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Show We specialize to eur factory and repair in your Watches and Jewelry We make thfra tike new, and are famous for nor reasonable prices. We-w- ill pay postage or express both ways. department. 8end AAUT LA Most Satisfactory When Located in Light Open Ground Where Soil Is Not Inclined to Be Moist Last year we had several articles about underground or pit silos. In acme parts of the country this form of a silo seems to give general satisWe should judge that they faction. are most satisfactory when located in light, open ground, where the drainage is very good, or in naturally dry countries where ' the soil is not Inclined to be moist, says the Rural Where such silos are New Yorker. dug into heavy and naturally wet ground they do not appear to be satisfactory. Bulletin 138 from the Nebraska experiment station at Lincoln describes a number of forms of the silo which are adapted to the conditions prevailing In that state. Among other forms the silo wholly or partly f MtgSSE. ftV-- ' - - Xr -- X' efJ ' "'f;4p u Construction of Pit Silo. underground is described. The advantage of such a silo is that it can be filled cheaply with limited power, since it is not necessary to elevate the silage. There Is less danger from having the silage freeze when It is put The greatest disadvanunderground. tage is the inconvenience of taking the silage out. There is always some danger in such a silo of poison from breathing carbon dioxide gas. This gas is thrown out as the silage ferments during the first two weeks in the silo. The gas is heavier than air, and thus settles down to the bottom, as there would be no possibility of air drainage in a pit silo. It would be dangerous to go down into such a silo, as it would into a well where this gas Is present The chief danger seems to be when the silo Is partly filled and left standing for a few days. Before going into such a silo it Is better to start the cutter and let It feed Into the silo for five or ten minutes before workmen are permitted to go down. A test of the danger Involved would be to lower a lighted lantern or candle down into the pit If the light continues to burn there would be no trouble. If It goes out no one should venture down until the air in the silo has been thoroughly stirred up. There would be no danger In the winter time, as a rule, since the gas does not form In large quantities at that time. Also the air in the silo Is warmer than that outside, and this would create a draft to carry the dangerous gases away. White clothing Is Ideal for the milk- ers. Study your cows needs and feed cordingly. ac- t Streaky butter Is one result of working It when too soft Let the cows take their own time to and from the pasture. Cows may be dull, but the understand and appreciate kindness.; The runty or calf Is a product of Irregular or over feeding. d The man, the cow, the feed, are the three essentials to successful dairying. Cream allowed to become oversour loses in quantity as well as In quality. This year and every year a silo will prove a good Invest- well-fille- d ment Dairymen who are selling milk find the Holstein a good breed for their purpose. The milk check is the salvation of many a farm and It Is always the of good, careful, systematic planning. re-u- lt n Hurrying .the handling or driving them does not stimulate the milk flow but rather has the opposite effect cow--he- Winter 'dairy as much as possible under your conditions. It gives yon more milk, better prices and at lees cost The cow Is a machine and a producer that can be made to do a great deal toward enriching her owner If Properly handled. My, but dont that field of sowed com next to the pasture fence help out the milk flow this month when the Pasture la getting short T T THE time of their annexation to the United States much was heard of the Hawaiian Islands as the key to the Pacific, a name wfcich, unlike most tags, seems to be a fairly accurate deSituated between 19 and 23 scription. degrees north latitude and between 151 degrees 10 minutes and 162 degrees west longitude, they are at the Junction of the principal steamer routes across the Pacific and indeed are the only land of any extent within a radius of 2,000 miles. This situation gives them, inevitably, great strategic and commercial importance. To the north the nearest land is Alaska with the chain of the Aleutian islands, 2,000 miles away; to the east, the North American continent, 2,000 miles, and to the west, the Philippine Islands, 4,500 mileB. Honolulu Is distant 2,100 miles from San Francisco, 2,160 miles from Victoria, B. C.; 4,700 from Manila, 3,400 from Yokohama 3,810 from Auckland and 1,410 from Sydney. , The American tourist to the Hawaiian Islands will probably take ship at San Francisco, although the steamers from Vancouver are also He must remember that from a United good. States port It Is possible to sail to Honolulu only on a ship under American register, unless he has a through ticket to the Orient and plans merely to stop over. The first day or two out of San Francisco are usually cold, so that heavy wraps are essential, but as the rest of the trip !swarm, rooms on the starboard side, getting the trade winds, are preferable. After the hills of the coast range have dropped below the horizon there Is almost nothing to see a whale perhaps, or porpoises, but no land and very rarely a passing ship. But to the man who has never been In the tropics the ocean, so utterly different from the North Atlantic, is a revelation. There usually are no waves, as the Atlantic traveler knows waves, but the whole surface of the sea sways gently In great, silent, lazy swells. The harbor of Honolulu Is not large. The entrance Is 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide; the Inner harbor is 35 feet deep and 900 feet wide, but this width Is being extended to 1,200 feet The water is always still. Indeed, the name Honolulu means the sheltered and Is appropriate, since there are few severe stormB and no weather affects the safety of the harbor, which In consequence Is usually crowded with shipping. As the steamer enters the channel people watch the Japanese and Hawaiian fishing boats, usually dories painted some bright color, that contrast with the gray tenders of the Near the dock the water is alive with Hawaiian boys swimming about and shouting, ready to dive for nickels and dimes, not one of which do they miss. They are marvelously dexterous swimmers and give Incoming passengers amusement that i6 pleasanter and more unusual than looking at the undoubtedly practical but also undoubtedly ngly warehouses and United States government storehouses which line the shore. The streets, in so far as the uneven character of the land permits, are laid out at light angles. Fort street and Nuuanu avenue running from the sea toward the mountains, and King, Hotel and Beretanla streets, more or less parallel to the coast, give, as being the principal thoroughfares, sufficient indication of the street plan. All after leaving the business center pass between luxuriant gardens which are never shut in by walls, but are enclosed only by low hedges, usually of red flowering hibiscus. In many parts of the city the streets are bordered with tropical flowering trees that are a glory in the late spring months. An admirable electric car service covers the entire district of Honolulu, traversing or crossing all the main streets. Of public buildings the first in importance Is the Executive building, formerly the royal palace. This stands near the' center of the city, on King street, In its own open park. It is used now as the offices of the governor and of territorial officials and contains also the chambers of the senate and house of representatives. Built in 1880 of blocks of concrete, much overomamented, to suit the kings ideas of beauty, it follows no recognized style of architecture, would be in any northern city amazingly ugly, but standing alone as it does, with no other buildings as contrast, approached on all four sides by short avenues of superb royal palms, surrounded by splendid great trees and gay shrubs, cream colored, its wide, cool galleries giving an effect of lightness. It has an appropriateness that makes It almost beautlfuL A building of real Interest, constructed of brown tufa stone from Punch Bowl and surrounded by striking gardens, Is Lunalilo house. This was established by bequest of King Lnnalllo as a home for aged and Indigent Hawaiian, and men-of-wa- r. HONOLULU, H.J. 'tfes occasionally and much more amusing moonlight surilng. and swimming parties. There Is no. particular social season in Honolulu. More peopie are out of town In summer, but on the oher hand that is the time when boys are at home with .thpir friends from American colleges, and they must be entertained day and night This, therefore. Is the time to see more of the distinctively Hawaiian forms of amusement The ancient dances, or hulas, are not often seen, both because the art of dancing Is being lost and because many of the dances, In the - motions, which make them up and In the words which accompany tlmi, are, from a civilized occapoint of view, Indecent Some of them areat the sionally given in an expurgated form vaudeville theaters or certain selected dances, as entertainment after private "luaus. and no opportunity to see them should be neglected-so They than WHERE THE HOUNTAIN ROAD are often marvelously graceful more are the Arab dances Jand with the monotonous REACHES THE GAT? HONOLULU, H.I. beat of their musical accompaniment are very v l. here about a hundred of them live on and on. poetical and quite In a class by themselves. Of good theaters the islands are destitute. An Some are blind; some deaf; all are decrepit occasional series of mediocre performances at They sit In the sun under the palm trees and talk of times 70 years ago, quarrel happily and - the Opera house In Honolulu brings out tbs Of Interest to tourists who whole population. vociferously, and sometimes marry these octothe Orient, however, there In been hever have have and genarians plenty pondgep&rians. They are the Chinese and Japanese theater with their, to eat, comfortable quarters, a weekly excursion cos-to church in an omnibus, and, life having become Interminably long plays, often gorgeously turned and probably well acted. Nor Is there something nearly approximate to heaven, they see no valid reason for changing their state. naturally much opportunity to hear good profesNot seldom do they pass the century mark and sional musicians. ' For the women of the place housekeeping Is many remember, or claim to remember, ths death none of the easiest.' Servants are all Orientals, , . of the first Kameharaeha. . admirable as far as they go, but with inevitable Private gardens line all .the streets their luxuThe Chinese are faithful, good limitations. riant trees and . shrubbery happily masking the work. cooks, and Immaculately clean In houses themselves, 'boost of which make no pretense to anything but. comfort People live put They are In general preferred to the Japanese, even though during the Chinese New Year, for of doors, and the result Is that broad vine covthree days la January or February, they all deered verandas or Tanaia' the Hawaiian term Is used universally are the most noticeable and part on their annual holiday. During these days no bribe could make them work. They also at characteristic features of many of the houses. that time have the habit of giving to the famiThe glory of the gardens Is their palms royal lies for whom they work expensive and usually palms and dates principally, but also wine palms hideous presents, which must be prominently disand fan palms and their flowing trees. In the played for months after. An amusing part of the spring the Polnciana regia makes huge flaming Chinese New Year is the necessity tor men of umbrellas of orange or scarlet or crimson; the Golden Shower,' sometimes a stately tree,' Is bung calling on all the Chinese merchants of their with Its thousands of loose clusters of yellow acquaintance ceremonial calls where they ar regaled with queer, cloying sweetmeats and chambells; the Cacla nodessa spreads Its great sheaves of shell pink and white blossoms like a glorified . pagne. The Japanese are filling the ranks now aa house servants, since under the United States apple tree; the Pride of India Is a mist of lavender. But at all times of the year these trees Immigration laws the Chinese population is gradlook well, and In addition to them there are giually dwindling. They are far less reliable, bnt are often excellent cooks, and Japanese maids gantic Banyans throwing cool purple masses of in their bright kimonos are picturesque about shade; algarobas with their feathery leaves, the house. They can be taught almost anything, through which the sunlight Is pleasantly diluted and once taught nevef forget, but unfortunately and the Insignificant flowers of which supply the the knowledge acquired is often of the parrot tons exported annually to England. For those whose-lotvariety. For example, a lady gave a luncheon People work In Hawaii. and before the guests arrived showed her new are cast permanently In the Islands life Is not what it appears superficially to the tourist, Japanese maid exactly how to serve each course and what plates to use. The following week one long, happy holiday. Nor is there herq, as she gave another luncheon exactly like the first, in so many tropical countries, a three-hou- r hiatus but omitting one course. Her Japanese maid In the middle of the day, when men and women served It perfectly, except that when the time take their siesta. Hours of business- are what arrived for the course which was left out she they are In New York or Chicago, and life is brought in all the plates and then carefully replanned too completely perhapsalong northern moved them mptyv' lines. In Honolulu men go usually to their clubs Because of the lack of literature there is no to luncheon the Pacific, the University otj the way to get any permanent impression of the City club talk business and hurry back to a long afternoon n their offices. These clubs, It js .. charm of Hawaii except by a visit Ita history one can read and can appreciate if one Is able to fair to say, are delightfully arranged buildings, with windows on all sides to catch any breeze. adopt In the reading a sympathetic point of view. The fact that thoroughly American ideals perOf them the oldest is the Pacific, formerly the vade all phases of island Industry, of modes of British club, ont Alaeka street- The house has broad verandas on both floors and large,-coo- l living and of social Intercourse may be accepted and theoretically believed. But the Hawaiian rooms. The University- club, more especially 'a resort of younger men, has a pretty cottage near flavor, with which these ideals are subtly imthe Hawaiian hotel. Its membership includes a pregnated and that insensibly affects all who have lived there, is something indescribable, large number of army and navy officers, graduates of West Point land Annapolis, as well .as' something which seems to emanate from the men from American, English and German un!ver- misty hills, the whispering waters, the exquisite The City- - club, much more Inclusive In ' vegetation, the low voices of the people. All this slties. membership, is In ,n business block In the center ' may be grasped only through the senses. The of the town. There are also of course, as In all eyes must see from the shores at Waikiki the American cities, lodges of various orders, Masons, bright carpet of water beyond which Diamond Head so proudly stands at the gateway of the Odd Fellows, Elks and Red Men. world beyond. The ers must catch the melody While men are lunching at their clubs their of Hawaiian song and the swish of the 'Wind in wives give luncheon 'parties or go out o lunchthe palms. The scent of stephanotls and plu- eons a form of social, entertainment which -would seem more 6ulted to a cold climate than" - maria and ginger must strike one as It steals to tropical tpldday. Jn the late afternoon the through the hibiscus hedges around secluded gardens.- The whole body must respond to the tenCountry club in Nuuann valley or. the Paclfie der caress of trade winds that have blown across Tennis court near the Executive building or the thousand miles of warm ocean. Only this Is various athletic fields and the bathing beaches full knowledge and the sense of this no words at Waikiki are the meeting places of society. At can convej night there are dinners, dances and bridge par- - tllr , - -- y bodies and preach privation - aa the v only method of expiation. ' Seven years ago he obtained; the paRise of Poor Peasant Whe Becama tronage oi a Russian countess and with her aid he rose to bis present Ona of Brightest 8tars of Court Circles. position by a very clever ruse. Complaining to the countess that his name, romance of Rasputin, which means "rake, was Hera la a present-da-y the court of the czar, Gregory Raspu- not fitting for so holy a man, he begtin. one of the brightest star of Rus- ged her to get him an audience with sian court circles. Is the son of a the czar In order to obtain permission to change 1L poor peasant and belongs to the The audience was granted, and so order of austere preachChlysty ers In Russia who flagellate their was bis request, the ruler of all the RUSSIAN HAS NAME CHANGED ji j are Infertile, which leaves us s - - - be should henceforth be known as Gregory Novy. Rasputin made a deep Impression upon the czar and czarina oi account of his marvelous memory. can recite whole chapters of the Bible and invariably answers all questions addressed to blm by apt quotations from the Scriptures. His success aroused great jealousy In the holy synod and a famous archbishop preached against his appointment as a priest The archbishop was banished end Rearm tips trinmn Russians" ordering that 20 eggs f unprofitable. - It Is wonderful how little moisture penetrates our harder soils in summer, no matter how abundant the rainfall may be, and even long experience with such soils hardly prepares one for their dry condition when one goes forth to plow. The moisture failing so late this season there has not been so much evaporation, and In some soils I have observed the downward penetration has been much greater than with a great deal more precipitation in the summer months, and it is likely to endure for some time, giving an opportunity for deep plowing. It Is not necessary here to urge deep plowing is suitable to all conditions, The point Is, is it not necessary to our hard land, especially those to be dry farmed? Merely as a matter of carrying over water in the soil and for the entrance of later rains and snows, is it not the one most dominant factor in producing crops; is not the question of making use of our denser dry soils one of bringing them more to the porous condltiou of the sandier soil, which absorb all the rainfall and a great deal of enow before It evaporates in our warm sun and dry atmosphere? If the answer Is yes, then the importance of plowing deeply when conditions are favorable as at present must not be overlooked unless we have command of deep tillage tools and power to operate them, and evei with these a less expensive result will be claimed than In a dry time. I have not the data and do not know even that. It exlBts to show at what point gravity overcomes the pumping power of the sun to draw moisture from the soil, but It Is at no great So long as the soli Is kept depth. stored and pipes are not formed through which the water can evaporate. Roughly speaking, I should say that when moisture, has descended eight to ten inches it will be with any reasonable top mulch either from good plowing or cultivation continue in large measure to descend and that short of six inches it will be very apt to ascend In vapor and largely disappear, no matter how carefully we try to retain the dust mulch on large tracts of land. Theoretically, the dust mulch will hold It perhaps also In practice so long as no cropping interferes with cultivation, but for practical results It is extremely desirable to get the moisture down as far as possible from the suns attraction, which raises It to the winds and evaporation in an atmosphere which with us almost always absorbs moisture. This same moisture when It has descended to a depth of eight to twelve Inches, lies as a poultice on the softens It and descends yet deeper where In Its original state the subsoil was quite Incapable of absorbing lt'in the small quantities which lay on it for only a short time and thus we get penetration of moisture to five, six or more feet, and have accomplished something permanent quite different from merely wetting five or six Inches of top soil by light . . plowing. It Is true that crops will use the moisture, but Its effects on the subsoil will remain, for It has become absorbent to future rains and snows. sub-soila- QUESTION OF DEEP PLOWING 2 Considerable Rainfall May , Be North Dakota UTAf, A man seldom comes out on' top unless he Is willing to start at tne LunetaTea Is the highest quality Tea you can buy. No matter what Tea you have been using, get Luneta in your NEXT order and notice the difference. Remember, you . get a Full Half Pound package of Luneta Tea lor Twenty-fiv- if k .Cents e - Stingy, Not Pious. Harold was late In attendance for Sunday school and the minister Inquired the cause. I was going fishing, nut father would not let me go, announced the lad. That's the right kind of a father have, replied the reverend gentle- men. Did he explain the reason why be would not let you go? said He wasnt sir. bait there "Yes, enough for two." Harper's Maga' ' zine. . Young Different Species. For some time past Willies physical condition had worn on the teachers nerves, until finally her fine sensibilities rebelled an she sent ths lad home with a note to his mother, saying; Tleaae give Willie a bath; his odor Is obnoxious. The following flay the boy appear-- . ed at school and handed the teacher this note from his father: Willie aint no geranium--learhim; dont smell him." . , ! f ty , X Mechanical Liar. "Eureka, Bill! Ive just worked out lot an Invention that will save me . of trouble." What Is itr attachment for "A phonograph . my office telephone that will say In my voice when the pbonerlng? : Yes, . Mary, Im still here. Now don't both-e- r me, for Im busy. Good-bye- . She Knew Where They Were. announced Mrs. Stylovfer, "Hubby, "Im going downtown tomorrow morning to see the new hats. You forget," her husband remind-e- d her. Tomorrow is Sunday and the stores will he closed. Who Bald anything about stores? .s she asked. Im going to church." Funny Makeup. wife across the hall, Thats your Itr lent Yes. The one who Is laughing. They tell me she has a keen sens '' of humor. Yes. But, believe me, she Isnt . nearlyas funny as that bobble makes . Cleveland Plain Dealer." her look, ' The Stronger Sex. ; , Cholly and Algy participated in a disgraceful affair In a cafe." " Anybody hurt?" No. "Then what was disgraceful about It? En- - tertained Without Any Run-Of- f Afforda Larger Feeding Space. (By J. H. WORST, CITY, v.v - Agri- cultural College.) Speaking enly In general terms, it Is safe to advise deep plowing as a rule. Deep plowing will entertain a considerable rainfall without any runoff, and 11 thoroughly compacted at times of plowing and the surface broken np wherever feasible, should a downpour of rain cement the soil particles together and form a crust, It will, to a great extent, prevent evaporation. Deep plowing also affords a correspondingly larger feeding space for the roots of growing plants. The frequent cultivation recommended for the purpose of conserving molsturo tends to destroy weeds which do more toward producing droughty conditions than la generally realized. Why, & couple of waitresses held them apart. Washington Herald. She Didnt Understand. "I am In the seventh heaven of delight, exclaimed the groom aa they marched down the aisle. Why, Henry, pouted the bride, I thought you- - told me you had only bees married five times." Kansas City Journal. The Suffragette. "How are you going to vote this fall?" "I Just dont maker has been thing to wear!" A lady know! Sly dressand 1 havent a 111 Futurist Expert. visiting the studio of- - a V "Now, that surely Is one or your best works hanging - on that nail there? she said. , Disinfecting Cow Stables. Oh, that, explained the. master, cannot Disinfectants destroy germs Is my palette. London Bystander. If they do not come Into direct conSome Romancer, tact with them. Disinfectants should be applied in sufficient quantity thor"Whats the matter, old man?- You oughly to saturate the surfaces, after seem to have had a sudden shoek? the adhering particles of dirt are re"A severe one, I asked-mbarber moved . In the application of the disIf I didn't need a hair cut and chi to infectant In cow stables it is well Fittsbu-- g Dispatch. said no. use a broom or stiff brush and thorWillie Knew. oughly scrub the floor, feed troughs, Uncle Pete Willie, canyoii tell mi stanchions and lower parts of the ": wkat comes after eleven? walls. to can be the Willie Twelve. The solution applied Uncle Pete Good 4 Noir. ceiling and upper parts of the side walls with a spray pump and must be comes after twelve? carried into any crevice and recess Willie Father, from- the club. : J it Into which dirt can enter. Gymnastic Stunt. Barbour. You seem Roughage for Horses. Clean, bright clover hay makes the you been exercising? Waterman. Yes, indeed. 1 went tb best roughage for the1- horses, but this may be varied by such other the mutes dance and swung dumb rou&hage as can be obtained If It In belles around all evening. Michigan Gazette. sound and free from mold or dusL - 1 , Cause and Effect was complete. He now edits a paper Marketing Tomatoes. 1 called on Miss Borleigh should be never for the acquisition of which the minls-'e- r nsed Deep baskets this afternoon. of finance voted him a special In marketing tomatoes. They almost , Mfss Keen So did X. I rant of $150,000.London Chronicle. invariably result In bruised or crushed Borleigh She was looking very tomatoes In the bottom of the baskets. A Necessary Limitation. baskets are tired. The shallow . Miss Keen Yea; she said' you had Editor Thats a most ridicuinus preferable to the more upright types. called. blunder yon made, Jaggerson, In old just Solidmanns obituary. Yon say Vegetable Induetry. He Even Then. leaves an only widow. The lower express and parcel post Just as soon as a man succeeds In Reporter Well, whats wrong with rates are greatly In favor of the vegettia? cn Easy street somebody that? Most of the millionaires whovr table Industry. It Is now possible and - s died seem to have left more than one practical for thousands of land owners a'ong end begins to teai up the there. Ch'cago at Piisk Record to send choice produce direct to the TftS wzh vn.m m wgunflrttW be mui,t from , kept touching rabiJR. amaii bov rearranges himself during a I any object by supporting It In a simV Bec-Ba- half-bueh- -- ye i, |