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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-22

the tiller up. and the catboat slid away.
dozen feet separating them In q
breath, -.
A yell Of rage doomed down the
wind. but he paid no heed. Careless
alike Of, the dangers he had passed and
those that yawned before him. he
trimmed the sheet and stood away on
the port tack, heading directly for the
More llghtship.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-22
By Louis Joseph Vance
Copyright. 1908. by the Bobbs- Merrill Co.

| Bile nuisily over the shhi-lp 'ui ~
booted heels cruN hing. toward me ~
the dorles. 70 this he sci his shout.
der sho, ing II steadily down the
beach until only the stern WAS iry..
KIrkwocd looked back for TIE lJst
time. up the road 10 Shecrnrss Moth
Ing moved upon H. lie was rid Of
Mrs. Hallaui. II face TO face with a
sterner problem. He had few pence
over 10 shilllnRs IN his pocket and had
promised TO pay the man four times as
much. lie would have agreed TO ten
times the sum deman ded. for the boat
he must ana would have. But he had
neglected to conclude his bargain. to
come to an understanding as to the
method OF payment. and he felt more
than n little dubious ns to the recep-
tlon the fisherman would give his
proposition. sound rs he (Iiirkwood,
knew II to be.
In the background thu cabby ioi.
tered. gna wed by Unsuitable curiosity.
The fisherman turned. calling over
his shoulder. III ye'd catch yon vcs-
sci. comet"
With one flnnl twinge OF doubt-the
task Of placatlng this surly dog was
anything but inviting-the American
strobe TO the boat and climbed In. tax.
inp the Stern seat. The fisherman
showed OF.
In time the dory lay alongside the
catboat. the fisherman with u gnarlcd
hand grasping the latter's gunwale to
hold the two together. Win some dif
fcuity Kirkwood transshipped himself,
landing asprawI 10 the cockpit amid a
! tanglc Of cordagc slippery with scaiez.
The skipper followed. with clumsy ex.
pertness bringing the dory's painter
with him md hitchlng Il to n ringbolt
abaft the ruddcr head. Then. pausing
nm instant TO stare Into. the east with
somber eyes. he shipped the tillcr and
bent to the halyards. As the sail rat.
tied M, Camping wildly, KirkwoOd
marked with relief, for II meant 30
much time saved, that II was already
close reefed.
But when at last the boom was
thrashiug overhead and the halyards
had been made fast to their cleats the
fisherman ngain stood erect, peerlng
dlstrustfully. at the distant wall Of
cloud.
Then. In two breaths. Can't do It. y
! he decided-"pot ut the price"
"whyT Klrkwood stared despair.
ingly after the brigantine, that was al.
ready drawn far ahead.
Danger" growled the fellow
wind" .
At II loss completely, Kirkwo found
no words. He dropped his head. con-
sidering.
Not ut the price," the sullen voice
iterated. and he looked up to Hnd the
cunning gaze upon him.
How much, theuY"
"Eive pun Ill have, no less. for
rlskin' my life this day" ..
"Impossible. I haven't got It,"
In silence the man unshpped the TIL.
or and NOV ed toward the cleats.
Hold ON minute
Kirkwood unbuttoned his coat and.
freeing the chain from his waistcoat
Luttonh0les, removed his watch. As
well abandon them altogether. He had
designed to leave them Us security
for the f. and had delayed stating the
terms only for fear lest they be re-
fused. Now, too late, as ever. he rec
ognized his erpor. But surely. he
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-22

duuht,dly she was anxious to pay the
excess fare. heaven alone knew when
she would succeed in allaying the sus-
picions and resentment " the ticket
tal.cr
That's good for ten minutes start"
KirkwOul ,rUwed. Ana IL never oc.
cured to lne."
Before the station he found two
hacks In waiting. with little to choose
between them. Neither was Of u type
that did not seem to advertise Its pre-.
| Victorian fashioning. and to neither
was harnessed AN animal that deserved
anything but the epilhet Of screw
Kirkwood took the nearest for no 9th.
er reason than because II was the
nearest and all but startled the driver
of his box by offering double fare for
u brisk pace and II simple service ut
the end Of the ride. Succinctly he set
forth his wants, jumped into the anti
quatcd four wheeler and threw himself
down upon musty, dusty cushions to
hug himself over the joke, aud bless
whatever English board Of railway di.
rcctors 1t was that first ordained that
tickets should bc taken up at the end
Instead Of the outset of n journey.
Ii was promptly made manifest that
he had further cause for gratula.
tlon. The cabby. recovering from his
amazemcnt. was plying an indefatlga-
bic whip and thereby ellclting u degree
of speed from his superannuatcd nag
that his fare had by no means hoped
for. much less anticipated.
In n period OF time surprisingly short
Klrkwood saw, from hectiug glimpses
Of the scenery to he obtained through
the rccling windows. that they were
threading the outskirts OF the town.
Simultaneously. whether by design or
through actual inability To maintain IT,.
the speed was moderated, and In the
course OF Few more minutes the cab
stopped denniteiy.
hrRwood cianibered painfully OUT.
shook hiinsclf together ana the bruises
OUT Oh MS p"hes ana looked Dack.
ASIDE from slowly se''iing cloud OF
uust. the ROAD ran clear as inr as ne
.ou'u s.e-p 'n' poiu'. !" i"e'' ""e'e
w" .'o." :" "'ou. y.
nav "on, ~ "' .'e..s ,''ou'"
!" WI" n,,''' e.""'ns 'ne p''seae''
"s "''. 'i".'' n"' W WA. e.u
".'eu' NV c ,' US ,oy
So'e'.'sn W ,ne ur,'er anu ",'nou'
Wv" ''o"i"s 1T '"c'""inieu '"e "ea'!
M W vu"Se ."'o WIS po..e y"
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u"'s"ueA "o'"'ra'ioh VI the cap''!,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-22

ward gunwnlcs would run green, aud
now and agnIn the screaming. peltins
squalls that secured. the estuary
would heel her over until the water
cascaded In over the lee combins. and
the rudder. lifted clear. would hang
Idle until. smitten by some racing bill
low. the filler would be all but torn
from Kirkwood's hands. ARain and
again this happened. sud those were
times Of trembling. But always the
catboat righted. shaking the clinging
waters from her and swinging her
stem into the wind again. and there
would follow an abbreviated breath.
ing spell. during which Kirkwood was
at liberty to dash the salt sprny from
| his eyes and search the wind hsrricd
] waste for the briuantine. Sometimes
| he found her. sometimes not.
Long after he had expected her to
she went about. and they began to
close In upon each other lie ror,d
T, see that even With shortened canvae
she was staggering drunkenly under
the fierce impacts Of the wind. For
himself. II was NIP and tuck now. aud
no man In his normal sense would
nave r'sseo s'Apence on tne ooe! .
chahee 10 I'VE uh'" She crossed she
prlsahtihe BOWS.
Time out Of reckoning hs was forced
to kneel In the swimming cockpit,
steering with one hand. using the bail.
ing dish with the other and keeping
n's eyes Iens'ous's ,urueu " .ne oe"y
ing pa!en OF seh. WIS nesr.oreak'
ing 'oii. ne pesan re'ue'anuy =" con-
eeoe tnat u cou" uot last muenhougss'
Anu II ne m'ssed the pr'gshune ne
"oula DC LOST :.
Long since ne mao oscome oumo
Win emu irou ineessant orenchihks
OF ICY spray tnat p"ee VI over tne
wmo"aru coun'e!, keepnx 'us pottotn
ankle deep regardiese OF hls 'aporious
put intermittent enorts WHY tue pan.
ing disn. Ana the two' or'gant'ue eno
coekiesneh, were drawing tosetner
Win Appalling de'perauoe.
but tnet DIE voice STUCK I'D his
parched throat ne could bsveshouted
IN MS eiauon wnen eventually ne
gained the point OF intersection ap
eienth OF u mhe anead OF tne organ.
tine ana got sight OF her windward
treeDoard as most slowly the catooat
'ueea across hei course.
ror al tna'. tue moment OF ms &c
.u"' 'r'u'hph was MOI YET lie had st!l
10 carry ON successfully q schen'e thnt
for sheer audae'ty OF Conception and
contempt Tor danger transTended az
that had gone before
HphiihR the ca'Doat on Tor . time
ne Drought her about handsomely q
h'tr way beyond the brigantinc's
course anu uung I'D tue eye ~ tire
wind. the leach napp'n- and tighten.
lug with reports Hike r!ffe shd's and
lhe water siosf'uH about. hts CALVES
baiitng dish now altogether out OF
miha-whiie he watched the oneomina
vessel. MIS- eyes gl's'eR'ng' with. Antici
PATTON. ~. 49,. -.
sue was ROOFING II smartiy. the brig
antinc. Ning down TO IT ara snoring
INTO tue WIND Beneath her st-ul
waves DreR~ ID sn0w white showers
w."er tnah 'ne canvas o! hsr bu'r'ns
| Ho-o'"He anu. gn"shinH tuefV Ieetu IN
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-15

failing at 40 cents a peck, and have
not been lower han 25 cents all Win
ter.
raises potatoes solely for plants to sell.
Last year he bedded 1000 bushels. and
did not have plants enough for his
trade. This spring. after bedding his
usual quantity, he contracted with a
ne1ghbor to grow him a million and a
nan plants. This man grows the Big
Stem Jersey. the dry. yellow potato
popular III the North. and his trade is
largely With the Jerseymen who want
his early plants that are grown under
glass sashes.
| get letters from all over the South
ASKING where sweet potato plants can
De bought. and | believe that anv one
VINO would so to growing the kinds
wanted IN the South on a large scale
ana advertising his stock and prices
~ Ihe Progressive Farmer. could
make q fine business in the nlants
alone.
Ihere is scarcely a town in the South
Where sweet potatoes have not been
Or1nSln good prices of late wears.
NentN years ago ! could buy sweet
potatoes IN Raleigh for 40 cents 2
ousflel, put tor years past thoy have
seldom been less thar IS cents. and
later IN the season. S1.OJ per bushel.
Our growers here make 400 to 500
nushels per acre of the JERSEYS. and
there IS no reason why equally fine
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-15

crops Of the YAM sorts should not be
grown in the South. Cuttings -ron
the early plants set in late June ana
July Will make potatoes that Will keep
better than the ones grown from the
early plants, and cuttings made q yard
long and coiled up and Set in the hills
with only the top sticking Out can be
planted in August and Will maxi l.
host of small potatoes of just the size
for bedding. They take less r0Or~ in
the bed and will give more plants u
the bushel than larger ones.
Then to grow potatoes on d large
scale one must have a potato house
with heating apparatus to dry IC@n2
off at q high temperature, after M.taa
they are easily kept, if frost is ~
Guided. Our Maryland growers have
houses that Will hold 5000 bushels
In the Eastern Shore counties Of
Virginia, Accomac and Norttam.-on.
the sweet potato crop is the h..
industry. They rake the straw .m
the pine woods in winter ANA S-~-u1
it thickly over the ground and .N
it under for the potatoes, ana H1.ze
good crops, though ] have au
wondered that If they gre" cr:.-~.I
clover on the land they .Woul6 .-
far better material to turn UN6-~ IT.
the sweet potatoes than the pine #.
The potatoes they grow are e. ar
than the Nams, II these counti=~
shipping train loads of potatoes
fore any appear n the marhr- - 81
South. The same sorts OF pn-
would pay Well in other sections
tended for Northern shipment. T.
Northern people have lot Iearn-:
to cook vans, and they want
dry, yellow sorts hat they can s- a
or boil, a method that would ru ~
Southern yam.
But 50 long as potatoes s-.l f.r IS
per bushel on the southern ma
there is no truck crop that Hi-.
better for home sales.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-15

emily, as stated above, remarkable in
Stinct.
Fitch claims that the entire larval
and puDal stage is passed within the
twig. From personal observations,
however, We are led to believe that
such may not always be the case.
Our attention vas called by q cor
respondent last August to the fact
that many fallen tWigs examined con-
tanned no worms. Later, in Septe1n-
Der, we noted this also. and were not
able to find 4 single larNa in any
tWigs examined, a large umb be-
ing cut open for examination.
This can hardly be accounted for by
the WORK of in~sectiVOrOus birds, since
they would be unable to reach them in
their burrows IN any event, the
larVa is in its burroW when the tWi9
first falls and can then be easily cared
for. We thel efore sugges the fol-
lowing remedy:
Collect and burn all tWi2s cut off
by his insect as soon as theN are
found on the ground in July or Au-
gust. De not leave this work until
the following spring.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-15

One reason is that the~A ar. $50
many more eaters than #ort -r5-
consumers than producers. But f-e-
are doing the labor. Thousand. .
doing the eating and spending
a baseball is held hundreds III -
sands Will visit that, lose their
spend some money, and not BE
tied one cent by such folly so W i
numbers Of other ways Of W.- -
time and spending money.
instead OF farmers preparing H-.l
land in time and sowing wheat.
Will spend their time in goin- IT, -I W.
and neelect farm work, and sly
land viii not produce whea- e#.#
/ was a youth q farmer thu -..- If
his flour, pork, etc, was cot.--
worthless farmer.
II our farmers would r-- "tr
own provisions at home S}a-g 1 IS
might get a corner on wheat -- r@- *.
but THAI would not hurt then. II
would use common sense AM r-
Bible teaching about what far-.
should cultivate, high tariff
gambling would not hurt us. It
like We might learn to do bet-7~-
Experience teaches a dear p
but Tools Will learn in no Other.
Where is the visor and r.8@
that once marked and d"ist.rzy.- =
our farmers?
Just after the war of lHb-, II r.
said hE the large farmers, htt
Your hogs. raise cotton ana corn
laborers to paw q high price -ot lH
The advice was followed by to- Ut1 '
Now they say We cannot grow WI
Let MS grow cotton and tobacco
buy breadstuffs. Behold the e.
of such silly advice.
When | visit a farmer who b
chickens. pigs, sheep. cattle. you
colts, corn in his crib and WheaF
his barn it reminds me of oIo
times, and ! feel here is a man q
acts on the rules of common ser
and he can rise up at night and Z
his friend have as many lOaVes as JIG
wishes.
We never gain by leaving the O
Bible paths of prudence and Wisd0
Eide p. ID. Gold in lions La
mark.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-15

The pieces OF the ground, when ey-
amined, exhibit a clean cut or break
at the large end. and if one cuts into
the tWlg With a knife a Whitish worm
IS disclosed lying in the burrow thus
opened. This is the larVa of the oak
pruner, which,, when full grown is a
little more than One-half inch long.
and transforms into a blackish or
broWnish lack beetle Of about the
same length.
The life history of this pest is such.
eNldenclnS apparently marvellous in
stlnct, that 1t commands our admiral
ton. The female beetle, according
to Fitch. normally lays her eggs in
spring or summer on a green succu-
lent tWis in an angle between leaf
tWl@ and leaf stalk. This action af-
lordS the young tender 1000 of the
right nature, easily obtained. AS the
lafVa grows older it works into the
Older wood. At his time the "worm"
is about half grown.
According to the above writer and
others, this larva needs moisture to
go through with its transformations to
the pupal and later to the image stage.
This evidently it could not obtain if
the tWlg remained on the tree. If
therefore, proceeds to cut off the twip
which has afforded it a home so that
TINS VIII lie on the moist earth durinp
the autumn and winter. This is >
very nice operation, evidencing appar-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-15

Watchful Care in Summer When In
sccts Lay Their Eggs May Save Our
frees

However desirable it may be to have
a iudiciOuS pruning of our oaks, we
can hardly trust to beetles to do the
work as We wish it done, and during
the ummer of 1908 lElaDhidiOn GER
tainly exceeded the limit and cause
much anXiety to owners of oak trees
in various parts of the Ountry
Further, since it sometimes attacks
the apple and other quite valuable
trees. it calls for some attention..
During July one may observe be
meath oak trees many fallen tWiSS and
in some instances small branches, with
leaves still attached and generally
Withered. though sometimes still
green. \ glance into the tree viii
reNeal possibly other tWigS hanging
suspended with whiting or Wilted
leaves. not yet disIodgcd by the win
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-15

connection with abundant forage OF
good quality, there is no better protein
feed than meal. But IL
YOU imagine that YOU car feed a coV
five or six pound a day Of the meal
with only hulls for roughage, YOU Will
need a good pocketbook to buy COWS
With
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-15
GROW SN POTATOES.

The advice to raise more sweet pota-
toes is good. | do not know any rop
50 easily grown that pays better. To-
day in our local market they are re-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-06-15

Cooperative creameries are all right
II started on a buSineSS-like plan, but
fight shy of the creamery mote
the shark. who Will start Won IN y
creamery outfit 4or three times its
worth, and thus make failure certain.
Iurn down any stranger who comes
round and tells YOU fancy tales about
the wonderful profits of craamerics
such as he is ready to equip for YOU.
He is after Your money only.
o imagine that yOu can make a
dairy pay with nothing but ~cottonsced
meal and hulls for feed. You cannot
maxi the best butter or milk tina way.
The -1eal in moderate quantities may
ne bfofitablN fed in connection with
So"d forage. The place for the hullS
IS as an absorbent in the manure gut
ters- IT takes too much vital energy
70 get what little food they contain. II
YOU reed a full ration of only cotton
seea meal and hulls YOU will soon he
oslhs cows, while used in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-11
FILIPINO WOMEN.

Their Cares Begin Early, and They
Win Husbands by Hard Work.
Filipino women know how to win
husbands" says an American woman
who is living at Manila. ut is a COM
mon thing in the islands to see a girl.
young and brown and strong, crushing
rice with heavy wooden mallet, while
around her sit a number of admiring
SWANS, locking on, but never dream
ing of offering to help. And the girl
doesn't expect it, She pounds cheerful.
ly away, and by and by her reward
comes in a husband to work for.
Life accustoms the Filipino woman
to labor at a very early age. As a
tiny girl she is rarely seen without an
appendage in the shape of a baby
brother or sister perched on her little
brown hip. When she grows a few
inches taller and few degrees strong
er she is pressed into service as a wa
ter carrier. bearing heavy Jars of wa
ter poised gracefully on her head
from the river to her home. Now, too.
she works in the fields, and vivid bit
of color she makes in her short killed
scarlet skirt. When she becomes
woman-and she is q woman Mt fifteen
or before-she may have Il small shop
to tend, and there is the rice to beat
and much other work to do.
Marriage brings no vacation. She is
pretty sure 10 have many children TO
care for. She tends the fields. cooks
and frequently las a stall in the mar
ket for several hours a day. But when
the women are really old then their
rest time comes. They sit quietly by,
looking on as life goes past them. but
taking part no more. In spite of the
hard labor they have had there is gen
orally q very peaceful look in the
brown. wrinkled faces Of these old
women."-New York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-11
"THE GILL TO RETURN.

Following its run of an entire sea-
son at Weber's Music hall, New York,
THE Girl from Rector's" will be seen
at the Grand, Davenport, next Tues.
day evening. Paul NJ. Potter is the
author of the work, and despite the
fact his past has been identified with
plays of serious nature, lie hit upon
vein of humor in 1.-THE Girl" which
astonished even his most ardent adj
mirers. 1t is long step from play
Of the nature of ''Trilby'' of which he
was the author, to an offering like
that of his latest creation. The New
York critics declare that he has made
name for himself in the world OF
comedy which will survive his former
reputatiol. There isn't a dull line
throughout THE Girl from Rector's"
and not q situation that cannot be I'M
derstood and appreciated by anyone.
The success of the piece may be
judged from the fact that its earning
capacity at Weber's was many times
greater than that of the same house
when the Weber & Fields offerings
there were the sole topic of New
YorkS theatre-going public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-11

The tipping system has become acute
now that graft is boldly recognized as
business and the world has no
shame for the majority of workers in
the vineyard. A charming young ma
iron exclaimed the other day that
graft had even invaded her household.
She was asked how that were posi-
BILE and replied. Il have discovered
that my most trusted and faithful maid
has been approached by some one who
shall be nameless to advise the cook.
who is another treasure, to leave me-
But she did not?' yes. she did"
said the young Inatron. laughing.
Yes. she did. and l don't blame her
for the price. My nice Julia was paid
$50 to sell me out. and the cooks
wages are about double what / can
pay" "a case of bribery" Not at
all-pIain. unvarnished graft was the
philosophicr response.-Boston Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-11
DOCTOR FOR LOVE
CURE: nANNERINC

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 11.-Mary
Mannering. who is spending the week
in Kansas City under the same hot 81
roof with her husband, James K. Hack
EFT, although the two are not indulg-
ing in conversation, owing to impend-
ing divorce proceedings. says she IS
very much interested in the man"
question.
81 have given the subject of man no
little thought" the actress said today,
land 1 hope some day to discuss It
fully, openly. But first want to learn
more about the mans side, and about
how he looks at the little things with
great consequences. I begin to see it
all so impersonally. And I'm begin
ming to have theory. I think there
must be germ
''The germ of passion, you mean?"
Eyes, it seems to be thing men
ought to be given medical treatment
for" she replied, half laughing. when
we learn how we shall get hold of men
and-no, not kill the germ. but put
some method into it's working.
81 have never said much to anyone
about it." continued Miss Mannering,
but 1t will break my heart If we can
not soon put on a play called Every
Woman 1t is founded on the moral
ity play, Every Man. and think it is
just as great.
"The character, Every Woman. is in
troduced by the character Nobody. No
body has told her about the dangers
and happiness OF being woman. Ev-
cry Woman's companions are Beauty,
Modesty and Youth. In the second act
Modesty is dismissed, and in the last
act Beauty dies, but Every Woman
clings to Youth. Why She has set
out to find King Love the First. When
she thinks she has found him, he
turns out to be only Passion In the
guise OF Love 1t is a wonderful play
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-11
LITTLE STAGE STORIES.

Anna Steese Richardson, one Of the
authors of "a Mans Man. IN which
Henry B. Harris will star Robert Eide
son, came to New York eight years
ago an unknown writer, with only $40
in her purse. and today makes &c..
600 a year.
Ruth st. Denis, who has created a
sensation in New York with her East
Indian dances, was at one time an
actress IN Mrs. Leslie Carriers COM
pany when this famous star was play
ing in "Du Barry"
Frank Mills has been engaged for a
prominent part in support of Frank
Keenan, in William Anthony McGuire's
play, 1.-THE Heights
Hilda keenan,, youngest daughter of
the eminent actor. Frank keenan,. will
make her debut in ''The Heights
Henry B. Harris has purchased a
new play from Sydney Rosenfeld, en-.
titled Children of Destiny" 1t will
not be produced until next season.