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; tub garden is.lakd, Tuesday, sept. 7, 1920 Y. M. C. A. 2ti$ THE HOUR AND THE IN The hour ami the mnn do not meet by chance, but when they do, a leader ia born. Leadership is bred in the boue, therefore this Bank did not grow to its present size through mere luck Its growth is directly attributable to its instant recognition of the needs of the community by promptly and continuously meeting those needs as thev arise. THE BANK OF BISHOP & CO., LTD. Waimea Branch Blowing flieBlue Qui oi Monday A Cup at breakfast, with rich cream, will make the gloomiest day delightful. Nothing is harder to describe than the superior flavor of Mayflower Pure Kona Coffee. Mainland folk, tourists, epicures, all give the verdict : " the best I ever tasted." . Wont you try this Hawaiian-grown, Hawaiian cut and roasted MAYFLOWER PURE KONA COFFEE Your grocer has it or can get it. H. MAY & CO., LTD. Distributors Wrapping Paper Twine Paper Bags, Stationery School Supplies H. W. AKO AGENT PATTEN & CO., LTD., HONOLULU Tel. 1 55L Tip Top Building, Lihue. Thirty Day Economy Rug Sale Bare floors are expensive when they can be covered with Lenox Rugs 18x30 inches 3xG feet 0x9 feet At these prices 80c 8x10 feet fl.80 i)xl2 feet 7.20 9x15 feet - ?9.00 12.00 14.40 27 inch runners CSc the yard. inch runners 80c the yard Rag Rugs, Rush Rugs, Fibre Rugs, Congoleum Rugs. At all bargain prices Buy now and save money on your rugw and floor coverings. Lewers & Cooke, Ltd. Established 1853 Lumber and Building Materials, Honolulu Local secretaries Warner and Mac donald returned from the annual em ployed officers conference Inst Friday enthusiastic over the success of the conference and the plans for the fall and winter activities. Mr. C. C. Robinson of the internat ional committee of the Y. M. C. A. will visit Kauai from Sept. 10th to 14th. Mr. Robinson's department Is known as employed boys' work and covered the field of business and Industry In which American boys are em ployed. Having served In this capacity for 20 years during which time he has traveled over every part of the United States and Canada studying the prob lems of the working boy. Mr. Robin son is a recognized authority on this subject. He is moreover able to pre sent the results of his research and present-day methods of work with em ployed boys in an entertaining way so that no one who hears him is disap pointed whether previously interested in the subject or not. His humorous anecdotes and charactures are true to life because he was a boy's life himself. Mr. Robinson will be in Wai mea Friday night where a parlor meeting is to be held at the residence of Mr. Brandt. He will meet the Kau ai committee probably on Saturday night. Next Sunday morning he will occupy the pulpit of the Lihue Union church where he will present the new Christian Citizenship Train ing Program of the Y. M. C. A. Sun day afternoon a leaders' conference will be arranged for and Sunday night he will speak at a union service in Waimea. On Monday evening he will lecture on the general subject of Boy Psychology at Lihue social hall to which the public will be invited. "The educational department of Kau ai Y. M. C. A. has just received a set of The World Book published in ten volumes by W. F. Quarrie & Co., of Chicago. It is "organized knowledge in story a"hd picture" adapted to all ages. The Y will circulate these books wherever they can be made useful. A set of ten lectures from the Better America Lecture Service of New York are on their way to Kauai. These lec tures on a Better America are by Dr. Newell Dwight Hillls and are illus trated by high class slides. Definite announcement of the use of these lec tures will be made as soon as possible INTERESTING WEDDING AT JAPANESE CHURCH There was a big wedding at the Li hue Japanese church on Friday even ing, in the course of which Mr. Ko kichi Fugii of Grove Farm, was mar ried to Miss Yuki Fujii of the same place. The ceremony was performed by Rev. K. Okomoto. The church was prettily decorated for the occasion; there was a wedding procession, with flower girls leading the way, the bridal couple being escorted by the friends and relatives of both parties. After the formal ceremony there were brief speeches, a solo, some gen eral singing, then the audience were invited to partake of a luau at the home of the bride's relatives. This was "down the valley," back of Grove Farm, and some hesitated to risk the uncertainties of the weather, and the way, to get there. But kindly guides cheered them along the uncertain way and a large concourse of people got there, and were abundantly rewarded for their efforts by the generous dis play of good things to suit every taste, KOKicni ugn is a carpenter on Grove Farm one of the promising young men of the newer era of Ameri can-Japanese. :o: UNUSUAL RAINFALL The rainfall for the month of August with a few hours yet to hear from, is phenomenal: McBryde 3.06 Koloa 7.97 Lihue 5.40 Kealia 3.70 Kilauea 6.99 The average rainfall for August, at Lihue, for the past seven years is 3.20 so that we are getting about 75 per cent above the average this year, Thus far this year August has been the third rainiest month of the year at Lihue, being surpassed only by Jan uary and March. February was the driest month of the year. 1..? KEEP YOUR PICTURES IN PHOTO ALBUMS It preserves them for future en tertainment. Complete new assortment from 35c to $10.25. Special Attention to Orders by Mail HONOLULU PHOTO SUPPLY CO. Everything Photographic 1059 Fort Street . . Honolulu JEWELERS Everything In the Silver and Gold Line, Rich Cut Glass and Art Goods Merchandise of the Best Quality Only. H.F.WICHMAN&CO.,LD Leading Jewelers. P. O. Box 342 Honolulu Koloa Plantation Store Wholesale and Retail Groceries Dry Goods of ail Descriptions. General Plantation Supplies F. MORGAN Company, Limited REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE STOCKS, BONDS, No. 125131 Merchant St. P. O. Box No. 594 Honolulu 11 I . Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, Stationery DETOR & ELIE Manufacturing Jewelers and Watchmakers Platinum and Diamond Pieces Made to Order Designs Furnished Call for Memorandum Goods HOTEL AND FORT STREETS HONOLULU, T. H. KAPAIA GARAGE Automobile Repairing and Machine Work STORAGE BATTERIES REPAIRED AND RECHARGED VULCANIZING Telephone 258 L . . P. O. Box 236 (3G The average rainfall sinee 1885 years) from the Grove Farm records for the month of August is 2.72 inches. So that our rainfall for this present August is 100 per cent above the av erage. The records reveal Interesting facts in regard to the August rainfalls run ning through the years. The largest rainfall was 9.72 inches, in 18115; the, smallest, 0.47, in 1894. At that time, j for four years running, the August1 rainfall was less than one inch. N..KI If seeds are worth sowing your lawn, garden, hothouse or flower beds are worth car ing for. Planting and then just letting things grow never gets the same results as careful cultivation. Nor can you get from Inferior tools the results that come from the use ofKEEN KUTTER Farm and Oar den Tools because there's a tool responsiveness in the steel, design, balance, swing and handle finish ofKEEN KUTTER that keep, you enthusiastic in their use. Every KEEN KUTTER Is built to last, and guurmnieed. Thm recollection of QUALITY remains long after the PRICE le forgotten. " E. C. Simmons. Trsito Ustk UwUUr.il. The last word in Novelty Low Shoes They are just received from the factory and are the prettiest shoes that we have seen for a long time. Made with'turn soles, long narrow toes and slender French heels. Buckles of different designs to suit the individual taste. Black Satin $8.50 to $12.50 White Satin 10.00 Silver Cloth 12.50 White Kid 12.50 to 15.00 Black Suede 15.00 Manufacturers' Shoe Store 1051 Fort Street Honolulu, T. H. r Waimea Stables, Ltd. The largest Garage 'on Kauai. The best place to get transportation to The Barking Sands, Olokele Canyon, Waimea Canyon, Kokee Camps, Kukuiolono Park, etc. We Do Business all over the Island of Kauai Our Autos are comfortable, our Drivers are Reliable and have been with us for years, and know every inch of the country. We Rent Ford Cars Without Drivers. We have good Riding Horses, accustomed to the work. We do Draying and Hauling by Trucks all over the Island . We run the Stage Line between Lihue and Kekaha five round trips per week. WAIMEA BRANCH Tel. -13 W A. GOMEZ, Mgr. XAWILIW1LI BRANCH Tel. 492 L CLEM GOMES, Mgr. READ THE GARDEN ISLAND 1