The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-04-28

paper for rails to take the place Of steel or iron. Ii
viii be hard for the skeptieal reader to swallow all
that Is said about this new enterprise, Of which the
following is 4 summary
- It Is well known that one Of the best materials
for ear-wheels Is paper. 1t is now stated that
paper can lie utilized for the manufacture Of rails,
in place Of steel, which has almost displaced iron.
1t Is said in favor Of the new materials that the
cost per mile viii be less by one-third than that of
steel, and il viii last much longer, being almost
indestructible. There is no expansion or contrac-
ton from heat and cold, consequently no loose or
open joints and, being so much lighter than steel
or iron. the rails can be made longer and connec-
tions perfectly solid, making the road as smooth as
one continuous rail. The adhesion Of the drivers
Of the engine to this material will be greater than
that of steel, consequently the same weight engine
will haul a larger load. There will be 3 great
saving Of fuel, and the smoothness Of the rail will
lessen the wear and tear Of rolling stock. The
rails are made wholly and entirely of paper, and so
solid that the sharpest spike cannot be driven into
them. The action Of the atmosphere has no effect
on 1t, VIII neither rust nor rot, and, with paper
wheels and rails Of the same material, our palatial
trains Will glide over the prairies at the rate Of 60
miles an hour with as little jolt and jar as on an
ocean steamer
THE above is a ~sanguine view of the virtues Of
paper rails, but 1t Is a tall story. The accomplish
ment is, TO say the least, q trihe doubtful. In the
first place, there Is literally no such thing as =
paper car-wheel the office of paper is merely TO
furnish filling, the plates and bands being of iron.
If the friction and pressure were applied to paper
direct, it could never stand 4 fraction of the grief
to be encountered. II is hardly more probable
that a paper rail could do any more. If it is an
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PaPteJ mache, it may be different.
We have received n communication from n
gentleman residing here in which he describes
the capture last Monday morning, of u would-be
runaway member of the chain gang, iii part as
follows
The man was hunted over fences and through
brush by a crowd of screening natives, who acted
more like demoniacs than men, until the poor
victim utterly exhausted and surrounded on all
sides came to bay at the front alley way of Mr..
Jarretts yard on Fort street. Here, helpless and
covering before his foes, he give himself up, and
was Immediately taken hold of by three or four
stout natives, while one cowardly wretch pro-
ceeded to batter him in the face with his fist"
The writer adds that lac made some remark as
IA the brutality OF such an assault, and the reply
made by a . quasi prison official who seemed
TO have charge of the capturing party was, that
ii served him right for running away, and they
ought to have knocked him all to pieces. Fur
theT:mOre, the man was immediately removed
to the prison and not taken to the station house.
where he should have been lodged" We pro-
test against this method of dealing with prison.
ers. Those in authority should remember that
they have no right to sanction the beating of a
prisoner by those whom they may employ to Sc
cure them, and, therefore, they must do it them
selves, or else-and this is probably the most
prudent course-as far at least as the 'squasi-
official )" mentioned is concerned leave II
undone. -
"At Ottawa March goth, in the Commons Ho-
mer moved a resolution in favor of reciprocity with
the Hawaiian Islands, supporting it in a short
speech. His principal ground for advocating such
reciprocity was that formerly a large trade was
done between British Columbia and the Sandwich
Islands, but since the United States had estab-
lished reciprocity trade relations with the Islands.
British Columbia trade had fallen off almost to
nothing
This shows that this country is assuming inn
portance in the eyes of foreign nations. There
can be no doubt but that the benefits to be de-
rived from trade with these Islands by foreign
powers will be sought more and more as the
magnitude of our becomes more gen.
orally known. Under such circumstances there
is little fear that the United States will ever
deem it advisable to a~brogate our treaty, by
virtue of which our foreign trade is practically
absorbed. The terms of the treaty are so mu-
tually advantageous that 1t would be unwise for
either of the independent contracting States to
bring about its notification. This the sound
craftsmanship, which dictates the action of both
Governments, will not fail to observe, and as q
consequence there Will probably be no further
effort to annul the treaty for years to come.
There are several kinds of fruit trees that do
not seem to flourish in this country such as
the more delicate classes of foreign apples and
fine pears. 1t would be well if they could be
planted for II trial on some elevated portion of
the Islands, ana, perhaps, in some places even
on the mountain sides they would grow and pro-
duee i'll a undance. Such IS the case IN Mexico,
if not in respect to apples, at least in respect to
other fruits. For instance along the lowlands of
coast in that country we find ali the tropi-
and semi-tropical fruits produce luxuriantly
while as the surface of the soil becomes more
as the interior is approached, we find
the more hardy fruits common to tenn perate
zones. The cultivation of fruit trees that are
not indigenous to the soil requires more care,
too, than they are apt to receive. When they
are young and first set out cattle are often
allowed to range among them and branches get
broken off, the stems are barked and bruised.
The wounds thus made are liable to become the
of decay and render the tree subject to the
attacks of fungi, mildew and. canker. These
disease are very common here. There is quite
enough to contend with in the cultivation of
fruit trees without destroying the vitality of the
by permitting it to be unnecessarily dam
lged. Ii fruit trees are worth cultivating at all,
and they most certainly are, no pains should be
spared to take care of them. Beetles, caterpil-
and moths are natural foes to all kinds of
srees AMI with blight, mould and kindred disease
here are difficulties enough to contend with,
When the trees begin to grow large and begin to
produce they may be protected to some extent
rom insects, and especially moths, by using q
mixture of tar and grease spread on the stem in
/ circle about Il foot from the roots, so that
crawling insects which ascend into the branches
md attack the leaves or fruit will be caught in
he gummy substance and killed. Attacks of
nildew and blight may be and on these Islands
Usually are very severe. In cases of this kind
he parts afflicted should be washed in alcohol
considerably diluted with water. No parteere is
complete without q proportion of fruit trees
at intervals among the various
lowers and shrubs. Shewstone Recognized this
II the arrangement of his Incompatible gardens.
With little outlay but some care the most lovely
nd complete collections of fruits, flowers and
shrubs may be grown around every mansion or
cottage in the realm.
The Gazette paragraphist in yesterdays issue
the efforts made to prohibit the
o-called cruel sport of pigeon shooting as
'bosh." We do not doubt but that from the
writer's standpoint it is "bosh " to en-
to suppress cruel sports, for he takes
occasion to say that " exactly where the differ
nee comes in between wriuging the necks of
our pigeons and shooting them on the wing,
We do not see > but if we take pains to make it
lain by a, to him, familiar illustration, we hope
le will modify his views. The illustration is
his If the Gazette writer, in his position as a
c~hoolmaster, finds it necessary to punish q
,upil, and to do SO should hurl his ruler, taws,
and a book or two at the youth who
las made a dash for the door, that would be
hooting his pigeon on the wing. If, on the
ontrary, he bends the erring pupil over his
nee, and concentrates his efforts upon the
ingle object before him, that is w~ringing his
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