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NEW. YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

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PORTLAND BUSINESS
VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

: PORTLAND. Or. Feb. 2S.-Exchanges. $40
OIL balances s49 Ill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09
FARM FAGOTS.

Ii is much to be regretted that the
breeders OF Shorthorns in Maine have al
lowed the breed to dwindle so that We
now have but two or three families
Formerly this was the deservedly popu
lar breed Of the state, noted alike fol
beef and milk. The effort to fix ths
square, broad type OF the Herefords hs,
lost US the milking qualities in great
measure, but for oxen and beef those re-
naming have decided merit, though not
so popular as the Herefords. Why thi:
should be so cannot be explained, fol
rugsedness Of constitution, great feed
ing abilities, and excellent beef quail
ties belong to the Shorthorns. Th.
number Of these may well be multiple
many times on the farms Of Maine.
The sheep raiser who puts his depend
ence in the best breed, rather than In the
tariff, and goes ahead to produce valua
BILE mutton carcass and good fleece OF
wool, is pretty sure 10 come out on ths
right side. Legislative aid Is not th'
safest thing for farmer to base hi
hopes upon.
A eve which has not reared lamb i,
a burden on the flock, to be got rid ol
without delay. Many shepherd spends
money for good ram and vet keeps the
poor ewes. This is waste OF money
The ram, however good he may be, csD
not better poor eve. Sell these while
q good price may be got for the mutton
but only to butcher.
Farmers are having at Prince Edward
Island and the crop is very heavy
Wheat and oats look well and farmers
are n joicing in the prospects OF bounti
full harvest. Strawberries have beer
plentiful. Farmers are finding thai
there Is money In cultivated Strawberries
Butter sells at l6 to Is cts. per lb.. egg
10 cts. per dozen. New cabbage and
vegetables are coming Into market
Many farmers have painted or white
washed their buildings. The thrifty
farmer Keeps things snug, neat and o.
trnctiye.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09
THE OPERA eoueee KINGDOM.
Such Hawaii-Nei Has Been Since Kane
hameha's Line Died Out.

Such Hawaii-Nei Has Been Since Kane
hamrha's Line Died Out.
So many little things have interested
me that almost forgot King Bill. He
had ascended the throne (figuratively
speaking) only two months or SO before
my arrival. King Lot having died with
out issue William Lunalilo was his
royal name. [ believe, but he was gener-
ally called King Bill for short, and he
was the first monarch Of Hawaii-Nei not
Of the Kamehameha stock The history
Of that line is as fascinating as any in
European annals. Originally each island
had it's own king. and some more than
one, but about century ago arose the
great Kamehameha, and in series o.
wonderful campaigns reduced them all
under his rule.
He is the great Hawaiian hero, the war
rior, king and sage, the David and Sol
omon and Hnroun al Raschid all in one.
But it is a great mistake to say, as many
recent writers have done, that the civil
xation he fostered was purely native and
original, and still more to begin Hawaiian
history with Cooks voyage. A hundred
wears before that the islands were visited
BY white men and many times between
that date and Cooks visit. White men
lived on the islands even before Kane.
hameha's reign. They had introduced
many improvements, and he had the as
sistance Of some Of them in his wars.
He was succeeded by Eve kings OF hi
blood, who took his name e. title, but
were known by other names. OF thest
Alexander died in 1883, and Lot late Ia
1S7s, William Lunalilo taking the crowr
IN January. t07a David Ralalaua wal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09
Rlr,la - Surgeons.

Some interesting observations made
BY NJ. Fatio on the surgical treatment
Of wounds by birds were recently
brought before the Physical society Of
Geneva. In these il was established
that the snipe had often been observed
In repairing damages. With its beak
and feathers it makes very crcditable
dressing and has even been known to
secure broken limb by means Of n stout
ligature. On one occasion Nj. Fatio
killed n snipe which had on its chest a
large dressing composed Of down from
other parts Of the body and securely
fixed to the body by coagulated blood
Twice he had snipe with interviewer
feathers strapped ON to the site OF a
fracture Of one or other limb. The most
interesting example was that OF snipe
both of whose legs he had unfortunately
broken by u misdirected shot. He only
recovered it ON the following day. when
he found that the wounded bird had
contrived to apply dressings and a sort
Of splint 70 both limbs. In carrying out
this operation some feathers had become
eneangled round the beak, and not be-
ing able 10 use its claws to get rid OF
them the poor creature was almost dead
from hunger when found - Public
Opinion.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09

fertile little tracts, ana the Manassas nave
here and there cultivated patches near
the mountains, where the lava seems to
have cooled but yesterday.
We took what is called the new route
TO visit Kealakeakua bay, where Captain
Cook was killed, and Of that tragedy
received n very curious account from
Mr.. BrOughton, an aged Brlton, who
reached the islands as q sailor in 1870
He had it direct from two aged Kanakas
who witnessed the killing. II seems that
after Captain Cook had carried matters
with high hand for awhile two par
ties formed One said he was Lono, the
god: the other that he was Kanaka, or
"man," such being the meaning OF that
word. The argument as reported bore
a suspicious resemblance to that in the
correspondence between President Ed
wards and DR.. Samuel Hopkins. One
said, He cannot be god, for he is cruel,
vindictive and greedy" The other said,
"You cannot tell how god will act.
and perhaps
II was the familiar issue, Are right
and wrong absolute, and is the moral
law obligatory on Deity as on mortals?
Well, the Edwards party, so to speak,
carried the day, and it was decided that
the supposed Lono should be put to
the test A blow-not mortal-was
struck; the captain groaned and blood
flowed. "Kanaka, no!' "a man, indeed9
cried the skeptics. "Oa! Oar CTrue,
TrueD screamed the others. "Kanaka,
nor and he was at once dispatched.
"And," added Mr.. Broughton, when
the old men told rs this the tears stood
in their eyes, for they were among the
few who continued to believe that Cook
was a god. or at least superior being
With the horseback ride thence to
Kilauea and the descent into the crater
all general readers are familiar. Every
body knows how Pele, the devil goddess OF
the Kanakas. used to hold her fiery court
in the flaming lake; how the filaments
Of lava, like glassblowers thread
thrown off by the fiery waves. were be-
lieved to be her hair; how the natives,
when warned by well known signs that
an eruption was near, threw many tat
hogs and other articles of value into the
lake, and finally how the brave Princess
Kauikulani, to convince her people that
idolatry was foolish. descended into the
crater without the usual ceremonies and
returned unhurt to her amazed people.
Is it not all written in mission reports
and Sunday school books!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09

How the Lava Made Hawaii-Wud Life
Thereabouts.
| have no spite against the reader OF
this article. shall therefore not add
one to the 200 and odd descriptions Of
Kilauea now extant- AS the raw attor-
ney who began his maiden speech by tell
ing what the common law is was direct
ed by the judge Ito assume that this
court knows something and not be so ar
rogantly instructive" SO shall assume
that the reader has read the old Fifth
Reader, and the usual Sunday school
books, and at least one general work OF
travel. and that he takes ut least one
good weekly paper. in which case he
must have seen half dozen descriptions.
I will only say that of the many have
read since leaving the islands that of
Mark Twain seems to me the best. and
then go on to mention a few points
which astonished me and are not gener-
ally mentioned in the accounts.
The first is the course Of the lava. ]
had an idea that it dashed down the
mountain side in mad torrent" but
1t doesn't. At any rate it never does un-
less when the quantity is enormous and
while it is still so hot as to maintain
great fiuidity Almost always-always
in small streams-it maintains sluggish
flow. like warm tar or thin nush. and
as it flows the surface is rapidly cooling
and forming sort of case. The molten
interior bursts up through this, and the
outflow cools again, and this is repeated
20 often that a moderate stream OF lava
often assumes the appearance Of great
cylinder slowly creeping down Even
when the outside seems comparatively
cool the thing is really an enormous
tube. down the interior Of which the hot
and pastv lava Il slowly forcing its wav.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09
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VIEW OF HONOLULU.

fish and Americans. but before reaching
our hotel we saw that those were only
the advance guard Of porters, small
traders. agents for this and that. idle
sailors and the general fotsam and jet
sam Of port in the tropics which is the
common resting place Of rovers Of all
nations
From the center Of the town on, how
ever we struck il rich in the kanaka
line We saw them Of every age and
many shades Of color and in every stage
Of dress and civilization. from the new
arrival from the mountain highlands
clad only 80 tar as absolute decency re
auired to the cultured gentleman IN
blue coat. white vest and truly immacn
late linen At every convenient recess
in the side Of the street was group OF
native women. but there was not the
same variety in their dress With scarce
ly an exception each wore IA sor, OF
Mother Hubbard" Of blue cloth ana
whether walking sitting or riding-and
many OF them were riding and always
astride-- they managed this single gar
ment with the same modest grace had
noted among those in the boats.
The streets are Of fair width, and III
places seemed to me whittier than was
agreeable and rather dusty. AS there l.
nearly always breeze enough at sea to
refresh one, | felt oppressed at first b,
the dead calm in the air. and retiring to
the courtyard OF the hotel was just say
ing it was hotter than had been led to
expect when felt strong, cool breeze
In three minutes at the furthest the sky
was overcast and almost black; in II
minutes more the rain was pouring l.
volumes, which, as it seemed to me
threatened to wash the town away. ]
naturally supposed that open air sight
seeing was done with for that day. bu,
my local mentor, to whom had brought
letters from Salt Lake City. laughingly
replied: wait a wee You are not in old
England now, nor yet in Utah"
In an hour the sky was bright and
clear az ever In another the streets
were in splendid condition. and next
morning they were dusty again. then
learned three things which surprised me
very much: That at least one-fourth OF
the entire population Of the little king
dom live in Honolulu: that the city rests
not ON the true rock of the islands or
volcanic deposits. but on a sort of fiat
built mp by the coral insect, and that
three-fourths of the Hawaiians of all
races live In very narrow belts around
the islands The interior of Hawaii es
pecially is an almost untrodden waste
The coralline basis of Honolulu is so
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09

Ana this Is the reason few or no lives
are lost In an ordinary eruption. One
can walk mp to the advanced end OF the
stream. gather little Of Il on an iron
rod, press it into mold Of any desired
shape, and all without danger, and this
though the cylinder or tube may be 10
feet thick. The second fact that aston
ished me was the location Of the crater.
Mauna Loa is the mountain and Kilauea
Is the crater, and Kilauea Is not really
on Mauna Loa-that is. not on top Of it.
Il is indeed but one-third as high, and,
so far as sea level is concerned. no higher
than Salt Lake City. II is, SO to speak,
a boil on the flank Of Mauna Loa, and
vet the crater itself does not overflow.
When the lava pressure becomes too
great TO be restrained, II breaks out some
where away down the mountain side
By and by. the rock sharps" say, II will
burst out away of shore, and then we
shall! have an addition to Hawaii.
Another fact, and v.ry surprising
fact indeed to me, was that the nearer
one gets to the volcano the more heath
enish the natives are. This little fact
stumps my philosophy as they say at
Harvard, but it certainly is fact. In
the islands Of Kauai, Oahu and Maui !
did not sec sign in the common life OF
the people that there had ever been idol
airy there. but with every miles travel
toward the volcano | saw more signs
till, as we emerged from the forest on the
rock fat near the hotel, our native at
tendants showed themselves regular Pele
fanatics. Even "Old Antony" the guide,
recommended to Us especially for his
Christian character, "backslid" when he
saw the smoke and limited that it might
be as well to gather some berries TO offer
as a sacrifice. This comical retrogres-
sion in faith equally with progression in
altitude reminded me Of the formula in
use in Texas when | was there in 1867:
There is no Sunday west Of the Trinity,
no law west Of the Brazos and no God
west Of the Colorado"
They say that the topography is the
cause Of this local backsliding. Maybe
so, but il is almost impossible TO de-
scribe the topography. In truth, a very
large part Of Hawaii consists OF high
tableland inclosed in a sort Of triangle
between the three great mountain peaks
Of Mauna Loa. Mauna Kea and Mauna
Hualalai, and this plateau is dreadful
wilderness OF tropical vines and giant
trees. growing among and hiding i'm
mensc rocks and crevices, with here and
there bare field Of splintered lava or
loose ashy stuff, and more rarely a fertile
little valley. In this region the cattle
introduced by early voyagers have left q
progeny rs wild as any buffalo Of the
olden time and much more dangerous
Blu, along the borders Of the island, the
north especially, are some wonderfully
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09
A LAND OF QUEER THINGS.
The Islands Seem Designed For the Worlds
Pleasure Resort.

The Islands Seem Designed For the Worid's
Pleasure Resort.
If | should attempt to sum mp on Ha-
waii-Nei in one sentence. ] would say
II is a land where everything seems To
be something else. There is riotous
abundance Of useful vegetation. yet soon
or late blight comes on almost every
thing. There is greater variety OF
fiuits than in any other land ! know,
vet SO far as could learn every fruit
degenerates in a few years. and the stock
must be renewed. The climate is al
most perfection, yet measles, smallpox
and affections Of the heart are peculiarly
fatal. The mountains look as if fixed in
place for all eternity. and the more solid
and rugged a mountain looks the more
certain it is to quake and more likely to
split open. The natives are all well edu-
Gated and nearly all thoughtless. They
are all nominal Christians, yet chastity
is but a vague sentiment. and many a
common Kanaka will tell lie when the
truth would better serve his purpose.
Life and property are as safe as any
where on earth. though the laws are not
severe or executed with any special rigor.
This may be due partly to the lack OF
acquisisiveness among the common ka
nakas and their general live and let live
feeling. They are the most unselfish
race on earth. In detached group IN
the interior the property Of any one is
the property Of another, II that other
needs it badly. A foreigner who has be
friended one is the friend Of all in the
villa0p
There is q wonderful variety OF fruit
In Honolula. such a. oranges. lemons
lines, melons, bananas, Strawberries and
many more. Peaches are produced on
the islands, but the blight affects them
more quickly and certainly than any
other fruit. frequently taking the foru
Of q black scale or 6lm. The cocoann,
seems to be indigenous, and therefore lea
liable to blieht than snv other nr,duct
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09

The New York Produce Review and
American Creamery give the receipts OF
butter for the month Of June in that
city as fourteen and quarter per cent
less than last year. There is also
slight falling off In Boston, Chicago and
Philadelphia. This is contrary to ex'
nee,ations all around. Plainly there Il
not being so much butter made this SUN
mer as a year ago. In the dairy section;
Of the far West the attention OF farmers
has been turned more TO the production
OF grain and the growing of beef. IL
Maine, large sales Of cows have kept tnt
number down. As a result OF the fall
ing of in the make Of butter, the price
has ranged one to two cents pound
higher than year ago. The outiook
for the dairy business is bright for the
remainder OF the season.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09
THE 1YaANT OF THE HOUSE.
While baby sleeps

While heby sleeps
We cannot jump or dance or sing.
Play jolly games or do thing
To make a noisc. The floor might creak
II we should walk. We scarcely speak
Or breathe while baby takes nap
Lest We should wake the little chap.
A strict watch nurse always keeps
While baby slecpsi
When baby wakes,
But little gratitude he shows
When other people want TO doze.
At night, when folks have gone to bed,
He rouscs them all up instcnd
To wait on him. Ma lights the lamp
And warns milk for the little scamp.
PA walks him mp and down the floor,
Sometimes two hours and sometimes more
And nurse comes running, In stew.
To see what she for him can do,
And Will and Harry. at the row,
Call, Whats the matter with him nowf"
And I'm walked up at all the clatter
To wonder what on earih's the matter.
Such uproar In the house he makes
When baby wakosl
go, II asleep or II awake.
The house exists but for his sake,
And such "a tiny fellow he
To le boss of this family
Eva Lovctt In Independent.
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elected to succeed nim in 1874, and in
1891 he died and gave place to Liliuoka-


elected to succeed MIN in 1874, and in
1891 he died and gave place to Liliuoka-
lani.
Now. the old royal line expired a.
aforesaid with King Lot, and as King
Bill and Kalakana, though Of ancient
royal stock. had to be voted into power,
there was necessarily some lowering Of
the royal dignity and lessening Of the
royal prerogative. And rs liberal con
stitution had beeu adopted and govern.
ment established somewhat on the Eng.
lish model, there is really no change
perceptible to the Diass Of the people in
adopting provisional government semi
republican in tone.
And through all this century, while
civilization was rapidly progressing and
later while Christianity was becoming
dominant, the Kanakas were fading away
at rate unprecedented since the tender
natives Of the West Indies died of under
Spains harsh rule. First, the wars Of
Kamehameha wrought havoc, ard as the
last of these wars was ending there came
mysterious pestilence which reduced
the population by one-fourth or more
Diseases introduced by profigate sail
ors doubtless wrought some destruction,
but not nearly so much as has been re-
ported. Then came the leprosy (or rather
it developed) and for time threatened a
general destruction. Even now il is a
great curse, but not so destructive As
formerly.
Beyond all these known causes, how
ever, there are causes not understood.
A too rapid civilization is often fatal to
primitive races. The sudden inflow Of
new impressions on unprepared nerve
centers breaks them down. The wear
ing Of clothes seemed for time TO make
the native women barren, as they paid
no attention TO the ordinary rules for
keeping their raiment in healthful con.
dition. Another cause has lately been
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09
CONDENSED MILK

Every condensed milk manufactory in
the country has increased its output !
per cent this year, and is sold up 10 the
handle. There Is no surplus At all, and
prices are very firm. More people are
using condensed milk than was formerly
the case, largely because of It's cheap
ness ss compared with fresh milk. Ever
in the dairy sections the consumption ol
condensed milk has very largely increas'
ed. At eight cents a quart for the fresh
milk, the condensed variety is cheaper.
There are other reasons besides cheap
ness why condensed milk IL becoming
more generally used. During hot
weather IL will keep without ice, and lose
none Of It's good qualities or flavor. Thi:
milk is taken out Of competition with
those who are making butter, and the
product is shipped to all parts OF the
world. There Is no healthier or more
palatable article Of food available to the
traveller, or to the resident OF tropics
lands. IL Is regular article OF supply
20 the hunter and the camper out, and
ills place Ia their cuisine no other car
fill a. well.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-08-09
CANADIAN FARMERS PRosPsRlNe

CANADIAN fAHMeHS PhOSfehIN6.
Business has been very good with the
Canadian farmer this season. To start
with the land worked nicely In the
spring. In msny places not more than
half the labor was required TO put II in
same condition as year ago. Ii was a
common thing 10 hear farmer say that
his crop never went in so easy before.
Crops and pastures have done well
though needing rain badly now.
Pastures are beginning to look brown,
but this will affect but little the wise
dairymsn who has put in sufficiency OF
fodder crops to keep his cows from fall
ing in their milk through the dry spell
we are sure TO have for q while
Meadows are good the hay crop will be
above the average, though shorter thar
IL there had been more rain. Fall wheat
will be grand crop all round
Alsike clover is filling well. Peas are
good; in fact, never saw them look bet
ter. Barley, oats and spring wheat are
all looking well, but fear will be short
owing TO the dry weather.
Live stock Is promising and the de.
maud Is better than in former years
Cows have been In demand at exceeding,
ly good figures. Yearlings have sold
higher than ever before, a great number
going TO the ranches in the states. A
great number of farmers have sold all
their young stock; this will make cattle
scarce for next year and In fact fol
several years TO come. We can see the
effect already as calves are selling for
more than double what they were worth
this time last year. Hogs have been
high all season, thanks to the good name
which Canadian bacon and hams enjoy
In England. The number OF hogs Is In
creasing each year, as farmers find them
the most profitable stock they can raise
One Offset to the good prices for stock
Of all kinds Is the fact that the price of
feed has been away up; but even this
will help out the farmer who has coarse
grain to sell. The dairy business has
assumed larger proportions than ever
Ontario farmers are rapidly going into
dairying and hog raising. Fruit as q
whole will be medium. crop; apples
light. Trees In most sections look well
although In some places the caterpillar
was very bad. There Is no appearance
Of scab as yet, so that fruit growers may
make as much out Of their orchards as II
they were heavier crop. Plums are q
very heavy crop. The curculio ha:
taken few but there will still be plenty
left.-New England Homestead.