp as seed.
To this fact is probably to- be at
sributed the common belief among
farmers that old wheat and rye are
better for seed than new. In the old
grain the freezing Of winter and the
subsequent thawing has made the
seed nearly wholly free OF moisture:
Yet all these experiences are nos ao-
solutely necessary. II the gram Is
thoroug ghly dried in the fall'that 1t 's
grown, it is not only as fit but more
fit for seed than it is after being dried
out by winter freezing wherein It's
terminating powers are more apt to
be Injured than they are by being
thoroughly dried out the prsylous
fall.
We have heretofore advised the
greatest care in drying seed grain tor
fall! sowing. But IL is far better, We
believe to thoroughly dry the seed
even by artificial means. We haye;
over and over again dried seed gram.
in fruit eyaporators such as are psen
for drying apple, and always VT Es.
the best results IN large proporhoa
grown of the seed that was sown. we
believe that it is best to dry all gram
used as seed by the heat OF tire. N
may be by braiding the seed corn and
hanging it beside the chimney, 50 as
to secure the heat of the kitchen ire
But however it is dried. the seed tl1at
has fire heat to dry it is sure to pro-
duce the most vigorous growth and
the largest crop Of grain:-Amerlcan
Cultivator- s>,...
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01

RY to imagine a
plain stretching
away to the east
for three hundred
miles, plain so
fat and sterile
that its very
monotony is men
acing. To the
north, foothills
GOV ere d with
stunHeft min as.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
Age of Jurors in South Carolina.

The constitution of South Carolina
provides that jurors must be between
the ages of 81 and IS, and q new trial
was recently granted a al criminal
case because one # Il E66:
years old;
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
SFOR FARM AND GARDEN.
vvvvwvWwVv.wvW'
Th. Use of Fodier Shred Iers.

fcdler shredders have been found
eana! to cuttsrs in preparing easilage
for The silo. According to the ex-
perience of those who haze used shred
dero for the purpose mentioned the
ensiEage Is finer and larger quantity
can be packed in the si'c: 1t a!so
keeps we'll and is more highly relished
kf stock.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
Japan's Sporting Paper.

The latest journalistic venture in
Japan is a paper devoted to sporting.
matters. The first number has alticles-
son rnwing, sWiimmingS nd football
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-10-01
First Shot of the civu War.

The first shot of the Civil War was
fred on January 9, IS Ehen the
steamer Star of the Wea kith sup
plies for Fort Sumter, H Pred OR
from Morris Isla1d. s. g. (