The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-10-13
Useful and Interesting.

Among recent Inventions IS the application oi thl
camera Obseura to a railroad car. impartiug th,
travelera moving picture Of the country through
which be is passing.
new invention Is claimed whereby glass can b,
made into building material for house fronts floors
or pavements, cheaper and durable than marble
The Scotch Dissstablisbment Association met in
Edinburgh Monday. and adopted constitution
which will enable Free-Churchmen to cooperate with
Lberationists.
An official return gives .295. .52O kilogrammes as
the amount Of horseaesh consumed in Paris during
1874 There are now so borsedesh butchers in Paris
itself and FIVE in the Banlieue.
There is no truth in the report that the Prince I'm
perial-Napoleon Tv.-is engaged to be marri,d to n
Russian Countess. He is ." over young" yet, and
apparently is welded only to his studies to which be
applies himselfw with untiring zeal.
Presentations to the Prince of Wales at St. James
Palace considered by the Queen equivalent to
presentations to Her Majesty. 1: makes difference
what the folks who are presented think about
it.
The British survey of Palestine makes rapid pro-
gress. The last place identified is Beihabara, the
ford Of the Jordan where John baptized An account
Of this will be given in the next quarterly pamph
/ Of the Palestine Fund.
The appearance of the vine in nearly all the wine
growing centres of France is excellent. In Burgundy
the suton altogether propitious and strong hopes
felt that the vines have now doubled the cape
Of dangerous frosts. In the Modoc district the case
is the same.
Tho Italian newspapers announce the discovery
the other day at Pompei of painting said to be
OF importance than any hitherto brought to
light. 1t represents LAGOON according to the de-
scrptOn given by Virgil. Its state of preservation
is such as to Mt hope that it may be found
possible to remove it to the museum.
A Fren cb paper says that the Bank of France
owns q note which is a perfect brick !" at least
they thought so when they paid 1000 francs for
it. twas taken from the ruins of a Ere, and the
figures of bank note for 1000 francs had been
transferred to the brick and burned iu therefore
the bank redeemed the brick as though 1t we're the
note.
STAMPING IxK.-An excellent stamping ink that
dries rapidly and is free from grease may be cheaply
prepared. according to Muller by dssolvng part
Of fcrysallized 80 called red anilne violet in thirty
parts of alcohol, and adding thirty parts Of gycerine
to the solution. This colored liquid is poured upon
the cushion and rubbed with a brush.
History OF THE DoNEuc FowI.-Amoug the con-
clusions. in contribution to the history of the do
mestic fowl by Jeittees, it is stated, that spe
cies Of the genus gallus existed in Europe in the Ter
tiary period, although found wild there at
present and also that varieties Of species very
near to, il not identical with the BdnkUa or domestic
fowl, existed in Western Europe in the older post
tertiary, contempOraneously with the of that
period.
SUNDAY TRADISG IN VIcToRIA.-The Melbourne
Telegraph Of June 30 says A heavy penalty
yesterday inflicted on tobacconist for Sunday trad
ng. by the District Bench. The defendant was C.
J. smith, who, it may be remembered, was summon
ed for similar offence few weeks ago On that
ooca sion the Bench reserved giving their decision
or three months, on expiry Of which it under
stood that the charge would be abandoned providing
that no fresh cause Of complaint arose in the
time. constable on duty in Bourke-strOet on the
goth instant, however, saw several 60 into the
shop and come again with freshly-lighted cigars
in their mouths, defendant allowing them by
depOsei that they had purchased cigars Sunday
in question, paying the money to defendant. The
Court inflicted fine of f5. with 2Os. cost.
New CATTLE DIsEAsE.-"A new disease" the
Noun, Alexander Nail states, " has broken out
among the cattle at Campbell's Creek. The animals
do not exhibit any premOnitOry symptoms; but lie
down and die, aud swell up to the utmost tension Of
the skin. Well-fed cattle are no more exempt than
the poorest beast ruggng for existence the scanty
ranges r VrE
WHEN Nor TO LAUeH.-Unless you would be set
down as vulgar, don't laugh at peoples mistakes
misfortunes There's a time to laugh but when your
schoomaie has slipped down the ice, aud is hurt,
perhaps or BY accident the frut-stand at the corner
is overturned, and the poor old mans oranges and
apples are scattered in the mud or lover Of
very low quality Of fun has pinned ticket for sale
on a persons back be walks the street ab-
sent-minded lady, thinking more of the poor she s
going visit than herself has gone out with boot
and slipper on a near-sighted person, whom
you before addresses you Jane CT John,
and cordially inquiries after your grandma, when
you haven't any or the boarder next door, in
block Of dozen houses all precisely alike, walks
faniliary into your ball and comes to dead stop
the stairs; or the bashful student awkwardly
upon the platform and breaks down 10 attempt to
decaim or the same of sensitive youth, through
extreme diffdenee, commits in company the very
error be was trying to avoid or whenever anything
trying humble happens to asy person-that is not
the time to laugh, if you do by others you would
be done by. If you the person laughed at in any
such case consider that, at least. you great
deal better than those who laugh at you. The too
bashful girl or boy almost always turn out better
than the too bold. The people who always right
side out in looks and dress and STYLE not
rily by any means the best or the brightest. No
thing more surely indicates good breeding and
large heart than not seeming to notice blunder.
whether of friend stranger-unloss it is by word
or simple act of kindness to show sympathy rend
er assistance, when this can spare the feelings or
tighten misfortune.-C CArisiiaH Era.
orkHA, September 5.-A very heavy rain has pre-
vailed for the past week in Western Iowa causing
siderable damage to the railroads BY high water.
The small streams are overhOEing. The Northwest
ern road is suffering serious delay and damage by
bridge giving way near New Jefferson Friday after
noon since which time through trains have arrived
here or le over that Repairs 70 the break
much retarded by the continued high water. The