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Revolution ; by  Miss  Lula  Law,  president  of  the  Normal 
School  Conservation  Club ; Miss  Minnie  Reed,  of  the  Kumu- 
wela  Club;  Mrs.  F.  M.  Sw~anzy  and  Mrs.  W.  F.  Frear. 
Arrangements  have  been  made  for  meetings  of  the  branch  society 
every  three  months.  Accounts  of  these  papers  will  be  found  else- 
where in  this  number. 
On  Hawaii  Mrs.  John  Scott  has  held  a first  meeting  at  her 
home,  with  over  fifty  ladies  in  attendance.  The  public  spirit 
aroused  resulted  in  the  enrollment  of  thirty-six  new  members 
of  the  organization. 
GUINEA  PIGS  AND  RATS . 
I used  to  lose  a lot  of  young  rabbits  from  rats — the  partly 
eaten  bodies  were  seen  around.  I was  told  that  if  I kept 
guinea  pigs  I would  scare  away  the  rats.  I bought  a pair 
and  put  them  in  the  rabbitry,  and  since  then  I have  not  lost 
one.  There  are  rats  in  my  house  as  my  papers  show,  and  the 
cats  catch  them  for  their  kittens,  but  they  have  not  troubled 
the  rabbits  since  I put  the  guinea  pigs  among  them.  Rats 
are  timid  creatures  and  so  are  guinea  pigs,  and  it  mav  be  that 
the  restless  movement  of  the  guinea  pigs  scares  oft*  the  rats ; 
or  it  may  be,  as  I am  told  by  people,  it  is  the  smell  of  the 
guinea  pigs  that  rats  object  to.  It  is  a matter  I don’t  under- 
stand, but  the  fact  remains. — Rev.  Walter  Efvelyn,  Whitehall. 
Duncans. 
PRIZE  CONSERVATION  ESSAY. 
Prizes  have  been  offered  by  the  Daughters  of  the  American 
Revolution  to  the  students  of  the  McKinley  High  School  and 
of  Oahu  College  for  the  best  essays  upon  “Conservation.”  It 
is  to  be  hoped  that  a wide  response  will  be  made  to  this  offer 
which  should  materially  assist  in  bringing  the  attention  of 
those  about  to  take  part  in  life’s  activities  to  a subject  of 
paramount  importance  to  our  National  and  Territorial  welfare. 
IMPORTATION  OF  COTTON  SEED. 
Prospective  cotton  growers  would  do  well  to  obtain  their  seed 
through  the  Hawaii  Experiment  Station  or  from  other  local 
sources,  as  the  danger  of  importing  the  boll  weevil  renders  it 
necessary  to  subject  imported  seed  to  rigorous  fumigation.  By 
taking  the  precaution  suggested  above,  cotton  importers  will  not 
only  be  spared  inconvenience  and  delay,  but  will  also  be  safe- 
guarding the  future  of  an  industry  which  at  present  is  very 
promising. 
