The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-07-29

hoo stood on his head under spile driver
for the purpose ov having a tight pair Of
butes druv on, shortly after found himself In
Chiny, perfectly naked and without cent in
his pocket lie writes that II is his inten-
shun of returning home by way Of the Paris
Exposition
YOUNG AMERICA, In Boston, Is up TO the
times. A chap Of six years, after dancing
the German, the gallop, and other fashion
able dances at one Of the halls, the other
afternoon, stepped into a crowded horse-ear
and wanted to know, in boisterous tone,
If there wasn't anybody gentleman enough
to give his lady, Miss Smith, seat. Some
body was, and the giri-flve years old-was
lifted to a seat, from which her legs and feet
stuck out like two little pegs.
NEws.-The word nesrs is not, as many
imagine, derived from the adjective acsc In
former times (between the years 1895 and
1750) it was prevalent practice to put over
the periodical publications Of the day the
initial letters Of the compass, thus;
E. W
importing that these papers contained intel
and from this practice is derived the term
newspaper"
The late Bishop of Lichfeld was once
travelling in railway carriage in England,
when clustering man exclaimed: al should
like to meet that Bishop of Lichfield; I
would put a question to him that would pug
zle himl" "Very WELL" said a voice out Of
another corner, "now is your time, for am
the Bishop" The man was rather startled,
but presently recovered and said "Well, my
lord, can you tell me the way to Heaveny"
"you have only to turn to the right, and go
straight forward"
FROM San Juan we passed over an easy
grade TO the foot hills bordering on the Sali-
mas plains and made pleasant camp, with
large trees for shelter, and found plenty Of
food for the horses. We built our campfire
and made q hearty meal, mostly Of rabbit pot
pie. Here let me chronicle an unfortunate
accident, which was nothing less than the
loss OF our comb and brush. We finally gave
up the search for them In despair; but what
was our Joy, after having eaten our stew, ct
last to find the articles all safe in the bottom
of the caup-kettle.
PKRU.-The yellow fever is making rapid
strides in Lima, one hundred and fifty to two
hundred dying daily, and upwards Of two
thousand five hundred in the hospital. Com
merce is completely paralyzed, and the mer-
chants were about to hold a meeting TO con-
slider the necessity Of closing their establish
ments entirely for the present All the
1CuOOlnf puDnC ahu pINdtct tucditIb anu
other places OF resort have been closed by
order Of the Government on account Of the
contagion.
An AGRICULTURAL IsvKxTIOH.-The Lon.
don Spectator says that Sir Robert Napier, in
his Abyssinian expedition, compelled lofty
African desert to yield water by an American
device not twelvemonth old. I" half doz-
en- mules" II says, "are drawn up, loaded
with thin steel tubes. Tap, tap, tap, goes
a hammer, rigged up In five minutes, and In
ten the curse OF Africa has been conquered,
as if a new Moses has smitten the rock, and
pure water for an army Is spouting through
the rocks" This American device is the
Avery tube well, which has proved almost
the salvation Of the English expedition.
A CRoss-EYED OBsERvER--The " T. o.
seIve- is unhappy because Mrs. Stowe, In her
HOsLse and Home Rdpers, recommends, as a
set-off TO the attractions of places Of vicious
amusement, the establishment, under the
auspices of Christian organizations, Of resorts
where chess, checkers, and billiards may be
played by young men, without the custom
AIRY detrimental surroundings. II sneeringly
asks if "it is supposed that there will be
eheeker-boards in heaveng" The secular
readers win be impelled to the pertinent en-
quiry, whether there will be any Eew York
Observers therey And there may be persons
who, in that event, would be inclined to con-
elder paradise misDomer
In FRANCE, the laws are very strict against
persons in civil life carrying weapons An
invention has recently been made, however,
which, while conforming to the law, Is par
tial aid as a means Of defense against night
robbers. 1t consists Of small horn inserted
in the end Of cane, which contains an cleo
tric battery and small lamp with two pow
erful reiectors. The intensity Of this light,
II is said, temporary blinds any person at
which it Is pointed. The lamp Is kindled at
will, by pressing small knob at the other
end Of the stick, which communicates with
an electric wire.
ARTIFTcAL Ice BIT MAcHrEERT.-Prof p.
II. Vanderweyde, of New York, has invented
By the use Of the Very E0latile
iistillates Of petroleum. The volatile ma
teTial Is condensed into iuid in proper Tes-
sels by pressure, giving out its latent heat TO
running water. When the pressure is r.
moved It evaporizes rapidly, producing IN
tense cold, which converts water surr0uEd-
ng the vessels into solid ice Ia few mo-
nents. A domestic Ice machine may soon
be a sin qua non Of every household
WHKx the Pacific Railroad is finished, the
.our Of the world can be made In two months
md half From New York 70 San Fran
,isco win take seven days; from San Frau-
.isco to Hongkong, BY way Of Yckohame,
tWenty days; from HoDgkong By steamer 10
suez, thirfy-two days; from suez to Paris,
IL days: from Paris TO New YORK, ten days;
n all, seTenty-fTe days. This can only Be
lone, however, By continuous travelling and
connections eTeFywhere; and the
voyager who undertakes 70 ac-
somplish the whole distance In the tine we
laFe mentioned viii be pretty weil used up
When he gets back to New York again
A Coon THING Bf ANTHONY THoILoPE-
While Anthony TroIlopc was at Washingto1,
gentleman on horseback passed him IN the
treef, and, By accident, the horse bespafter-
ID the Enzlishm4n with mad. The gentle
nan reined ID and spoiogized. ssFo matter,
ir. +" said Tr0lIope; but would Ike 70 in
Iuire II your horse has name, and II not, /
would like to name him. "Cerfzfnly,n . re-
ponded the gentleman. you can name
lfm-~ Then, sir, said Tr0liope, ~ name
lin DDuaeNR." Il u only necessary 70 add
hat the distinguished novelist had been
lresenf at . recent debate In the House Of
representatives., IN which two honorabie
members threw mad Al each other with
That i popalarly termed ; "perfsct loose
Ie1s-"