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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16
MISSION OF THE FLEET.

There is no larger figure today in
the worlds affairs than Rear Admir-
al Ropley D. Evans, commander of
the greatest fleet of fighting ships
that has ever set out to double the
Horn and head for Pacific waters. II
the ships were going on mission OF
war instead of peace there could
hardly be greater interest in their
movements, though there would be
greater nervous tension associated
with its future.
All the world is watching this fleet.
Everyone wants TO know why this
great combination Of lighting power
Is to change from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. It seems impossible chat all
the money it means Is TO be expended
for no other purpose than "prac-
tise run" Hence the speculation.
Admiral Dewey's order directs
that the ships be ready for any
emergency. But never a warship
goes to sea that is not cooked and
primed with such an order.
II is undoubtedly fact that this
powerful fleet is coming to this ocean
for no other immediate reason than
the practise it will give our naval
men in the center of the worlds flu
ture activity. This is day of big
things, and there is really nothing so
very remarkable that the United
States during President ROOsevets
term of Office should send out naval
fleet of record size for test during
times of peace that will he OF value
in the event of war.
As to the political significance,
popular attention has been directed
principally toward Japan. 1t has
been assumed that, owing to the ag-
gressive talks on immigration issu-
ing from Japan, America intends to
teach the new Power "A lesson in the
fighting strength that can be mus
tered should the emergency require.
The probabilities are that Japan is
well removed from the sphere of po-
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feet is intended. II would not be
surprising if Japan were likely to
profit by the assembling of the
American fleet within easy striking
range of the Orient.
When the whole story is told, It il
more than probable it will be learned
that Pekin, and not Toxic, is the CEN
ter about which the world Powers
ire gathering their most skilled dip
lomatic agents, and it is for the
events that may grow out of the re-
suits at Pekin that America is pre-
pairing
Those best informed on the dip
lomatiG conditions in the Orient state
with every assurance that the world S
diplomatic dynamite center of today
is in tho Chinese capital. There Rus
STA is aiming to gain by diplomatic
means what was lost In the war with
Japan. There Germany's best men
are scheming for the foothOId and
opportunity for expansion in the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16
Breeding for Bone

HASSNihS iOl oOic
In regard to the influence of male
and female respectively in different
points on their offspring, it is gcner-
ally agreed that in the matter of size
the hen has the greater inruenCe,
while in regard to color the greater
influence Is exercised by the male
And so we lind that n practical poul-
try-keeper takes these two points in
to consideration when mating up his
breeding stock But there is the
question of bone to take into account
in selecting the breeders. in order to
maintain, and, If possible, improve
this point. The male has always the
greater influence in this respect, and
bird with plenty of bone Is needed.
II the cock is deficient in bone, the
progeny will all likewise be deficient.
Let choice be made of male that Is
strong in point of bone, and let any
bird that shows the least tendency
to weakness on the legs be discarded
without hesitation. A male much
above the average in size Is often a
failure in the breeding-pen. and gem
orally the best results are obtained
from a medium-sized bird A late
Matched cOckerel may be understood,
and still be compact, good-bodied
bird, with plenty of bone; such bird
might, in his second year, be used,
and with excellent results, although
of no use for exhibition. Sometimes
very taking bird good in most
points, but small, and lacking in
bone, will be found, even in large
class, at some poultry show, in the
money. Such birds should not be
purchased to breed from, as they
will only disappoint the purchaser,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16
Kill the Lice

Kill the Lice
To clear the lice from poultry re-
Quires the application of simple RENEE
dies. All coops must ne absolutely
clean, and the hen and chicks well
busted with insect-powGer, ror It Is
impossible to grow chickens and lice
If we want chickens, we must destroy
all vermin; but II we want lice, let
them alone. for they will soon destroy
the chicks. Bowel disease carries OFF
a great number of chickens, and the
chief causes of it are improper food,
a chill, and lack of grit supply. In
some cases it is only from one cause,
in others from all three causes; but
the most frequent cause is the want
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

any nHfnl II lou maven any poultry.
Picking an Incubator
When buying an incubator the fol-
lowing points should be borne in
mind: The cheapest is not always
the cheapest in the long run. For in
stance, you may have to pay dollar
or two more for an incubator that
has y copper tank, but get the best
that Is on the market. 1t should be
noticed when purchasing Il machine
that the walls on either side of tho
egg-drawer are thick; the front pOr-
ton of the drawer should also be
thick. with regard to Il drying-boX
that Is, Il box with glass lid, let
in over the front of the egg-drawer-
in the opinion of many the machine
better without them. as the drawer
temperature in machine without u
drying-bOX will be more equable than
the drawer temperature OF machine
with a drying-boX.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

Honolulu ought to be fully salts
fled with a Chicago team baseball Sc
r!es. Since there will be enough Wis
itors to make up two mines the street
corner critics will not have to waste
their breath on whether the game is
played to give the other fellow a
show
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

The slow speed at which the San
Francisco prosecution is approaching
Calhoun bears suggestion Of the
fervor having worn off the pursuit
OF wrOngdOers.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

The big schooner Thomas w. Law
son always was freak. It has
therefore reached its proper destina-
ton. Tom says he believes in signs,
ana he may be getting nervous.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

Hawaii will probably see the fleet
but unfortunately Admiral Bob is moi
likely to be ON the bridge" when it
arrives at this port
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16
MONDAY

The whole country Is engaged in
boosting. why should Honolulu be
the home of the KnOCker?
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

Only one person in Is has perfect
eyes. Short sight is more common
among women who are born and live
in town than among country folk.
Short sghJ is not a proof of physical
degeneracy. as can be se9n in the
case Of Germans, who are nOtori.
Ously short.sighted people. =
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

The world has come to discount an
individual proved TO be without hon
or. at the full value-lcss than moth
ing.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

The machine which cuts up wood to
make matches turns out 10000
"Bplints." as they are called, in Il
single minute.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16
Thrum'S Book Store
Is In Receipt of All Its Supply
of

Is In Receipt of All Its Supply
of
Holiday Good Things
embracing an unusually large
variety Of the
Late and Popular Books, suit
ing all ages; also Choice Sc
lections, Gift Books, Poets in
fine bindings, Bibles, Church
Services, etc.
Staple and latest in Rumpp's
Finest Leather Goods, few of
a kind. Fine New Stationery.
Dolls-0ur usual selections
Of best, both in kind and va
riety. Dolls Sundries, which
means much.
Mclaughlin, Bradley and
other games.
Teddy Bears, Elephants,
Dogs, Cats, Monkeys and 9TH
ers, Alphabet, Building, and
Picture Blocks. Toys in va
riety. Nothing trashy; All
New. Dolls Cabs, Velooipedes,
Wagons, Barrows, and Irish
Mails. aaM
Crepe Tissue Paper, Flower
Tissues. Table Xmas Trees
and Tree Ornaments in large
asstmt. Candles and Holders,
Etc. Etc.
Wise buyers are selecting
early for choice of stock and
to avoid the crush later in the
season. All orders given care
full attention.
ThOS. G. Thrum,
Bookseller and Stationer.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

OF grit, which is the easiest of all to
Prevent.
The presence of the male does not
increase the egg production.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

A mares nest has no eggs in 1t; but
there are sometimes explosives in it.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16
Section Director. U. S. Weather Bureau

The fltering power Of charcoal may
be demonstrated by pouring red wine
in funnel lined with a water filter
containing some charcoal. The wine
that filters through will be white.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16
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HONOLULU WEATHER Il

December l6.
Temperatures Il. M, 6S; Il. NJ
70, 10 a. m, 70: noon. IS; morning
minimum. GS.
Barometer, s a. M, 1908; absolute
humidity. s a. m, Gl2G grains per
cubic foot: relative humidity, a. m,
- per cent; dew point, s a. M. SO.
Wind-G a. m, velocity 3, direction
N: s a. m. velocity 5, direction n. f.;
10 a. m, velocity s. direction S. T.;
noon. velocity s. direction :.
Rainfall during "a hours ended s a
m, 90 inch.
Total wind movement during "a
hours ended at noon, l27 miles.
WIN. B. STOCKMAN.
Section Director. L, S. Weather Bureau
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

TO secure fertile eggs, there must
food, animal food, and freedom from
vermin, and when the eggs are Sc
cured they should be carefully seen
to until setting time. They should
be kept in cool place, and handled
gently. Fertility chiefly depends up
on the health, strength, vitality, con-
dition, age. and sensible mating OF
the breeding stock; food, its quantity,
quality and constituents, exercise.
housing, ventilation, cleanliness, and
size Of runs are most important
feature. If these conditions are right
time and labor will not be wasted by
numerous infertile eggs.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

One pound of green bone to IL
chickens, two or three times a week
at noon, is u good ration.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-12-16

Mud in the poultry yard won't do
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-08-21
HIT BY THE CYCLONE
BUT STILL IN BUSINESS

We hear that of through the State
think that because hit by the cyclone that
of business for the time, but such not the
The cyclone that passed over Jacksonville the 18th dam
aged South Jacksonville plant and OF
will have to reroof about hreeourths of the buildings We
glad to be able that the damage eizng mater
a very light and will not exceed $780, We have just
closed very successful and stock South Jackson
vile exceedingly low Only the monitor Potash
warehouse destroyed stock of Potash nnued
The center of the warehouse used for storing Ka large
quantities. but had shipped 5000 tons only
have small lot left and that under wing and therefore
did not get damaged.
We fortunate in not having any of Acid tanks in
ured therefore we have ample supply of Acid and
mill building be reroofed will be shape
nue making Acid Phosphate Dissolved Bone Black and Dis
solved Bone.
Jacksonville plant injured with the exception
losing few panes of glass.
We would be glad have bear in mind
whether hit by fire, food cyclone
WE ARE STILL NTBUSINESS
E. 0. PAINTER FERTILIZER COMPANY.
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-08
The Vanishing MackereI.
pleton's Magazine.

fTOIn ApplelOn E R1dBdzlHe.
 The purse seine certainly accomplished all that was expected of 1t, and even more. Tens of thousands of schools of mackerel have been surrounded by 1t; the purse line has been drawn inclosing the fish In the murderous trap, and mil lions of barrels of macl<erel have been bailed out onto the decks of the "sein- ers," as the schooners are called.
 For long time these fish were cer- tainly cheap enough to satisfy the most niggardly; and then the purse seine de- feated its own ends. It could revolution ize the method of catching mackerel, but it could not change the law of sup ply and demand. The markets were fre- quently glutted to such an extent that fresh mackerel could not be sold at any price, Seiners would sail into New York, Boston or Portland harbor with their holds full, and their decks covered with fine fresh mackerel, only to find that so many others had recently arrived before them that there was absolutely no de- mand whatever for their fish The late Eugene G. Blackford, who was United States fish commissioner. and also the largest fish dealer in New York, once stated to me that many times he had seen fish peddlers buy wagon loads of fresh mackerel for twenty-five cents a load, and that hundreds of schooner lOadS, Tn times or glutteu ndrRetS mad been dumped overheard in the lower bay because they could not be sold at any price,
 It is interesting to note, In this con- nection that menhaden are being about as thoroughly fished out as mackerel Last year the catch was 14S,S60 barrels less than 15 per cent of the previous year, which was 1,0H525 barrels.
 While years ago. when mackerel were plentiful, the fishermen were waging war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-08

ing commission. has a favorite story. It runs as follows:
 Among the troops about Tampa was a regiment of Pennsylvania Germans from my section. One night the guard was being placed. Said Private B. to the corporal
 Now you dell me vat to do"
 Well, here is your beat. You walk from that point 0ndieatlng) to this If anyone comes you say: Halt who goes there?' He will say to you: Friend, with the countersgn.' You say to him. 'Ad- vance friend, with the counterslgn.' If he says Pocatelligo' you let him pass. If he doesn't you shoot"
 Holt ub, corporal; say dot agin. It's long" H
 Thereupon the officer of the guard re- peated the instructions, going over them carefully.
 Some two hours later a noise was heard by the lonely sentinel passing to and fro, repeating his orders to himself
 "Ialdt Who goes dere?
 Friend, with the countersgn.'
 Advance, friend, init der gounter- sign"
 Footsteps approached from the jungle. while the sentry grew more nervous and got his rifle in position for business. Aiming at the visitor now about twelve feet distant the recruit shouted:
 NOW you -, you say Pbo- gatellicho or 1 shoot"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-08

where the Alfalfa will succeed gives excellent results. This grass seems not to be very choice as to soils, as 1t succeeds on both dry and wet soils as well as on our poorest clay and on our richest 1oam soils. It is now being grown In the hills of Missouri where it has proven great success. The writer has observed this grass growing on the poor red soils of the southern states, and from these states on up and into Western Canada where 1t withstands the severest winters of that country. It is particularly adapted for all semi-arid regions and will succeed In such sections where other varieties would fail. It may be sown in the fall with winter wheat or other grains. Forty pounds of seed per acre should be used.
 Bromus Inermis may be very success fully and profitable grown in nearly all the central states.
 English Blue Grass (Festuca Pra-
 tensis).
 Meadow fescue is one of the finest per- ennial grasses now being grown in Amer ica- It has long been one of the stand dard grasses of Europe where 1t Is ex- tensively grown Experiments in this country with 1t have been most satisfac- tory, as 1t succeeds remarkably well over a large range of country. It grows from two to five feet high, with fiat, broad leaves. It Is fine for both hay and pas lures, as 1t roots deep and is able to with stand our most severe winters. On ac- count of It's strong growth and deep root ing qualities into the soil 1t is preferred by many to the Kentucky blue grass and 1t will thrive in sections where the Ken tuclIy blue grass will not. Like other grasses, 1t may be sown either in the fall or spring. While 1t Is not so choice of soils, growing as 1t does on uplands and lowlands both, yet like other grasses, 1t thrives best on rich soils. Deep, rich, moist soils seem best suited for this grass.
 In Eastern Kansas Is to be found the greatest English Blue grass section of America. Here 1t is sown in drills with the seed drill, cut, bound and threshed as wheat and other grain. One county alone in this section shipped out in one season twenty car loads of English blue grass seed When sown alone use two bushels or forty-eight pounds of fresh, pure, clean seed per acre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-08
Matrlmony and Farming.
m the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune
 Kansas is q state of novelties in many lines and her farmers are not the least behind the rest of the population of in- vention and initiative. A Kansas paper tells admiringly of one of the Sunflower states agriculturists who combined tho business of contracting advantageous marriages for his four daughters and at the same time enhancing the value of the broad acres which they grace. That he stumbled upon this remarkable system quite by accident does not detract from It's worth in the least, and his experi- ence Is recounted that 1t may convey a profitable hint to other fathers of girls who grace farms and who are not averse to contracting advantageous matrimonial alliances.
 It seems that the farmer whose ndine was Daniel Kindred, had struggled man fully for many years to rear his daugh- ters in intelligence and thrift, but when they had reached the age which suggests flight from the paternal roof they stlll lingered-wistfully 1t Is true, but per sstently One day Klndred-whosel very named seemed a hoodoo-sent an adver- tisement to newspaper, stating that he wanted farm hands, and as an additional inducement specified that every man that applied would have a chance to woo daughter provided-and there was the critical clause-every claimant to daughter should do something of a bene ficlal nature to improve the farm.
 The first man who applied at the Kin dred farm for work and d daughter was from the east, and claimed to be a grad uate from an agricultural college. He was retained, and after he had looked upon the youngest daughter and found her exceedingly fair he began to speculate on the farm improvement idea. Kindred wanted him to begin at the other end of the line of daughters. which is the usual
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-08
AGRICULTURAL
GRASSES AND CLOVER (CON-
 TlNUED). Johnson Grass Sorghum Halapense).

Much indeed has been written for aRd against Johnson grass. Much of what has been written about Johnson grass has raused no doubt, much undue prejudice against it. Johnson grass, like all other good things, has a place of value and usefulness.
 The writer has been a close observer of this hardy perennial grass, has seen its wonderful growth in many sections of the country and after due considera- tion, taking everything into account, for and against 1t, has decided that grass which will furnish so much line feed should have more friends. So l rise in defense of Johnson grass, and while the main object to it is that we cannot get rid of 1t, this, to my mind, Is one of the best features about it, as there are thous- ands of farms which would be greatly benefited by having Johnson grass on them or any other grass that furnishes feed for stock, and which could not be gotten rid of.
 Johnson grass, if properly managed, will give an abundance of fine feed, both hay and pasture. There may be sections of country where Johnson grass Is not needed, and where fit would not be ad- vsable to put 1t in rotation, but at the same time there are other sections where 1t would pay and pay well. John Eon grass may be grown In many sec- tions where could be easily gotten rid of, If desired, by blowing it up in the late fall and letting it freeze out, or it may be pastured to death. There are other methods by which it may be killed out when we want to change our lands to other crops. One good plan is to take a disc harrow in the spring when the soil becomes dry enough to work, and cut the field all to pieces, as If one were angry, dscing both ways. Sow oats on the sod and smooth the land with smooth Ing harrow. When the oats are in the dough state, cut the whole thing for hay, take the hay off, blow up the field at once and SOW to stock or COW peas and sorghum. This gives another fine crop Of hay which may be cut in time to pre- pare the soil for crop of fall wheat. rye or winter barley. This rotation will not only smother out the Johnson grass but at the same time will give us from four to six tons of fine hay per acre and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-08

against them on the sea- the coast farm CTS on the land were rendering all the aid possible in the warfare of extermina- tion especially along the Maine coast, where the coast line is much indented by creeks and coves, and where there is a marked difference between high and low tide.
 Schools would enter a creek or cove at high tide, and when they attempted to leave 1t, on the ebb tide, would be unable to do so, on account of a net that had been stretched across the entrance. The fish would be left high and dry, and would be taken up with pitchforks and shovels. Inland farmers would drive to the shore, from miles distant, and re- turn with loaded wagons; mackerel would be fed to pigs and even spread over the land as fertilizer.
 Mackerel are not thoroughly understood either by fishermen scientists. Only their movements during warm weather are approximately known. In the spring they come north or east to spawn. Usually they are first sighted in the vicinity of Cape Hatteras about April, and late in the fall they disappear off the Nova Scotia coast. It is a shameful fact that they are slaughtered (not caught at a time when they are trying to spawn and for this purpose they come lnshore to shoal water. But from the time they first appear off Hatteras till they disappear late in the fall, off the Canadian coast, they are chased by the fleet of seiners.
 If a sportsman kills a partridge during the close season, or catches a two-ounce trout before the season opens, the fish and game wardens make it very uncom- fortable for him. But 1t Is different with mackerel, a fish which occupies an im- portant position as food, but for which wealthy sportsmen do not fish.
 In the summer of 1904 nearly all the mackerel I bought for the home table were large and fat, and nearly all were roe fish. During the past two summers I found very few fair-slzed mackerel in the uptown fish stores of New York; but there were many little ones on sale, scarcely seven or eight inches in length, and weighing eight and ten to the pound. They were Veritable babies.