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The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
How About Your Well?

The following. taken from a docu-
ment issued by the Michigan State
Board of Health. should receive the
thoughtful attention of every one:
THE most scrupulous care should
be taken to keep the present sources
OF drinking water pure, and to pro-
cure future supplies only from clean
sources. The general water supply of
cities and villages is matter OF
great concern; 1t should be procured
from places where there can be no
probability of immediate or remote
contamination. The well-known out
break of typhoid fever at Plymouth,
Pa, where over a thousand cases and
one hundred and fourteen Q14
deaths occurred, is apparently an H.
lustration of how great a calamity
may follow the fouling of a general
water supply by the discharges of
person sick with typhoid fever. When
there is no general water supply, nor
good sewers, much may be done to
protect wells by the abolition of cess
pits and privy vaults, by the use of
dry earth in privies, and by the fire.
quent removal therefrom of all their
drain into wells unsupported by those
who use the water. Should typhoid
fever discharges pass into such
priyy an outbreak of typhoid fever
among those using the water from a
neishboring well would be likely 10
occur. II such we'll were the
source of the general water supply OF
a city, typhoid fever might soon be
epidemic there There ;s
good reason to suspect the water of
a well whenever a vault is situated
within hundred feet of it, particu-
larly If the soil be porous. In nu-
merous instances fluids from excre-
ia have leached into wells from much
greater distances; and it has been
proved that well thirty rods from a
cemetery received water which lad
filtered through the soil of the cenle-
terry. Dangerously contaminated
water may be and often is found to De
clear and colorless and to have no
bad taste" The noted instance at
Lausanne, Switzerland, where the
discharges from typhoid fever pa
uents were thrown into a small
stream, which disappeared by sink.
ing into the earth and gravel and
reappeared about half a mile distant
as a mountain spring, the clear water
OF which caused typhoid fever in one
hundred and forty-four 144) per-
sons, is instructive, and is worthy of
note as illustrating how the disease
may be spread.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
A Blue Grass Pasture,

From Farmers Review: l do not
think anything can equal blue grass
pasture for milch cows, for a perma-
nent pastures have a pasture of 35
acres that has never been plowed and
it is better now than when l bought it
thirty years ago. The thirty-five-acre
piece pastures 40 cows. 1t is divided
into two fields and the cows only pas
ture on about one-third of it during
the first of the season. good blue
grass pasture should be rather low
and level and well drained. Cows
should not be allowed in pasture until
grass has a good start. In my coun-
ty Carroll, Illinois) it pays to keep
cows in yard until the 18th of May or
1st Of June.-W. r. Hostetter.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
II Stopped the GambIinc.

A good story is told of certain
colonel in connection with an inspec-
ton of crack rifle corps which he
commanded.
The inspection passed off satisfac-
torily; there were no complaints,
and the regiment was evidently in
good order.
But" said the inspecting general
81 am bound to tell you, colonel, that
rumors have reached me of gambling
being carried on extensively among
your officers"
That may have been the case, SIR"
said the colonel some months ago:
but | can assure you that nothing of
the kind is in vogue now, because I've
won all the ready money in the regi-
mert, and l would not allow any
gambling on credit"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
Sugar ey-Products as Hors. Feed.

The beet chips, diffusion residue.
and other by-products obtained in the
manufacture of beet sugar consist of
the sugar beet from which consid-
erable portion of the carbohydrates
has been removed, says bulletin of
the Department of Agriculture. The
total amount of nutritive material
present, however, is fairly large.
These products, properly speaking,
are also coarse folders. Molasses,
which consists almost entirely of car
bohydrates (sugars), was used as
early as 1880 as feed for horses, and
has recently attracted considerable
attention in this connection. When
used for this purpose it is usually
sprinkled on dry feed, being first di-
luted with water or it is mixed with
some material which absorbs 1t and
renders it easy to handle. such as
peat dust, or with some material rich
in nitrogen, as dried blood. In the
latter case the mixture more nearly
represents concentrated feed than
the molasses alone, or molasses
mixed with an absorbent material
only. Cane-sugar molasses is also
used as a feeding stuff 1t differs
from beet molasses in that it contains
glucose in addition to cane sugar, and
has a much smaller percentage of
salts.
In this Connection the experiments
reporting the successful feeding of
cane molasses to over 400 work
horses at sugar plantation in the
Fiji Islands are of interest. AS high
as 30 pounds of molasses was fed per
head daily at different times, but the
ration finally adopted consisted of Is
pounds of molasses, pounds Of bran,
and pounds of maize. In addition
green sugar cane tops were fed. The
health of the horses remained excel
lent Molasses did not cause diarrhea,
but rather constipation, which was
counteracted by feeding bran. Feed
ing molasses effected saving of over
$45 per head per annum. However,
it was believed that such a saving
was possible only by reason of large
quantities of waste molasses and
valueless cane tops available on the
spot. In discussing these experiments
the following statements were made:
For working horses the sugar in cane
molasses is a satisfactory substitute
for starchy food, being readily digest
ed and is pounds can be
given to 1,27O-pound working horse
with advantage to the health of the
animal and to the efficiency of its
work. 1t produces no undue fatten-
ing, softness, nor injury to the wind.
The high proportion of salts in it has
no injurious effect. An albuminoid
ratio as low as ILLS has proved high
ly suitable for heavy continuous work
when sufficient quantity of digest
ible matter is given.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
LAWYER and Witness,

A certain Mr.. H. was sharp law
yer and invariably retained in Grim
iral cases, where his peculiar abilities
were deemed likely to benefit his
client, writes contributor to the
Weekly Bouquet Old Mrs. L., the
widow of small farmer, was remark
able for her plainness in speech and
manner. and she was one of the cute
sort. The old woman was an import
ant witness for the prosecution in
which H. defended the evildoer. Her
testimony bore hard upon the pris-
oner. and in the cross examination
H. endeavered in vain to confuse or
irritate her.
At length, turning abruptly to the
witness, he exclaimed, Madam, you
have brass enough in your face to
make a twelve-quart pail"
YES" replied the witness, "and you
have got sass enough in your head
to fill it!"
The lawyer had done with that wit
ness.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
Spraying a Science,

Spraying is a science OF itself, saws
Prof F. M. Webster. 1t is a profes-
sion as yet undeveloped, and until we
give it more attention and improve
upon and develop its practical value
we shall never get the full and effect
ual benent from it that is possible
with our material and machinery. be-
lieve the time will come when SPRAY
ing will constitute distinct and sep.
arate department of horticulture, and
students will in our agricultural COL
leges be trained in not only the
science of spraying, but the sciences
that are most necessary in connection
with it, viz, entomology. botany and
chemistry.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
The Bow of Orange Ribbon
AROMANCE OF NEW YORK
By AMELIA f. BARR
Auth Of Friend uandt Tho Ono
Copyright
A ROMANCE OF NEW YORK
By AMELIA f. BAR I
CHAPTER Iv.-(Continued)


There was something so frank and
persuasive about the elegant stranger
that Joris could not refuse the cour-
tesy she asked for herself and her
nephew. And, having yielded, he
yielded with entire truth and conn
dence.
Elder Semple was greatly pleased
at his friends complaisance. he gave
Joris full credit for his victory over
his national prejudice. and he dld MS
very best to make the concession
pleasant event In this effort he was
greatly assisted ~by Mrs. Gordon. She
set herself to charm Van Heemsklrk'
as she had set herself to charm Ma
dam Van Heemskirk on her previous
visit, and she succeeded so Well that
when Sir Roger de Coverley' was
called. Joris rose. offered her his hand
and to the delight of every one pres
ent, led the dance with her.
1t was little triumph for the elder.
Indeed, he was so interested IN listen
ing to the clever way In when the
bonnie woman nattered Van Heems
kirk" that he was quite obliVlous o.
the gathering wrath in his sons race,
and the watchful gloom in Bran
eyes, as the two men stood together,
jealously observant OF Capt. Hydes
attentions to Katherine. Without any
words spoken on the subject, there
was an understood compact between
them to guard the girl from any prl-
vate conversation with him; and yet
two men with hearts full of suspicion
and jealousy were not match for one
man with a heart full of love. In
moment, in the interchange OF their
hands in a dance, Katherine ciasped
tightly little note, and unobser'ea
hid it behind the rose at her breast
The loving girl thought it no wrong
to put it there; she even hoped that
some kind of blessing or sanction
might come through such sacred keep
ing, and she went to sleep whispering
to herself:
Happy l am. Me he loves; me he
loves; me only he loves; me fore'er
he loves!"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
Worms.

The worms home is a hole Of long
halls dug in the ground. These halls
are lined with kind of glue from
the worms body, the glue making the
walls firm SO they will not fall in.
The halls are not very deep under
ground, and when the weather is cold
or dry the worms dig deeper. In win
ter worms plug up the doors of their
houses, and this is done often by
dragging into it plant stem that will
fit it. They carry into their homes
leaves and stalks to eat, and they
bring out and throw away things
which they do not like. Worms usu-
ally come out of their holes at night
or in wet weather. If they get far
from their homes they cannot find
their way back; then they make a new
hole. Each worn lives alone. In the
evening or early morning, or during
rain, you will often find worms with
their heads stuck out OF their doors
They do not come out when the sun
Is shining bright, as the heat dries
worms up very fast and kills them
Birds know the habits of worms ana
search for them at sunrise or after
sunset, or while it is raining A worm
will die in one day in dry air. but will
live for weeks under water, Youne
worms know as well how to build
their houses and carry things in and
out of them as do old worms.-Tbe
American Boy.
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Commercial and Natural Starters.

Commercial and Natural Starters.
Prof. G. l.. Mckay: | am asked to
state which like best, the commercial
or natural starter. For the average
maker, l believe the commercial start
er will give the better results. But
the intelligent maker who has taste
and smell well cultivated, will be able
to select milk and prepare starter
that will produce flavor equal or su-
perior to any culture on the market.
When the good Lord created the earth,
He provided everything that was nee
essary to bring about the best results
without any artificial means. We
usually find that when thorough clean.
liness is observed in everything per-
tanning to the milk. that the right spe-
cies of bacteria are present to give
the most perfect flavor to the butter
and cheese. Milk becomes impure
from an external source. II l were
asked to give definition of a natural
starter, at the present, would find it
difficult thing to describe. For in
stance, one man has dirty, leaky vat
which is loaded with foul bacteria
cream. Another man will have [
properly cleaned churns and pumps,
filled with undesirable bacteria, and
still another washes his butter with
impure water.
There is the over-ripe hand separa-
tor cream which some makers have to
contend with. These are all starters
of their kind. One man uses butter
milk and calls it natural starter
Another uses skimmilk caught from
the average milk as it comes from the
separators, and he calls it skimmilk
or natural starter. Another will go
out and get the milk of fresh COW
and allow 1t to sour, which is also a
natural starter. Some will use whole
milk and some will use cream, and
they will come under the head of
natural starters. Most makers would
get about the same results If they did
not use any starter as to use the kind
| have just mentioned.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
CHAPTER v.
The Beginning Of Strife.

"My dear Dick. am exceedingly
concerned to find you in sucl a TAX
ing-moping about Dutch school
girl! Pshaw! l had much better
opinion of you"
II know | love her beyond every
thing, and that | am likely so to love
her all my life
Upon my word. Dick, love may
live an age-if you don't marry it,
LET me make you understand that
wish to marry it,"
"Oh, indeed, sir. Then the church
door stands open. Go in. l suppose
the lady will oblige you SO far"
Pray, dear aunt, give me your ad-
vice. What is the first step to be
taken?"
Go and talk with her father. The
girl you think worth asking for; but
it is very necessary for you to know
what fortune goes with her beauty"
"If her father refuses to give her
to me"
THAT is not to be thought of. You
come Of noble race. You are not
far from the heritage of a great title
and estate. If you ask for her for
tune, you offer far above its equva-
lent, sir"
We'll, this suspense is intolerable,
and not to be borne. l will go and
end it. Give me your good wishes"
Il shall be impatient to hear the re-
suit"
At Van Heemskirks store Capt.
Hyde asked for the councillor and
was taken to his office.
Your servant, captain. Is there
any thing | can oblige you in, sir?"
Joris asked the question because
the manner of the young man struck
him as uneasy and constrained; and
he thought. Perhaps he has come to
borrow money" He was not there
fore astonished when Capt Hyde
answered.:
Sir, you can, indeed, oblige me.
and that in matter of the greatest
moment"
IF money it be, captain, at once
may tell you, that borrow not, and
lend not"
Sir. it is not money-in particu-
lar"
SOP"
1T is your daughter. Katherine"
Then Joris stood up, and looked
steadily at the suitor His large,
amiable face had become in mo-
ment hard and stern; and the light
in his eyes was like the cold. sharp
light that falls from drawn steel.
My daughter is not for you to
name. Sir, it is wrong to her. if
you speak her name. Like to like,
that is what | say Your wife seek,
captain, among your own women. My
daughter is to another man prom
ised.'
Look you, councillor that would
be morstrous. Your daughter loves
me-"
Joris turned white to the lips. 1T
is not the TRUTH he answered in a
slow, husky voice.
by the sun in heaven, it is truth.
Ask her."
Then great scoundrel are you,
unfit with honest men to talk. Ho.
Yes, your sword pull from its scab.
bard. Strike. To the heart, strike
me. Less wicked would be the deed
than the thing you have done"
There was something very impres
sive in the angry sorrow Of Joris. Yet
Hyde persevered in his solicitation.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
One Way to Cook Eoos.

The farmers of India when fuel is
scarce. cook an egg without fire. The
egg is placed in sling and whirled
around for about minutes, until the
heat generated by the motion has
cooked 1t.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15

That the farmers of Nebraska are
getting larger dividends than the steel
trust is proved by Prof. Davisson Of
the state university in Pamphlet Just
'ssued.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15

The original name of the Dutch Belt
ea cattle was "Lakentield." from
'Laken." sheet to be wound around
the body of the animal. n
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15
Milking at Sunny Peak Farm.


D. w. Howie thus tells how the
milking is done on Sunny Peak farm,
near Milwaukee:
The first thing we do Is to wrap a
heavy blanket around the cans which
are to receive the milk. By SO doing
the milk is enabled to retain its heat
for very long time. This prevents
the necessity of warming 1t again for
the separator and calves. The next
procedure is milking. Each mixer has
his own cows. The poorest mixer, as
a general thing, is given the easiest
COWS to milk and the best milker gets
the hardest ones. This may not seem
fair, but it saves time and also pr<D
vents the chance of spelling the hard
milking cows that, though they may
be hard mixers, are nevertheless ex-
cellent cows in every respect. have
noticed that good mixers are born
and not made" If man has any con.
siderable number of COWS to milk for
six months and at the end of that time
is not good mixer you may rest as
sured that he never will be one. Each
man feeds his own cows their grain ra-
tion as he milks them. The milk be-
ing weighed by the mixer, he, OF
course, Is in the best position to know
which of his COWS should have the
most feed. Some are fed just before
they are milked; this takes their at
tention away from the mixer and they
give down freely, standing quietly at
the same time. Others, if fed while
being milked, become so engrossed
with their eating that they forget
everything and step forward and back,
now stretching their whole bodies to
get good mouthful now drawing
back to chew it,, thus greatly annoying
the milker. Such cows are generally
fed after being milked. We arrange it
so that when the milking is being done
the cows all have their grain either
in front of them or in their stomachs
Cement Floors and Rheumatism.
From the Farmers Review: We use
cement floor for our station herd,
and I am acquainted with two of the
most up-to-date dairies in this part OF
the country that also use ceme0
floors. and as far as l have been able
to see there has not been a case of
rheumatism in our own herd and |
have heard no complaint from the pro-
prletors of the other dairies.
1t is true, I think, that cement will
sometimes cause sore feet, and for
this reason it is necessary that more
bedding be used than would be re
quired on a wood floor. On the other
hand this bedding is not wasted as it
goes into the manure, and wood floor
is bound to become saturated with
urine and give off more or less odor
during the hot weather. AS far as
my knowledge goes | would prefer
the cement floor under every condition
that occurs to me at the present time.
C. F. Doane, Dairyman, Maryland
Experiment Station.
From the Farmers Review: I have
had very little experience with cows
standing on cement floors and have
not seen any case of rheumatism re-
sulting from it. l am of the opinion,
however, that cement floors without
plenty of bedding, might cause rheu-
matism. Where bedding is at all
scarce, l believe 1t would be wise to
place planks on top of the cement
II. E. Van Norman, Associate Profes-
sor in Dairying, Purdue University,
Indiana.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-15

Buds are lateral when on the side
OF a shoot; and terminal when on the
end.
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VESSELS IN PORT.
MERCHANTMEN.

(This list does not include ceasters.)
Acme. Am. sp., Lawrence, Hiogo
June 9.
Arthur Sewall. Am. sp., Gaffry, Shang-
hal, May "a.
Argyle, Am. stmr., San Francisco, June
81
Blythewood, Br. sp., Pritchard, New
castle. June u.
Gamble, Am. schr., Knudsen, Port
Gamble, June IS.
II. K. Hall, Am. schr., Pntz. Port Town
send, June s.
Hawaiian Isles. Am. sp., Mallett, New
York, June TO-
Helene, Am. schr, Christensen. San
Francisco, June s.
Jas. Johnson, Am. bktn., Bennecke,
Newcastle. June 81.
Jas Tuft, Am blk, Fridberg, New
castle, June IL.
Kohala, Am. bktn., Dedrick, Newcas-
tie, May 81.
s. 6. Nebraskan, Greene, Kahului, June
%.
Paul Isenberg, Ger. blk, wichert,
Bremen, June 10.
Robt. r. Hind, Am. schr., Erickson,
Newcastle, May "a.
Rosamond, Am. schr., Fernald, San
Francisco, June Is.
5. \. Castle, Am. bktn., Nilsson, San
Francisco, June Is.
Thessalus. Sw. sp., Lagerkrantz, New
castle, June 81.
w. II. Marston, Am. schr., Curtis San
Francisco. June 8.
Wrestler. Am bktn.. Nelson, Gray's
Harbor, June IL.
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Per stmr Mikahala, for Kauai, June
l23.-Sophie Delanux, BERTHE Delanux. j
Fassoth. Mrs. Col French, Miss Piler
]. ]. Combs, F. ]. Cross, NJ. Rosen-
bIedt, Mildred Turner, Augusta Della
nux. Master Delanux, ]. T. Crowley,
Mrs. Major Harris, H Isenberg, c. A.
De Crew, Paul Kalbaum, Ching Hook
a. Grote. j. B. Lanaike, c. w. Spitz,
Mary Grote.
Per stmr. Noeau, for Maui and Ha-
wall, June 2S.-Lucy Ahana.
Per stmr Kinau, June 49, for the Vol
cano. Mrs r. r. Weir. Miss E. Roche
ford, ]. P. Norton, Miss Giles, Miss
Sinclair, Miss Macpherson, A. Mar
callino, Miss E. Horner, Miss Mable
Dryer, A. B. Watson, Master Schultz,
Miss ]. Neumann, Miss H. Putnam, DR..
Sinclair to join at Lahaina, for Volcano
Miss Byington, Mrs. Girard, Miss N.
Sturtevant Miss Maude Post; for Hilo
&c. K. Lyman, L. T. Kenake, Mrs. E. G..
Hitchcock, Miss Hitchcock, c. Kruter,
Miss Maud E. Patey, Miss n. Eaton, M.
Iuni, Miss E. Utterstron. E. Boyle, Joe
Canario, S. Lalakea, w. K. Tucker, L..
L. Taggart, F. Kircnhoff. Miss Brick
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w. Paddaky, Mrs. Creighton and
daughter, Mrs. Weight, Miss c. Blais-
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Lishman, Miss Emma Akamu, Albert
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Stisser; for Laupahoehoe K. Lidgate,
W. Lidgate, Miss E. Horner, Miss NJ.
Horner, Miss B. Horner, E. w. Bar
nard; for Kawaihae Mrs. Napala and
child, Miss May Williams. Miss NJ. Ure-
denburg, George Ii Brown and servant,
E. B. McClanahan; Senator McCrosson,
Miss A. Crystal; for Mahukona, A. c.
Wall, c. K. stillman, Jr., Miss A. Low,
Miss e. KAY. ainui for Lahaina, DIR. Mi
yato and wife, A n. Hayselden, Henry
Boetferg, Ben Clark; for Maalaea, w.
LAM, V. a. Vettleson.
Per stmr. Claudine, June %, for Ka-
hului-Miss Cross, Miss Carter, Miss NJ.
]. Adams, Miss ]. NJ. Soper, Roy
Painter, Frank Painter, Miss f. Law
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Aleong, Master George Weight, Miss
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Landlord, Brother Joseph, Brother
Leonard, Brother Martin, Wong Kung,
John Medeiros, Miss L. Richardson,
Miss E. Cummings, Joseph Freibeira,
Master John Gina, Young In, Tung
Kwai, Maria Nunes, Joe Borba, Master
Norman Oss, Mrs. D. H. Davis, Mrs.
Joseph Kirkland, Miss B. Pa; for Kea-
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Tnesday. juno g.

Tuesday, June %.
stmr. Noeau, Peterson, for Lahaina'
Kaanapan, Honokaa and Kukuihaele'
at 5 .. m.
Am. schr VIM. Bowden, Fjerem. for
San Francisco, at p. m.
schr. Ada. for waialua, Kauai. at
p. m.
stmr. ]. A. Cummins. d. Bennett, for
Koolau ports. at 6 a. m
srmr. Kinau. Freeman, for Hilo and
way ports at noon.
stmr. Claudine. Parker, for Maui
ports at p. m.
stmr. Mikahala. Gregory. for Kauai
ports at 5 p. m.
schr. Lady. for Koolau ports. at 6
a. m.
Case. schr. Eclipse. Townsend, for
Maui and KohaIa ports and Kailua. al
$50 p. m.
schr. Julia, E. whalen, for Hilo, al
5 D. m.
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Haw. Com. & Sugar Co., 23.12A paid.
SALES BETWEEN BOARDS.
One hundred Eva, $21.5O; 40 Eva, $21;
27 IL S. N. Co., S112.50; 10 H. R. T.
& L. Co., $50.
SESSION SALES.
twenty-five McBryde, 81.
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DUE TOMORROW

s. 6. Korea, Seabury, from San Fran
cisco; due in the morning.
Stmr. Ke Au Hou, from Hanalei.