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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-26
FROM TRANSPORT
TO WINDJAMMER

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Captain Peabody, in command of the
United States army transport Sher-
man, which vessel remained stranded
of Barber Point for weeks during the
fall Of 1906, is regularly running out
of San Francisco as the skipper in
the fast and trim lumber schooner
Rosamond.
It will be remembered that to re-
float the transport and place that yes
sci in commission again, cost the Unit
ed States government several hundred
thousand dollars.
The Rosamond, in which Captain
Peabody now sails, was once rated as
a popular vessel in the coast and
island trade. the schooner carrying a
full quota of passengers ON each yoy-
age.
The Rosamond recently returned
from Australia during which trip the
schooner is said to have met with
some rough weather. Captain Pea
body has volunteered an explanation
as to how his vessel happened to lose
several sails on the way up from
Newcastle.
The night of May IL Peabody, awoke
from sound sleep and heard strange
noises. while he felt the ship list and
heel over ON one side. He FASTENED
on deck and demanded an explanation
from the mate.
Why 1t has not begun to blow
yet" retorted First Mate Ryan, and
instantly the inner and outer jibs
blew away, followed by the fore
topsail and several others. Except for
hard and difficult work, III of the sails
would have carried away.
The entire passage was what call
a rolling trip said the skipper. eff I
had waited to come OH deck until
Ryan had concluded real blow was
on it is difficult to determine what
would have happened
~
Lumber.laden EccIesia Here
With 100000 feet of lumber des-
tined for Sydney, n s. W., the British
freighter Ecclesia is today receiving
several hundred tons coal preparatory
to leaving this evening for the Antip-
odes. The Ecclesia halls from Astoria
by way of Comox, B. c. The vessel
steamed from the British Columbian
port to Honolulu in fifteen DAYS aud
her captain states that fine weather
was the rule. The vessel was expect
ed here during the earlier part of the
week. but was delayed in departure
from the last port of call,
n
LRrline Carries Big Cargo
The Matson Navigation steamer
Lurline, now nearing port from San
Francisco, is reported through cable
as bringing down very large Acargo
for the islands. This vessel in sailing
from San Francisco was supplied with
s.574 tons freight for discharge at Ho-
nolulu. Kahului freight includes It's
tons general merchandise. The Lur-
line is due to arrive here early Tues
iay morning and may be dispatched
for Kahului on Thursday or Friday
evening.
schooner Wood Sails for the Sound
Taking ballast only the schooner
Fred. j Wood. having been discharg-
"a of nearly million feet of lumber.
was dispatched for Puget Sound today.
The vessel was towed to sea this
and is believed VIII meet
with a fair wind from the start.
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-26
HELP WANTED
FURNISHED ROOMS
FOR SALE.

Boarding house fully furnished, with
property, fer sale. G. G., this of
flee. 55S2-6t.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-26
lilIonIan offIeer Promoted

HlIonian OFFICER Promoted
At one time an officer in tie Mat
son Navigation steamer iiilonisln and
a regular visitor to Honniuiu ]. G..
Irwin, commercial superintendent az
the Marconi Wireless. Company, is TO
be promoted to the management of
the Seattle branch. Irwin is one CT
the best known wireless men IN the
country. He was with WeIlman in
the attempt to cross the -At.alsic in
a balloon and escaped death when the
balloon fell. The name Of his sue
tessor was not announced.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-26
'Larline Carries Big Cargo

Schooner Wood Sails for the Sound
Taking ballast only the schooner
Fred. j. Wood, having been discharg-
ed of nearly million feet of lumber.
was dispatched for Puget Sound today.
THE vessel was towed to sea this
morning and is believed will meet
with a fair wind from the start.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-26

schooner Alert Makes New Record
The schooner Alert, Captain John
Hansen. has completed remarkably
fart passage between the Goldea Cate
and the Columbia River, negotiating
the massage in better time han Is
NO wmade by the coastwisc steam
schooners. The vessel mad he fu1
up the Coast in four days. ON two
DAYS the Alert logged 2S9 aaa 20
miles respectively.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-26
Reeord fer coast shIpya.a

Record for Coast ShIpyaff
The largest wooden vessel con-
structcd at San Francisco in long
time was launched on May 80 iron
the yards of Frank Stone, The craft.
which is to be used in the colfishins
business in the north By the Union
Fish Company, is $50 feet long aud
schooner rig. with three lDasss. The
vessel viii be equipped with a 15O
horsepower auxiliary gas engine,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-26

Schooner Campbell Sails -" Sound
The American schooner John ~.
Campbell with lumber AM genera.
cargo from Puget Sound arriving al
Kaanapali on June 9th was Dispatched
Tor Puget Sound ports Cd last uss,
Gay according to repor > receisee
here today. The vessel was mspatcheo
r ballast.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-26

Cutter Fear Prepares for Sumner
The revenue cutter Beae arrived AZ
Nome, Alaska, on June 3. The quick
passage of the Corwin ard the Bear
indicates that Bering Sea is free from
ice. and that the big line that nave
inst sailed for the far nof'h will nave
no trouble. The absenc Of ice IS
also a good omen for the Stefanss9h
A ,ctfo axnadffio;l
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
eeps.;sht. 40, =. by A.rry irving er.ess

From above came first strange cry
unlike any sound they had ever heard
before from the throat OF man, fowl or
beast, quavering yet sharp and in.
sistent, bearing the notes of both ap-
peal and threat as though the thing
that uttered 1t. knew not what his next
act should be and In his indecision ut
tered the double note. And while those
below were, still staring open mouthed
and speechless before the oncoming
of this new mystery. there came
rush as Of mighty wings, tanning OF
the air that swept their faces, while
from out Of the darkness there set
tied before them monstrous shape
that rooted them in their tracks and
caused every hair upon their heads to
prick and pull. Manlike Of head and
limbs, yet manlike In such way as no
mortal eye had ever seen before, with
huge bullying eyes, cavernous mouth
hung with loosely Tapping lips, thin
arms and legs that seemed to be made
Of cords. instead OF flesh and muscle
and his reddish body loosely hung
about by a strange skin, he was more
the fantastic apparition OF delirium
than any creature known to man since
the grotesque flying shapes Of prehis-
toric ages. And more marvellous than
all else, attached to his shoulders by
huge brachial muscles that ran down
ward to his hips were a great pair Of
batlike wings with a spread OF full
thirty feet, and with these now fully
extended he crouched before them in
the attitude of a bird just alighting.
Slowly he scanned them, his great
eyes glowing lnminously in the dusk,
his broad mouth working Enthusiastically
and his head craned forward as
though trying to read in their faces
what manner OF creatures they were,
and whether his next movement
should be one Of friendship, antagon-
ism or fight. Then his eyes settled
upon Doris. who now paralyzed by q
terror infinitely greater than had pos.
sessed her at the approach OF the hos
tile world. could only stare at the
monster like one chained to the spot
Then slowly he raised one long arm
until its index finger pointed at the
ornament which she held in her hand,
and with a strange croaking sound
and curious birdlike hop he came
straight towards her.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
WORM, DESTROYS MUCH FRUIT
Little White Maosot Feeds on Interior
Of Berry, Causing Il TO Turn
Red and Then Drop.
}. ?. GILLETTE. Colorado Asricul-

(By c. p. GILLETTE. Colorado Asrioul-
Il tural College.)
Many Inquiries are being made in;
regard to- small worm or maggot
that is infesting the fruit OF currants
and gooseberries.
The little white maggot is the young
of two-winged fly which deposits her
eggs just beneath the skin Of the
green currant or gooseberry, as the
case may be, while the latter IL grow;
ing. The little maggot feeds upon
the interior Of the fruit, causing it to-
turn red and drop. When abundant
often large proportion Of the fruit
is destroyed. sometimes moro than
three-fourths of it.
The little maggot leaves the fruit
after it falls to the ground and bur-
rows beneath the surface, where It
spends the winter and comes forth
as a fly again the following spring.
From the habits OF this insect It
is evident that 1t would be useless to
apply sprays of any kind for its con-
troll. About the only remedies that
can be used to any advantage are,
first, destroy all infested fruit before
the maggots leave it; or deep cultiva..
ton OF the soil about the bushes dur
ing the late summer and fall or early
spring, for the purpose OF turning the
insects SO deeply under ground that
they cannot escape. f5 y
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01

uttered It, but some woman who stood
close beside her. Shrill and piercing.
it cut to their very marrow, yet SO un.
canny had been the night and 80 brief
the interval between the hurting pas.
sage OF the monster OF the skies that
had SO nearly snutred out their lives
and the appearance OF this grotesQue
thing from another world, that their
overstrung nerves were still all
aquiver and beneath the woman's wild
cry they swerved and leaped backward
as a horse swerves and backs beneath
a slashing whip cut, wild eyed and
quivering.. In a solid bunch they hud-
died against the front of the Fulton
home. the men thrusting the women
behind them as they turned, unarmed
but desperate, to combat as best they
could this monstrous flying thing that
had been brushed from world gone
forever into space, and who now cast
among them in all likelihood possessed
Of Satanic malice as we'll as of super
human means Of transporting himself.
March caught in the press and for a
moment rendered helpless, forced his
way to the front rank just in time to
see that Doris, still rooted to the spot.
stood alone before the advancing one.
With an inarticulate cry he launched
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01

p 4 ~ . " !. r 4 yHs
found; in another fifty-fve army
worms. One toad in captivity snapped
eighty-six house flies in ten minutes;
another was given twenty-four gypsy
moths at one feeding. With 80 much
required to satisfy the appetite OF q
toad at a single meal. it would be dif-
ficult indeed to put an estimate on the
huge amount of insect food consumed
in single season.
q The natural enemies Of the toadsS
are hawks, owls. crows, snakes and
skunks; and poultry destroy many
young toads. The little animals
which are to be found in every gar
den, should be protected with the
same care as are the useful birds
which frequent 1t. IN .4. 4 3s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
Example Of German Thorouohnsss II
Shown in Way the City 10 sys-a
tematlcaIIy Doomed.

In the city, OF Stettin. Germany, Is a
unique society for the promotion OF
the export trade. 1t was founded IN
1872, and weekly lectures are given,
dealing with subjects of interest to its
members. A striking feature is the
granting Of stipends to capable young
men who desire to go abroad for train.
ing in foreign countries. An appli-
cant for a stipend must have some
knowledge OF the English language
and Of the commercial language of the
country to which he intends to CO..
He must also submit testimonials as
to character and ability. The stipend
ID to be large enough to cover the
expenses of the journey and to tide
over reasonable period Of time until
employment dan be found. The maxi.
mum sum granted is $500. Should the
recipient later find himself In q po;
sition to repay the stipend to the asso-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
A Stump Fuller.

cd. Fifty acres of this land was cul-
tivated several years before removing
the stumps and this experience led to
the conclusion that it Is far better to
remove all stumps before the land Is
put into cultivation. The lands can
not be cultivated economically with
the (stumps on them. si Il.
Digging and cutting Is sure meth
Cd of removing the stumps If persisted
in, but under our conditions has
proved the most expensive one except
for stumps ten inches or less in diam
eter. or for lands that have been in
cultivation long time and are par
TALLY decayed. NJ sss Al !. Z.
So far the most successful methods
Of getting rid of the stumps necessi-
tate the use Of fire to destroy them.
The common method is to dig q hole
IL or more inches deep on. one side of
the stump and as close to it as pos
sible and use this as a furnace for
firing the stump. In digging these
holes it is necessary that the soil be
removed from as much OF the stump
as possible SO as to allow the fire to
come In contact with at least six
inches OF it. Burning stumps by this
method is slow process, but 1t ne
cessitates no outlay Of money and be-
sides 1t may be done by one individual,
while to pull them requires several
men and a team.
The burning of stumps may be great
ly fastened by boring hole diago-
nally through the stump from the sur
face Of the ground on one side into the
furnace on the opposite side. This
serves as fue through which the
heat and flame pass out, going through
the stump and heating it up in one
fourth the time required without the
hole. A stump thus treated usually
burns out with little effort on the part
Of attendants and In most cases! to
sufficient depth beneath the surface
to be out OF, the way Of plows and Gull
tivators. !.
A quick and fairly satisfactory meth
cd of removing stumps is by first
blasting them with dynamite and
then burning the shattered remains.
It requires from one-quarter to one
pound Of dynamite 70 shatter the gen
eral run of pine stumps. In order to
do this with the amount Of explosive
mentioned, it is necessary to place the
dynamite into holes bored well into
the stump and to lamp same thor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
ROTATE OR FAILURE, WHlcH7
Weeds and Insects, Too Numerous to
Mention, All Accumulate Under
%5 the one-crop System. Ut.

The accumulation Of noxious weeds,
diseases, and insects on the farm is
one Of the most serious sources of
loss. This results as a rule from the
constant growth or too long continued
culture Of the same crop or class Of
crops on the same land. Wilt in
various crops, bacterial diseases,
grain rusts. and weeds and insects too
numerous to mention all accumulate
in the soil under the one-crop system.
These pests often multiply to such
an extent that ultimately it becomes
impossible to secure profitable re-
turns from land thus infested. Re-
sistant varieties must then be secured
or crops cultivated on land not sub
ject to these pests. All these troubles
can be avoided and the fertility Of the
soil greatly improved by intelligent
systems for any locality or type of
farming, so far as they have been de-
veloped, can usually be, obtained from
state experiment stations or from the
department Of agriculture, Washing
ton. D, G.. gI
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
Amateur Gardener Gives = Few Words
Of Advice, Seemingly Both Sea-
sonable and Sensible.

For long time chung to the old
way Of marking the places where l
sowed In my garden the seed of an;
nual flowers; that is to sayr-I slipped
the little envelopes over the sticks
and placed these in the beds. Winds
often carried the papers away, or rain
washed out the printed name. and. l
was no better of than should have
been II 1 had trusted to my memory
alone. Last year. however, really
did improve on this old plan by plac-
ing small flower pot over each en-
velope and stick, and it proved to be
q very satisfactory method.
A next door neighbor who was
planting some seeds the other day
had, 1t seemed to me, still better
plan, She wrote the name Of the
flower or vegetable on slip OF paper
and placed it in a small bottle. put In
the cork and stuck the bottle half
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
That q. Washington Incident.

Small William. aged three, and
John, aged five, had taken special in
terest in the approach of Washing
tons birthday. Fond grandparents
and other relatives had been sending
them many cherry-tree and Ratchet
post cards.
OF course the lads mother had to
explain the meaning of the different
post cards. She tried to impress
upon her sons also the lesson about
the Father of Our Country never
telling a lie.
Several nights before the natal day
Of the much celebrated and greatly
lamented American. an ather consign-
ment Of post cards wa received h
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
REMOVE PINE sTUMPS
Clearing Of Land for Agricultural
Purposes Is Problem.
When Cleared and Properly Handled
Soil 10 Rich and va!uable-etg
Cost Of Work Has Diseour-
aged Many Settlers.
RY f. q FERRISl


Practically one-third Of the area OF
Mississippi is embraced In what Is
known as the Long-Leaf Pine belt.
Also large portions Of many Of the
other states bordering on the Atlantic
ocean and Gulf Of Mexico are, or once
were, covered with this long-leaf pine.
The clearing Of these lands for agricul-
tural purposes is quite problem.
as SO many acres have been denuded
Of their timber growth and await de-
velopment at the hands of the farmer.
AS rule it is quite an easy matter
to free the land from logs and tree
tops, but the removal Of the stumps is
the really serious task about clearing
pine lands, for unlike the hard woods
and many other pines, the stumps Of
the long-leaf pine do not decay very
fast, many being almost as resistant
to decay as bronze. ~
The Mcneil experiment station has
removed the stumps from 100 acres Of
land, using all known methods. and
keeping sufficient data to determine
approximately the cost by each meth
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
TOAD SHOULD BE PROTECTED
Food Of Little creaturs Consists OF
Insects of One Kind or Anoth-
er-HeIpful to Farmer.

3 i. + = > . a. " , II
Investigations which have been
carried on by the United States de-
partment Of agriculture give the
common garden toad a most useful
place among the insect destroyerss
which are helpful to the horticul-
turist. An examination Of 149 toads'
stomachs showed that SO per cent. of
the little animals food consists Of
insects of one kind or another. Among
these were found cutworms. ants,
bugs and beetles, spiders, potato bugs.
thousand legged worms, weevils. tent
caterpillars and grasshoppers, wire
worms and army worms, cucumber
bugs, plumb curculios, gypsy moths.
cabbage moths and grape caterpilars.
In the stomach Of one toad seventy
seven acknowledged worms were!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01

the two boys. They were presented
to their mother at the dinner table
that evening to get her to tell of their
significance.
Among this last list of cards re-
ceiver. were several showing the
chopped cherry tree. ''And George
Washington could not tell lie,"
said the devoted parent, as shs
finished relating the much herald
ed Incident
Master William was silent for
moment, and then, in all seriousness,
said:
why, mover. what was the mat
ter Wit imp"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
Alfalfa HAY for Cows.

Because of the high protein content,
alfalfa is especially valuable as feed
for dairy COWS for breeding animals
and for growing young stock It is of
considerable economic value when
grown and fed on the farm, as it takes
the place of high-priced, protein-rich
concentrates, such as bran and cotton
seed meal. It is more economical, un-
der most conditions at least, to feed
it as part ration either with corn or
some carbohydrate roughage, as corn
slower or grass hay rather than to
feed 1t alone.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
Americans In London Theaters.

4 1t is interesting to notice that the
increase In the number of visitors
from the United States Is said to be
among the reasons that have induced
the management OF the Savoy theater
to declare evening dress to be op-
tional In the stalls. The convenience
of the business man who is thus abb
solved from the necessity Of taking
suitcase to his Office, or hurrying
home or to his club to dress, is also
consulted. But the fact remains that
managers like to see q well-dressed
house" which also adds to the
amenities OF the production. London
Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01

Oliver Knox looked up from his
magazine with dubious smile. ''You
just think you do, Amy-but don't be-
lieve everything that comes into that
little head of yours. The trouble with
you idealistic women is that you ex-
pect your friends to pretend to un-
derstand yourselves. Oh. uh, by the
way, / just thought of something
never fixed that door in the basement
you told me about last week. I think
Ill go and do it this minute"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
SOME. GOOD BEE ESSENTIALS.
Neglect to Provide Honey Gatherers
= With Drinking Water as culpa-8
! BILE as Neolectln9 Food.
(By BESSIE L. PUTNAM.)

e. r "a
We take pleasure in kindness, In
various ways. to the higher domestic
animals, we'll knowing that there y
profit in this humane treatment, but
that it should extend to the bees may
come as new thought to many. 5
Neglect to provide drink is as culpa-t
BILE as to cut of the food supply, and
yet the bees are In many instances
wholly disregarded in this respect.
Yet the insects plucklly shift for
themselves in such cases, and they
may be found congregated around tho
vilest spots, If they happen to contain
moisture, not because they do not pre-,
fer pure water, but because 1t Is not
convenient to obtain. II
You may notice how they invariably
flock around the watering trough, II II
happens to stand In the neighborhood.
Of the hives, showing plainly that Wa
ter is necessary, and can ysu fail to
appreciate how many are drowned 10
this effort to get drink? 4 D;
A fountain for their special acco1-
mediation is so easily made that 1t 10:
wasteful to neglect it. Cover q pan Or
other shallow dish with wire screen
cloth, and keep the dish filled with
water, placing 1t in shady place.
where 1t will keep as cool as possible
The bees can get the moisture throufh
the screen, and yet there is no posst-
bility Of their drowning. 0
Another hardship through pure mes
lect, and one which often results dis
astrously. is failure to keep the grass
moved in front of the hives.
How would you like to have such an
obstacle in your path when coming
home tired and heavy laden?
Ease and convenience applied to the.
work of every helper is not without Its
reward rs r. El
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01
Patriotic Men of Stettin

citation, he is expected to do 80. He
must give his word Of honor that he
will justify the confidence placed in
him by making the best use Of his SO
journ abroad in increasing his knowl-
edge and employing it in the promo
ton of stettin's trade, He is also
Obliged to make quarterly reports to
the association, in which he relates his
experiences abroad, describes trade
conditions. gives details as to produc-
ton and consumption, climate, ex-
ports and imports, and especially how
Stettin's trade with the country can
be promoted. &