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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-24

of on this island by friends will offer
the least expense while those who will
go to the other island will receive a
dollar a day while here, the cost of
their transportation and freight and
so apiece.
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
USEFUL HOME REMEDY.

"A Turkish bath is such an excellent
thiuS,' remarked Miss Tartun. that
7 have often wished these Turks who
sell candies at eXpOsitiOns would take
one occasionally ''-ChicagO Tribune
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
Other Local Securities Show
a Fairly Good lone EX-
cep5 Gas Certificates.
PREFER
TRACTION STOCKS
Easy Money and Only Sympathetic
Influence With New York
Market.

Because OF the repeal Of the law Civ
ing 10 the gas companies the right TO
capitalize their physical value, and be
cause Of continued agitation, number
of holders Of Washington Gas shares
marketed their stock with d resultant
decline in prices Of about 4 points In
sympathy with other markets, the To-
cal offerings of MerSenthaler Typeset-
ter shares increased, and the price de
clined nearly points
These were the radical changes in the
local market. and the only ones Of i'm
portance.
The rest OF the list was not infu-
enced by the sensational character Of
the New York market; but moved
along in their usual channels with
scarcely any uneasiness and barely a
fuctua zion.
Conditions here are in no wise de-
pendent on New York save sentiment
ally. Probably the break reduced the
demand for public utilities, but II did
not send any timid owners TO the mart
to sell their investments-It did not
tempt any speculative fooliug with the
local shares, nor is II likely to cause
any change in these stocks in the near
| by future.
Washington banks have millions Of
| surplus money in their vaults and
while they are holding for per cent on
loans there is no difficulty in getting
accommodations
Satisfactory Conditions.
The affairs of the local public utility
corporations are said to be in excellent
shape, and even washington Gas, de-
| spite its unavailing efforts 10 increas sc
| its stock, is not il baG way, Judging
| from the reports OF earnings and the
! big cash surplus on hand. 1t has been
persistently reiterated, Tor weeks and
months past, that the Gas Company
would distribute surplus cash to the
| shareholders IN the event Of denial OF
/ the right TO increase stock That a cut
! in the prices Of gas would cut no ap-
J probable figure in the earnings. 1t is
! within the probabilities that Gas Ger
! titiCateS Of Indebtedness may be the
vehicle of giving the shareholders a
I slice Of melon, but certificates Of In
! debtedneSs are not despite their face
| assertion, eXchanSeable Tor stock, nor
| would the fortunate holder want 10
! trade security selling above par fOI
| a 7O-cent stock
| BY the way these Gas certificates re-
| ceived jOltinG the past week in a
: break fully points.
Railway Shares Steady
The preferred and common shares OF
! the Washington Railway and Electric
/ Company closed exactly where they
opened. and they are likely 70 remain
/ steady 10 firm, with chances for better
/ figures, As the investment public adds
! to its holdings
/ Capital Traction lost y point. some
/ few shares. l1J in all being sold, be
/ tween IA and 1872.
Greene Cananea was another weak
I stock, but not on local conditions. bein-
/ Influenced by A primary market break.
The volume OF business in bank
/ stocks Was light, with National Met
! ropolitan easier. and others steady
In the bond market, Traction IS were
I = off. Railway IS 3, and Potomac
/ Electric consolidated SIS steady There
! certificates.
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
BANK SEEMS SAFE
IN SPITE OF LOSS
Cashier Turns Over Properly and
Has Up a Good
Bond.

WOOBSVILLE, y. H Feb ZS-It is
believed here that the WOodsviIle Ma
iOnal Bank will not lose q dollar as
the result Of the alleged mn 'puIatiOn
Of its funds. 10 which the fou y cash
Ter, Herbert W. Allen. has Messed.
There is also likelihood that the
Baltimore company which furnished his
bond Of $4,000 may be reimbursed.
Mr.. Allen assigned AL his interests in
lumber company, owning miles Of
valuable timber land in British Column
bia. TO the WOodSville bank
With a shortage Of only Sl9JOO, the
bank has Aliens bond Of $1,000 to fall
back upon, IN addition to the interest
in the lumber company, which is gen
orally agreed to be one of merit.
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
STIRRED BY REBATE
ON DRYDOCK SALE
Unsuccessful Bidders Object to
Refunding $4,000 to
Purchaser.
Purchaser.

PORTSMOUTH. y. III. FEB. 2S.-The
several other bidders are protesting
against the Government rsfundinc any
part Of the $500 10 Samuel ID. Buffers,
Of LostOn, who secured the old floating
drydock At Portsmouth navy yard for
this amount Buffers now says that ne
was misled by naval officers and circU-
lars
Buffers OF the time Of purchase re-
fused 10 20 in with the other men. VINO
agreed not 10 paw over a certain sum-
and his bid was $500 In excess of the
highest man, and ne now seeks the re-
bate.
$4,000.
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
1Nee1, ending Fehr1larv . 1000.
BOY BANDIT TO LIVE
HIS LIFE IN PRISON
SAID Sentence Is Just What He
EXpected-ls Sixteen
Years Old.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Feb. ZS.-The
Jury in the case Of Henry Rheams, the
sixteen-year-old bandit, who held up a
Great Northern passenger train year
ago. today returned a verdict finding
the lad guilty in the first degree and
fixing his punishment at life in the peni-
Tertiary.
announced and said: %, il is just what
expected"
Rheams shot ana killed William
Dempsey, q passenger, IN the train rob-
berry.
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
Foreign Situation Better.

The foreign situation is materially
better. Consols have recovered much Of
their loss during the previous week
Money is easy abroad and at home
The first week Of February shows an
excellent increase in gross earnings.
twenty-five roads showing nearly %
per cent Increase
While sensational advances or even
material gains are perhaps improbable,
vet the chances rather favor better
prices during the current week,
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
CURB PRICES FOR THE WEEK.
THE WEEKS STOCK TRADING.

Daily transactions On the stock OK
change du.ln., the week have heen as
follows, compared with one and two
y-pqrs go
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
Liquidate Via London.

With the opening or the week. the
Year 81 drastic price-cUtting ia steel
and the holiday started the liquidation
o5 disguised bull accounts. through or
via London, the open market on that
day. This was followed by a day or
intense liquidation in this market. and
thereafter there was some scarcity Of
stocks The closing vas OF a character
20 give assurance 70 the future
There is a constant threat Of inyesti-
cation and perhaps attempts Of legis.
lation IN Congress, but with tho mi
tative in the hands OF the minority
the efforts are likely 10 prove futile
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
PIGMOSS IMPORTED
FOR BEDDING HORSES
Alfred Vanderbilt Has One Hun
dred Bales Sent From Boys
of Holland.
of Holland.

NEWPORT. r l.. Feb. 2S.-One hun
dred bales of pigmoss or peat. which
ne imported direct from the boys OF
Holland, have just arrived here for A.
fred @. NanderbiltS Oakland farm in
South Portsmouth. where il is TO be
used for the bedding or horses on &C
count Of its absorbent qualities
This is the first time peat has ever
been used in stables and the trainers
of the Vanderbilt show horses are co
ing to experiment with the inporta ton.
The Washington times., 1909-02-28

NEW YORK PRICES OF THE WEEK
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.

The and changes
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
Investments Safe.

Investors with their stocks paid for
should not be nervous on the situation.
High grade securities are not going 70
smash; they are in good demand today
and, with money still easy. they will
be held for income.
An early passage Of the tarif meas
ure will mean an early resumption Of
business. A long and acrimonious de-
bate Is expected on many items I'm the
schedule, but the majority is in COM
1nand, and il Is admitted that the ma
dority has a weapon in limiting debate,
. closure methods, etc
The Washington times., 1909-02-28
7. P. MORGAN & co.
NATIONAL CITY BANK,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,

POUNDS STERLING.
ReichSmarkS.

Kensnt London
S.
Paysbas Compton
Lei du
Paris Direction
Nogan& Co.. New York; First
EXCeDnCy Minister
Republic the that the
September 1lth 1908
6O dated October 10TH 1908
to
and be made providing capital tor the banks
public S5OOOOOOO Ar
genne gold pesos bonds bearing five cent interest per an with sinking
Presidential Decree dated February 9
hitting the Budget estimates for 1909
m
in the following figures the
1906 z636
For 9o366
h year Dos. ...349
gentlemen ours faithfully FLORENCtO l. DOMINGUEZ
EnvoyE xtraoTdi Minister Penipotentay o
The Argentine Republic Britain
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11

THE STORY.
HE rattle of that chain!

THE rattle of that chain!
! Would it ever chafe less upon
that tender soul?
It did not seem as though he, the
proud Manassas, king Of Judah, could
ever become used to the indignity.
Away off in that Babylonian exile the
thing which cut deepest into his heart
was the consciousness that he bore
upon his arms and his legs the iron
shackles of Sennacherib.
And because he could not bear to
hear the clank, clank of his chains
he made as few moves as possible,
and always muf1ed the sound of the
chair in the folds of his robes.
"Fetters, when should be holding
the scepter," he exclaimed one day,
petulantly. He had come to his ia
vorite nook by the side of one of the
beautiful streams which flowed near
Babylon. His heart was still rebel
lious, and he refused to harbor the
thought for an instant that he was to
blame and had brought his troubles
upon his own head. No, instead he
persisted in his efforts to justify his
own conduct. If serving the gods of
the nations about had brought these
evils upon him how was it that SEN
nacherib had grown great and power
full serving practically the same DEL
ties? he asked himself over and over
again.
But the man who argues has al.
ready more than half admitted that
there is doubt In his heart as to the
course he has pursued, and SO it was
with Manassas, and as the days
heightened into weeks and the weeks
into months, there crept into his heart
more and more the consciousness Of
the utter folly and wickedness of his
course, and remorse filed his soul be-
cause Of his horrible sin in Offering up
his beautiful son upon the outstretch.
ed arms of the god Moloch.
What hath he ever done for your"
came the query into his own heart.
"No, but he hath robbed you of your
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11
TO ERADIC THE MOSQUITO
German Govnent Experimenting
with Valiant TO XIII lnfec-
tionrrying Pest.

Under theading "a Vegetable
Mosquito-Exfnator" the Municipal
Journal andgineer of New York
published. tbllowing article:
"The effor eliminate malaria by
exterminatihe mosquitoes which
are crediteith transporting the
germs, is bymeans confined to the
United Statad Cuba. The German
governments been carrying on
operations e this same line, and
is now inveating the practicability
of importinlto it's colonies the wa
ter-plant KIN as arzolla, which
plant is seropical and owes such
efficacy asmay have in mosquito
exterminatto the fact that it com.
pletely Gov the water in which it
grows to thickness Of over two
inches, thSuffocating the mosquito
larvae aneeyenting the deposit OF
eggs in thater. AS this is semi.
tropical pt, it is probable that it
WOu1u 1bS III LA1C AS1 pal I
of this cory. If any ideas are en-.
tertained testing its virtues in the
southern ties, we trust that the ex'
perience a few years ago with the
water hynth in southern waters
will not forgotten. 1t will be re-
memberethat within a few years
after thetroduction of this water
plant it spread so abundantly as
to almoentirely interrupt naviga
ton in tain rivers. Should the
arzolla e kindly to our southern
waters : spread over them con
tinuous ler of two or three inches OF
yegetatit the result would certainly
be disaSus. Until the existence or
otherwipf this danger has been es
5ablisheprecaution should be taken
BY the yernment against the intro
luction any plant which offers such
1ossibiHs Of becoming serious
1eSt."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11
The Secret Prayer.

Christ's command to enter ones
closet and there pray to the Father
in secret was exemp1ified perfectly in
his own life All through the Cos
pels are references to his departing
alone to a mountain or some equally
quiet place where he could, without
interruption, pour out his heart to
God. In these days we are wont to
characterize as "bSsy," we are some
times tempted to think there is no
opportunity for the carrying out our
Lords Injunction. We should not al
low ourselves to be so easily de.
feated. Christ found the quiet place
his "closet"-because he was deter
mined to find it, not because it was
always at his hand. Somewhere is a
closet" for everyone, place where
God waits to hear and to answer to
prayer which may be uttered only Gin
secret"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11
large Root Crops.

Whinot possessing high feedina
value shown by chemists table,
yet thf succulence and the laxative
effect which comes from feeding
roots tthe digestive organs Of cow,
makeshem a most desirable feed,
says Z Maine Farmer. It is possible
here Maine to grow from five hun.
dred lshels to one thousand bushels
to thacre. For several years past we
haverown an acre to an acre and a
half tch of mangel wurtzels and ruta'
bags
TT mangels are planted in drills
threfeet apart on clean, light land, as
earlin the spring as possible, using
abb six pounds of seed to the acre.
AS oon as they are nicely up the beets
arehinned to four or five inches apart
in ne row. The rutabagas need not
beown so early and only two or three
ponds of seed be used to the acre.
Ifae land is clean, very little hand la,
be is required. Harvested late in the
ia just before the ground freezes,
an stored in cool cellars, they make
a aluable and cheap feed to supple
mt dry hay and grain during the
Wnter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11
New Method of Keeninn Pota+ooe

consul General Richard Gueuther nj
frankfort reports that German nub-
llcation, the Practical Adviser IN
FRUIT Raising and Gardening" states
tnat new method for keeping nota-
toes and preventing sprouting con.
slsts IN placing them on a LAYER of
coke. DR.. Schiller of Brunswick who
mas published the method, is Of the
opinion that the improved ventilation
by means of coke is not alone resnon.
siole for the result, but believes that
It Is due to the oxidation of the coke
which, however, is a very slow ono
Coke always contains sulphur, and ~
Is very possible that the minute nnan.
titles OF oxides of carbon and suInbur
which result from the oxidation miv'
ing with the air and penetrating
among the potatoes are sufficient n
greatly retard sprouting. Potatoes eo
treated are said to keep in good con6i.
ton until the following July.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11
SERMON ETTE.

The ideal of the penitent's
prayer is found in the 51st
Psalm, credited to David, and
perhaps familiar to the exiIed
king as he sat insaekcIoth and
) ashes by the rivers of Babylon
J and prayed that he might be re-
stored to his Jerusalem.
"Have mercy upon me, o God,
!, according to thy loving kind
} ness; according unto the null
titude of thy tender mercies
blot out my transgressions.
"Wash me thoroughly from
mine iniquity, and cleanse me
from my sin.
"For acknowledge my trans
erosion: and my sin 10 ever
before me.
Against thee, thee only, have Z
sinned and done this evil in
thy sight: that thou highest
I be Justified when thou speakest,
, and be clear when thou judgest.
"Rehold, | was shapen in Ia
iquity; and in sin did my moth
er conceive me.
"BehoId, thou desirest truth
in the inward parts; and in the
hidden part thou shalt make me
to know wisdom.
"Purge me with hyssop, and
shall be clean; wash me, and
shall be whittier than snow.
"Make he to hear Joy and
gIadness; that the bones which
! thou hast broken may rejoice.
"Hide my face from my sins,
and blot out all mine iniquities.
"Create in me a clean heart,
o God; and renew right spirit
! within mo.
"Cast me not away from thy
presence; and take not thy holy
spirit from me.
"Restore unto me the joy of
} thy salvation; and uphold me
} with they free spirit.
"Then will teach transgres-
sors thy ways; and sinners shall
be converted unto thee.
"DeliVer me from blood guilt
ness, o God, thou God of my
\ salvation; and my tongue shall
sing aloud of thy righteousness.
80 Lord, open thou my lips;
and my mouth shall shew forth
thy praise.
"For thou desirest not sacri-
flee; else would give it; thou
deIightest not in burnt offer
ings.
. "The sacrifices of God are a
broken spirit: a broken and a
contrite heart, o God, thou wilt
not despise.
"Do good in thy good pleasure
} unto Zion: build thou the walls
of Jerusalem.
"Then shalt thou be pleased I
with the sacrifices of righteous
ness, with burnt offering and
, whole burnt offering: then shall
they offer buIIocks upon thine
altar"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11
AID THE FARMERS
Congressman Meet State Agents
of Cooperative Demonstration.
Government Appropriates Money for
Educational Work in the Southern
states-Prepare for Appear
ance of Boil Weevill.

Representatives Clayton, Hef1iin anC
Dent met the other day at Dr. Knapp's
Office in Washington with the state
agents of the farmers co-opera
tive demonstration work This work ID
carried on under the supervision of DR.
Knapp and this meeting was composed
of agents representing II southern
states. The object of the work is to
improve farming conditions in these
states. Demonstration is made in var1-
GUS sections to show how results may
be increased by improved methods.
The various reports showed that the
work is accomplishing wonderful re-
suits.
Heretofore Alabama has depended
for this work upon contributions from
the educational board, but beginning
with the first of September next the
government appropriations will apply
| there.
This work has been done in some
portions of districts represented by
| the congressman who attended the
meeting, and they asked for and were
assured of an increase of the work in
each of their districts.
Each congressman expressed hearty
approval of and sympathy with the
work. Representative Clayton asked
for and obtained the services of two
lecturers to attend the farmers insti-
tutes to be held at Columbia, Houston
county, August 4, and G. Mr.. Wilson,
who has charge of this work in Ala
bama, said that the boil weevil is now
about 80 miles from the west line of
Alabama, and that it travels at the rate
OF IS to 40 miles a year. At this rate
1t will soon appear in that state. and
will possibly be doing damage in the
next three years.
He is endeavoring with much sue.
cess to prepare the farmer for it's ap-
pearance. He says the first year of
the Weevil is generally the worst, be-
cause the farmers become panic
stricken. He is trying to prevent
panic and have the farmer prepared to
meet the condition when it arrives.
Mr.. Evans, who has charge of the
work in Louisiana and Arkansas. said |
the boil weevil had not been an I'M
mixed evil; that the farmer, to meet
the condition, has intensified his farm.
ing and diversified his crop. By this
means he is raising other crops to SUD-
port himself and family and feed his
I'VE stock and raising about as much
cotton upon very much smaller acre
age. He said that, as a result of this
demonstration work, Louisiana this
year would raise all the corn that she
needed for home consumption, and
that Is the FIRST time in her whole his
tory that this has been done. The
methods of combating the weevil. in
orlet' are the picking off of the first to
appear and the gathering up and burn
ng on OF all dead squares in which the
Eggs have been deposited; and i'm
proved, intensive cultural methods.
The congressman say that thew ex.
9ect to have reports of these state
agents gathered and printed this fall
Lney will then be ready to distribute
hem to their constituents. {
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11
True Faith.

True faith in God such as will al.
ways help, grows out of knowing his
character. 1t is built on the three
words, God is love-" and thus 1t is a
heartfaith, or 1ove-faith. 1t is a faith
that God will ever do what is in
accordance with love, and nothing
contrary to 1t. It fs faith
that as God is love, so he will be to-
wards you everything that love can
mean-pitiful, sympathetic and help.
full. In return it trusts and does not
worry, no matter what the circum.
stances are.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11
Harvest Plenty of Roughness.

| You all remember the story Of the
SHOOT boy who said there were two
SEASONS, one the season of planting
md the other of picking. We are now
npidly approaching the season of pick
lg, so far as the crop of roughness is
oncerned. By roughness, it is aimed
b include all hay crops and any crop
& fodder or other forage usually fed
b stock through the winter, says Mis-
ouri Valley Farmer.
Feed of all kinds was scarce last
spring. Grain was exceptionally so
and on many farms where the corn
crop could have been made to yield
an abundance of roughness for the
mere work of putting it in shock, stock
lived through the spring months on a
short ration of roughness. The long
and short of it was this, many farmers
concluded they had enough Of such
feed and quit harvesting long before
they really had. AS a gentle reminder.
when timely, be sure to pus
UP enough this year.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11
Don't Mix Dairy Herd

It is not wise to mix breeds in the
dairy herd. That Is, we do not deem
1t wisdom to have the herd composed
of Jerseys and Holstefns or of lar.
seys and shorthorns for the reason
that no two breeds require the some
treatment to get the most satisfactory
results at the milk pail. Select vour
breed and stick to it. You can't make
mistake in selecting either HoI.
stems, Jerseys, Guernseys or AYR.
ghires.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11
Platform for Driving Posts,

Build a platform of the kind indi.
Gated in the drawing and attach a nair
of wheels. Old wagon wheels made
OF boards will suffice. They should be
not less than IL inches in diameter
Inc dimension of the other parts
should be: Length of platform, three
10 1our feet; width of platform. two
ana nalt to three feet; height, thir-
" to forty inches. A board nailed
across the handles will render it easv
lot the worker to ascend and descend
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11

of the lower seast be bevelled in
the opposite disn from the main
part of the seataat the water will
not run into tolnt and rot the
post. Instead sing old pipe for
reinforcement suggested l would
put the bolts . through the pipe
and not use wn plugs, a smooth
pipe would hattie value as re.
enforcement concrete, and the
strain being terseiy OF the post
the reenforcei should be put in
vertically andlld consist of twist
ed iron or s,rods, or even the
twisted and tied fence band or
tape would b more value than a
smooth piece on Of any kind.