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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-19
BURBANK
FROM WORSHIPPtRS
FEWER VISITORS ARE PERMIT
TED TO SEE GREAT SCIENTISTS
AT WORK

SANTA ROSA. Dec This year
25OO persons from all parts of this
country, and from abroad represent
ing many countries, have visited Lu-
Their Burbank in his Santa Rosa home.
This number represents people who
have not come here out of idle curio-
! sity but who have made a pilgrimage
| TO the shrine of the worlds greatest
| horticultural scientist to see him at
work and ascertain some important
: points regarding his wonderful
achievements.
The number Of visitors this year has,
much to Mr. Burbank's satisfaction,
shown a decided falling off. The year
/ before last over 5000 people came here
to see him and i'm consequence rather
! than have his work hindered he had
to request that fewer people come.
i'riends of the scientist took it upon
themselves to send broadcast a circu-
| lar letter begging people to forego
visits unless absolutely necessary and
signboards had to be put up announc-
I ms ludI lllSl z was llO dulllloolbu W lllt
grounds here or at the experimental
farm in Sebastopol
This has been one of Mr.. Burbanks
| busiest years Not only has it marked
the sending forth Of five varieties OF
his own spineess cacti, regarded as
one of his premier achievements and
certainly one of the most useful. but
it has seen the fruition of number Of
new plant, flower and fruit creations
and the reward of years of careful re-
search and experimenting.
Aside from this Burbank has been
extremely busy in telling the story OF
mis- great work from a scientific stand
point in the preparation of an anthem
tic publication of volumes which will
be of immense value. Had there been
a greater influx of visitors this work
would have been retarded, and would
have deprived him of the rest when
his friends insisted he should take. If
only a few hours at a time. The pre-
servatiOn of Mr.. Burbank's health was
one of the major reasons for his
friends resolving that the flow of Gu
rioslty seekers should diminish.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-19
A SHOT Ar MATTER G.

Hall of Fame" into the first-class
the Bible only. can enter After that,
the moral says: shakespeare" and
places the period. the full stop.
We all know that many of the i'm
mortas' have written paragraphs and
even. sometimes, pages as tine as any
thirs of the Immortal Bard; but
Shakespeare is still at the top, as a
whole, of all human work, in letters.
Then. into the secoud-class even
by use Of search-light we find no name
but his. PresumDtuous. arrogant and
vain aught else The third-class will
alace its names by choice of the read
er! You may prefer Chaucer, your
friend. Milton or Pope etc.-Put who,
pray, would put Carlyle or Browning
and the rest of the great ones with the
Bard of Avon?
We like Tom Moore and Douglas
Jerrold. and Punch
The critics." (small @.
EDITOR TIMES.
Thursday. December 10. 1907
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-19
JEFFRIEs AS sALOONMAN

LOS ANGELES, Dec 5.-"No use
fighting any more; this saloon bust
ness beats all other games for getting
the money" says Jim Jeffries, cham
pion pugilist.
Jeff's thirst-quenching establish
ment is located in the busiest part
of Spring St 1t is the headquarters
for all sporting men who belong here
or who visit southern California.
They tell story about JEFF, regard
ing his magnificently-equipped booze
dispensary, that may or may not be
true.
When it was being furnished, a
friend suggested he ought to have
several big chandeliers.
What's the use?" asked Jeff. 81
don't know anybody in town that could
play EN-"
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WIG. Irwin & Co., Ltd
SUGAR FACTORS, COMMISSION AGENTS
AGENTS FOR

AGENTS FOR
O. eanic Steamship Co., san Francisco,
Cal.
Western Sugar Refining Co., San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phlladel.
phia, Pa.
Eewall Universal MIL Co., Manufac-
turers Of National Cane Shredder,
New York, N. Y.
Pacific Oil Transportation Co., San
Francisco, Cal.
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FOR A
STRONGER NAVY
GERMAN ADMIRALTY CHIEF
POINTS TO Progress MADE IN
AMERICA-NEED OF NEW SHIPS

BERLIN, Dec. 9.-Speaking before
the Reicnstag Committee on the Bud
get today, Admiral Won 1Irpitz, Secre-
tary of the Admiralty, defended the
proposal to shorten the age limit on
German battleships from twenty-five
to twenty years. He made reference
to what was done in the American
Navy, declaring that there sixteen
years was regarded as the greatest
possible term Of service. He said the
introduction of telescope gun sights
had considerably enlarged the effective
fighting range of battleships. The
battle of Tsushima had proved that
the range of large guns would have to
be increased, and consequent upon this
a greater displacement had become
necessary.
Germanys older warships were built
for short-range fighting, and thiE
would constitute a point of great weak
ness on the German line of battle.
Other countries were taking these
changed conditions into account, the
Admiral continued, as, for example,
France, where entire sQuadrons of new
war ships had been demanded
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CALL IN VAIN
FOR LOVED ONES
WIVES AND MOTHERS OF MINERS
ARE OVERCOME WITH GRIEF
HEARTRENDING SCENES.

MONONGAH, w Va, Dec. S.-But
fifty-three bodies had been recovered
from mines Nos. and of the Fair
mont Coal Company when darkness
closed over the little town of Monon-
gah tonight On account of fire in
mine No 8 and imminent danger of an
explosion in mine No. 6, all rescue
work has been suspended for the
night, Fifty-siX hours had elapsed
since the awful explosion and a ma
jority of the bodies brought to the sur
face were in a terrible condition, ne
cessitating almost immediate burial
1t is now believed that the number OF
dead will not be over 400.
Heartrending scenes and incidents
crowded fast one upon another in this
sorely afflicted mining community to-
day Funeral professions were in
sight in all directions during the en-
tire day. On the way to the cemeteries
these solemn little professions were
constantly going and passing vehicles
coming from the mines laden with vic
Tins en- route to the Morgue, there to
be placed in caskets and prepared for
another series of funerals.
About twenty victims were buried
today in the three cemeteries near the
town. The services were simple and
brief, and except for the grief of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-19
OFFICERS and pIREcToRs.1
SUGAR FACTORS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AGENTS FOR

Hawaiian Commercial &, Sugar Com
pany.
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation.
Maui Agricultural Company.
Kihei Plantation Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
Kahuku Plantation Company.
Kahului Railroad Company.
Haleakala Ranch Company.
Honolua Ranch.
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Ddll4 NEWS.
$ SS=sss =zS=zS=S=zSsSS=SS
mourners, which at times became al
most frantic, were without special
feature Several of the services were
interrupted by women fainting, caus-
ing momentary excitement, but this
was soon dispelled
Many women believe their husbands
or sons will be still found alive, and
refuse to leave the vicinity of the
mine. When bodies are carried from
the mine these women become almost
insane, screaming and pacing back
and forth, and calling aloud the names
of their loved ones. One woman over
heard a man say that most of the boz
dies were badly mutilated With a
piercing shrek she fell to the ground
and was carried to her home nearby.
Tonight she is still unconscious and
he'd condition is critical. An Ameri-
can woman who lost her husband re-
fuses to believe he is dead. She has
put clean linen on his bed and insists
that he will be brought to ner. -
know he is injured and nobody can
take care Of him like can" she said.
She prepares his meals regularly,
neighbOrs say, as she has done for
years, thinking he may come for them.
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Il have sacrificed my own flesh and
blood so tnat l could continue my wor-
ship of fire. No matter if l am rend-
cred homeless and am driven to star
walton, l will not give up my religion. -
Mrs. Augusta Da Mailer.
NEW YORK. December Sat her
home in West twenty-third street garb-
ed in sacrifical robes and with her
bare feet encased in sandals, Lady"
Augusta De Maier has for years pros
trated herself morning and night be-
fore burning candles and statues of a
golden calf and rams head.
Upon an altar made by herself,
flames have consumed various arti-
cles of wearing apparel, household ar
ticles, and the house tabby is destined
soon to follow.
Choice viands have constantly been
placed near the flames that the Gods
of Fire may satiate their hunger.
This is the religion of Mrs. Augusta
De Maier. At sunrise and sunset each
day she offers prayers at the quaint
altar and she never tires in her eff
forts to convert her daughters to her
belief.
THE light has brought me comfort
and happiness" sair Mrs. Maier. Be
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-19

fore this all was darkness. The fire
is direct communication with the
sun, the power of all good and giver
Of all blessings. 1t cieanses the home
and drives away bad spirits Light is
the good fairy of life bringing peace
and happiness to all who follow it,"
This condition of affairs has existed
in the Maier home for the past seven
years and publicity was given the
matter by the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Helen, who became the wife of
Tneobald Fuchs. After her marriage
Helen left home and earnestly en-
deavored to have her mother join her.
Failing in this she gave to the public
the news of her mothers Trevor
shipping in the nope that publicity
would terminate same. 81 love my
mother" she said "and have done all
in my power to induce mother to give
it up, but she will not"
Mrs Manner would not listen to her
daughters pleading. Il prefer to stay
at my own home" she said, "and carry
on the rites of my religion, because
know that l shall die some day, and
when that day comes, l want to be
sure tnat l cannot be reproached with
having been unfaithful to the religion
in which l believe"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-19

However there is no demand for the
printing of In God We Trust" on
clearing house certificates.-Chicago
Daily News.
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v. G. IRWIN & Co.

AGENTS FOR THE
Royal Insurance Co. of Liverpool, Eng.
Scottish Union & National ms. Co., Of
Edingburg, Scotland.
Wilhelmina of Madgeburg General
Insurance Company.
Commercial Union Assurance Co. Of
London.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-19

Fine job Printing, Star Office.
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The chronological meaning of Douma
is think That is a function to
which the Car would like to see the
Russian Parliament restrict ITSELF
New York Evening Post
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c, BREWER & co., LTD,
QUEEN STREET,
HONOLULU, T. H.
AGENTS FOR

AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Agricultural Company, Ono
mea Sugar Company, Honofnu Sugar
Company, Wailuku Sugar Company,
Ookala Sugar Plantation Company,
Pepeekeo Sugar Co., Kapapala Ranch
Charles M. Cooke. .......P President
Geo. H. Robertson. V-Pres. &c Mgr.
e. Faxon Bishop. . Tres. & Secy.
F. W. Macfarlane. Auditor
P. G. Jones. Director
c. H. Cooke. .............Di Director
]. r. Gait. ................D DIRECTOR
All of the above named constitute
the Board Of Directors.
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GASTIE I COOKE. LTD.
Honolulu, T. H.
SHIPPING AND commission MER.
CHANTS.

SUGAR FACTORS and GENERAL IN.
suRANcE AGENTS.
representing
Eva Plantation Co.
Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
Kohala Sugar Co.
Waimea Sugar Mill Co.
Apokaa Sugar Co., Ltd.
Fulton Iron Works of st. Louis.
Blake Steam Pumps.
Westons Centrifugals.
Babcock & Wilcox Boilers.
Green's Fuel Economizer.
Marsh Steam Pumps.
Matson Navigation Co.
Planters Line Shipping Co.
New England Mutual Life Insur
ance Company of Boston.
Aetna Insurance Co.
National Fire Insurance Co.
Citizens Insurance Co. (Harttord
Fire Insurance CO..
Protector Underwriters OF the Phoenix
OF Hartford.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-04-11
ROOSEVELT'S STAND.
CUE is GIVEN RAILROAD MEN BN
THE PRESIDENT.
Is NOT HOSTILE TO CORPORATIONS
Believes Railroads Should Be Managed
In a Shirt OF Fairness and JUS
tee to the Public.

Washington, April 2.-'I am In
no sense hostile to the corporations.
This is an age OF combinations, and
any effort to prevent cbombinaJion
will not only DO useless but In the end
vicious. because of the contempt Tor
law which the failure TO enforce law
inevitably produces.
Il should most strcnuously object
90 government ownership of railroads.
/ believe with equal hrmness that IL
is out OF heNuestion for the govern.
ment not to exercise a supervisory
and regulatory right over the rail-
roads, for 1t IS vital " the wcll-bcing
OF the public that they should be man
aged in a spirit of fairness and justice
toward ali the public"
The presidents declaration that lie
Is not hostile To corporations is taken
as evidence that the government will
do nothing which would invalidate the
safety OF the railway securities row
ISSUED.
President Roosevelt made public
O letter redehning his policy with re-
spect 10 the railroads. Il was written
so President C. H. Smith, of the iii
nois Manufacturers association, which
sent a delegation to Washington last
week 90 invite him TO go 10 Spring
field to deliver an address designed 70
reassure the business interests OF the
country OF his concern In their wei
fare. The president has declined thC
invitation on the ground that he secs
no reason al this time for making such
an address, because his views on The
railroad question hava undergone no
change from those hescsofore express
Cd in other public addresses and mes
sages 10 congress. In other words he
Stands pat" on the policy he has been
pursuing and will perseyere In his
efforts 10 secCre the enactment ~
legislation which he asked for in his
last message.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-04-11
FARM NOTES.

DO you lit or do you lean?
n is comfortable to lean upon a
fat job.
Two family needs-good bread and
good breeding.
Don't try TO grind alfalfa meal
with low power. t.
Yes, without doubt, the lime and
sulphur wash In good fungicide.
Don't stop for long stories or yet for
short tales when the trees in your or
chard are covered with scales.
If the spring Is late and wet many
farmer will be tempted to go into
his fields and pillow before the land IS
in proper condition. But blowing that
merely turns wet slice OF soil upside
down Is a damage to the land.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-04-11
CHAPTER VII.
The Man on the Wall.

! was so thoroughly angry with my
self that after idling along the shores
for an hour | lost my way In the dark
wood when I landed and brought up at
the rear door used by Bates for com
munication with the villagers who sup
piled us with provender. | readily
found my way to the kitchen and to
fight of stairs beyond, which connect.
ed the first and second floors. / stun
bled up the unfamiliar way in the dark.
with, ! fear, a maiediction upon my
grandfather, who had built and left in
complete a house so utterly prepos-
ferrous My objectionable fling at the
girl still ranked; and I was cold from
the quick descent of the night chill on
the water and anxious to get into some
comfortable clothes. Once on the sec.
ond floor I was sure of the location of
my room, and / was feeling my way
toward it over the rough floor when
heard low voices rising apparently
from my sitting-room.
II was. pitch dark in the hall. /
stopped short and listened. The door
of my room was open and faint light
flashed once into the hall and disap-
peared I heard now a sound as OF a
hammer tapping upon woodwork.
Then 1t ceased. and a voice whis-
peTed:
Hell knl me II he finds me here.
I'll try again tomorrow. | swear TO
God I'll help you, but no more now
Then the sound of a scufiie and
again the tapping Of the hammer.
After several minutes more OF this
there was whispered dialogue which
could not hear.
Whatever was occurring two or
three points struck me on the instant.
One of the conspirators was an unwill-
ing party TO an act az yet unknown
second. they had been unsuccessful
and must wait for another opportu-
nifty; and third. the business, whatever
IL was, was clearly Of some Importance
to myself. as my own apartments IN
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-04-11

ny sranuiatrc.s Grange house mao
been chosen for the investigation.
Clea-ly was not prepared TO close
the incident. but the idea of brighten
ing my visitors appealed to my sense
of humor. | tiptoed to the front stair.
way, ran lightly down. found the front
door. and. from the inside. opened and
slammed IT, | heard instantly a hur.
ried scamper above aud the heavy fall
of one who had stumbled in the dark.
| grinned with real pleasure at the
sound Of the mishap. fastened to the
great library, which was as dark as n
well, and. opening one of the long win
dOws. stepped out on the balcony. At
once from the rear of the house came
the sound of a stealthy step. which
increased to run at the ravine bridge
listened to the flight Of the fugitive
through the wood until the sounds died
away toward the lake
Then. turning to the library window.
saw Bates. with a candle held above
his head. peering about.
Hello, Bates" | called cheerfully
4 just SUI nhiiit allA oAfHhth OAA "
sec If the moon had risen. | don't
believe ! know where to look for II in
this country"
He began lighting the tapers with
his usual deliberation
ITS a trine early. 7 think SIR.
About eight o'clock I should say. was
the hour. Mr.. Glenarm."
There was, of course, no doubt what.
ever that Bates had been one of the
men / heard in my room. IL was
wholly possible that he had been com.
PEELED to assist in some lawless act
against his will: but why, If he had
been forced into aiding a criminal.
should he not invoke my own aid TO
protect himself? | kicked the logs
IN the fireplace impatiently at my un.
certainty. The man slowly lighted
the many candles in the great apart
ment He was certainly deep one.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-04-11
INACCURATE SEQ TESTING.
What the termination May and May
Not Show.

u is not AZ an certain that seed
when sown IN the open field viii show
the same amount Of dieestibllity as
when sown IN seed testing boxes or
between plates In the house aud un-
der ideal conditions OF warmth aud
moisture \ great manv experiments
have been made 90 show what the
terminating power OF various seeds f..
and h has been figured out that the
results would be the same In the hold
as IN The seed testers u Is inter
csting. therefore. 10 note that com.
parison of results do not show the
same percentage Of seed terminating
under the two conditions
In some comparative tests reported
81 samples Of seed OF oats and wheat
we're tested IN regular seed testers.
The lowest termination was ~ per
cent and the highest 30 per cent 4
like number Of samples OF the same
seed were planted IN the open gybund
at the same time. the samples being
the same grain as those planted In
the. testers One OF the cat samples
that had shown a termination OF -
per cent when planted IN the tester
gave only 50 per cent OF termination
when planted IN the open field An
other lot gave IN the tester germi.
nation OF 81 per cent. yet when sown
in the open field II gave only II per
cent This was a most remarkable de
cline
One Of the samples Of wheat seed
gave 63 per cent OF termination when
sown IN the seed tester. but when
sown In the field gave only per cent
OF termination. The poorest sample
for field work gave GO per cent. OF ger
mination when sown in the seed test.
or. but IN the field gave only per
cent. of termination This illustrates
the fact that something besides ger
mination tests need be looked for
when figuring on what seed will do
Conditions In the field are much hard
or than In a terminating plate.
An investigation Of this seed show
ed that It had been produced under
bad conditions and probably lacked
vitality III had been injurlously af-
fccted By early fall srosts. Most Of
il had enough vitality % enable il
to sprout under the perfectly favor
able conditions found in a sprouting
tray. but had not enough vitality to
enable Il TO sprout when buried in the
ground where the moisture supply
would be too great or too little. the
temperature too high or too low. and
where the air would not have FREE
access 10 the srain.
The termination tests may stili be
considered valuable SAYS Farmers
Review. but they are by no means
conclusive. so long as they are con
ductod under ideal conditions. II is
only rare that conditions in the cpen
ground are ideal for the termination
of seed
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4 shouldn't say so, I'm a great ev-
ception. and really shouldn't be
talking TO you at an, It's against the
rules, And we don't encourage smol-
ing"
The chaplain doesn't smoke, | sup
pose"
Not in chapel / believe IL isn't
done' And we rarely see him any
where else"
She had idled with the paddle so
far, but now she lifted her eyes and
drew back the blade for long stroke.
But in the wood,-this morning
by the WALL"
| hate myself to this day for having
so startled her The poised blade
dropped into the water with a splash;
she brought the canoe trihe nearer
to the wharf with an almost imper-
ceptible stroke. and turned toward me
with wonder and dismay I'm her eyes.
so you are an eavesdropper and de-
tective, are you? / beg that you will
give your master my compliments,
really owe you an apology, l thought
you were a gentleman" she exclaimed
with whitening emphasis, and dipped
her blade deep in fight.
l called. stammering lncoherently,
after her. but her light argosy skinned
the water steadily. The paddle rose
and fell with trained precision, making
scarcely a ripple as she stole softly
away toward the fairy towers of the
sunset | stood looking after her.
goaded with self-contempt A glory Of
purple and scarlet and gold filled the
west. Suddenly the wind moaned in
the wood behind the line of cottages,
swept over me and rippled the surface
of the lake watched its fight until
it caught her canoe and marked the
fimsy crafts quick response, as the
shaken waters bore her alert figure up
ward on the swell. her blade still main
tanning its regular dip, until she dis
appeared behind a little peninsula that