The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-05-19
Foreign Items.

il dozen rev hid-eggs. and Do them slowly
take them up with skinner. place them in a
dish. and almost mask them wiIh picked red and
green capsicums. sliced.
EFroErs to reach the Gypsies with religious
teaching, says the Ci-iSilR Ugf1u. have never
met with much suoeess-Probably have not been
prosecuted in the hope Of success. There are
aboas 100000 Of them 10 Europe. and lSO 600 10
England. Their religion seems to extend no far
ther than belief 10 their humiliation OF death.
Converts, however. are made here and there.
MNGN1rvnr or CAuroRSiA-The combined
srea Of the six New England States is 6S.3ls
square miles the area Of the single State Of Cal
ifor1ia is nearly three times as much. The area
Of the Middle States. i1cluding MARYLAND and
West Virginia is lS7,564 square miles; Caiifor-
uia has lSS9sl square miles within its borders.
California Is great country it Is 1875 square
miles larger than the whole Of Great Britain
and il would make tWenty.lour States the size Of
Massachusetts, with couple Of thousand square
uiles 10 spare; or one hundred aod lorty-dye
States as large as Rhode Island
THE Sunday law in Eaglaud dates back TO
the reiga Of Charles Second. Previously there
were no restrictions sgainst trade on The Lords
day. Il was not called Sabbath; nor is it yet in
law It appears that though tradesmen generally
observe the day BY closing shop, there are still
many shops kept open. lately there has been
combined movement Of the several metrOpoli-
tan vestries against these mea, under the Lords
Day Act Of Charles H. This has provoked
counter movements. Monster meetings have
been held, and petitions got up. asking Of ParIia
meat the unconditional repeal Of that law. as
opposed 70 the essential conditions Of modern
society
Tbs hon. W. Fox carries his aversion to spar
huOas liquor TO the fullest extreme. At the
least il would appear 50 from the following ia his
special oolumn Of the New Zealand Times -
Oar drug stores, which should be The means Of
preserving health aud life. are dealiug forth de-
s,ractioa aad death. Alcohol Is put up into the
form Of bitters @-bitters they are. leading to
bitter life. bitter death, and bitter eternity.
A man viii take bottle aler bottle until the
cork Of the last Eiil 6y of and Tend will Jump
from oct its mouth and. cIutehing him By the
neck, win say, All I've been chasing you those
6iieen years, I've got you now"
NEw rHEoRr As 10 rHs COMPOSITION OF GrANo.
An American contemporary considers that the
loug-reoeived opinion tbat guano is the deposit
Of myriais Of sea-bjrds, seeom0lating through
long ages, Is now rendered nuteuabls by recent
Investigations made by Doctor Hahel. This
gentleman, sfter treating the guano to an acid,
uioroscopicaL and chemical examination. remark
ed that the insolable residue was composed Of
fossil sp0nges and other marine animals and
pants precisely similar in Constitution. It Is
further Observed tba; the fact that the anchors
Of ships il the neige6oshood Of the guano isl
a1ds often bring up gua0o from the bottom Of
the Ocsaa k quite in opposition to the prevalent
belief Or. Hahel therefore considers that the
deposits Of guaao must Be the result Of the aoeg-
mutation Of fossil plants and animals, whose or
gsaic matter has been transformed into nitro
gsaoas substance, The mineral portion remaining
intact
THE SuGAR BEEr-Before coming to the Old
Word. never knew that the people depeaded /
Upoo this vegetable for the manufacture Of near
" al the sugar consumed. The calture Of it Is /
almost universal: eaeh farmer rzizes euouzh for .
the use Of bis Own family. and sry Surplus Is
readily disposed Of At the sugar hO1sas- Some 1
ore estimates that IN some parts Of Germany and /
France Tally ons-thri Of the crossing crop Is this
For the beBe6t Of any person Who I.
nay happen 70 Be interested, sppsni few 4
items Cleaned from the very able and exhaustive .
books oa this ua1sfacsure Published in Paris.
The rhite and the yellow beets eontain the most
anount Of sugar. and the soil best adapted 70
thea Is Gay loan, deep! plowei. 4 sandy
s0d Is TOO DRY, and rot sufficiently uutritiTe
=bils soil rich and strong Is not suited to them
when cultivated for sugar, as they absorb from it
too u1ch sallpeter and not eaoagh saccharile
natter. For the manufacture OF sugar, tie beetz
are sliced and pressed Il presume the same as
sugar camel the Juice Is redaesd TO dry, grained,
brown sugar. For white sugar it Is agzin melted
md filtered tbrough bar1t aud blaeka1ed bone,
nd the resals is 1 pure, snow white article Of
.sEar Il s used u al the hotels, aud sold il
n The stores IN snail square lamPs, or in cone
shaped Boaves- In fact, have seen no other 81
ar siaos 1 left Ansrica, bat / Eoald not have
zaoxa the diasrs4ce 4 had not been tod
CO... S7c- Cs50s.
4 SOozrr Puzz-Dr. Holland. in bis
Story ot Ssvsaoaks,- IN Scriboer's, gives the
oliOEiag skeieh Of personage sho 6ais too
azsy prototypes: Ex.stly the posiliOa that
Lrs. D. ccc1pied IN society it Eo1ld Be hard to
esns. EFsrybody invited her. ard yst every
,osy. Eitho1t zay 6sssiss rsasoa. cOosidsred ber
Eltls eE color' she vas besutii1l, she vas
shs tzfkss woa8sffeily weu. she .
rs AZ fzii II st, iitsrzsgrs, socissy- She vas
-perssi.ly religious. ard she formed tie thsatsr
Z The ssr1zzls q blaek angel asd white oue,
.sitber q Hboz #0n q coHPlsse Eictozy. q held
rt4isFer s3vaatags he gained for any coussisra-
ls lecEth 0f tine Noting co1id Be Snsr shsa !
Irs- D il hsr 6ne moods. nothing eoarssr vixen
be 6iack angel vas slj0ylng his vict0riss, and
be white angel lad sal doEu 10 b-aathe- Il EZs
be izprszsioa given Il thsss After u5uenis
III sxss the sszp;zoa 1poa her that she vas
o ssise sh5t STE ought 70 Be- TIE foEers
looua5 where she walked. bet there vas dust On