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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

Eve, for what reason no chronicler
relg ties. 1t must have some presum-
able charm of good luck, however,
since parents will risk leaping directly
through the flames while carrying a
child.
In Scotland a queer cake and Gust
ard-eating ceremony is held on May
day. The guests seat themselves in
circle on the ground before an i'm
provised round table" formed of dirt
or sod. The custard is handed around
and eaten. Then the cake is divided
into eS many sections as there are
guests. One piece is rubbed with char
coal until it is quite black and all are
placed in a Scotch bonnet" or hat for
a lottery drawing The unfortunate
who draws the blackened bit must
jump three times across a bonfire
built nearby for that purpose and
which is believed will guarantee good
harvests the following Fall.
AS a whole, May-daY is peculiarly
free from superstitions such as char.
acterize other such ANIMALS, but both
in America and Europe certain omens
and signs have been added to it7
observances. For many years 1t was
| firmly believed, on the Isle of Lewis,
that if woman was the first to cross
a certain river there on the morning
OF May-day no salmon would be caught
in It until the next May-day came
around. A man was actually appoint
cd to rise at dGybreak and cross the
streom before any of the female sex
had put it. to the curse.
English rustics also felt quite GER
tain thai maiden could get a line
on he: matrimonial chances if she
would throw a ball of yarn into an
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

NEW YORK, April 20.-The Titanic
disaster cast gloom over the entire
business community and exerted dis
tinctly depressing effect upon the
stock market. So appalling calam-
ity could not but affect the spirits Of
the many in Wall Street who had
friends or relatives on board the ill
fated ship.
Activity on the Stock Exchange was
less pronounced than last week, CIV
Ing the market a somewhat tired APP
peGrance. A moderate reaction would
be beneficial inasmuch as it would
test the present level of prices and
bring in a new buying element. 1t
must be conceded, however, that there
is nothing in the present situation to
warrant any important reaction. AS
the time for the June conventions APP
proaches uncertainty will be more or
less acute, and this will tend to re-
strain speculative operations, unless
casted. Just as soon as the personnel
of the opposing candidates can be
foretold We may see more active and
broader market. AS has already been
pointed out, the decline of radicaliam
is a hopeful feature, but for some time
to come the market will be subject
to political uncertainties.
Crop Outlook Good.
By far the NEST important factor
in the future is the crop situation,
This country, and in fact the whole
world, is seriously in need of series
of big harvests. Granting that the
increase in the gold supply may have
had some effect upon values, it still
remains true that the high prices OF
food are mainly due to relative scare,
ity; population having for some years
grown more rapidly than the output
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01
HENRY CLEWs.
FISH FIVE CENTS POUND.

CLEVELAND, o., April 14.-Five
cents a pound is to be the cost OF
lake fish to consumers in Cleveland,
Plans for farming g company to use
city docks and sheds, and, in return,
guarantee a maximum price of five
cents a pound for fish, have been
completed. The first consignment
1900 pounds, Will be sold today.
The fish enterprise is one of sew
eral launched here recently to cur
tail cost of living. Women's clubs
as well as the City Council, are inter
ested. On Thursday a parade of WON
en-, headed by the City Council, is to
descend upon the Central Market, with
banners displayed calling for cheaper
vegetables and produce, Mayor Baker
and Mayor Shank of indianapolis are
to address the women.
Another cheaper living plan con
templates gardening on vacant cit!
lots by neighboring residents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

always called gathering the May"
because the hawthorne was known to
England by the name of May.
The feature of May-day, however,
both in England and the States, is
the finding and raising of the May
pole. A group of young folks of the
past would go out after it and 20 they
naturally desired the straightest and
slimmest of poles-typical of a maiden
usually selected the birch. From
twenty to forty yoke of oxen were
sometimes used to draw the pole on
which the juveniles would enjoy all the
fun of a maiden "straw ride About
the necks of the animals would be
wreaths of flowers and garlands of
them encircled the Maypole-which
was sometimes painted in different
colors-possibjly the ancestor Of the
present-day BARRIERS poe.
But, of course, this ceremony was
mostly observed in smaller towns. In
London there was a custom during the
seventeenth century of allowing the
Maypole to remain from year to year
one in London being described as
measuring 1874 felt in height. After
the pole had been found and properly
installed, all sorts of games were play
ed around it; suitable dances enjoyed
and many queer antics introduced to
amuse the participants Cne Csnocial'
" laughable feature was ca led the
hobby horse.
A man dressed in most eccentric
garb was apparently mounted on a
hobby horse of pgsteboard; but in
reality his own legs protruded from
beneath the skirt of white, which
clothed the lower portion of the
steed's body" In the latter's mouth
was placed a ladle for receiving con
tributions from the crowd.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

younger generations have been inclin'
ed to sheer at the simple frolics of the
cessfully to revive the prettiest OF
them.
Over in London the festival is COM
monty called Sweeps Day" because
the men and boys whose duty it is to
keep chimneys clean always have a
parade then. They carry efligies of
BLACK SAL" a ma figure in feminine
costume; Jack in the Green OF
IN the box" as Americans. put it
and DUSTY Bob" or chimney sweep
The procession dances gsily through
the streets, attired in all sorts of mot
ley costumes and with faces blackeC
and many indulge their love of fun t.
a degree the watching Bobby" would
never countenance on other DAYS.
Cheltenham formerly had such
parade, and in Cambridge the children
Of today pay tribute to the fest de
parting Sweep" by carrying black
faced dolls, encircled by a hoop Of
natural flowers, and singing an old
verse about May-day.
/ In Ireland the customs are as quaint
as the people. That strain of mysti
cism brought by them from Spain has
never died out. So their May-day cere
monies are all tinged with supersti'
ton. From the Phoenicians they have
cherished a custom of driving cattle
between bonfires lighted on May-day
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

Probably no ancient celebration is
more generally observed in this coun-
try than that of May-day. Being a
spring festival, it naturally belongs,
like everything in that season, to
youth and it is in the college and kind
ergarten that one finds it regarded as
a red letter day. From the girl-strewn
and flower-decked campus of some ex-
pensive seminary to the dirt covered
back yard of little settlement school
with its shaky Maypoe and meagre
garlands, May-day is set apart as a
time for merry making and excursions.
In each large city where the English
have become a visible asset of the
population "Maying" is a feature of
the day. This consists of packing a
hamper, gathering up the entire fam
lily and going into the country to
spend the day and hunt for wild flow
ers. For it is the English who most
love out of doors and pay tribute
through May-day to the goddess OF
spring, who has come to relieve them
from irk,some winter.
Some insist it was really a pagan
celebration very far back and belong.
ed much farther north, where the
cold months were especially hard to
endure. But now England rightly
claims supremacy in the observance
In olden times the young people
stayed up until midnight and then
went into the woods and fields and
hunted for flowers and budding
branches. Usually they had mulicians
along to lend an air of frivo,ity to the
occasion. Returning, these floral trib'
utes were fastened up over porches
and doorways. Later on maidens be-
came more practical and deferred
their trip until daybreak. They sought
then for hawthorne and the quest was
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01
SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS.

When there is a steamer in port
there you will find a lei girl selling
sea shells to the tourists who do not
go up town. At Haleiwa you do not
find the girls who sell sea shells but
there is the finest bathing beach on
the island just in front of the spa
cious hotel Any night this week will
be a pleasant one on which to 20
down to Haleiwa. The moon is at the
full and the weather ideal. There IS
an auto in the rent service at the
hotel and it is a good one Those
who wish to investigate the surround
ing country may do so at a slight
cost.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

death of Astor, Straus and Major Butt.
B. w. Stone, an investment broker
was one of the passengers, and the So
cislists asked him what he thought
about it.
"No man with drop of true Ameri-
can blood in his viens would say what
you are saying" he responded.
You're a liar" shouted one of the
Socialists as he sprang at Stone. The
latter arose and, with a stiff battery
of blows, changed the fellows face
into a disfigured mass.
A policeman, noting the hubbub'
rushed into the car, but when told of
the cause of the battle refused to ar
rest Stone, but instead shook him
warmly by the hand, saying; I'm
proud of you"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01
THE DECLINE OF RADICALISM
HOPEFUL FEATURE, SAYS CLENS

of the farm. Fortunately, soil condi.
lions in nearly all parts of the Unit.
ed States are ideal Spring is late,
but a few days of warm weather
would quickly compensate for this dis.
advantage. There is no doubt that
the loss thus far in winter wheat will
be abundantly made up in other ways.
Money Eeasy.
The difficulties with the coal min.
ers promise to be settled by an early
compromise. The engineers, how.
ever, threaten to strike without delay
if no further overtures are made by
the railroads; and this may prove a
serious factor. A feature which has
generally escaped recognition is the
large number of new capital applica-
tions announced this month. Since
April / the announcements now aggre.
gate considerably over 100000,
and It would create no surprise if the
total output for the month made this
one of the heaviest months on record.
That the market should take such a
mass of new issues so readily shows
surprising degree of inherent
strength
The money situation is satisfactory.
Funds are plentiful at moderate
rates. Bank reserves are rising Our
foreign commerce is in excellent con
dition, the exports for March being
! S2O5, 100000, which is twenty-five per
cent in excess of a year ago, when
they were at high record figures Cot
ton was the most important factor
in these increased exports, the large
ness in quantity, making up for the
lower price compared to that of a
year ago. Our imports during the
same month were $156,OOO,OOO, leav'
ing an excess of exports for the month
amounting to $49,OoO,OOO. These are
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

Islands is a matter of controversy.
Some believe that it will be practically
nil. Others that the city will be dou-
bled in few years in population and
in business. Both of these views are
probably extreme. But even though
no definite impulse is felt here, when
the ships of the Atlantic begin pass
ing through the great ditch into the
Pacific, business men and real estate
owners can scarcely complain if the
present rate of progress is maintain
ed
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

naturally lover-like tendencies. At
any rate he and his queen, who ever
she might be when May-day came
round, would always go into the fields
and disport themselves along with
court folk and the peasants.
Yet is ia unfair to speak of May
day customs and supersitions as en-
tirely of the past when so very many
of them endure today. The English
are most reluctant to see custom die
out, and in certain localities where the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01
ONE SURVIVOR MAY
HAVE TO QUIT CLUB

LONDON, April 21.-Reynolds' news
paper says: THE conduct of one man
who was saved from the Titanic has
already been the subject of very Sc
we're comment among old-time friends
Indeed, the suggestion has already
been made that committee from one
club of which he is a member shall be
asked to call on him to explain his
position, many of the members being
apparently of the opinion that, failing
some satisfactory explanation, this
gentleman should be asked to resign
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01
BY J. A. BREcKoNs.

Especial Correspondence of the Starr
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10
Excellent progress is reported on the
work of comp, citing the new drydocks
now under construction. Although
the docking schedule of the battleship
fleet does not provide for the use of
the new dock at New York until Oc-
tober the dock will be ready to take
a ship by May l. The new dock at
Puget Sound will be ready for a ship
by the present progress of the work
by July l.
If the extension of the Pearl Harbor
dock is not authorized the work on 1t
will be completed by January /, 1914
With an addition of 200 feet, which is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01
LAME BACK.

One Of the most common ailments
that hard working people are afflicted
with is lame back. Apply Chamber
lain's Pain Balm twice a day and mas
sage the parts thoroughly at each APP
plication, and you will get quick re-
lief For sale by all dealers. henson,
Smith & Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

very encouraging returns and show a
further strengthening of the credit
abroad.
Iron Trade Prosperous.
The iron trade continues very &C
tive. In spite of increased capacity
nearly all plants are fully occupied
Prices have been low, but are advanc'
ing, and the net results to the steel
industry are sure to be more crafty
ing than for many months past.
From a speculative standpoint the
stock market will bear watching, and
purchases for the rise should be con
Quoted with increasing caution No
real test has been applied to the new
level, and until this has happened the
market may be subjected to sharp
realizations and reactions. In the alb
sence of any important developments
we are entitled to a good trading mar
ket, for prices are now more sensl'
tive than usual to either good or bad
news.
HENRY CLEWS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

OF course there always was-and IS
"a May queen Tennyson has made
her immortal in verse. Yet hundreds
have repeated the phrase, For I'm
to be Queen O. the May" without ever
rea izing just what is meant At Vas
,3ar and Bryn Mawr and Welles ,ey and
dozens of smaller girls colleges, the
selection of such a queen is an es-
sential part of the day. Only, now it
is all done in a spirit of frolic, where
a,s in more primitive English times it
was an honor taken seriously.
Usually such a girl was selected for
her good looks or popularity. Some
times she headed the procession which
went at daybreak for the Maypole
as it would seem Tennyson meant to
indicate. Always she occupied a
throne and gave royal orders for the
day. She held sway over Robin Hood
and the Morris dancers. But when
darkness fell and bonflres were lighted
all over the green, where the cele'
bration was being held, her reign end
ed. The King of the May then ascend
ed the throne and the revels lasted
all night long.
Unlike many superstitious customs
passed on to Christians by those who
worshipped Jupiter, that of May-day
has always interested the most eX
elusive as well as the plebeian. King
Henry the Eighth was an ardent
] "May-dayer"-pe because of his
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01
SOCIALIST" GLoATs
OVER DEATH OF RICH

MILWAUKEE, April 21.-Two So
cialists of the red" type were today
loudly proclaiming their joy over the
death of men of wealth and distinction
on the Titanic on crowded street
car. They especially gloated over the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

A man inserted a classified Adj" in
The Star lately received an answer
and closed the desired deal in less
than one hour after the paper left the
office. Star classified" ads. bring
quick results.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01

The best investment today Is the
classified" page Of The Star. II is
a certain dividend payer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-01
NAVYS FIRST lOOOFOOT DOCK
IF EXTENSION Be ADOPTED

provided for in the appropriation bill
as it now stands, the time of taking
a ship for the Pearl Harbor dock may
be postponed a month or six weeks.
When the Pearl Harbor drydock is
completed if the extension is author
lied, it will be the first 100O-foot dock
constructed by the Navy. This is as
large as the drydocks being biltbgkq
unless the Panama canal is enlarged.
The House Naval Affairs Commit
tee has authorized the extension OF
an item in the naval appropriation
bill. The original estimated cost was
81, 100000. The extension of 200 feet
will require an additional appropria'
ton of $65O,OO0.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-21

The great benefits that will be
derived from the eradication of
the tick in Noxubee county are
so we'll recognized that it is gen.
orally believed that the number
of cattle in the county will be
doubled in less than five years.
In other words where we now
have 2 5000 head of stock there
will be 40, 900 and their value as
we'll as their number will be
doubled. Three-fourths of the
cattle in this section are grade
Jerseys, which have very little
value as beef cattle, but a mum.
Der Of the heavier breeds are be.
ing introduced and in a few
years, from now, it is confidently
believed, cattle and kindred in
dustries and not cotton will b.
our chief dependence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-21

From the oklahoma Club
Woman We take the following
concerning a native of this coun-
ty. who has gained distinction in
a western state:
Miss Anne Wade O'Neil has
the distinction of being the
youngest State Parliamentarian
in the United States. Miss
O'Neil is q Mississippian by birth
has enjoyed exceptional educa-
tional advantages, has travelled
abroad and is recognized as one
of the bright lights of the FEEDER
alton. 1t is in great part due to
her efforts that Oklahoma can
boost of the l. I. and C. for
which institution she has since
done a great deal. The College
Bulletin says of her in substance;
AT a most critical moment in
the history of the institution,
Miss O'Neil with i~ndomitable
faith and enthusiasm again
stepped into the breach-and
through her efforts the schoo'
was saved to the womanhood oil
the new state"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-21

The old Boggess and Holman
livery stable, which was built in
1878 by a contractor named San
ford, who rebuilt many of the
brick buildings in Macon after
the disastrous fire of that year,
which wiped out the entire bust
ness section of Macon with TIE
exception of one block. has been
torn down and in its placeMessrs.
Willard & LaRue, general con.
tractors of West Point will erect
for Mr.. w. W. Shannon, a $40.
600 brick and cement stable. 1t
will be one of the most complete
in the state. Work will COM
mence as soon as the material
can be placed on the ground.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-21
FROM Il PEOPLE

TO ths Formers Of Ronbss cOgHIp' Il
feel that my duty demands that
send out . letter Of warning TO the
farmers Of this county In regard 70 the
probable InfestatIOn Of your cOttOn'With
boil weevIls. Right NOW the crop pros
pect Is not good. There iS 30 much COT
ton that is young and can't possibly
mature q full crop BY August lst. ana
much Of the crop IL badly In need OF
work. The plants are small TOT tnis
period Of the year.
It 10 vsrv evident now that but fortne
severe winter we would have had lett
countless numbers Of weevils to attack
our your crops this season. They are
showing up in great numbers in 1911 IN
tested counties, and It Ii very likely
that they are in this county, though IN
diminished numbers. l have 30 TAR
seen no signs of them, but that should
not lessen your vigilance for any signs
In your crop. Watch for fallen squares
and the first ones yon find. II you are
not sure they have not been punctured
by weevils put a few In a bottle and
keep them there for 8 or IL days.
| believe the farmers are making this
crop on as economical basis as possible,
and IL this is true, a short crop will not
hurt 80 much as we fear now It will.
There is a good deal now being done
by the cotton boil worms. They are
eating into the squares and the squares
then fall off. l have found as many as
six on one stalk Of cotton. These
worms can do a great deal Of damage In
a short time IL unmolested. No way,
has, as yet, been devised to combat this
pest, but we do know that the green
worm, the larva, soon attains its growth,
then burrows, in the ground to develope
into the mature. yellowish colored moth
which deposits eggs that make more
worms. The number can be reduced by
frequent civilizations Of the cotton, be-
cause these burrowing worms will be
exposed to the suns hot rays.
Cotton should be worked ID often as
once a week and very shallow. 1t Is q
plant that responds to good care as vel
as any crop we grow.
l am very anxious about the feed
crops of this comfy. II a short crop Of
corn is made this year you will be in .
bad shape to make next years crop
The prospects for a corn crop at present
is very unpromising. Much of It II
very young and the frequent rains have
been against its growth. Most farmer
fail on a feed crop when they fail Il
make corn. II your orr is a failur'
you make no substitutes for It. Up h
the 18th Of July you still have plenty o
time to grow soy beans, peanuts an
cow peas, and any one is as good, poun'
for pound, as corn to feed your mules
/ l shall be glad to talk to any on
about this work. l am here to be use
and l always feel that you need m
when you call on me.
]. w. HADDON.
Commissioner of Agriculture Of Nox,
bee County.