The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-11-05

and Interest were read. The address Of Pref Marsh
comprised history Of the science of pai~oassiOsy
fsen iss arss da5s dOwa to the Prsssnt tins; frSn
the isolated sAssrvsslSss and Grade asaacsieas Of
ZsaerAanss see years before the cArstiaa era 10 the
sysssPats sssay Of Ossi fOsas BY the scientists Of
the nfsesseRtA ceasnry. 1t is the epiaioa Of prOf
Marsh e0aeeraisg EvOlssiOn that the theory Of La
sArsk was changed ieso dSetrias BY p2rw n. Ana
that hat asssrise Is gaiaisg the Investigations
IN every department Ss biology. Prof. MarsA has
aens @ash Aissf iu the way sf furnishing facts ia
support Of EvOl0siOa his laeors is the Recky Meap-
tain region AAvag resulted in the discovery Of ssv
srsl intermediate fes.as which prove to demOas,rs-
t0a the transition eS the horse fren fear,oed ami
nal Of the Eseeas to the 0setosd anisal Of the
pseseet- Pref. Psires read paper On the Silsreal
Universe. ie which be advocated the theory Of the
astsorie 0rgin Of the ssn,s heat, Anything coming
from the vseerabls Harvard professor is Of course
received with respectful attention. bat lis views dc
ret meet with geaersl acceptance. large naaksr %
the scientific Of the day having discarded the
asssorie tAser, in fAvSr Of the noss reasonable
theory Of sSnrasson. which is. that the beat Of the
san is caused and maintained by the gradual con
traction Of the suns nAss. Prof Draper exhibited
photographs ef the solar spectrum showing the bright
haes das to the presence Of 0xygea in the sun
discovery however which was snnOanesd BY Prof.
Draper two or three years ago. Photograph Of the
spectrum with those lines having appeared in Mature
in 1877. Mr.. Edison exhibited a new form Of tele-
phess through uhieA by the introduction OF rsv0lv-
ing disc Of chalk moistsasd wtk solution Of phos
phats sfsSas, SQUADS e0nsing fron distant source
may be heard all ever large rOeu instead Of. as
hitherto. Only BY person with the receiver held
to eis Mr. Edison calls this latest wonder the
''electro-ehen5eal" telephone. But waat Of space
PseVsrss NE trSa going further With this subject.
though much Of great interest transpirsd At the
meeting.
Many pedestrians ofnete are now in the city 10
readiness for the International Walking match which
is to take place beiere soue tune this mouth Two
men from England. Rowsl ani HaEaen sre going to
Try hard to capture the belt f0u Weston aud carry
It back sgain. whilo about dozen Americans are
ready 30 do their level best keep in this country
The belt which is the object Of much solictuds is
made up OF ssEen large oblOng plates of silver, With
large oval gold plate ia frous. The silver plates
eograred with the names of the successive
holders Of bsls. OLsary (twies ROwe.l and Weston.
TIE gold plate bears the Inscription in raised snan-
ssed letters ChanPion Long Distance Pedestrian of
the World" The bsls was presented by Sir John
Ashley and is valued at $500. 1t is difficult to see
what real good these intern at0nsl matches do. In
fAes they becoming somewhat of nuisance.
They I'll the pockets of few sporting and spec
elators and thsy great deal Of heart barnisg
and bad blood. Walking. rowing. shooting or eriek.
stiEg it Is all the same; whenever the element Of
Estiouaiity Is Introduced just will there be
jeaoasfes and animositiss. That such matches tend
TO draw the ties Of friendship closer between two
countries is l believe 0oly pleasant hssiea.
J.JP.