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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
CURIOUS STATE
OF POI MARKET

An interesting condition OF the poi
market is occasioning comment among
consumers OF the Hawaiian stan OF
life. This designation of the native
food, though, is losing In Its precision,
for one OF the elements In the curious
pol situation being noted is the fact
that many natives have become wean-
ed OF their appetite for the genuine
product made from taro.
1t is complained by those who still
banker after the calabashes of ancient
Hawaii that although the price Of tarc
had dropped fully seventy-five per
cent. the Chinese purveyors OF pol
charge the same price as ever for the
food. Taro, formerly bringing about
s1.25 the bag of ITO ID. as a normal
price. is now selling at 80 cents the
bag. Yet the Chinese are still charg-
ing the old rate of 81 for a 3Olb. barrel
of poi. Some OF the taro planters say
they will not pull the present crop, as
the price will not pay for the cultiva-
ton and marketing.
Different reasons are given for the
glut of the taro market which are not
inconsistent. The taro blight, caused
by n worm eating into the tubers,
which had prevailed for FIVE or six
years has seemingly disappeared. Dis
counting an expected continuance of
the blight and continued high price
in consequence. the taro growers had
increased their areas of planting for
the present crop. AS the blight stayed
Off and the season was a good grow
ing one, the planters have been sur
prised with exceedingly large crops.
In the meantime the natives, during
the dearth of taro. to great extent
took to poi made of American wheat
flour. When those who became habit
uated to the Yankee imitation tried
to go back to the real thing they found
that 1t did not agree with them. Their
stomachs having become used to the
blander wheaton paste now revolted at
the tartness of the pulverized taro fer
ment. Consequently there has been a
decline In native demand for the an
cestral Hawaiian pabulum, which is
probably the reason why the shrewd
Celestial keeps up the price of poi de-
spite the fall in cost of the raw mate
rial.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
CHINESE GETTING READY
FOR THEIR NEW YEAR

The Chinese are busily preparing for
the celebration of their New Year,
which begins on the 18th inst All the
lantern makers are hard at work turn
Ing out their big. multicolored ana
many formed transparencies. In the
same shops deft artists are at work
decorating candles, red in color and
ranging in size from a lead pencil up
to some two inches thick and a couple
of feet long. Gilded dragons sprawl
Hundreds and hundreds of yards of
red paper is being cut up into strips.
upon which the notices OF good luck
and the compliments of the season are
being daubed in Indian ink. From
many cellars come the wailings and
boomings of the various orchestras. as
their members struggle with the notes
of the very latest musical compositions.
New scenery and more dazzling cos
tunes are being prepared for the oper-
attic troupes which are to appear. The
regular troupe from the Hotel street
theater Is touring on Maui at present,
but will be back In time for the big
celebration, and another troupe is COM
ing from San Francisco to show their
island brethren how things are done
on the mainland, One celebrated artist
in the Californian troupe is said to be
able to squeal several notes higher and
many degrees thinner than anything
that has ever been heard in the Terri
tory, and his debut on Liliha street is
being looked forward to eagerly by the
musical critics of the local Chinese col
ony.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
HE SHOT THE
PRINCES DEER

A certain. young fellow who esteems
himself to be a sportsman and who is
both old and intelligent enough to
know better, month or SO ago shot
deer at Niu. That the animal was
a pet deer didn't matter to him in the
slightest.
The animal, fine buck, escaped
from Prince Cupid's place at Waikiki
and managed to get as far as Niu
without being observed by any pot
hunter.
At Niu, however, word Of the deer's
presence got abroad and the young
sportsman % mentioned laid for it
and ended its existence with a rifle.
bullet through the head. delivered.
needless to say, at close range. The
execution being over the gunner took
the deer home and cooked 1t.
The offender is a white youth, and
IL member of the Hawaiian Gun Club,
deserves to be severely disciplined by
that organization.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
DUE THIS MORNING

The S. S. Alameda is due this morn
ing from San Francisco, with two days
later mail from the mainland. She
may arrive on time, as the present
Kona storm does not appear to have
extended very far beyond the islands.
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the reign of Kamehameha I. of which
he is very proud.
Prior to the smoking each and every
one proceeded to remove his shoes
which are worn like the historical hat.
only on special occasions.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
TRAINING FOR
BIG BASKETBALL

The basketball girls are hard at
work in view of the approaching sea
son which promises to be a lively
one.
The Normals, Kamehamehas and
Punahous will take part in the strug-
gle for the senior championship this
year, and probably the High Schools
and Kawaiahaos, though the last two
are doubtful participants in the series.
There is rumor of dissension among
the High School players, and the Ka-
waiahaos are considered by number
of experts be just trifle too light
for the big league.
The Rams have a strong team; of
this there is little room for doubt, and
they will 60 close for the champion
ship.
The Normals are being coached by
Eddie Fernandez and the junior cham
pions are certain to be there or there
abouts when the senior championship
is decided.
Coach Reed is getting the Punahous
into fine shape and is making spe
cial effort to secure teamwork as
near perfect as practice can make it.
The Punahous will put up an elegant
game even if nothing else.
The first game of the series will be
played early in March.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01

power. powerful enough to drive the
Shark about or knots in smooth
water. The electric wiring is in place.
but no dynamo as yet.
The 15-foot tender. with Is horse
power engine and a sampson-post TO,
towing, should prove valuable addi-
ton in the event of the main engine
giving out. as gasoline engines SO often
do. at a critical moment; 1t is well
worth the deck space 1t must occupy.
The launching was carried out with
cut a hitch and any day now the
Shark may pass through the Golden
Gate, flying the pennant of the Cali
fornia Yacht Club at the main and
"Old Glory" at the mizzen, bound foi
the port of Hiio, on what promises to
be one of the most eventful and fasci-
mating voyages ever undertaken in
modern times. L. c. p.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
MADAM PELE CROWS
STRONGER DAY BY DAY

News was received from the volcano
yesterday which indicates greater ac-
tivity in the pit. Measurements are
being taken every day, and by this
means the rise is made known. Re-
turning visitors to, the crater report
that according to these measurements
feet per day or was. up to last Monday
night. Each day Alexander Lancas-
ter. the guide. places a stick In the Dit
at the surface Of the lava at a certain
hour and at intervals of 1--WE feet to
the top. From this he takes his OBJ
servation and reports to the manager
of the hotel.
Persons who returned from the era
ter last week and who were there only
at the early stage OF this outbreak, say
the sight is a grand one. a good Sec
ond in point OF splendor to the recent
flow. There is a photographer on
the ground securing views every day.
and, as the camera seldom tells any
thing but the truth. the views that
arrive here on the Kinau may be re-
lied upon for their truthful representa-
ton OF the wonderful scene.
There will be two opportunities to-
day to reach the volcano. The Mauna
Loa viii leave at noon. passing the
scene OF the recent lava flow In Kau,
and affording the passengers an ex-
'ellent opportunity to view the coast
If Kona. At Ave o'clock this after
ioon the steamer Claudine viii 90 via
haui ports. II is expected that
lumber OF the passengers from the
will take ADVANTAGE M thaaa
teamers to see the crater In action.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01

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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
SOUND ADVICE.

Never neglect bad cold. You can
not tell how it may result. A simple
home remedy will often bring relief and
should not be ignored, but there is
nothing so reliable as Chamberlain 3
Cough Remedy. 1t is well known for
its quick cures of coughs and colds. For
sale by Benson, Smith & Co., agents for
Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
M'FADDEN In
WINNING FIGHT

According to word received in Homo.
lulu by the last mail, Jack McFadden.
1.-The Champion of Honolulu" and
Kid Buckley of Denver, met in what
was to have been twenty-round at.
fair, at Vallejo on the 10th inst.
McFadden knocked his man out in
the fifth round.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
CHINESE FAMINE
RELIEF FUND

Yesterday saw 1885 added to the Cap
tol subscription list for the Chinese
famine relief fund. Following is the
statement of this list to date:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02
MULcHING THE ORCHARD.
A Task Which viii Reap the Reward
In More Fruit.

Trees need food in order to do their
best, for tree Is simply a big plant
and so needs more food than thousands
Of little plants. A tree that will pro-
duce 40 bushels Of apples during q
good apple year, and say an average
of 25 bushels every year. is certainly
taking more from the soil than 1t can
return. Yet so many farmers persist
not only in giving such tree no food
but in cutting and hauling away all
the material that grows near It. No
wonder the tree ceases to yield re-
munerative crops.
Let him give such trees mulch of
stable manure during the winter
months. Scatter II thickly and in q
circle reaching somewhat beyond the
limbs. II the orchard is to be cult
waited, Orange Judd Farmer suggests
that 1t be plowed under the next
spring. II not, let II lie as a mulch.
At any rate. do not attempt to grow
another crop In large orchard unless
II Is to be left on the ground. A few
years fertilizing. with pruning and
spraying. will render the old orchards
the most remunerative lot on the farm.
II the orchard is young and the ground
rich the mulch would better be OF
straw or coarse manure. and applied
moro for protection and to hold moist.
ure than for fertilizer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02
BABY TORTURED BY ITCHING.
Rash Covered Face and Feet-Would
Cry Until Tired out-Speedy
Cure by CutIcura.

my baby was about nine months
old when she had rash on her face
and feet. Her feet seemed to irritate
her most, especially nights. They
would cause her to be broken In her
rest, and sometimes she would cry
until she was tired out. had always
used Cuticura Soap myself, and had
heard of so many cures by the Cuti-
cura Remedies that thought would
give them a trial. The improvement
was noticeable in q few hours, and
before had used one box Of the Gu
ticura Ointment her feet were well
and have never troubled her since. l
also used 1t to remove what is known
as cradle cap" from her head, and
It worked like charm, as 1t
cleansed and healed the scalp at the
same time. Now I keep Cuticura
Ointment on hand in case Of any
little rash or insect bites, as 1t takes
out the Inflammation at once. Per-
haps this may be the means Of help
ing other suffering babies. Mrs. Hat
tie Currier, Thomaston, Me-, June 8.
1906"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02
PRUNING Fruit Trees.

; I prune as many Of the trees dur.
ing February and March as time and
weather will permit. This makes a
third to half Of the total numbe'
each year. Cutting with hand saws,
close and parallel to remaining limb,
thinning outer ends Of limbs with pole
primers, and leaving as many fruit
spurs. especially on main limbs, as
possible. We plan tc have all the
brush removed and burned 80 blowing
can be commenced as early as the
soil Is in condition to work, as all the
moisture is needed In decomp6sing the
heavy coating Of manure drawn and
spread each winter.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02

The revelations regarding fraudu-
lent paint materials which have been
made by the Agricultural Experiment
Station of Fargo, N. D., and published
by Prof. e. f. Ladd, state commits
sioner, have occasioned almost as
much of sensation as the exposure
of adulteration in food products did
when the latter first began to appear.
1t has been shown that kegs marked
Pure White Lead" often contain other
substances such as chalk, barytes,
silica, ETC., and that oil supposed to
be linseed often contains petroleum
adulterants, to say nothing of water
in large proportions. Sometimes, So
called white Leads" contain not an
iota Of genuine White Lead.
The farmer is large user of paint.
No one Is more interested than he is,
that the label should enable him to
get what he supposes he is paying for.
There should be a law in every state
requiring that all paint packages be
labeled exactly according to their con-
tents. That would enable every paint
buyer to buy intelligently.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02

branches. No two should be left to
grow which are directly opposite.
They make a weak top and are al
ways liable to split down. A good
rule says: Leave the branch that
joins the trunk, as the thumb does
the hand and never let one Of two
which join like the fingers"
Top grating is used to convert
large trees bearing worthless fruit
into desirable trees, says Farmers
voice The process Is simple, but,
like root grating, requires expert
ence for complete success. To top
graft tree saw off limbs where
they are one inch or little more in
diameter. Carefully split the stock
with strong knife by driving II
with a mallet Then drive a wedge
in tho center to keep the clest open
with scions OF the desired variety
which have been previously prepared
are inserted (A), the wedge Is then
removed and the wound and ends OF
the scions covered with grating wax
to keep out the air (C).
Scions used In top grating (B)
ares about two inches long, having one
or more buds and made wedge shaped
at the lower end. In inserting the
scion care must be taken that its
cambium layer comedies with that of
the stock or no growth will result.
Several limbs should be left ungraft-
ed the first year to insure healthy
growth of the tree. They may be
grated the next year. In three years
all the old fruit bearing wood may be
removed, leaving only that of the de-
sired variety, and II care Is taken a
shapeiy tree will result. This style
of grating is often resorted to to
improve the shape of the trees. It
is done In early spring before the
buds start.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02

Queen Of Holland Has Agreed to REQ
osnIxs Vatican Titles.

Among the lucrative sourceS of rev
enue Of the pope before the separa'
ton of church and state In France waa
the toll or tax on titles of nobility
and decorations. Since the rupture
the French government no longer rec
ognizes the ennobling titles and dec.
orations Of the holy father. To have
the right to wear the Vatican ribbon
or to be called count, 1t was necessary
to obtain confirmation Of title. This
gave much pepplexity to the candi
dates.
The question has just been settled
Queen Wilhelmina has consented ia
validate such titles and distinctions
The result has been an amusing Pill
grimage to The Hague-and also in
an increase In the price Of these pom
tifical favors. ~
In the last few weeks the French
knights of the Golden Spur, Of the
Holy Sepulcher. of Christ, Of Gregory
the Great, Of Plus TX have greatly In
creased.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02
Horticulture and Health.

Horticulture is branch of agricul-
ture that Is closely connected with
health. The more fruit people con-
sumo the more Is their digestion
helped. This is particularly so with
a people that eat large quantities Of
meat, as do the American people The
fruit grower is therefore supplying the
world very important class of food.
1t is sometimes urged against his prod.
ucts that the food value of them Is
small, but this deficiency Is more than
made up for by the sanitary value OF
the juices in the fruits when they are
taken In their natural state.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02
ONE WAY OUT OF DIFFICULTY.
Match Twins with Twins, Was the
Fond Mothers Idea.

A little woman entered drug store
and asked the proprietor II he had IAN
other picture"
What kind of picture do you
mean?" the druggist asked.
"One like this" said the woman
holding up an attractive advertising
print.
II may have one or two of them
left" the proprietor said, but
haven't many of them"
The woman said she only wanted
one. and her tone indicated that she
was anxious for that one. She ex.
planned that the one she had with her
had been given to one of her children.
Another child, she stated, was sick,
and was crying for picture such as
his brother had.
That's bad way to bring up your
children" ventured woman customer
in the store. do you try to give a
child everything he cries for just be-
cause his brother is more fortunate?'
But" said the mother of the chill
are twins and what one has the other
wants"
Suppose" objected the moralist,
when your children get older, they
fall in love with the same girl, what
will they do?"
But the mother was ready. She
promptly replied:
Find twins and fall In love with
them"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02
DREADED TO EAT.
A Quaker Couples Experience.

How many persons dread to eat their
meals. although actually hungry near.
ly all the time!
Nature never intended this should
be so, for we are given a thing called
appetite that should guide us as to
what the system needs at any time
and can digest.
But we get in hurry, swallow our
food very much as we shovel coal into
the furnace, and our sense of appetite
becomes unnatural and perverted
Then we eat the wrong kind Of food
or eat too much, and there you are
indigestion and its accompanying
miseries.
A Phila. lady said, the other day:
my husband and 1 have been sick
and nervous for Is or 20 years from
drinking coffee-feverish, Indigestion
totally UNIT, good part Of the time
for work or pleasure. We actually
dreaded to eat our meals.
I'VE tried doctors and patent medi
cines that counted up into hundreds a
dollars. with little II any benefit.
"Accidentlly, small package y
Postum came INTO my hands. made
some according to directions, with sur
prising results. We both liked It and
have not used any coffee since.
"The dull, feeling after meals has
left us and we feel better every way
We are SO well satisfied with Postum
that we recommend 1t to our friends
who have been made sick and nervous
and miserable by coffee" Name giver
by Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich
Read the little book, THE Road t.
MELVILLE" In pkgs. there's Rea
Son."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02
MISUNDERSTANDING.
How Poor Grade Of Fruit Trees Car
Be Greatly improved.

UPON the style OF pruning in the
nursery row depends largely the fu'
ture shape Of the tree. The present
tendency is to head apples low and
to open up the center Of the trees as
much as possible. Low heading
brings the fruit nearer the ground,
making It much more convenient to
spray and harvest. while the open cen.
ter admits sunlight. which gives
color to the fruit and assists In con-
trolling diseases. To prune for this
shape, start the head about two feet
from the ground, allowing four or five
branches to grow, and prune 80 as to
throw them away from the center
rather than toward 1t, by cutting out
most of the shoots which lead toward
the center. The main feature OF
nursery pruning is to select the right
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02
THE s,o ORCHARDS.
Their Management 10 More pIfncuIt
Than with Smaller Ones.

A very few big orchards exist in
this country and still bigger ones are
promised. In some Of our western
and southern states great tracts OF
cheap land have been secured and
have been planted In orchards. One
man that has made a success of peach
growing In Michigan on rather large
scale concluded 1t would be fine
thing to have an immense orchard In
Texas, where he could spread out
over many square miles. He got the
land and planted tho trees. Then he
began to figure on the harvesting and
marketing the peaches. He found, by
doing a little figuring, that IL he had
a fair crop OF peaches on his hun
dreds OF thousands Of trees, he could
not get enough mules In the surround
ing country to haul his peaches to
market before they would spoil. This
was an unexpected obstacle and shows
one of the drawbacks in having a too
large orchard. The only solution to
the problem was to build spur of
the railroad into the orchard. and
we are informed that this Is being
done The larger the orchard the
greater will be the difficulty Of get
ting pickers and packers, especially In
the case of peaches and plums. which
must be marketed at once.
In the case OF apples 1t Is different.
A very large area might be devoted
to apple orcharding and no such trou-
BILE occur as could readily occur In
the large peach orchard In Texas re-
ferred to above. Especially IL winter
apples be grown the matter Of mar
keting can be made to cover over
considerable period. This fact alone,
says Farmers Review, should make
men lean strongly toward the grow
ing of apples in large quantities In
one place rather than the growing Of
peaches, which must be marketed at
exactly the right time to bring good
returns. II is possible that the big
orchards that we have now are az
big as any the future will see, for the
big orchard is managed at a disad-
vantage when compared 20 the or
chard of moderate size-that Is to a
commercial orchard Of few hundred
acres.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02

The Guard. a tree with heavy
cords, but this harbors insects and
may be blown away by heavy wind
storms.
An arrangement which serves the
purpose and also forms a support for
the tree Is shown herewith. It con-
sists Of two fiat stakes driven into the
ground-on the sunny side of the tree
and tied about the top with a piece
of cord or wire. This guards against
both sun and wind and the tree trunk
is not injured. This protection may
be left during the winter, says Farm
and home, and will often prevent in
jury by rabbits. One set of stakes is
usually sufficient to protect the tree
until 1t is old enough to need no such
protection.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-03-02

Do you know thst-at this time you
can secure irrigated land in the Biz
Horn Basin. Wyoming. for but little
more than the cost Of water for irri-
gsting? It will not be 30. very much
longer. II interested. let me tell you
about the present opportunities to get
land in this new country. where crops
never fail. and where there is a good
home market for everything produced.
Homeseekers' excursion tickets, on
sale the first and third Tuesdays of
each month.
D. GLEN DEAvER, GenI Agt..
Z Land Seekers Information Bureau.
1904 Farnam St.. Omaha. Neb.