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department may be able to assist
farmers in obtaining seed from these
sources. In this connection an ap-
peal is made for every grower of
northern seed corn, having good seed
to sell, to furnish the Office of corn
investigations of the United States
department of agriculture with his
name, address, name of variety, price,
and amount of seed for sale. A gen.
erous response will aid the depart
ment in relieving the present critical
situation.
Surprising results have been OBJ
tanned by the Office of corn investi.
cations with seed which was very i'm
mature when gathered. Even if your
seed was in the soft dough" stage
when gathered last fall, if it was
promptly dried and well cared for, it
will germinate and reproduce we'll
enough to make it preferable to south
ern seed.
Attention also is called to Farmers
Bulletin Ais, entitled seed Corn"
which treats the subject in more
detail.
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ore putting more food into the stour

before putting more food into the stou%
ach.
Girls and women with sallow skinsI
liver spots, pimples or pallid compiler
ions, also those who wake up with q
coated tongue, bad taste, nasty breath,
others who are bothered with head
aches, bilious spells, acid stomach OF
constipation should begin this phoSs
phated hot water drinking and are as.
sured Of very pronounced results In
one or two weeks.
A quarter pound of limestone pho0'
phate costs very little at the drug
store but is sufficient to demonstrate
that just as soap and hot water
cleanses, purifies and freshens the skin
on the outside, so hot water and lime.
stone phosphate act on the inside or
gans. We must always consider that
internal sanitation is vastly more i'm
portant than outside cleanliness, be.
cause the skin pores do not absorb
impurities into the blood, while the
bowel pores do.
Women who desire to enhance the
beauty of their complexion should just
try this for a week and notice results,
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in THE SPRING

Now is the time to bring to your aid
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
Tin tablet or liquid form). This won.
derful remedy helps to restore stomp
ach to its natural health and strength
and to secure proper flow of the d.
gestive juices, a good appetite and fun
digestion Of the food you eat. It inN
vigorates the liver, regulates the boWN
els and purifes and enriches the blood.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical DiscoVA
cry is absolutely free from alcohol and
injurious drugs. Its ingredients printa
ed on wrapper. You can be certain %
is a true blood-maker, tissue-buildeEa
and restorative nerve tonic and thai
it will produce no evil after-effece.
Thousands-probably many OF your
neighbors-are willing to recommend
Golden Medical Discovery" because
it has made them stronger in body.
brain and nerve.
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound would cure II. 1t helped both
the Change of Life and the tumor and
when got home did not need the doctor.
/ took the Pinkham remedies until the
tumor was gone, the doctor said, and /
have not felt it since. ! tell every one
how l was cured. If this letter will
help othersyou are welcome to use it. "
Mrs. E. H. BEAN, 525 Joseph Avenue,
Nashville, Tenn.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, a pure remedy containing the
extractive properties of good old fash
toned roots and herbs, meets the needs
Of woman's system at this critical period
Of her life. Try it
If there is any symptom in your
case which puzzles you, write to
the Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine
Co, Lynn, Mass.
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Choice Seed Corn.

seed only from individuals which
show promise, in several years the hab
its and characteristics can be changed
considerably, and perhaps a variety
which at first failed to mature may
be SO changed that it becomes suit.
able.
Even when variety has been thus
adapted to a locality, so that it will
mature under ordinary conditions,
there will come seasons so unfavora.
bic that it will not mature. If only
one years seed supply is gathered
each year, all the work of adaptation
is lost. The proper way is to gather
enough from a good crop to supply
seed for two or three years hereafter.
Good seed will keep without depreci-
alton this long.
Go out into the cornfeld before the
first killing frost, gather a good sup
ply Of the best ears to be found on
stalks growing in competition with
others; hang these ears up in some
place where they will be protected,
but at the same time have "a gooI
chance to dry out quickly; when dry
enough to shell, do so, and put the
seed away where it will not be ex-
posed to too great changes in temper
ature and moisture. Any man can
follow the simple directions here CIV
"a and plant his fields every year with
good, vigorous growing seed which he
knows is adapted to- his farm.
The matter of a seed supply is a
Ease Of avoiding trouble, rather than
trying to remedy the trouble after it
has arrived. If no seed of the 1914
crop is available, the farmer is in bad
shape. He must purchase his seed,
and in doing this he is in grave dan
ger Of obtaining either poor seed or
seed of late-maturing varieties.
Homegrown seed that has been
we'll cared for, even though it was
not thoroughly mature, is almost cer-
tain to give better results than i'm
ported seed. BY homegrown seed is
meant seed grown on the farm, or in
the same county, or where the same
general conditions affected the crop
The point to be emphasized is that
the farmer in Minnesota, or North
Dakota, should not send for seed
grown in southern South Dakota or
Iowa. If this is done, the crop re-
sulting will almost certainly be i'm.
mature next fall when it is necessary
to harvest.
An exception to this may be the
dry-land portion of the more southern
states. The corn growers there are
confronted nearly every year with
drought. In order to grow corn at all
it is necessary to grow early-matur.
ing varieties which will make" BE-
fore the drought occurs. Some excel
lent crops were secured in 1915; but
ia some instances good crops were Sc
cured from varieties which are not
early maturing and therefore not we'll
adapted for northern planting. Too
much care cannot be exercised in
learning the facts before purchasing
seed corn there. This seed will be
widely offered for sale this year.
There are certain localities, even in
the most northern states, where corn
lid not mature sufficiently to provide
seed for 1916. 1t is possible that the
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FOR ITCHING SCALP
And Falling Hair Use cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

When the scalp is itching because Of
dandruff and eczema shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water will be
found thoroughly cleansing and sooth-
ing, especially if shampoo is preceded
by a gentle application Of Cuticura
Ointment to the scalp skin.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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CITY Without Private Houses.


In one respect-a point not so fat.
tering to metropolitan complacency-
New York is unique among great
cities: Manhattan is a city without
private houses. In the last fifteen
years few private dwellings have been
built, except those of millionaires. In
that sam2 period thousands of the old
brown stone fronts of previous gen
Grafton have been d:smantled to make
way for tenements and apartments.
Forty years the city has been under
going a process of "tenementization.
New York is city almost exclusively
of tenements anC apartments-that is
it's most striking architectural and
social characteristic.
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BACKACHE AND KIDNEYS
Dear Mr.. Editor:

Dear Mr.. Editor:
For the benefit Of others, l gladly
give this statement regarding the
merits of "Anuric." Am nearly 76
years Of age. I suffered from back
ache, weak back, rheumatism, and
could not control the excretion Of the
kidneys. / can safely say that "An-
uric" the new discovery of DR.. Pierce,
Of Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo. N. Y, has
done me more real good than anything
l have ever taken for these ailments.
Signed-Mrs. N. M. Flint.
NOTE:-A new remedy, called "An-
uric" has been discovered by Dr..
Pierce. 1t cures backache, headache
and the darting pains and aches Of
rheumatism, kidney and bladder
troubles. This "Anuric" is 81 times
more potent than lithia, and dissolves
uric acid, as hot water does sugar.
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TIMELY HINTS FOR
THE GARDEN CROPS
Order Seeds Early From Reliable
House - Inspect Hose
on Spray Outfit.
(By r. F. MKUNE. Colorado Agricul
tural College, Fort Collins. Colo.)

10y II. r. MhUNE, colorado AgrlcuI-
tural College, Fort Collins. Colo)
Put plenty Of well rotted manure on
the garden.
Order the garden seeds early, from
reliable seed house.
Begin to make plans for the hot
bed.
Repair the hoes, cultivators, etc, so
as to be ready when the rush comes.
Tomatoes started in hotbeds will
bear fruit long before those which are
started in the garden.
Take samples of all the different
kinds Of seed and test them.
Examine the hose and nozzles ON
the spray outfit.
White hellebore should be fresh to
be of value as an insecticide.
Use crop rotation in the garden to
prevent the attack Of diseases which
winter in the soil.
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Pryina Cow Storms Trench.

Thor Skongaard may work with a
periscope when he is digging here
after.
He was plying pick and shovel in an
excavation at Thirty-tifth and Lyndale
avenues n, when a large object
lurched to the edge Of the hole and
dropped in.
1t was a cow.
She stuck so tight that 1t took two
fire companies to hoist her out and
release the workman.
Skongaard resumed his labors.-
Minneapolis Journal.
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SOLIDS CONTAINED IN MILK
According to Best Authorities Fat
Casein, Sugar, AIbumen and
Ash viii Vary Somewhat.

The accompanying diagram shows
that about 81 per cent of milk is wa
ter. Held in suspension therein is
what is collectively known as solids.
These are fat, casein, sugar, albumen
and ash. 1t is generally understood
that these milk solids vary more or
less and it is impossible to make an
accurate statement of the percentage
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Fresh Water for Ducks.

Whether yarded or on range, ducks
must never be without fresh water,
and it should be deep enough in the
the entire lead. Otherwise their eyes
will get sore and their nostrils plugged
up with the mash food. This condi.
tion will cause death in a few days
unless relieved.
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The Remedy.

Would you like some tonic on your
hair?" asked the barber. 1--WE got
something here that will positively
stop it from coming out"
Il don't believe it," said the man in
tho chair. THE only thing that will
stop my hair from coming out is a di-
vorce."
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Best Ration for Ducks.

Unless the ducks can have free
range they require beef scraps or 9th.
er form of animal food at the rate
of eight or ten per cent of the mash
fed. It is an uneconomical practice
to feed ducks unground grain, and
for young ducks it is dangerous as
well.
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Solids of Milk.

composition of milk unless it is ana.
lyzed. The average, however, has been
worked out by authorities. According
tc them the different percentages for
the solids and water vary somewhat,
but the ones given in the diagram
are as determined by Babcock.
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1mor as large as q
child's head. The
doctor said it was
three years coming
and gave me medi-
cine for it until /
was called aw ay
from the city for
some time. OF
course / could not
Igo to him then, so
my sister-in-law told
hne that she thought
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Their Plaza

ITS a wonder they don't take
horses on Arctic explorations"
What a foolish ideal"
mot at all. It's the ideal place fog
old skates"
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AS Others See Us

II never forget a joke that once
hear" remarked Borem.
And what's MORE" rejoined Digga,
you don't give your acQuaintances .
chance to, either"
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ELIXIR BABEK WORTH rrs WEIGHT

IN GOI ID IN THE PHILIPPINES.
/ contracted malaria in 1896, and after q
years. fruitless treatment by a prominent
Washington physician, your ElixtT BRbek
entirely cured me. On arriving here ] came
down with tropical malaria-the worst form
and sent home for EBabek. Again Il
proved its vaIue-It is worth its weight n
Gold here. Brasie O'Hagan, Troop etl
q. s. Cavalry, Balayan, Philippines.
Elixir BUb x 80 cents, all druggists or bN
Parcels Post prepaid. from KlOczewski & Co
Washington, D G
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ALIENS FoOT-EAsE FOR THE
0lAlN

Many war zone hospitals have ordered
Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder,
for use among the troops Shaken into
the shoes and used in the foot-bath,
ALIENS Foot-Ease gives rest and comfort
and makes walking a delight. Sold Sverys
where, Csc. Try it today. Adv.
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Get Some Hinh Grade sowa.

Buy one or more bred grade or pure
bred sows. Get them now before the
price goes higher.
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Adams apple was given to him to
remind him of the time when he got
it in the neck.
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Important to Mothera
Polite Man.

Landlady-I hate to remind you of
your board bill.
Mr.. Slowpay-Don't mention it.
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The greatest contamination of the
milk flow occurs at the time Of milk
Ing.
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Doubtful Ontimist.

"Are you an oI,timist?"
Eyes. think the world is getting
better every day, although I must ad-
nit it looks like an exceedingly pain
full convaIescence."
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Once in a great while man is driVs
en- to drink, but as a rule they trOt
right up to it of their own accord.
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It never pays to kill the heifer calves
from the best COWS. Raise them to re-
place the poor cows.
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DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
a laxative-three for a cathartic.-Adv.
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prenare for Cholera Outbreak.

If there is hog cholera in your com.
.munity, get your hogs vaccinated, then
shoot pigeons, magpies, stray dogs,
and don't go near a ranch where there
is cholera.
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Have a Better Garden.

Fertilize the garden plot and make
up your mind to grow better garden
than ever before.
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All He Wanted and Mora.

All He wanted and More.
did you ever have all yer wanted
of anything?"
Yes; two things-advice and wa
ter"
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There's many a slip 'twixt the cuI
md lip but only one between a MAJ
md the sidewalk.
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Priests in the Greek church have
their heads shaved quite bald.
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Milking the COW clean will develop
her udder and help to increase her
milk capacity.
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Corn silage, in the frozen stage,
should not be fed to dairy cows.
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Overhaul the Machinery.

Go over your machinery, and see
that all missing parts are supplied and
repairs ma0e.
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If you are in a hurry avoid the train
Of thought.
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One of the
Best Countries
| Ever Saw.

saw; its banking system is better than
that Of the United States; one quarter
section ] own, with about 100000
worth of improvements, pays $500
year taxes. All taxjs on the land; i'm
plements and personals are not taxed.
! was secretary-treasurer of Aspelund
school district for two years. My du-
ties were to assess all the land in the
district, collect the tax, expend it ($1,-
100000 a year,, hire teacher, etc., for
the sum of $500 a year. Some econ
omy,. eh!
"All school and road taxes are ex-
pended in the districts where they are
collected. There are no other taxes.
Land titles are guaranteed by the gov
ernment and an abstract costs fifty
cents. Half of tha population of AL
berta are Americans or from Eastern
Canada. (Sgd) WILL TRUCKEN-
MILLER" Advertisement.
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The trouble with hitting the bottl.
ls that it's npt to strike back.
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Milk must be promptly cooled and
kept cold. The growth of germs is
checked by cold.
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DAIPY NOTES
.z---=lE = 1s =

Fresh air for COWS, but no exposure
to bad weather.
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SOME WESTERN CANADA
GRAIN REPORTS

In its issue Of February oath, 1916,
the Wadena (Minn.) Pioneer Journal
has the following
Oats letter from West
115 Bushels ern Canada written
. Per Acre. by Walter Gloedeu,
L------ who is renewing
his subscription to his home paper:
"The times we are having up here
are very good in spite of the war. ]
have had very good crops this fall
and we are having very good markets
for it all. Wheat went from 80 to go
bu. to the acre, oats from 80 to 100 bu.
to the acre. l had an 18-acre field Of
oats which yielded me lis bu. per acre
by machine measure, so l think this
is a pretty prosperous country.
have purchased another quarter Sec
tion, which makes me now the owner
Of three-quarters of a section OF
land. The weather was very nice this
fall up to Christmas, then we had quite
severe weather, but at the present
time it is very nice again."
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You cannot feed straw to the dairy
herd and hope to be paid back in but
terfat.
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HOW MRS. Bean
MET THE CRISIS
Carried Safely Through Change
Of Life by L. Lydia E. Pinkhap'
Vegetable Compound.

Nashville, Tenn.-''When 1 was going
through the Change Of Life had tu-
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Frequent attention to distribution of
the cows bedding is just as important
as to supply large amount of it.
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Too much cannot be said about the
way in which cows are treated in the
stable. Kindness must prevail.
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II lived many years in Alberta; filed
a homestead in the Edmonton district;
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spr4sd the Manure,

Haul the manure out on your corn
land or pasture.
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DON'T Let Potatoes SProut'
The seed potatoes should not be al
lowed to sprout.
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You can find prosperous dairy farm.
ers in every locality. There are
reighbors who don't make the cows
gay. It's in the mar not In the soil
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own property Il
several parts Of Al.
beTta. I found it
one of the best
countries I ever
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No two cows can be fed just alike
and still be fed to the best advantage.
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Every unkind treatment to the COW
poisons the milk-even talking unkind-
ly to her.
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In its issue Of February oath, 1916,
the Wadena (Minn.) Pioneer Journal
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to bad weather.
Corn silage, in the frozen stage,
should not be fed to dairy COWS.
|
The greatest contamination of the
milk flow occurs at the time Of milk
Ing.
Milking the COW clean will develop
her udder and help to increase her
milk capacity.
It never pays to kill the heifer calves
from the best COWS. Raise them to re-
place the poor cows.
Milk must be promptly cooled and
kept cold. The growth of germs is
checked by cold.
Too much cannot be said about the
way in which cows are treated in the
stable. Kindness must prevail.
Frequent attention to distribution of
the cows bedding is just as important
as to supply large amount of it.
No two cows can be fed just alike
and still be fed to the best advantage.
Every unkind treatment to the COW
poisons the milk-eVen talking unkind.
ly to her.
You cannot feed straw to the dairy
herd and hope to be paid back in but
terfat.
You can find prosperous dairy farm.
ers in every locality. There are
reighbors who don't make the cows
Gay. It's in the mar not In the soil
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-25
MAUI PEOPLE Will HELP SWELL
KAMEHAMEHA DAY CROWDS HERE

not actuated entirely by mercenary
motives in extending their invitation,
but really want to show their good
will in seeing that the people from the
other islands have a good time. He
told that steamer rates were being re-
duced Is per. cent and similar re-
duction in hotel rates is to be allowed
by all of the leading hotels.
Brown promised also TO take up
with the lnter-Island Company the
proposition OF holding the Claudine in
Honolulu Monday, June IL, until 10
or IL O'Clock at night in order to en-
able the visitors to see the big even
ing parade. -: "....
Secretary Browns remarks were
listened to with interest and he was
assured that Maui will be we'll repre-
scented at the celebration.
F. F. Baldwin stated that. it is pos
sible that the Maui polo team may
play in Honolulu on Saturday or Mon
day during the Kamehameha Day cele-
bratiOn, 49,. st. ...-
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Kun Ngn will be heard Friday on
charge Of inhuman treatment of
horse. 49, -"
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Chairman Hollinger of the parks
committee has granted the loan oil
the Russian baby bear from Kapio
lani park zoo to the Consolidated
Amusement Company. Bruinie will
appear in the circus play at the Biiou
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Prosecutor Charles F. Chilling
worth leaves tomorrow for the Big
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Change PUNAHOU
PAGEANT PLANS;
ADVANCED A DAY

An important change has been made
in the program for the notable 10th
anniversary exercises which Punahou
will hold in June. The pageant, one
of the central features of the program,
has been moved from Thursday to
Wednesday, June 81, at $3.50 D. m.
The general outline Of the program
Is now as follows:
Tuesday, June 20.-Formal exercis-
es In evening under auspices Of the
Oahu College corporation, place and
detailed program to be announced
later The principal feature of this
day will be the address by Prof. VIII
liam Lyon Phelps Of Yale, anniversary
speaker.
Wednesday, June 21.-Anniversary
pageant at $3.50 p. m. on campus.
Evening free.
Thursday, June 22.-Punahou day,
on the campus. beginning about $3.50
o'clock. Reception of alumni, stu
dents. ex-students, friends, etc. Games
of the olden and more modern days,
illustrated by alumni and students
Basket lunch on campus. Alumni
meeting at noon. In afternoon exhi-
bition Of student activities esthetic
dancing and gymnastics by the girls,
followed by drill of the Punahou ca
Diet companies This drill will be for
the w. R. Castle cups, one being pre-
sented for the best company of the
academy and one for the best COM
pany of the preparatory school. The
cups are perpetual trophies. the name
of the winning company and its cap
tain to be Pr. on each cup after the
annual award
Influential businessmen who are
Punahou gre tates are planning to
ask the large usiness houses to close
during the I me Of the pageant and
also during P~aahou Day, so that the
employees viii be free to attend the
exercises.
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HONOLULU PEOPLE r..
GET INSTANT ACTION

Those who have used it in Homo
lulu are astonished at the INSTANT
action of simple buckthorn bark, gly-
cerine, ETC., as mixed in Adler-i-ka. Be-
cause-;t acts ON BOTH lower and up
per b. sl, ONE SPOONFUL Adler-i-ka
relieves almost ANY CASE constipa-
ton, sour stomach or gas. 1t removes
such surprising foul matter that few
doses often relieve or prevent append
citis. A short treatment helps chronic
stomach trouble. The Hollister Drug
Company.-Ady.