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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31
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A DEFEATED MULE RIDER.
Jim Said It Was easy When You
Know How" But He Got
the Lofty Toss.

When the First Connecticut H. A.
placed their batteries in position at
the defenses back from Harrisons
Landing, on the James river, after the
notable seven days retreat" the
writer went one day to a spring in
field outside the breaStworks, for wa
ter. Feeding in an adjoining field, |
noticed a remarkably fine mare mule,
and, having lost my morse a few days
previously. l thought it a good chance
10 supply myself with a mount, writes
Walter T. Sage, in the National Tribune.
/ therefore quietly approached, and
had little difficulty in capturing Mrs.
Mule, somewhat to my surprise, as she
appeared to be quite young and high
spirited. AS she had nothing put a
rope about her neck, | took a turn
about her lower jaw, anu, leading her
10 the fence, jumped on her back.
pr0fessed myself to be quite an eques-
trian, but | had barely touched her
back before | found myself on my
back, on the ground Nightly aston
!shed and full of anger at the ease with
which it was done, again led her TO
the fence, and, making careful prepare
lions, l again mounted her, but had no
chance to get my heels together under
her belly ere once more went sailing
through the air, coming down with a
force that convinced me that I'd hal
"genteel sufficiency," as the saying
goes. While thinking over the mules
ability as a first-class contortionist,
remembered the many boastful utter
ances of our darby wagon driver, jim,
who really was remarkably good driver,
and | thought there was some prospect
of fun ahead, SO | led Mrs. Mule to
camp, lied her to a tree in rear of camp,
and hunted up jim, first informing my
comrades of the fun at hand, as well
as the men in the infantry supporting
the batteries and arranging that they
should gather around apparently by
chance. | offered Jim if he would
break in the mule SO | could ride her,
a five-doilar bill, and he was as vain
as peacock over my tlattering men
ton of his abilities as a rider. and
proudly assured me he could certain
ly do it for shuah.' We held the mule,
and Jim saddled her, and after a lit
tie skirmishing around, and cinching
her up tightly, he put on his great
Mexican spurs, and, taking a short.
thick whipstock from his wagon he
mounted, while half a dozen of us
held her firm. Jim locked his spurs
together under her belly, and with a
broad grin and the remark of how
easy 1t was to ride mule, if you
only knew how" told us to let 60 For
about two minutes we hardly knew
where Jim and the mule were, or what
they were doing, but concluded they
had something to do with the cloud of
dust that was rising so thickly all
about us. Presently the Gust COM
menced to settle, and we discovered
them in pretty near the same position
in which We had last seen them, Jim
still in the saddle, the mules legs
braced out, and she now refusing to
move in any direction, although jim
now used both whip and spur. This
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31
ETHER AFFECTS PLANTS.
Scientific Tests Prove That 1t Hastens
Their Development and Short
ems Winter Rest.

By series of experiments DR.. ]. 10
hansen, professor of vegetable physiol-
ogy at the Copenhagen agricultural col
lege, has established the fact that under
the influence of ether or chloroform
plants shorten their period of hibernal
rest and develop foliage and blossoms
from two weeks to as many months be-
fore the normal time.
Prof. Johannsen found that plants are
most susceptible to the influence of
anaesthetics toward the end of their
period of rest, and that no noticeable re-
suits can be obtained if plants are sub
jected to the influence of ether or chloro-
form before they have entered upon the
period of rest or after they have begun
their spring activity.
Lilacs, etherized at the end of July,
after they had reached their rest period,
but while they were still in leaves, lost
their foliage rapidly and at once began
to develop new leaves. In five to eight
days they had new foliage and few
days later were in full bloom, while
rilacs not treated with ether did not de-
velop to maturity until 20 or more days
later.
Chloroform seems to act more ener-
getically than ether and its use is pref
cradle from an economic point of view
Some florists in France and Germany
have already begun to make practical
use of the accelerating effect of anaes-
thetics upon plants and have obtained
gratifying results with lilacs, snowballs,
azaleas. deutzias. glycinium, and many
other tlower-bearing shrubs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31
USEFUL GERMAN DEVICE.
It Prevents Most Effectively Fires
from Locomotive Sparks and Is
Now in General Use.

The constant danger of widespread
and disastrous forest fires and other con-
fiasrations and the deplorable losses Of
property and life which occur each year
from such causes in the United States
lend practical interest to the best meth
OBS employed in other countries for
ayerting similar dangers.
Forest fires in Germany are compare
lively infrequent for three reasons:
First. the country has rainfall so copi-
Gus and uniform that periods of drought
which render woodlands easily infiam-
mable are relatively rare; second
where railways traverse tracts of pine
needles of the previous year, they are
generally ditched and diked along both
sides of the line so as to confine a fire 10
small and easily controlled area; and.
third, because every precaution which
inventors can devise to arrest locomo-
tive sparks and prevent them from es-
Gaping into the air is practiced on the
state railways and enforced on all pri-
vate and corporate lines.
Until recently it was not apparent that
the German engines were in this re-
spect much, if any. in advance of those of
other countries. The problem here, as
elsewhere. has been to devise metallic
network fine enough in mesh to effect
lively sift the glowing sparks from the
blast of a locomotive without so OBJ
structing the draft as to compromise its
steaming capacity. Hitherto the bars or
filaments of network spark arresters
have been mainly round and fixed in
place-conditions which always entail
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31
Treating Seed Potatoes

Recent investigations made at this
Ohio experiment station show Inat a
disease, heretofore but partially recog-
nized, Injuries potato tops severely at
times, This is the potato rosette, and
this disease appears to be general
Seed treatment in 1903 has increased
the yield where the disease prevailed
from rs to 1875 per cent. on light
crop. Bulletin las. just published, gives
the second series of results in treating
for this trouble. Formalin at the rate
of one pint in 30 gallons of water. is
the solution used. Immerse the seed
potatoes in this for two hours, after
which the tubers may be dried and cut
for planting. This bulletin will be sent
to all citizens of the state who may ap-
ply for it.-Ohio Experiment Station,
Wooster, o.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31
Different Now

Young Husband-When l used to kiss
you, you slapped me.
Young Wife-Well, you won't get
slapped now unless you forget to kiss me-
ILLUSTRATED Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31
AS to Shakespeare.

Fuddy-It does not seem as though
there was anything that Shakespeare
didn't know?
Dudny-That's so. Why, he knew by
heart lots of good things l have got off
mySsf.-Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31
Which Was Far Worse.

Williamson-Does your wife always
have the last word?
Henderson-Well, If she doesn't, old
fellow, she looks it-Smart Set.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31
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NOR
CC|)|}EE.
Fron1Pir1'pIes
to SCrofu|a
From Infancy
TO Age

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fered long and hopelessly
from Hum ors of the
Blood, Skin, and Scalp,
and who have lost faith
in doctors, medicines, and
all things human, CUTI-
CURA Soap, Ointment,
and Pills appeal with a
force hardly to be realized.
Every hope, every expec-
tation awakened bythem
has been more than full
filled. More great cures
of Simple, Scrofulous, and
Hereditary Humors are
daily made by them than
by all other Blood and
Skin Remedies combined,
a single set, costing but
one dollar, being often
sufficient to cure the
most distressing cases
when all else fails.
Sold throughout the world. Cuticura Pesolv.nt Goa
lin form Of Chocolate Coated Pills, sc per vial Of co.,
Ointment, Doe, Soap 2jc. Depots London, p CHATTER
house So; Paris Rue de Ia Paix Boston, l7 Columbus
Ave Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props
or Send for " All About the Skin and Scalp"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31
Chicago, speaks to young women
about dangers of the Menstrual
Period.
Miss Agnes Miller, of


"To You've WOMEN II suffered for
Six years with dysmcnorrhea painful
periods), so much so that l dreaded
every month, as l knew it meant three
or four days of intense pain. The
doctor said this was due to an infamed
condition Of the uterine appendages
caused by repeated and neglected colds.
''If young girls only realized how
dangerous it is to take cold at this
critical time, much suffering would be
spared them. Thank God for Lydia
Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, that was the only medicine
which helped me any. Within three
weeks after 1 started to take it, l
noticed marked improvement in my
general health, and at the time of my
next monthly period the pain had
diminished considerably. 1 kept up
the treatment, and was cured a month
later. l am like another person since.
I am in perfect health, my eyes are
brighter, l have added ~ pounds to my
weight, my color is good, and l feel
light and happy. Miss AGNES MILLER,
25 Potomac Ave, Chicago, Ill. - $4,000
forfeit if original Of aboUe letter proving genuine
ness cannot be produced
The monthly sickness reflects
the condition of a woman's
health. Anything unusual at
that time should have prompt
and proper attention.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31

Hang blankets over the poultry
house window on extreme cold nights,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-12
v. \. ARMSTRONG IS
VERY MUCH ALIVE

In the issue of March 10th the New
tracts from around the World With
King" Hon. w. n. Armstrong;
book. The review begins by stating
that Mr. w. n. Armstrong Qately de-
ceased) was the Attorney General of
King Kalakaua." The careless re-
viewer had confused the name of the
author with that of his brother, the late
General s. c. Armstrong. This confu-
sion of personality coming to the no.
tice of Mr.. Robert c. Ogden of the firm
of Wanamaker of New York, brought
out the following statement in the Her.
aid of the 18Th:
The following amusing letter is pub
lished, with thanks to Mr.. Robert c..
Ogden and with apologies to Mr. w. n.
Armstrong
Il have been much amused this morn
ing over the beginning and end of the
Herald's review of the book, Around
the World With a King" by w. n.
Armstrong. 1t refers to him at the
opening as deceased, and at the close
that he had left the manuscript of his
book.
Considering that Armstrong has had
an experience never enjoyed by any
other American in the courts of the
world, especially in Oriental courts, and
that he is a tremendously active and
lively personality, the references in
question We're amusing, and to a de-
gree comforting, as demonstrating the
fact that even high class journalism
dixie retail trading) may sometimes be
punctuated with error. The tie that
binds humanity together a little more
strongly than any other is the fellow
ship of shortcomings. 1t furnishes the
real democracy of humanity.
Yours very much,
ROBERT C. OGDEN.
March 70, 1904"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-12

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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-12
OF UNTOLD VALUE
The Information Contained in
This Honolulu Citizens
Statement is Priceless.

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afford to toss this paper to one side I'M
patiently when they read the toilo"ihs,
but any sufferer In Honolulu VINO mas
spent a mint OF money ana sunereu
hours OF excruciating torture caused ny
kidney complaint, pain In the PACK ahn
sides, headaches. nervousness, frequent
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breath, evil forebodings, troubled sleep
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-12
Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every Humour
COMMERCIAL NEWS

expectation
second million dollars placed by the Territory July will bring
considerably higher what million brought The bid the
million dollars bonds placed by Secretary Carter just barely above while
could
tenders, and the
OF the highest bid if above
did clients who
combination of banking
York bid represented the of all who wanted
will be If the amendment proposed by Governor Carter
through bid higher than the last be accepted without going
subsequent bid must be higher figure than the last
SUGAR
Sugar dropped slightly during the week and the latest quotation ed yes
~ Several large Hawaiian got the benefit
The FcpecIeo
stock transferred the books of the here Brewer Co will
at which time treasurer will be elected to succeed r Swanzy swanzy
and officer needed the stock certificates The election OF
has active the San
market has dropped from s5r to $50 per share There were nu6Gr
activity lately Honolulu Sugar several hundred shares having changed hands
@ uas Offered though bringing S no o Recently there was
SIS which the closing Saturday The demand for
where the held The local stockholders have been letting their
stock the rgmor that the stock 'eo to assessed no o
$50 Il bid and $40 asked hundred shares of lonmu changed hands par
that lIonomu about
Benjamin Of Grinaum Co, for Hama plantation
in visit to the Islands for the purpose Of inspecting the properly Hama
Mr. Benjamin who large stakeholder Developments are expected at an early
tedy from business reports copous
grass all the district and there plenty OF feed
Seo~ the average Yield The Planters the district am<ous awaiting
Developments the Kohaa ditch which is expected largely increase the
MISCELLANEOUS
telephone district
A sold recently
The Co. has OF the work
business circles the speedy work being accomplished by the legislature The
residence the head Of street
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-12
G|RLHOOD's DANGERS
A Simple and Certain Method by
Which Chlorosis, a Frequent
Affliction of Growing Girls,
May be Overcome.

Every mother knows that the danger
line in the development of a girl is
crossed at the point where girlhood and
womanhood meet. This critical point
sures robust health; neglect means liv-
ing misery.
Mrs. e. C. Young, of No. 1903 Lynn
street, Ithaca, n. Y, was safely brought
through her girlhood's trying period
by simple course of treatment, after
physicians had failed to help her.
when 1 was seventeen" she says,
II began to fail in health and, in spite
of all the medicines our family doctor
Neither he nor another doctor who also
attended me seemed to be able to
reach the cause of my trouble. 1t was
chlorosis, they said, a form of anaemia
with which girls of about that age are
often afflicted. was troubled with
shortness of breath, hadn't bit of
color ana cOuldn go upstairs without
being all tired out. My limbs were
dreadfully swollen and my appetite en-
tirely gone. l had nervous headaches
for which doctor recommended glass
es, but the glasses did not cure them.
Each month l suffered a great deal of
pain and was very irritable.
This condition kept growing worse
for three years until finally it became
intolerable and 1 began to hunt eager.
ly for some remedy that could effect
certain cure. Finally l found a friend
who said she had been cured of SINH
lar trouble by DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, after her case had
been pronounced hopeless. Upon her
strong recommendation I decided to
take this remedy. Relief was almost
immediate and after using the pills for
a short time I was cured altogether
and l have remained perfectly well
and strong ever since"
The value of such a remedy Is be-
yond the power of words to express.
for it determines the happiness of a
lifetime. DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People are sold by all druggists,
or will be sent direct from DR.. Will
liams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N.
Y, postpaid on receipt of price, fifty
cents per box; six boxes for two dol
lars and half.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-12

The Hio Railroad baseball team suf-
fering from their defeat at the hands
of the Union Specials have challeng-
ed Mr.. Knell for a second game.
| Mrs. Il. M. Rowland entertained a
number of friends at her home Monday
evening. Cards and most enjoyable
supper kept the guests until late
hour.
]. F. Hackfeld, senior member of the
firm of Hackfeld & Co., spent last Sun
day at the home of Mr.. Won Gravemey-
err. He is now visiting Albert Horner
at Kukaiau
A. b. Lindsay, of Honokaa, spent a
few days in town this week. He has
arranged with Mr.. Terry to ship his
coffee to Hilo i'm the future from
whence 1t goes direct to San Francisco.
He reports much rain in the Hamakua
district.
| j. S. Janeway leaves on the Kinau
Friday for Honolulu en- route to Japan
and China. Mr.. Janeway has
been for many years connected with
the territorial survey department un-
der Mr.. Baldwin, His hosts OF friends
regret his departure but wish him sue
cess I'm his new field ~ labor
The motion for a new trial In the
| FuunkOshl ease was argued before
judge Little lust Thursday, Attorney
Uniting fpr the defense argued in his
IusuHl characteristic manner Tor the
major portion ~ Thursday morning
I'm tho afternoon Counsel llldEWuy
made a plain, calm impartial state
Imrnt M facts lnr thr rrUiluY a WAS
lHutu1 that Jhr court IuHk careful note
NJ lha salient points nH presented by
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-12
CASTLE & COOKE CO.. Id
HONOLULU.
Commission Merchants
SUGAR FACTORS.

AGENTS FOR
The Eva Plantation Company.
The Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
The Kohala Cugar Company.
he Waimea Sugar Mill Company.
he Fulton Iron Works. st. Louis. Mo.
The Standard Oil Company.
The George F. Blake Eteam Pumps.
Weston's Centrifugals.
The New England Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, of Boston.
The Aetna Fire Insurance Company.
of Hartford, Conn.
The Alliance Assurance Company. Of
London.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-12

Poor little fellowl He
coughs so hard he cannot
sleep, That makes him weak
and sickly all the next day.
His brother thinks this
coughing is terrible, So do
we, for we know that just a
leM lOses OF
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-12
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-23
Costly Meal.

John E. Wilkie, of this city, chief of
the secret service, entered the Office of
Assistant Secretary Armstrong in the
treasury department and said in dis
gusted tones: II ate a beefsteak the
other day and it has just cost me
SLIPS" We'll" answered Armstrong.
II knew beef prices were rising, but
didn't think" ut was this way" in
terrupted the secret service man: 1.-THE
beefsteak cost me SIPS and the first
bite ! took out of it broke a tooth.
The dentist looked me over and said
there were so many Improvements nee
essary in my jaw it would cost me $10."
Mr. Armstrong listened to this tale
with a severe expression. "Wilkie,"
he said, reproachfully, you should eat
more regularly. Then you will not at
tack your food so voraciously."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-23

all this in a town in the same paral-
lei as Marseilles, France!
To those who have never expe-
rienced it, real Arctic cold is almost in
conceivable. They cannot grasp the
difference between 10 and so degrees
of frost; it remains to them merely
one of numbers. Indeed. when once
the winter has gone it is sometimes
difficult to remember really how cold
it was; but during the four severe
winter months themselves it is very
solid and serious fact. Every night
you go to sleep remembering, if you
are new to such things, that failure
of the furnace which heats the house
means death; you might wake first to
know you were frozen or you might
not. In the poorer houses the inhabi-
tants sleep on the stoves, and the weak
ones often die. Drunkenness here is
often attended with swift retribu-
ton, which does not in the least pre-,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-04-23

vent it; and every day people are
taken up frozen from the cutters, the
spirit which is in them only fastening
the freezing, so that the carts which
are always sent round to pick up the
sailors when the crews of the men-of.
war are ashore have to do their work
quickly. In the summertime, when
there Is not the same need for hurry,
the men often lie about in cutters
until the afternoon. The word "gut-
ters" is used simply to designate a
certain part OF the roadway; cutters,
as such. do not exist. The drunken
ness among all classes of Russians Is
simply appalling; officers think moth
ing of taking q tumblerful of raw
whisky as a modest "bitters" before
dinner.
When the wind is not blowing the
cold is endurable, though five fur-lined
overcoats are not at all an extraordi-
nary amount of winter wrap. You
wear, of course, fur boots, fur gloves.
fur caps. Women have their skirts
and bodices hned with fur; wild cat.
being both soft and very warm, is
often used for this purpose. 1t is
quite astonishing the Partially for
such things as oily sardines that one
develops.