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Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-12-18

Arizona and Now Mexico are the natural
home Of the cacti, of which there are said
to be over 800 varieties. The Cereus
Giganteus sometimes grows to the height of
60 feet, and measures six feet in diameter.
Some have no limbs others have from one
to three arms. They seem to stand on the
top of the sand with scarcely any root, and
must receive their nutrition largely from
the atmosphere. They are capped with a
beaui,sa! aower, and later with fruit. The
Indians remove the fruit with long spiked
pole, and use it in large quantities.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-12-18
India Rubber Goats and Overall

Fancy and Toilet Articles Florida Water,
Genuine Eau de Cologne. Phiiocorne,
Combs, Tooth Brushes, Lubin's Extracts
Feather Busters, Harmonious,
Violin Strings, Playing Cards,
Looking Glasses, Vienna Chairs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
OAK LEAF EDGLNG.

Cast on 10 stitches and knit row PLAIN.
LIST row: Slip /, knit 2, over and narrow over
twice and narrow. over twice and narrow KNIT l.
Cd row: Knit 3. purl 1. knit 2, purl l, KNIT D.
Sd row: Slip l, knit 2, over and narrow KNIT T.
over twice and narrow. over twice and narrow
knit /.
4th row: Knit 3, purl l. knit 2. purl l. knit 7.
5th row: Slip l. knit 2. over and narrow knit o.
over twice and narrow over twice and narrow
knit l.
81, row Knit 3. pur 1. knit 2 purl ]. knit 9.
9TH row: Slip l. knit q over and narrow KNIT t.
over twice and narrow, over twice and narrow
knit l. ,,
9th row: Knit g. purl l. knit 2. puri ]. knit H.
9th row: slip /. knit 2, over and narrow. knit 3,
over tw,ce and narrow. over twice and narrow
knit !. -, Init o nurI kni, II
iIth roV. Sim / knit q and narrow. Knit
Is. r,o....ohoo and Init nlaip IN
+ha and Of the needle This pattern rs seut Dy MIS-
j. A. b.. Troy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17

Toe-Decrease rounds with plain ronnns ne Ne
tween, rounds with plain rounds petween IL
rounds with round between. ,
Cast of with ID stitches on each needie
For full-sixed stocking ADA 30 or ~ stitooes.
rADY's EXTRA SIZE.
German knitting yarn; No. 10 needles
Cast on 100 stitches.
Rlbbing-Knf "a rounds 1919.
Iep-I3o stitehes-knt 10 rounds OF 7Aa inches.
Increase Stitches with rounds between, Degin-
ming az II st round. or 412 inches.
Mario yines--6 intakes with rounds between,
with rounds. with rounds, with ROUNDS,
with rounds.
Ankle-94 stitehes-knit % rounds OF gig inches.
HeeI-i7 stltches-knit AZ rows; pick up s'de
stitches ri there are 80 each side needle.
Foot-9i stitches-kuit 20 rounds.
Decrease 10 rounds for toe with / plain round be-
tween.
Cast CT with IS stitches on each needle
SCALES OF SOCKS AND STOCKING5
The following table, taken from an English publ
cation 1.-The Knitting Teachers Assistant" will be
found of service TO readers The stitches in the
first two are for coarse needles and wool; with line
materials more loops would have to be cast on.
The narrowings in the leg have uniformly plain
round, between. and those for the toe are as fol-
lows: two decreasing with rounds between
with 2 rounds with round, and then every
round ul the toe is cast Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
SWARNS OF FLIES.

Nature calls attention to some remarkable
clouds of flies on this continent. AT East Pc
Ton. Nova Scotia (about A so N, 63o W.,
snch a cloud was seen on August 81. They
nassed Lismore about . o'clock in the evening
close 70 The shore. They went with the wind,
WINCH was blowing lightly from the west, oc-
cupying about twenty minutes passing gwen
noint. They made loud buZzing noise, which
was heard by many who missed seeing them.
They flew so low that some OF them appeared
10 fall into the water. About two miles below
Lismore they slightly changed their fight,
heading more to the north. After their pas
SAGE numoers OF strange flies were observed IN
some of the houses near the shore. Ihey
were about half an inch in length, with wings
nroportionately longer than those of the com
mon house-fy, but whether they belonged to
the swarm is uncertain"
At Halifax Nova Scotia, immense swarms
passed over Guysboro llat. A. Az N, long.
&c 3O' W. }, on September .. They came from
the east and resembled dark cloud. com
munication from POughkeepsie, New IoI K,
Gat. Al so N, long. IA W. states that IL
torn of flies was encountered on the Hudson
river ON the afternoon OF September 4. The
steamer ID. r. Martin. bound south, encountered
The dy-storm between New-Hamburg and
Newnurg. It seemed like great drift OF
black snow and it reached soufhward from
sbore To shore as far as the teye could rench
There were millions upon millions OF the flies
and they hurried nGrthward as thick as snow
a.,tes driven by "A strong wind. They were lone
md black and had light wings, and the ci0ut
mat have been miles in length.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
STOCKING KNITTING.
EXAMPLE-.

The following examples aro added to those already
rublIshed:
PoR GIRL FOURTEEN.
Pine warn: Nc. Is or l6 needles.
Cast on 80 stitches.
R;hbng-knit IL rounds.
- 80 stItches-KDIt 80 plain rounds; decrease
eh a. of scaIa stitch aud work PLAN rounds;
~ ,ncrcase 9 times with plain rounds between
ia ,fterward work 20 PLAIN rounds;
observation-disclosures in 10 ROUNDS WIN U pi'aih
49, IA sfitches-KBt 81 plain rounds 80
ILL., 81 stitches-Knt 30 rows. aud pick up 10
stitches ON each side of heel. =, 49,, -
Eaof-r,3 stitehes-Knt Till II ID 7i2 lnches ionr
measuring from end of heel on brst round Ah''
together to make even number. -, n IL,
foe-Decrease till ll2 inches long. with PLAIN
rounds between ana cast on
Total length of foot ga inches
saALL-sIZED LADYs STOCKING.
Fine merino or other wool; No. is needles.
Cast on 1873 stitches.
Rbbing-KnIt Is rounds.
Leg-l3s stitches-Knit 1876 plain rounds. !,
NaTrowings-6 intakes with rounds between, =
with 6 rounds, 2 with 10 rounds, and Win IL
rounds between.
ANKLE 10 stitches-Knit go rounds.
Heel-55 stitches-Knit SO rows; then narrow on
each plain row four times TO round the heel ana
cast of French fashion. Pick up side loops and Ia
crease every fourth stitch.
Foot--l10 stitches-knit 80 roundA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE
DERP-SFA TRAVELLING.

Most of the fishing around the British coasts
is carried ON by means of travis. Soles, tur-
bot, halibut, founders. and in fact all ground
feeding fish, are caught in nets Of this descrip-
ton. Seines and drift,nets are used Ior
behring's, spilchards. maekerel, and long lines
and hooks for Goldfish and few other VaIi-
cites but the bulk of the fishing IL done by
travis These are OF two kinds, the pcaI1
trawl and the otter trawl. The beam tra"i
is from 20 to 40 feet across, with purse
formed net some so to so feet long, the
meshes beng about 1 l. inches or more at the
beam and diminishing rapidly III size to"3ru
the tail of the net. The trawl Is lowered gradli-
ally. Each end of the beam Is weighted WIN
iron heads or runners, and the Shoie sinhs
slowly to the bottom. stout rope from n
each beam head forms a bride, and TO this
the main rope from the vessel IL attacneu.
The under part of the net or belly Is kept on
the ground by heavy foot rope, weighted
usually in deep water with small chains
wound round it. The upper part of the
net, or back. is attached to the beam, when
is kept two feet or more from the ground
by the iron heads. When the net Is lowered
the vessel is allowed to drift with the TIDE OF
with only q little sail over the fishing ground
The fish pass between the upper and lower
parts of the net into the purse Ike end'
where they are often prev ented from return
ing by packets.
An "Otter" is a piece Of wood of any shape
or size shod on one OF its long edges WITH
iron or lead When used for fishing with
flies. as it Is illegally in parts of England and
Scotland, the iron submerges 1t about two
thirds of its depth. A birdie of four. strings
is then arranged in such way that the force
of the current strikes the otter or an angie
and carries it out into the stream, much as Il
KITE rises in the air. The otter trawl Is worked
like the beam trawl, the offers taking. how,
ever, the place of the beam. When thus used
the offers are weighed sufficiently to SINK
them To the bottom, where they remain stand
ing on their edge. The brides are fixed on
the under side of each at the necessary angle.
When the strain is brought to bear on them
the offers separate and open wide the mouth
of the net. The advantage OF the otter trawl
is that il Is cheaper ard and takes up less
room. 1t is hardly considered SO efficient,
however, as the beam trawl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
CURRENT RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION.
MR.. KIMBALL's SUCCESS.

From Inc to"oT'g."o"ofss
Not only these but IA scores OF Oiber ca fs tere
;s mn reason 10 believe thar tine deOt could have
heen lifted without Mir. himbaIIs assistance. mat
he tnrus the screws hard and puts pressure no.
boly denies but desperate cases require desperate
remedy aud sometimes nothing cOutd De effected
wiEhnut stirring up people TO sre that great aiid
heroic movement must be- msde u their chuIch IS 20
lie saya And even where successful effort Bas
been made witnout ea.ing IN Mr. kmball, u can
nos be said that ne mas had nothing Ia 40 wth u,
for the surprising results that have attended his
efforts IN other places have inspired new courage
everywhere Tor This KIND OF work; anu We are giad
to know that tie calls tor his assistance nave never
been so numerous as now. But let all churches be-
ware how they run into debt hereafter. for such ~
do n with their eyes open and after the experience
of the past lew years. wa! deserve and Will receive
little sympathy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
REPRODUCTION OF BONE.

The question of The saving of a diseased or
wounded limb has for the general public great
interest An interesting cast. winch promises
= new depattuTe in conservative SUI gerry, has
inst been published in the TRANSACTIONS OF the
Medical Society of the State OF New YORK Tor
1850 The ease was under the care OF Ut.
George r. Shrady. surgeon 10 the Presbyterlan
and the st. Francis Hospitals, New-1ork ne
natient WAS a newsbOy fifteen years old, suiier-
ing from acute general peIiOstitls OF the
humerus of the left arm, caused by an INJURY
and SUBSEQUENT exposure 10 cold. HIS arm,
forearm. and hand were greatly swollen HE
tuatlon existed throughout the entire extent 81
the ann and il was feared that the tissues Wcud
he Transformed into large abScess. HIS gen
ergl condition was also bad. For two weeks
the patient WAS supported by the most n0urlsh-
M diet. and the arm itself received every at
trntion. II was evident, however, that the
Greater part. If not the whole, OF the aim bone
was dead, ana that the general condition OF the
patient was mOss uniavrrable.
Notwithstanding these untOward clrcum-
stances. il WIS decided TO perform an operation
for the removal of the arm bone Ether was
Therefore administered TO the patient, and me
operation was rapidly performed. The enilre
bone of the ann was found 10 be diseased and
had 10 be removed. but fortunately ITS covering,
the peri0steum. WAS left almost enuTe. WITHIN
tori weight hours after the operation the patient
was out of danger aud made good recovery.
The grow th OF bDne IS well known 10 take place
from fhe peIiosteum, and IN this case. it having
heen carefully saved, the deposit of new bone
occurred throughout. In Six months after the
onerItiOn the bone had become so strong that
the arm was found to be almost as useful as
ever. In the history of bone repro ducton,
which includes the opinions of eminent living
surgeons. parallel to this case does not exist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
TOM HUGHES on AMERICAN TREE CUTTING.
From The !SDectai0r,


There arc few more interesting experiences than
ride through these Southern forests Inc SCRUB
"a an low and thin, that YOU can ALMOST see away
for long distances amongst pune, wnlt-Oak, ana
chcstnut-trees and every now ana tnen at rluges
where the timber ~ thin where clump OF trees
has hem rbthlesly girdled." and the bare, gaunt
skeletons only remain standing, YOU may catch
plimpses of mountain ranges OF different snades Oh
blue and green stretching far a way 10 the hOrllo
You can't live many days up here without getSlnR
to love the trees even more. thllk, imam we 90 III
well -kempt England aud this outrage or
- guiding as they call it-strippng the bark from
tine lower part of the trunk. so that the trees wilmer
and die IA they stand-strkes one as KIND or
household cruelty as if n man should cut of or
qishgurc all his wifes hail. Ii he wants tee ior
Timber OF firewoOd, very good. lie should have IT,
Rut ne should cut il down like a man, and take 1t
clean away for some reasonable Use, not leave 1t as
a scarecrow To bear witness of his recklessnesS and
laZiness Happily not much mischief OF TINS klnd
has been done yet in the neighborhood OF Rugby,
and a stop will nov be put To the wretched prac-
tics. Ill, -.
which no doubt has more To be said for 1t. At
least half OF the largest pines al0ngside OF the
sandy tracts which &c duty for roads nave long
r1niug wound III their SIDES about Yard from the
ground This was the native way OF collecting tur-
pentiue w hIch ooZed down and accuInulaied at the
lotion of the cash; but .nloice 10 say IL no
longer nays and the custom is in disuse. IL must
he suppressed altogether, but carefully anu gehtly
IL seems that if not persisted IN too long, the poor
dear loug-sufierfng trees Will close up lhelr
wounds and not he nIuch the worse 80 trust
that many of the scored pines springing forty OF
ffty feet into the air before throwing out branch
which passed in sorrow aud anger on my hrst
long ride, may vet outlive those who outraged
them Having got rid OF my spleen, excited by
these two diabolie customs, 1 can return - oui
ride, winch had other nothing but delight in 1t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.


The election OF the President Of the House OK
Deputies was of oOgrse practically one OF e"e u"st
important do pgs OF the Session III was az once, an
n,stakable exprtssion of Church sentiment aud
80 US an augury for the ChGlchs tuLire; what
sha IL In be- aud what she IS 10 do. There has been
> saa,ng tbrou mont The Cnnrch intense aud ont
asa ma certa n dangers threaten the Church;
sngers destructive OF hr parity. OF her peace. and
ass,h ly of her unity: aud most surely ruIDogs 10
an,o,nfed her. has convention has been looked
tarvaru 10 as AN occasion. whoa not unlikely, tue
ambers of mischief might DO famed INTO eiazs.
In was therefore regarded As Of no inUons'derabic
moment who should be President of tue House of
Deputies. The eiecnon oil the key. Dr. brar1siey
IN that position Settles aud boiievr settles tor
IN time, several questions IL SHOWS What We
hav. ali along believed and said that the heart ot
Tire CDureh N sound. and that the areat body ot
american Churchm.n, by whatever party names
,i.v NAV have bitLerto been called are true ~
srsi " 10 the Doctrine. and Sacramento. aud thu
aicipline of ChrisL" ~ this Church hath receives
The Same.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
SCRAP-BAG.

Sr1pprRs.-" School Girl " Will find directions
fo, crochetirg slippers on page of The Womans
Extra No. SO. price 10 cents.
ROSE BORDER - Mrs Horner d. Case asks for
directions for crochetIng what IS called the rose
border used on shawls. infants sacques. etc.
RAILROAD KNIrTING.-Mrs. c. j. ;. Is thanked
for directions for this kind of knitting. winch " III
be shortly given The specimen sent is exceedingly
pretty
ToRcHox LACE-The mi take in the pattern re-
ferred to by g. L. d. has already been corrected;
Knit plain 10 the end of the row in the 10th ana
following rounds instead of D. instead ol D. etc'
In tine other lace q is error for II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
UORLDLY PLACE.
Ince LIFE MN BIZ led NELL

Er.n IN a palace, life may be led peti!
So spoke The imperial sage, purest OF men,
Marcus Aurellus. But the stIiilng den .,
Or common lie, where, crowded up pell-meII,
Our freedom for a little bread W. sell.
And drudgr under some foolish masters ken,
VINO rates rs If we peer outside our pen
Matched win palace, is not rms hel
Eren in palace On his truth sincere
Who spake these words. no SHADOW ever came
And wnen my ill-sehOoed spirit is aiiame
Some nobler ampler stage of life 10 WIN,
III stop and say " There we're no slccOi here
The aids to noble life are all WITHIN"
MATTHEW ARNOLD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
CURING GUTTA PERCHA.

Parkes's cold curing process, IN which chloride
of sulphur Is made use OF rs VulcanlZng
agent, can be applied in many ways, says Pro-
fessor BOlas. in his Cantor lecture on me
india-rubber and gutta-percha Industries, to the
yulcanizatlon of gutta-perchl In the dipping
process, certain precautions must be observed,
"a a mixture of carbon dlsulphide and chloride
of sulphur rapidly dissolyes gutta-percha.
Perhaps the following Is the best way OF pro-
ceedIug:
The articles to lie vulcanized are dipped for
an instant into IA mixture OF one part or cnlo-
ride of sulphur with twenty parts OF carbon
disulphde no tine being allowed Ter solution
to take place. The dipped article having pren
allowed to Tema a for some hours exposed 10
the air reacts with the small proportion or
chloride of sulphur taken up from the bath. and
its surface becomes partially vucanl zed ana
insolube. A second dip may now be gwen,
but this time the liquid can be allowed 10 act
during a longer period, the surface OF the ar
tlcle being less soluble than was the case DE-
fore. As the inflammation proceeds, the ar
ticles may be allowed To remain longer ana
longer in the bath and the result Is that the
gutta is vucanlzed ali through. Nulcanized
gutta-percha is, with few exceptions, hard ana
Indifferent alike TO the action OF solvents, or OF
a femDerature as high a. 100 Ccntigrade.
A modification of this way OF curing gutta-
nercha is as follows Take two solutions, one
containing four parts OF gujta-percha dissolved
III twenty parts OF carbon ulsulPhlue tie
other a mixture of one part OF prolo-chI0rlde
of suluhur with eight parts OF carbon dlsul-
nbide Having now mixed these two solutions.
pour one half OF the mixed hquld lnlo u
stopped bottle and the other half on leVelled
glass plate In about ten minutes the hquid
IN the bottle will have set to; a Jelly OWING
to the fact of the gutta-peicla's having De-
come vulcanlzed and insolubie, while that
poured OH the levelled glass Will form MIN
ar skin of completely vucanlZcd gutta-percha,
which almost resembles ivory III appearance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
TRANSFER OF PASSENGERS.

An ingenious method foI obviating the fIe-
ment stoppage ct trains at stations. ana yet
s,et'"ns has been devised by NJ. Hanrez. A
> Eating carriage comprising steam engine
,r;,n sneeial gear, and space for passengers and
, Mi,n ia placed on siding at the station
and picked up by the train as it goes past: 4 ne
latter, by means oEa hook on ts last c,tri ~
,,ac,sS with a cable wound on drum IN the
waitinp carriage. Thereupon the drum begins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
ocn,. observer.r said DIR. Boreum

AN acute Observer said DIR. Boreum
can ga ,,lV d-t-cf the nationality OF man Now one
couid ca -y tell That wonder fellow unloading the cart
was a HDernian." Here the horse twisted MS head
,.rouad ana snpok Cd some bs harness. snd the
loader shouted Make pshaTe yourself init head
Iere Won tuyu yi you g. which rahal shook the Doc
ter's reputation ply Co"nrfaa'
BulIetsn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17

This beautiful dye, which is also known
under the names of eupittonic acid, and corn
flower blue. according to K. Gottheil, Is OBJ
tanned as follows: That part OF the oil OF
woodtar which is heavier than water is re-
ppatedly distilled and then heated with about
25 per cent of aI1ali. After the Indifferent
oils have been separated the alkaline solution
is mixed with % per cent OF common SAT-.
When cold the dImethylethers Of .pyrogalllc
acid and of methylpyrogalic acid separate
out as a crystalline mass, which Is then
stirred up with five times Its volume OF a
solution OF soda. containing 20 per cent. Al
ter the liquid has been heated to q boil cur,
rent of arr j. forced through it till tie liquid
becomes entirely blue. The aqueous solu-
ton of the cupttonate of potash that Is
formed is filtered hot, and the aciu is precp--
itated in the free state by the addition OF
muriatic acid. Ii IS purified by repeated con-
version of the acid INTO the soda salt, which
is sparIngly soluble in the cold, washing it in
solution of common salt and appropriation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17

to unwind. and in doing SO congresses sys,
tenn Of springs, while the carriage rs moved NJ
a rah gradually increasing to that OF the tram
The engine of the carriage then winds IN the
cable, the train and Carriages are connected,
passengers are transferred fIom the joined
carriage TO the train and vice versa, then the
two are disconnected, and the eng ne or The
carriage working on the wheels, brings IL DacB
TO the station whence it was taken.
EXTRACTING IODINE.
In recent note tn the Paris Chemica
Society. says The English Mechanic, MN
PeIlieux and Allary describe an important
Improvement they have introduced In the
method of extracting iodine from the juice oil
sea-wrack, on the Brittany Coast. The system
of working has been this The seaweeo
selected and cut by fishermen IL massed on
base of flags and drained, before being put III
the incinerating furnace. Here lowing to slow
consumption by the furnace), it has time u
ferment, and much liquid. charged with
organic matters, and considerable quantity
of iodine, escapes. This juice Is cole cteo
with care. Hitherto it has been evaporated
to a syrup consistency. and then let flow into
the InciDeratOr, where 1t burned Win the
wrack, and furnished it's contingent OF LODGED
ashes By the new process the juice, afbei
being brought from 80 degrees To 40 degrees
Baume is conveyed TO the central refinery
and treated lin the hot stated by means OF Q
Dubrunfaut OsmOgen, or dlalyZlDg apparatus
where it is transformed into crystalllzaDlt
liaaid, suited for extraction of iodine without
calcnation. mucn larger proportion 0i
iodine is thus obtained from 1t.