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The Coffee Crop of the World.

When the duty on coffee was reduced in the United
States a year ago, it was thought that there would
be a consequent reduction in prices but no reduc-
ton Of any consequence was ever made, and the
Boston Globe says the prospects are that at least ten
per cent. viii be added to present rates during the
coming few months. The supply on hand is by no
means a large one, and the prospects of the crop in
the principal cOfee-growing countries are far less
favorable than formerly. This, coupled with the fact
that the consumption has been and is steadily in
creasing, makes it a certainty that while prices will
be higher, choice brands will be more difficult to OBJ
tain. Among the poor, says the Globe, the old sub
stitutes of war time, %chickory, burnt peas, and other
unsuccessful limitations will probably have their day
again, and do duty as patent" coffee.
The larger part of the coffee used in the States is
Maracaibo, though it is sold under different names.
Of this the supply is constantly lessening, while the
incoming crop is hardly n third of that of last year.
In 1870, by q singular coincidence, there was q fail
ure of the crop in the three largest coffee-prOducing
countries Of the world-Brazil, Java and Ceylon.
This gave rise to speculation, and the price advanced
seventy per cent. In the trade (New York; good
coffee now rules at from sixteen to seventeen cents in
gold. In England it is higher. The entire Brazilian
crop is estimated at 1000, 900 bags per year. The
United States receives half of this. This year the
supply will probably be limited to 100000. The
same ratio of reduction on the crops from other
countries will make a difference that will be severely
felt.
This news of the condition Of the coffee crop in
other countries may serve as an encouragement to
our own people who are engaged in the business of
coffee growing. We have recently learned with
pleasure that the blight, which for a number Of
years had almost put a stop to planting, has in many
localities begun to disappear. Under favorable cir
cumstances, the region of Kona on Hawaii, ought
alone to produce several million pounds of coffee, of
a quality acknowledged to be second to no other in
the world.
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Preparing for the Ocean Cable.

Among the special kilograms from Washington to
the New York Herald, June 26th) Is one TO the
effect that the L. 5. :. Tusearorq, which recently
be fitted for making deep sea soundings between
California and Japan. The necessary sounding ap-
Paratus was already on the way TO san Francisco,
and the Tuscdrora was expected to sail about the
first Of July. From the instructions given, says the
special, the route for the projected cable is intended
TO be up northWara to Puget Sound thence to the
Aleutian Islands, and 20 in a southerly direction to
Japan.
Cyrus W. Field, at the banquet given 70 Prime
Minister Gladstone a few months since. stated that
the next Geographic enterprise was to be the connec-
ton Of the European and Asiatic continents. This
laid,-says the San Francisco Bulefn.-Puck's
girdle round the globe will become a reality, and the
United States viii then also have a much shorter
line Of connection with the Australasian colonies.
ria the existing cable from Singapore to the Austria
liam continent. San Francisco, by reason Of its
nearness to Eastern Asia, will become one Of the i'm
portant telegraph centres of the world.
The preparations made for sounding the northern
route for the cable to Japan, are by no means a Ger
tain indication that the southern route will be aban-
dOned, and these islands be given the go-by. In
1857, Lieutenant Brooks in the FeHimore Cooper,
sounded the route between Honolulu and San Fran
cisco, and found the bottom entirely free from i'm
p~ediments, and peculiarly suited for the reception of
an ocean cable. The distance from Victoria, Van
couver's Island, to Jeddo via the Aleutian Islands, is
1926 miles from San Francisco to Jeddo vim Homo
lulu and Midway Island is 1858 miles.
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HE MASTER of the schooner Letitia, which yes
sci sailed on the 2lst inst, for Melbourne, before
his departure requested that we should direct at
tention to a Custom House charge at this port
which he was obliged to pay, and which he
deemed unjust, and a grievance. The charge
was one of 80, for " storage which he had not
incurred. His vessel was hove out for some
slight repairs, and the only articles landed from
her were two sails. sent to be repaired, and eight
cans of paint, stored in the ship-carpenter's shop,
but nothing was sent to the Government store
house. Under these circumstances, the Captain
considered himself .sheeced" without any pre-
text TO the amount of the so, and 4 protest was
filed by his agents at the Custom House. The
reply of the Collector General states in substance
that these charges are made IN accordance with
long established usage, and that against the
Leiiia, being the lowest in the scale, could not
be abated; but that in future, these charges will
be made in proportion to the quantity landed.
While the Collector General probably had no
option in this case but to adhere to the long es-
tablished usage of his office, yet it would seem
poor policy, to say the least, to continue a usage
that sends shipmasters away from our port with
the impression on their minds that they have
been here taxed without any apparent equivalent.
Our port is not so crowded with that
we need not care what .'they say" about our
CHARGES.
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The Ava Traffic.

AllusiOn has frequently been made in these columns
from time to time TO the great evil of ava drinking
among the natives, a practice which, like the smok-
ing of opium, has increased very much among them
of late years. AVA however has the advantage over
opium, inasmuch rs the use Of the former has been
sufficiently made the subject of legislation as to prac-
tically free it from all restriction. That is to say,
very stringent laws restricting the use of ava to GER
tain cases have been enacted and placed in the
statute books, and then Systematically disregarded.
\ certain number Of licenses are issued for certain
prescribed localities, permitting the sale of the drug
las It may properly be described) TO such only as
shall produce 10 the licensee q certificate from a
physician that the holder has permission TO use a
certain number Of pounds of ava. The fee for issu-
ing these certificates was formerly a considerable
source of income to the physicians OF apothecaries
who were patroniEed il is said that none Of our
physicians any longer grant them. The certificate
once issued, it was made 10 do duty for an indefinite
time and quantity Of ava. But the certificate system
was too troublesome 10 both seller and buyer, and
besides, the authorities were extremely lax, and so
the custom has been that any one could get ava who
had the money to pay for it, and no questions asked.
This practice Of openly violating the law has doubt
less been followed for years there IS ample proof
that it has been done of late. The matter has been
for some time in the hands of the Attorney General
and the Marshal, and it is gratifying to know that
the law regulating the ava traffic will hereafter be
strictly enforced.
We observed just now that ava drinking had in
creased very much # late wears among the Hawai-
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DEPARTURES

I9-Schr Odd Fellow. K0lolina, for HiIo, Hawai-.
t9-Schr Warwick, Kaiawaia- for Kalaupapa, M0iCkai-
I9-Schr Ka Moi, West, for Kahului, Maui.
I9-Schr Hattie, Nika. for Nawiliwii, Kauai.
I9-Am schr Margaret Crockard, Godfrey. for Portland
l9-Am BIZ Delaware, Rollins, for Victoria, Il g.
l9-Am bk Naramiszic, Dodge, for Oregon.
clam schr Lettfia, Lorentzen, for Melbourne.
2l-Schr Nettie Merrill, Crane, for Lahaina. Maui.
2l-Schr Annie, Adams, for Hlo, Hawaii.
2l-Schr Keoni Ana, J Dudot, for ROoIau.
2l-schr LGka, Kaai, for Moloaa, Kauai.
21-Schr Mary Ellen, Jim, for KOoa, Kauai.
92-Schr HokuIeie, Heneri, for KOOlau.
22-Schr Rob Roy, Jim, for KOolau-
22-Schr Juan.ta, g. Dud0it, for Kaunakakai. MOi1kai.
22-Schr Jenny, Lambert, for Kooa AZ Waimea, Kauai
22-Schr ManuOkaEai, Palekai, for MoIoaa, Kauai
23-Schr Fairy Queen, Kaaina, for KOloa and Hanaiei-
24-schr Keoni Ana. J DGdolf, for Waiauae.
24-Stmr Kilauea, Taylor, for NawiiwiIi, Kauai.
25-Schr uilama, Davis, for KOna and Kan, Hawaii
2j-Schr WaiOla, Fountain, for Kaunakakai and PukOO.
2j-Schr Kinau, AhuihaIa, for Maliko, Maui.
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will accept the childish theory that the ccssiou Of
Pearl Harbgr signifies the loss Of their independ-
cuce and the speedy destruction OF their race.
When the people shall come 20 understand the
basele=s nature % such theories, and to perceive,
as they must Oh examination, that the occuIa-
ton Of Pearl Harbor by the United States viii
not only not interfere with Hawaiian independ-
ence but Will be a sure guarantee Of its per-
petuity,-they will very speedily and efectually
discard the blind guides Of tie coalition anti
.cszfoD5zrs
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PoRT OF HONOLULU. II. L.
ARRNALx

y Is-Schr Luka. Kaai, from N0Ioaa, Kauai
Ig-Schr Nettie Merrill. Crane, from Lahaina, Maui.
Ig-schr Juanif1. q Dutoit. from Kauuakakai. MolokaL
Tg-Schr Eeoni Ana, Dufoit, from Waianae.
I9-Schr Rob Roy, Jim. from Kooiau.
1O-Schr ManuokaWai, PzIekai, from Mol0aa, Kas1l-
gD-Schr Mary Ellen. Jim, from Vaihee. Maui
1D-Schr MOI Keh, Patey, from Kahuiui. Maui
gf-Echr Jenny, Lambert, I'm Waimea s. KOoa, Kauai
g3-Schr Uifaua. Davis, from K0na s. kau, Hawaii.
53-Schr Fairy Queen, Kaaina- from koOa & Hau1leL
2t-Schr Kfnau. Ahuihalz. from Mako, Maui
3f-Schr Waiot1, Fountain, from Kaunakakaid PukrO
3f-Schr Active. PuaahIEa, from Eohala, Hawai-
=t-Schr KeuEi Ana, } Dudoit, from Waialua.
2J-schr Pauahi, H0pu, from HlO, Hawaii.
25-Schr Hattie, hika, from NaEiiEli, Kauai.
25-Schr Ka Moi. West, from Kahului, Mani.
2j-Schr Warwick, KalaEaia, from KO5lau-
25-SooP Live Yankee, Clark, from Hama, Mani.
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ians. It Is not generally known among foreigners
that under the ancient or feudal system. before the
days Of written laws and constitutions, the use q
ava was restricted TO the chiefs and priests. and
their more immediate retainer With the sweeping
away Of other tabus, that upon ava followed, AMI
the common people, v 18th the very human desire for
that which has been withheld, went largely into the
cultivation and, in spite Of law, the use Of the drug.
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InNH rHE

Am b. Helen W Amy, DadiBs Tor Melbourne a. the od
custom House wharf, ri sal about Monday OF Tuesday next
schr IA Mo- az Brewers wharf sails kr Kahului to-morroT-
schr Active. at Rsbfrv1n-s wharf. -a1s or Nfaalae1 on
Monday
sehr Pau4Li, q the EspIanade, sals mr HIo on AicniaT-
schr HATTIE, a. sane place, sails Er NawiIwh t0-m9rr'H-
tCra, ' !, to-mor1w-
sehr wsrwIck, - The E-phuade. -1is Hr KaisapaFa 60
morrow.
Ketch LHuaHi1 aad seHr Moi Keisi are both hing cut IN the
stream
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FHIUHT. GIII = I"I"|
THE Tlst week hl- been emphatlcauy the dalie-t oi Tn
-elson- We have CO foreign arrivals % report since -ur last
The departures have bccu-tae DCfUrars. fr victoria b.
,he N1rqs,is-i-. Er Puget sound ant The WTgays, crock-
ars Er Porthud-au m th~ t9b Erf ue hmm fr Mel
bourne. on the 2Ist.
The HTrSsrss,s. Hr victoria y o. sails 1-HIorr5~ and
The HIN ~. f,aa. llr Mehenme. vii all ~. 80.
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Card.

HoNoLuLU, July -. Is75-
To the Citi=eRy of Honolulu
beg 10 return YOU my sincere thanks for the kindly assist
ance YOU have rendered me and my family in affection.
Mas. SARAH NcCRCcoR.
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n

FoR MELBoURSE-Per Letttia, July 2lst-F Glass. Mr.
steel, wife and S children
= FOR NAwILTwILI-Per Kiauea, July 2ith-Miss Helen Il
I Whitney, Miss z Conway, Bishop Magret, and about 20 deck.
III From KAHULUI-Per Ka Moi, July 25th-JudgeS l. Aus
Ito, g Roberts, II Cornwen, } J Davis, J McDade, Dr Brooks.
W Graham, and % deck
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BEowS-In IMs city, July 2srh. 1873, OF consumption, Sarah
VI. Brown, daughter % Capt. Jacob Brown, aged II years, 10
months and 20 days. She was born at sea, Sept. :, 1851.
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NOTICE.

HAVE THISDAY SOLD TO MR.. THOS.
III LACK, the Business carried on by me as Machinisi, Lock
and Gun Smith, at No. 40 Fort Street, Honolulu. take this
opportunity Of thanking the residents Of this city and islands
generally, for the liberal patronage ] have received during the
last four years, and take pleasure in soliciting A contInuanceo q!
the same for NV successor JOHN NELL.
Honolulu JuiT 20 L. JFHc-
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EXPORTS.

FOR PORTLASD-Per Margaret CTockard, July 18th g.
Bananas, bnehs---.---- so Pine Apples, doz...... 20
Lines, No-.---...--. 1000 Sugar, kegs..------.-- 2,2O5
~Salue-Domestc SIS.5S5 Is.
FoK VIcToRIA, y. C.-Per Delaware, July 10Th 60
COFFEE, bags.------..- y Rfce, bags.-...-.-.-.. lO
Fancy Dress, cse-.--.- 1ROpe, pkgs...--.-.- %
Molasses, pkgs---.--.- 2GOI Sugar, kegs.-...-...-. 3,45i
PUN, bags-------.-.-. 1SI
~Value-DOmestic sa3S17 9S (; FOreign.....S 32l 10.
FOR MELBOURsE-Per Lettitia, July 2lst -
Pulu, bales.-..-.------ 20 Sugar, kegs.--.-.-.-.. l-l59
Rice, bags-----.-..--. 20 bags.---..--.- 1896
Sugar, mats.-....-..- 300
Value-Domestc S2I, 312 So.
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NOTICE .

NJ r.. C. WILDER, WILL HOLD
w my Power Of Attorney, and ct for me. with IulI author
!ty, during nv absence from the IMnds.
Honolulu, July 9Th, 1873. GyI Inn y. P. ADAMS.
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MY MOTTO-Wh hat is worth doing Mt nIl' Is
worth doing well.
MY TNTENTION-TO Give satisfaction TO all
MY TERMS-CASH ON DELIVERY.
Respectfully Solicit the Public patronage
u Office at Messrs. JUDD & LANES Grocery Store, %
FOrG Street. WAGON calls for al orders
WA Nm. WALLACE Pronristor.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

- THE PREMISE OF THE UN- ~-
nj DERSIGSED situated on Fort styae, Terms ~
jul+ Z c PRATT.
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To RF LET

A~s TO BE LET WITH IN NJ F. ID 1 A I r
H::a possession. Rent moderate. The house at the corner
In OF kUkui and Nuuaau streets, and the "Pelly Premises
Hotel street. For particulars apply to
fyl2 I'm JOHN THOS. WAREHOUSE.
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SPLENDID ASSORTMENT LADIES, HATS

UF THE ohAFES ANU II
White, Black and White, Brown Canton and Leghorn Hats,
Shamrock, Thetis, Lynton, Pepita aud Viola Hats,
Gents and Boys Pearl Straw Hats,
Chidren's sun Hats, white and colored.
, 1873-11-15
SUDDEN DEATH.

About lalf-past o'clock last evening, u young
,na,,, wliose na11lo IL nuhaown, droppod dead in
tho restaurant Of Burke's European Hotel. OH
Madihon street. Tho t1oeoaaed occupied & taLlo
ut tue roar ond OF tho ROOM. After ordering IL
supper he went to the cashiora desk mud settled
for it, md then lIassed tlowu ataira. III q few
minutes ho returned, and took hia scat ut tho
table. IIo hul Aacn Bautcd hut littla whlIo
whom !le fell heavily upon tho tloor Mr. nurko,
with tlle assistance Of wators. CARRIED him to thu
door, hoping that trehl1 mir. would royyo him.
not being awnro, that tlloir burden was lilo,
Ica4. a physician pronounced him dcnl
w!,en ho reached tilo door. Alr. Dnrko
Aout tor pr. Farwell, wl,o also pronounced tue
snmo opinion. Ofeor Trayuor aeon arrived,
und all examination Of tie clothing OF decoasoa
was made. aud a packugo of mineral wab found
That I)r. Farwoli Hnitt would produce al1noht III:
atant tonth. 1t wny hla opinion that, 'leccaaotl
llal taken poison. Nothi,lg was found upon! tho
porson Of tho dcrcssal whereby to identify him.
Tho proprietor Of the restaurant Ared carriago
an.l laa the body taken to the MorGueP' ;r!,e The
dcceasaA was apparently ebout 23 ypars at eso,.
smooth facs hlAak aYaa and hass, a,ad "osa DARK
QlpthluQ
, 1873-11-15

low,odgel information Of Woodbury. that bis o,Aitn
and foo Ind bcon withdrawn autl hiA application
o1ort 10 reyivo l'ia clnn,s During all ts Time ho
VIVA knowing 10 this claimed invention 1ning In pnba
use without l.'s protest i rot with his !roet consent
c0lyna Ut.
After discussing al,1y n,,tl at gront longth tho
law of tho caso, tho document concluded as fol-
owe:
:. unlor nj the clrcunastauoos NO Of tho opinion
Tint r. Noolbitrys raont could not stand tho test
|. Il was originally form rrass,'ro bar, which vaa
eaa ,sas di:d ID ito uniiol satds s.s n, w
2 neea,lfo his elam was then retectel for 1aok Of
eoase Gg IT toop no ppca m through
hn anly authorized attorney tsftdre'o MS application
GO to be used for twonty-yo before hc ronowed
i. Docs,iso tho dov,co wnH "hnown nnt ,,uod by
oheta n tha eonnry.h snd was described IN pr1nsel
IN public ,so two years rror to lila application for
patent, aud ho was not therefore, entitled to tho PRO
ysions of e accon suction q tho aet Of July 1slo
upon wch Mr.. Woodbury. soloy relied for tho renew
g. Because be mao falso statements ns 10 decisions
duccd other deceptive md nreable saselents tn hss
letter renewing s claims, a1l Of which wose ca1crate1
to mialca tho Paent-oleo and obtain tho paont by
tho adjustment II tho Woodbury. bar who in tic On.
lho National E:ecativo Committee ,,n,'er whom tho
counsel nc arc aeairous Of perfccttig tho 'ocnso hy
planning Or molng machines, that wl,aorer action
Is tav will bo for tho entire liquidation Interested
eS Ar1S s5 9 n eG a ns IF o 70 y h
resistance to hta demands aud tho intended inpcac-
snv nsnt Of ,nhas,nge his patent so hint that w he
functions naainst my ono il tho association
until ho las proved o validity of bin ptont in s
, 1873-11-15

HIGHLAND rANK.
vocal aud instrumental concert was given III
the baptist Church, Oil Thursday evening, by
Miss kittso L. Smith aud pupils, assistnd by
Louis Falls. Emil Liobling, aud Gustayun Geary,
Chicago nlaeicians,-and others. The affair
pauHod off pleasantly, and with credit to nil con-
ces'1ed. Prominent among tho performers. to-
sides those nun,ed, were Miss Clara o. Willard
and 21r. and Mira. +. r. Smith,
EVANSTON.
The. following merchants OF E7anston have
EigucI ali agreement to eloso their places OF
business IN tho evening until April next,
saturdays excepted: Haskin Dros., N. y. lott,
]. d. La,nlsi,,, lluntoon L Gamble, john loobel,
H. i. Oln,stond, r. @. 1Ioag 4 Co., L. Lion, 4.
Wiuno, George ~ Muir, j. B. uaryoy, Loary 4
Sullivan, II. ", rlolpa, II, .. Hedden, j, g,
FnsHoy, 2. A. Clifford, Wightnan 4 Reynolds,
John Dickinson, George Irolnlo. Il, X. Wohster.
8 O'Clock OIL alternate evenings, 10 that ono vii
be opun until 10 o'clock oyesy evening.
, 1873-11-15

Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy Railroad Sunday
Train. Tho through Pacific Exprcss for Council
Bluffs, omal,a, San Francisco and all other fur west
points, will acarc tho Central Depot foot of Lake
street, at 10 ., Sunday, Nov. le. atoppug ut 1nds-
aud Canal street stations. Tlia IL the line
which hAs heen awarded tho Inst contract for the
transportation Of tho Overland malls to and from Sau
Francisco Australia, China, and Japan. Throug,
tickets readtng viA tho Chicago Northwestern ant!
n,1 This frntn
, 1873-11-15

From The -SetD Orleans T1t,es, Nor. s.
The thirty or forty China1.,en who work on
3lr. Cragill's plantation, i'll Terrcbonuo parish,
4 short time since tried one OF their number
who had stolen several hundred lo}laya from an
other Of tho colony. Thoy found him guilty,
suspended him by the hands to tho ioass Of tic
hoiHe, aud whipped him, aftar which they cut off
both his hands and feet. n!ld buried linn alive.
Tho colorol people on tho pluco woro afraid to
intorforo. Tho parish authorities Aayo tho mat
ter i'll hand
, 1873-11-15
The Eeu,iueton the Best.

The Remington sowing-sneohine rims almost noise
leeuy; 1t makes perfect stitch Hke OH both sdos
it cannot do bud work got out OF repair 1t IL cor
lain In its operation and ba operated by anybody
aud IL In claimed will do kinds Of work with lcss
trouble than any machine now before tho people, To
10 sstieea Of tho truth of these assertions, cali at tho
agency If thu Company and examine f.. It's wonder
fiji simplicity, Rnd tho perfection Of Its wnrl, will
comment! 1T to my ono who knowa wha machine
1.t,tttu tn
, 1873-11-15
COUNTRY REAL ESTATE,


TOR SALE-vERY CHEAp~-OR WILL EXCHANGE
II tor Ohics3 propetyA vuTy good farm Of H5 hcres
s6 rtlns from Ecngo adioinig TaIrGed station rn1
1suon % Resper BLOCK, Clark and
, 1873-11-15
REAL ESTATE WANTED.

REAL ESTATE WANTED.
JITANTED-I WANT 4 F1iYY SMALL. FARMS, Say
" u to 60 lne Of railroad within bo miles Of
ChicnEn have son,o largo farms to exchange for city
iaf1 afso cheap cly property for cAah H. L. TOMB
klHS, lb7 Washington. .at., Ronnnt.
1TANTED-TO BUY-PR0PERTY.. II CHEAP. AT
~ Mnntrnyc Irving Park lots, blocks, All
dress II ID. Tribune Office. --
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consequence Of ammoniaoal exhalations.
which affect both harness hanging up in
such localities and shoes of those who
frequent them The usual applications
OF grease are not always sufficient to
meet this difficulty. but il is said that
by adding to them . small quantity of
glycerine the leather will be kept con-
tinually in soft and pliable condition.
How many enders of useles patent
rights are now rolling in luxury on
money obtained from farmers on patent
churns. washing machines, bee-hives,
sulky plows. rakes. plows, harrows,
pumps, etc., etc, as we'll as fruit-tree
peddlers? Now is the time to look out
for these men, and especially learn how
to say ono" more emphatically than
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WOODEN RAILROADS.

Attention is now being called to the
wooden railroads that terminate in Que
bee, of which there are over q hundred
miles in operation. The gauge of these
wooden railroads is four feet eight and
a half inches. The rails are made of
hard maple wood, size four by seven
inches, are set edgeways, and are
notched into the cross-ties four inches
deep, being secured in their places by
wedges driven outside of the rail. The
ties are eight inches thick, and are laid
twenty inches apart. The cars have
four wheels, and pains are taken to have
the cars and locomotives as Light as pos
sible. The rails are said to last four
years, if made of good wood, and not
subject to heavy strains. In some in
stances trains have been drawn over
these roads at the speed of thirty-five
mile. per heur, by locomotives weighing
thirty tons. These wooden railroads
seem to answer very well for light traf-
fic, and they are so calculated that iron
rails may be substituted for those of
wood when business requires the
change. The cost of these roads varies
from 81, 900 to $1,000 per mile. accord
ing to the amount of grading to be done.
This is going back to first principles, for
the first railroad was equipped with
wooden rails.