The Hawaiian gazette., 1875-09-15
Useful and InterestIng.

fornia law is not very effective It might as well not
be the statute books
The Fall River CMass.) School Committe has ndop.
ted resolution recommending that the senior class
in the Girls High School appear in American calico
on the day Of graduation instead of costly dresses
has been the custom.
The man who invents successful type-setting N a.
chine viii amass untold riches But II will be an in
significant in comparison the wealth that will
accrue to the individual who discovers a method BY
which a baby may be made to consume its own cry.
dark house is always an unhealthy house. al
ways an ILL., aired house. always dirty house. Want
OF light stops growth and promotes scrofun ricketts,
/ &c, among the children. People lose their health
in dark house, and If they become II, they cannot
get well in it.
Judge Honr is reported to have recently said to
friend =" Ny friend you have got to reOrganize the
old party Of liberty. begin first principles and fght
the doctrines Of the Declaration of Independence over
again before we can have peace and quiet in this
country"
When Tyndall says he finds in nature the promise
and potency of all forms and qualities of life the
deist asks, +" Who put them thereP" ignoring the
meaning Of the assertion. which is that they were
not" put there, but have always been there, prop
! critics Of matter itself.
wealthy London merchant is reported as having
said -" 1 always feel happy when advertising, for
then know that, waking sleeping. have a strong,
though silent orator working for me one who never
tires, sleeps makes mistakes and who is
certain to address the dealers from whom, if at all,
my trade must come.'
The world cannot afford to damn its sinners. nor
will it be saved without their help. Humanity is
and not till Lazarus is cured of his sores will
Dives be safe. Whoever will thrust Mary Magdalen
into the pit will find that be has dropped with her into
the flames the key that should have opened heaven
for him, and assuredly shall he remain outside until
she, her purihcatiOn completed shall take pity on
him and bring it thence Celia BHrleigh.
TAsNAN1AN DEvn-Arthur Angel of the Sur
goons department of the United States Navy to-day
delivered to Professor Baird of the Smithsonian In
stitute specimen of an Australian Animal known as
Tasmanian devil, which appears to unite the pig,
bear. monkey and dog. The animal is believed to
have been the first of its kind landed alive in this
country, and was brought home on the United States
Steamer Spatara just returned from the Transit of
Venus observations. On her hOmeward passage, the
vessel touched at Van Demans Land, where the ami
NAL was procured through the oxertions Of Captain
Chandler and other officers of the lSDatara.
A California thief has proved himself an artist in
his profession. He is fellow of infinite expedients
and quick wit, worthy of better cause. A police
man heard going on in a saloon and went in to
Aul-, h., A ~ a. a.
robbed of a hundred dollars-two fifty dollar bills
and pointed out the man he accused of having his
money. The officer took both the acouser and the ac
cused the Station House. aud searching the latter,
found only twenty-five cents in his pockets. Upon
closer search two fifty dollar bills were pulled out
from under the lining of the fellows hat The officer
asked him how they come there and the thieving wit
promptly replied " Why. the fellow that stole them
bills must have swapped hats with me.''
The Educational MoHthly says The following gro
tesque yet solemn prayer verbatim report taken in
the winter of 1923 at Methodist meeting held by
plantation negroes in a settlement near camp: 40
Lord God of dis glorious universe wilt dou look down
in de Omnipresence of dy eye upon desc dy coared
children bowed upon de knuckle-bOne dis night |
Take solemn peep upon US, and let heap o light
in. DOu knOwest what desc dy poor darkies need. !
Dere be Sam, and dere be Jerry, and dere be Pom
Pey. Dey in dere sins, dAPs what reckon.
Help dem to sit up and git from de wilderness of sin
and come into de clearing of salvation Take SOL
peep also upon de darkies in de oder cabin, who
fiddle and whir upon de bombastic toe, while dy ser
want Eliminates words to de Ruler of all humans on
dis earth wilt dou bress de Generals in de field dis
night, if it be circumspectOu in dy eye. Bress de
Coones in de field dis night, il it be crcumspecon
in dy discreet eye and also bress de Union soldiers
who carry de musket and chew de cartridge, fighting
for de Stars and Stripes. Dey fight in a scientific
cause and be de bestest OBJ but, good Lord may
dey less and pray more. And finally. bress dy
humble servantnOw suppcating dee in behalf of desc
benighted darkies. In de langage Of de mighty
Washington, dis world is all aeetin' show. To-day
we are alive and hoppin' around like grasshOppers
tomorrow dc sickle of death down and spreads
out like grass in hay time. Many dere will be wild
slick cOuntensnces, white collars and fee clothes
who will find de gates shut against them, while de
blind old woman, hObbling on crutches, she goes
straight in. Amen"
THENEw ELpoRApo.-A hitherto unknown country
has been partially explored and fresh gold fields and
pastures new indicated. An interesting paper was
lately read at the British Royal Geographical Society
by Captain ]. MOresby, R. N, on his discoveries in
New Guinea while in command of the BAsisk. The
chair was occupied by Sir Henry Rawlnson who.
in introducing Captain MOresby, said that the end
of last session he read q paper before the Royal
Geographical Society upon this subject but it
was not continuation of the paper he had alluded
10. About q year intervened between Captain
Moresbys two visits, and ne had more time at his
disposal during his second visit be had procured much
information relative to that country.
Captain Moresby said he was surprised that New
Guinea the third largest isandin the world was so lit
lie known. New Guinea ended in huge fork, cut up
into numerous islands. The island rose boldly from
the sea- and on some Of them were mountains rising
about 1000 feet The country highly cultivated
and produced sugar-cane. Indian corn, and other 9
cereals. The grass grew II feet high. The country
was also well wooded. There were good harbors.
Gold, he certain plentifully dispersed. The
great IouisAde Reefs were thought to have formed
IN impenetrabe barrier between Australia and north
,ast New Guinea, but they formed, in fact a wide
,pen gateway through which vessels nightly safely
pass and enter on a shorter course to China. The
natives who were Malayan received them kindly and
yaqe them much assistance except upon one occasion,
rhen they were easily driven Of without bloodshed.