The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-08-20
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women. -
Speaking of women, in this connection. remindi
us of an imaginative young man. who, laborinf
over the gradual encroachments of woman-kind OF
masculine territory, rather unfeelingly stirs up bis
bard with the following effusion:
"They took our coats-at first we hardly missed 'emi
And then they aped our dickeys and cravats
They stole our sacks-we only laughed and kissed 'em-
Emboldened, then they stole our very hats
U3til, by slow and sure degrees, the witches
The whale fishery has received another blow II
the stories of the new composition for bearings
which is said to run without any fabrication what
ever, are true. But we imagine that after a thorough
trial it will be admitted that there is nothing like
pure sperm oil. This substance is an English in
vention, called q Metaline, u and has been intro
duced with success in America. The London
Engineer says of it:
" We had the pleasure of seeing one OF the bearings running
running at 5000 revolutions, and a little steam engine driving
them, making 100 revolutions per minute, with all the bearings
kind. We saw and therefore we believed. In appearances,
Metaline somewhat resembles black lead, but il is not black
lead, nor does it necessarily contain black lead, although plum.
bago may sometimes be employed in its formation. For small
and cups For large bearings it is made in the form Of little
buttons, halfinch diameter and three-eighihs of an inch thick,
bearings. The theory involved is this-beariugs wear because
always resemble, more or less, two brushes drawn over each
other, the prominences and cavities interocking. Oil or grease
acts as a lubricant, because it keeps the surfaces apart and
prevents interlocking. Metaline acts by filling up all the cavi-
ties, however small, in the shaft or bearing, producing a per-
and consequently, although friction remains, there can be no
cutting, while heating is reduced TO a minimum, and deprived
of its evils"
England, France, Belgium and Switzerland now
own the telegraphs in their respective countries,
where they have become Incorporated with the
postal system, and the public is served at a low
cost. The United States Government is still de-
batting the purchase of the American telegraph
lines. Mr.. Hubbard, the principal advocate for the
purchase, in an address before the Senate Postal
Committee stated that in 81 States of Europe there
are 394,793 miles of wire, costing S4l, 800, 900 in
gold, while in America the Western Union Com
pany have l04,5S4 miles of wire, costing As, 000, 900
in currency. 1t would appear from this that Gov
ernments can construct 4 miles of wire at the same
cost involved in the construction of one mile by a
corporation. Over the European lines $685. 900
messages cost Sl3.567 800. Over the Western
Union lines 8,4O0 40 messages cost S 5 1877. 627.
Were there any practicable way to improve the
sweet potato, its cultivation at these islands for
export would be a profitable branch of business.
1t yields, when well cultivated and irrigated 20 1000
pounds to the acre, while corn yields only 1900,
and sugar from 1000 to 5000 pounds. A new pro-
cess Of desiccation has been invented and put into
successful practice, by which the sweet potato is
dried and preserved, SO as to keep for any number
of years, good. sweet, and valuable as when green.
All that will cause decay is gone. 1t can be packed
in warehouses or sent abroad. or taken as ship
stores or the like, with entire safety.