The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-08-24

THE BEGGARs OF PAms-But there is Parisian
beggar as there is a Partisan street-boy who belongs
to a distinct race, and who has a cyuclsm, wit and
a deviltry of his own. NJ. du Camp, in a recent
number of Revue des De,tz Mondes, describes the
cleverest beggar he has in his mastery of
the art of receiving aims without asking This old
scamp is very infrm aud walks with extreme diff
Guilty and frequent groans His eyes are concealed
in enormous spectacles, he mngles with the crowd
on the Boulevards or near the Bourse Of an after
noon and when be wants to the street he begs
the favor of pollceman's arm. Pitiful to behold
he extends his left hand halfopened with humble
negligence and puts away into his pocket the cop
pers, and sometimes the silver pieces that fall into
it with wonderful mpidiy; then dives under porte
eaehere, counts his gains, disappears with alacrty
into an omnibus, and returns home to the Faubourg
st. Martin. This fellow is a German deserier and a
tailor by trade, who has served in the foreign legion
in Algeria; has been repeatedly convicted Of steal
ing; expelled from France for begging and atlast,
having wearied out judges and ailors he Is permit
ted to remain in Paris, on condition ofsnever beg
gng. And henever does beg; he only accepts what
is put into his hand. Need add that his niirmity
is false and that he is perfectly able to liveli
hood by workg The blind beggars among the
most interesting members of the fraternity and have
supplied the ustrious Offenbach with the subject
Of most diyerting opera bouffe Some years since
one of these blind men, accompanied by his dog ap-
peared daily at the corner Of the Reu dc Ia Pax. It
was believed that he had settled a sum Of e12 900
upon his daughter, and that he had often been dis
covered in pit-box at the opera. NJ. du Camp is
inclined to think that the blind beggars' trade is
very lucrative It is considered a most desirable
match for young seamstress to marry a venerable
beggar who has plenty of money and no eyes. On
the Points des Arts, NJ. du Camp once heard the
following dialogue between blind beggaT and a
woman who had brought him his dinner. Smelling
the dish, the man cried, "What is this % "stewed
mutton, with green peas" "Dev take your mt
ton you know like beefi' Some Of these blind
passt he Summer in Paris, and spend the Win
ter at home in the country.
WHERE THE MosoUITos CONE FRoM.-These
pests of Summer proceed from the animaleules COM
monty termed the "wiggle-tail." If a bowl Of
water is placed in the Summers for few days,
a large number Of ''wggle-tas will be visible and
they will increase in size till they reach threesix-
teenths Of an inch in length, remaining longer at
the surface they approach maturity, II seeming
to live on influences derived from the two elements
of air and water; finally they will assume a chrysal-
is FORM and by increased specific gravity sink to
the bottom Of the bowl few hours only will
elapse when a short, black furze or hair will grow
out on every side Of each till It the form Of
a minute caterpillar. Its specific gravity being thus
counteacted it will readily float to the surface and
be waited to the side OF the bowl by the slightest
breath Of air In a short time a hy will be hatched
and escape leaving its tiny house upon the surface
Of the water. Any who has had a eIstern in the
yard has doubtless observed the same effect every
Summer, although be may be Ignorant Of the beau
tifuI and simple process Of developement II pitch
er or cstern other water containing these animal
eules is placed in a close room over night, SUN.
cheney Of musqutos will breed from IL during the
night to give any satisfactory amount Of trouble
In fact standing by shallow halfstagnant pool on
midsummer's day, the full developement Of any
number Of "wiggle tails to the mosquito state can
be Witnessed and the origin Of these disturbers Of
nights slumbers thus fully aseertained.
How THE "woRLD" LOOKS AT rr.-The New
York World, discussing the Chinese labor question,
says:
"If Mr.. Samson, Of North Adams, had invented
or imported machine so skiIIfuIly coutrived that
leather could be flung into H. like In the hop
per Of gristmiil, and come out In the form Of
boots as the is ground into meal the interests
excited BY such machine would be comparatively
slight Why should the working classes make an
Indignant protest against eoolie labor any more than
against the steam-engine, the powerloom, the sew
ing machine, or new agricultural implemenis2
One steam-engine viii do the work Of a dozen men,
and It subsists ess than any man Of the Dozen
II species Of monkey had been discovered n China.
capable Of performing human work. without any
human wants, their importation and propagation
would not be very stoutly opposed; and yet our
labor organizations are thrown into great ferment
By the employment Of a race who bear some resem-
blance TO such tribe Of capable monkeys"
TURKEY has called out reserves and stopped tsls-