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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02
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An Investigation of the nrohlema of
the rice industry In Hawaii was begun
.JuIv 1909 funds for the purpose
of n eo.operative experiment having
been provided by the Bernice Pauahi
Bishop estated (limited). and the II
estate (limited). The trustees OF the
Bishop estate Qimited), and the
work, and the II estate contributed
the lease of 3.2 acres OF rice lanu,
located at the junction OF King street
and Kalakaua avenue, In the city OF
Honolulu. Mr.. r. G. Krauss. who mad
been agricultural instructor at the
kamehameha boys school for the pre-
ceding five years, was appointed an
agricultural expert in this ONCE TO
have charge OF the work. operations
were commenced about August l, 1915,
and consisted OF variety tests OF lSV
different rices obtained In the ISLANDS
Though the Bureau OF Plant Industry,
United Sattes Department OF Agricul-
ture and through the bureau OF agrl-
culture. Manila, p l. In addition care
full selections had previously been
made from individual plants, repre-
senting some OF the best strains OF
rices now being grown In Hawaii.
TWO crops OF rice nave been grown
during the period from August 1, 1905,
to August 81, l9Of
Inc results OF the variety test nave
been tnat one variety, SEED oil which
was orlginaily OBTAINED ny Dr. ). a;
Knapp IN hsypt' mas proved 10 pc
Detter thah any rice ever grown IN
these islands rms egyptian strain
mas very large hlhty gram, heaVy
panicie' heaVy straw good leaiage'
and Is oil the type demanded by the
largest consuming trade IN these IS
iahds. its mining qualtles are very
much superior 70 those OF any otner
variety wnicn mas Deen produced IN
the lslancs' the nuns approximating
only ~ per cent OF tne totai weight
OF PADDY as compared win from 70
10 81 per cent, lor the oest Japanese
types ana 70 10 80 per cent lor the
ORDINARY HAWAIIAN variety. IN auui-
ton 10 tnis EGYPTIAN type three other
strains nave SHOWN marked superb
ority 10 tne Ordinary Ha"ailah-grown
|
rices. These are IN order OF merit, a
Philippine variety strain oil the
gold seed from Georgia, and Japan
ese type, seed OF which was secured
direct from Japan
This Japanese variety produces a
crop In tnree-iourtns the Time required
for the maturity OF the hawaiian va
riety, provided IL is transpianted from
the seed bed at the proper time. IL IS
OF the kiushu type yieids as heavily
as the Hawaiian variety mills from
ten to IL per cent, better, produces
only about two-thirds tne amount ol
straw, and Is therefore less exhaustive
on the rice lands. It is the type o.
rice now most largely consumed II
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, It is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind q paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
Appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
bic can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because of Its great
Or strength than other makes.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02
SD up.

Much rot has recently been writ, and
wags have rent their brains asunder,
in trying to make food for wit this
dreadnaught lid the girls hide under
What need have men to knock it SO?
They do not have to sweat beneath it.
Is it because the fellows know the
landscape has been robbed to wreathe
~ We are no judge of ladies' lids,
and care not what your choice or vote
Is; it's not what's on but in girls
heads that makes us sit up and take
notice-Bard OF Benzie.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

With smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; 1t will have the
proper stiffness and finish. there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and 1t will be positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
fron
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

'Are you sure that indicator regis
tered the correct fare?"
Yes answered the taxicabman.
You aren't kicking, are you?"
b Mo, I'm congratulating myself. II
we went that far in so short time we
were mighty lucky not to get arrested
for scorching. Washington Star.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

no cure Tor me, and was given up to
die. Being urged, used Doan's Kid
ney pills. Soon was better and in a
few weeks was about the house. we'll
and strong again"
Sold by all dealers, so cents a box,
Foster-Milburn Co, buffalo. N. Y.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

or an Irishman, named Dogherty, a
speaker of rare eloquence, the follow
Ing amusing story is told: After one
OF his speeches he asked Canning
what he thought of it. THE only fault
] could find in it," Canning answered,
was that you called the speaker Sir
too often My dear friend" said
Dogherty. "if you knew the state
was in while speaking, you would not
wonder II had called him 'Ma'am''
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

headaches, nervous
prostration, and
hemorrhages.
" Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compoundmademe
well and strong, so
that l can do all my
housework, and at
tend to the store
and post-office, and
Ifeel muchyounger
than / really am.
UT.vflia H. Pinhr
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

Dorothy-Can have some water to
christen my doll, mamma?
Mother-Oh! no. don't like you
to play with water.
Dorothy-Well, can have some
wax to waxinate her? I'm sure she
ought to have something done by now
I've had her ,nrsa months. Windsor
Magazine
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02
Hardly Battered liImseIf.

Family Lawyer Ito young heir)-
Now, remember, my boy, that fool
and his money are soon parted.
Young Heir (impressively)-I in
tend, sir, to be the exception that
proves the rule.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

For years i was
weak and run down,
could not sleep. my
limbs swelled and
the secretions were
troublesome; pains
were intense. l was
fast In bed for four
months. Three doc
tors said there was
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02
Rough on Rats, unbeatable exterminator

Rough on Rats, unbeatable exterpinator
Rough on Hen Lice, Nest Powder. 25c.
Rough on Bedbugs, Powder Liq'd. 25c.
Rough on Fleas, Powder or Liquid, rs.
Rough on Reaches, Pow'd, 15c., Liq'd,25c.
Rough on Moth and Ants. Powder, 25c.
Rough on skeeters, agreeable to use, 25c,
q. s. Wells. Chemist. Jersey City. N. J.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02
sIlaht NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Jack Swift tell you. old man,
Dolly Dimpleton is up to snuff.
Jay Green--Tm sorry to hear it.
It's bad enough for girl to be up
to cigarettes
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02
BeD.pouNp ron MONTHS.


Mrs. Enos shearer. Yew and Wash
Ington sts.. CentralIa. Wash. says:
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

It's hard for some accountants to
get their balance fore quitting work.
but darned side harder regaining
their equilibrium fore starting.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

BEST
REMEDY
For Women Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Noah, KY. / was passing through
the Change of Life and suffered from
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

Examine carefully every bottle OF
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02
For Headache Try Hloks' capudlpe

Whether from Colds. Heat. Stomach or
Nervous troubles. the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's LlQuid--pleas-
ant TO take-Effects Immediately. 10. Is
and SOC at Drug Stores
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

Are you going 20 raise any fancy
crop on your suburban place this sum-
mer?" asked Jones of Smith, as they
met in the business district.
We'll, yes" hesitatingly admitted
Smith. Il am going to try to raise
the mortgage"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

Be Careful.
In going out after fame, make sure
that you don't capture notoriety.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-02

We'll, Welt
That's indigestion after WRIGLEY's
4 sPEARMINTi
Look for the spear. The flavor lasts.
Even doctors disagree and when
they do 1t helps to swell the popula-
tlqn OF one pf the other two places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-11
Speaker Cannon Under Fire

The speaker of the House recently stated to a reporter that he had no intention of quitting politics, and that he had no information which tended to show that his district is about to quit supporting him.
 This may all be true, and yet 1t is pretty plain that the Illinoisan i5 serving his last term as speaker. He has not been content to preside only. He has ruled, and his rule has de- veloped a considerable revolt in his own party. To the next Congress many insurgents will be elected enough certainly to defeat any aspira- tions that MT. Cannon may entertain for another term in the speakers chair. The democrats may control the House in the Sixty-second Congress, but If they do not there will be enough insurgents in that Congress to name the republican speaker and his name will not be Joseph G. Cannon.
 Uncle Joe" may see light before the day of election in November of next year, and he may then decide that he will either withdraw from pub lie life or else that he will be con- tent as a representative of the Dan- vile district. AS an autocrat and a general squelcher of all opposition he is serving his final days, and his sue cessor in the speakers chair will be either a democrat or else a republi. can dictated by the insurgents, who will come back flushed with victory and full of the desire to crush the man who had vainly attempted tc crush them. The days of the pic turesque nlinoisan in the speakers chair are certainly numbered and vii soon become history only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-11
REAL SPOTLESS TOWN.
m the Washington Post

From the WasnlngtOn POSt.
 Fancy a city of 15O,0O0 people where the streets are scrubbed every night and where servant girls employed by the resi- dents are fined when they fail to sweep the sidewalks in front of their houses be- fore o'clock in the morning. Such Is Wiesbaden, Germany, according to Mrs. Rosa Johnson, a native of New Orleans, who has spent great part of her life abroad. Mrs. Johnson Is accompanied to Washington by her daughter and trained nurse, Sister Elizabeth Frederick. of Wiesbaden.
 Although I was born in New Orleans and love America, because 1t is my na- tive country, I must say prefer Eu- rope" said Mrs. Johnson at the Raleigh. T have lived abroad for many years, and have crossed the ocean 30 times Wies- baden to my mind, is the most wonder full place in the world, the original spot less town There is not city in the world that is so clean. It has been called city of lodging houses and so it is. Dur ing the season, from June to September, there are more visitors than residents. and almost every house Is appropriated to the entertainment of guests. In the large gardens it is the custom to sit at tables in the evenings slipping coffee or ices. the men smoking and the women knitting. There are IA hot springs, all of high temperature, and there are nimerous bathing houses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-11

From the Washington Post
 Is there anything immoral in having ones hair cut or in submitting to the process of shaving? The reasonable an- swer to this is. No. And yet, in the mind of the average barber there is d fixed opinion that only the evil-minded come to be barbered. Asf an example, look at the sort of literature the bar ber-very often a respectable man, even a man of family. offers you He, by the way. Is never seenR reading those delect- able weekliey printed on paper which blushes violently for the pictures 1t holds. but he always offers them to his patrons. They generally contain por- traits of fat females, displaying more than ankles, engaged In drinking at some Fashionable resort" or equally impos- sible creatures on an impossible coast, labeled Fifth Avenue Bellies Bathing at Coney Island" They may be intended to give horror of vice, and perhaps the barber intends in that way, because If sin loses its attraction 1t is in the atro- cious delineations of these papers. Why does the barber inflict the hectic papers upon his patrons? There are clean minded persons who occasionally have their hair If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-11
THE DEPARTED FRIEND.

By Robert Louis Stevenson. Though he that ever kind and true Kept stoutly step by step with you Your whole, long gusty lifetime through, Be gone a while before
 Be now moment gone before, Yet doubt not; anon the seasons shall
 restore Your friend to you. He has but turned a corner-still He pushes on with right good will Through mire and marsh, by heugh and
 hill. That selfsame arduous way
 That selfsame upland hopeful way That you and he through many doubt
 full day Attempted still. But in the path we mortals tread He is not dead, this friend--not dead, Got some few trifling steps ahead And nearer to the end
 So that you, too, once past this bend, Shall meet again, as face to face, this
 friend You fancy dead. Push gayly on, strong heart; the while You travel forward mile by milo, He loiters with a backward smile, Till you can overtake, And strains his eyes to search his vaka. Or, whistlng, as he sees you through
 the brake, Waits on stllA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-11
SWedtn'j Labor Outbreak

The Swedes are not impulsive but when they have once started in a movement they are persistent. The present epidemic of lockouts and walk outs was begun in dispute over wages paid to 13,000 operatives in the cotton mills, and it extended next to the iron mills in which 30,0O0 are employed. The strike became general and there have been as many lock outs as walkouts, for the employers in Sweden have strong federation as well as the employees.
 Thus far the trouble has nons of the political side effects that were pre- sented in Paris when the postd em. ployes struck, or in Barcelona where great discontent prevails. ,.but the state owns the railroads and conducts the telephones and telegraphs as well as the postoffices, and King Gustav is getting busy to prevent an extensionot the strike to public utilities. No one has apprehended an overturu of the Swedish government, but there was 6 stubborn contest between smploysrl and employees.
 The industries in Sweden have beer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-11

this state in order to lessen the per eentage of illiterates, but not much ground would be gained if the state calls for the compulsory attendance of children of school age before the state is prepared for the great change.
 It should be remembered that in round propositions only about one-third of the children of the state now at tend the schools. When the present attendance is trebled by a compulsory law there would not be seats for the thronging pupils in any county in the state. More seating space Is needed, and perhaps the best way to get 1t is to give each school district the power to levy whatever tax it finds 1t will need in order to provide seats for all under a compulsory education law. This calls for a constitutional amendment Either this should be done or else the state should double Its school appropriation. The better way is local taxation.
 Our schools. too, need better coun- ty superintendents. When the hand of the machine is removed from the legis- lature then we will have law that requires school superintendents to be taken from the ranks of the teach CTS instead of the politicians. A mere treasurer drawing large fees will not suffice. What is needed in each coun- ty is a man who can inspire the teach CTS to better wor1-a man of energy and magnetism, young man, doubt less, who is devoted to the work he has selected.
 Until the state has better county superintendents and more school room a compulsory education law would be a misft Let us, however get ready for such a law with all possible dis patch, for it is sadly needed in this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-11
P0nnlar EleGilnn of Senator's

Even after 31 states have asked Con- gress to call convention for the pur- pose of putting senatorial selections on a popular basis some newspapers intimate that the Senate would pay no attention to the petition of the states. Let us see, therefore, what the constitution, which each senator has taken an oath to obey and sup port, says. Article reads as follows:
 "The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this con stitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states. shall call a convention for pro- posing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid. to all intents and pur- poses, as part of this constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by con venton in three-fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the congress"
 It will be observed that there is  nothing permissive or discretionary about the method prescribed for amending the constitution. The word may" is not used, but the word shall" is used, and the word shall" when used as an auxiliary implies ob- ligation and duty.
 When two-thirds of the states have called for a convention touching the direct selection of senators by the people, no senator can refuse to vote in favor of calling a convention with out violating his oath of office. He would, moreover, flout the people he represents, and his duty as a repre- sentative would thus be cast to the winds. No senator will do this, not even a Pennsylvania senator, who loves most of all machine and fears the people very little, indeed. There need be no doubt as to what the Senate will do, for the House will act unanimously. When 91 states and the House have acted the Senate will gracefully fall into line, however much 1t may secretly dislike the reform movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-11
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Regarding Stringent Laws.

T have never lived in a state where the sale of liquor was prohibited and have not made study of the so-called prohibition wave. but in the east busi- ness men look with wonder and skepticism at the south that seems to be going dry" said R. H. Bickersteth of Philadelphia.
 T had imagined that prohibition was something of a farce and so 1t ap- peared to be when I was in BirminS- ham last May. But see now that laws more drastic than ever are being passed, and they are laws that probably will be enforced to the letter-for few weeks at any rate. I think 1t safe bet, however, that in due time as soon as test cases are heard by the courts some of the more rabid provis- ions will be negatived The more stringent and oppressive sumptuary laws are, the more apt they are to be- come dead letters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-11
THE KING OF SPAIN

his youth by plunging into all sorts of folly. He defed his mother, he insulted the grandees of his court, he won a name as a joy rider in automobile circles, and raised cain generally. As a boy, he had been deloicate and great attention was paid to his health. The consequence is that he is now husky enough to hold job as a dock walloper, and can ride, shoot or swim with any hidalgo in the kingdom. Then he married. and has attained such intimate terms with the stork that the cowed bird squeals like a parrot raised in pig country. Since his marriage, he has abated some of the recklessness of his youth, and If he has never given evidence of great ability, he has at least been more up-to- date and progressive than any other monarch Spain has had. And according to his lights, he has tried to be a good ruler.
 Whatever one may say of him, no ons n ay question his personal courage. IT ae after time his life, has been attempted by anarchists, and no one has yet seen his cheek blanch, no matter how narrow may have been his escape The bomb and the dagger is the destined way out for many European monarchs, and Alfonso is facing his possible fate with the courage of man. Nor has he ever sought reprisals upon the people for these attempts upon lis fife His cool bravery is illustrated by the affair of Paris in which a bomb wrecked the carriage in which he and President Loubet were riding. He turned to the President of France and asked wIlh genuine solicitude:
 h,,rt I .ir2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-11
TOBACCO AND TOBACCO.

From the Washington Post.
 A paragraph is going the rounds which tells that the strongest, blackest Ken lucky or Missouri tobacco properly cured for two or three years, whether chewed or smoked, has the smoothest, finest effect upon the system of any to- bacco extant" all of which shows that the man who invented that tale knows nothing about real good irst-class, high toned, elegant tobacco.
 The black, strong tobacco, grown in the districts of Ollie James and Owsley Stan ley of Kentucky can be chewed only by a sailor, who is not allowed to smoke on shipboard, and three chews a day of it is al leven the sailor can stand It Is coarse tobacco and, like coarse whisky it may be absolutely pure and properly cured" yet it is fit only for a sailor or a prize fighter, or field hand. It grows on the richest land heavily manured, and the plant is rank in growth, while the fiber Is as big as a blow line.
 Your real genuine stuff comes from 'the bloody old Third" Kentucky district, or the Fourth. It is grown on "barrens' land that Is also very fertile. Clear that of its scrub hickory, post oak, dogwood, wild grapevine, hazelnut, and May apple l growth, and cultivate 1t in the real val | ler'' prior variety. Cut when dead ripe. house in tight barn. properly cure" 1t, 1 and make careful selection when strip
 ping" Bulk it all winter with a few sun-drled peaches between each layer. Then when 1t enters the sweat in early
 June. stem 1t. spray it with old peach
 brandy in which is dissolved new honey.
 twist it, lay It away in "chist," where damp, light and air are rigidly excluded,
 and by October you will have chewing | tobacco that would transform for the
 nonce Jesse James into an innocent and
 playful lamb. But "biack fat'-never.
 It takes an artist and a philanthropist
 to make you chewing tobacco, and 1t is as 1 good for the pipe as 1t Is for the cheek.