The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-12-19

Poems" recently brought over 500 at +;
London sale.
4 coat of varnisA mixed with fine sand ana
coal SCOT will give fresh oil painting soft
creamy, cold master" look
Crushed strawberry is no longer fashiona-
BE, shot blue and plum color having, in {
great measure, taken its place.
Miss Eleanor Arnold, the daughter Of the
poet, has shown her filial devotion in the pre-
paration Of "The Matthew Arnold Birthday
Book.
BOslon's big sewer, which has been nearly
ten years building, and which has already
cost about S4,OoO,OoO is expected to be il
working order by the LIST Of January next.
Ruskin says ''there is in every auimal's
eye dim image and CLEAN of humanity, a
fash Of strange light, through which their life
looks up 10 our great mystery of command
over them, and claims the fellowship Of the
creature if not of the soul"
Lady.-"Now, Mr.. Snapper, as saw you
al church last Sunday, tell me what you
think Of our new preacher?" Suapper.-'I
think he would be first-class martyr at the
stake" Lady.-"Why so, Mr.. SnapporP
Snapper.-'Because he is so very dry"
victer Hugo is now hard at work, his hours
with the pen extending from am. TO 10 am
He has several small tables in his study
which are covered with MSS Of the various
subjects on which he is engaged, and he pas
ses from one TO the other as ideas on any sup
ject occur to him.
A picture, long deposited in the National
Gallery, because lite owner, the Due de Ribalde
asked an enormous sum for it was a Raphael
known as the raphael d un Million" 1t is
reported that the owner, who died recently,
has left it TO the ex-kiug Of Naples, together
with the Titan found in Farnesina.
A substitute for Indial rubber has been iu-
vented by NJ. NJ. Dankworth and Landers, Of
ST. Petersburg. 1t is composed Of a mixture
Of wood and csal tar, linseed oil, ozokeTit,
spermaceti and sulphur, which are thoroughly
mixed and heated for long time in large YES
sells by means of superheated steam.
''och, if yez wur only boardin' at our
hotel, Biddy, ye'd hav' the foin attn, oice
Crane at every male" said-one lady's maid
TO another. '0ch, au'is it only oice crane
yer hav?' Paix, then, we hav' billyfares be-
yant on our tables all the whiles; an shure
it's stuffed wild aiten 'cm l am
The following is said to be an excellent
stain for giving light-colored wood the ap-
pearance Of black walnut: Take Brunswick
black, thin Il down with turpentine until il is
about the right tone and color, and then add
about One-twentieth it's bulk in varnish. This
mixture, it is said, will dry hard and take
varnisli well.
An English paper points out that the statis-
tics Of insanity and idiOcy in the United States
arc very curious, females showing many more
cases of insanity than males and rnalas .----z
more cases Of idiocy than females. OF 9l,991
insane people, i4,i0s are males, and 1859
are females; while Of 76,s95 idiots, 45, sos are
males, and only 3l,5s5 are females. 1t ap-
pears therefore, that in the United States, at
all events the female sex is much more subject
to violent mental disease, while the male sex
is much more subject to imbecility.
The following is an extract from an Hawai-
ian romance. "Crouched at the foot of the old
board fence that hid the humble dwelling from
the sharp scrutiny Of passers by, she sat and
idly cazed upon the passing vehicles and men
She was fat and large Of limb, and her round
brown cheeks glowed with the rch warmth o.
the chestnut. Her long lashed eyelids drooped
over her lusfrpus eyes, and the thick tresses o.
her blue black hair shaded her neck and bosom
Suddenly some passing object arrested her at
tontion, and the dark pupils Of her eyes ex-
panded in amused surprise. Her rich red lip:
parted and there flashed on the landscape two
rows of beautiful white teeth. Slowly bel
mouth opened wider and wider. Deeper grew
the dimples in her bronze cheeks. Brighte
danced the suDbeams in her eyes, until stral
raw darling through the foliage Of an over
hanging bough illuminated the deep cavern 0
her mouth, bringing into view the back of he
head. Then seeing us gaze inteutly upon he
she shut her jaws, and darkness fell upon tn
scene"
The Mexican Government has concluded
contract with Mr.. Oscar A. Droege to plan
two millions of trees in the valley of Mexic
within four years, commencing March Is
1854. Half a million trees year are I
lie planted in such places as the Governmen
shall decide. The contractor pledges himsel
to 81, 900 ash, 35, 900 willows, 10000 poplars
$4,000 eucalyptus trees, 10000 trnnos
japenes, 10000 mountain cypress cedar'
$4,000 acacias, and 10000 Of miscelaneou
varieties. The trees must be in plantation
Of from $4,000 to 100000 each, and Nj
Droere has to maintain them for two year
after planting. He is not compelled to plaT
trees along the highways, however. Thre
graduates Of the School of Agriculture are
be received into the nurseries each year, thei
to study the science of forestry. He is ale
20 raise fruit and other useful plants Tor Ire
distribution. There is to be translated iro
the German every year a work on arborcu
ture of recognised merit An inspector is
superiniend, and Mr.. Droege is to TecerN
annually 10 900 dollars till the sum reaches
total of 100000 dollars.
The existence Of CetewayO is now prove
beyond doubt. Official intimation has be'
received at Pietermaritzburg that he is ally
and in the reserve territory. He IS stated
lave almost recovered from his wounds, al
to lie demanding redress Of his grievance
His reappearance upon the scene OF act'
has caused the old anarchy TO break out aga
IN Zululand, for we have report that two
bis chiefs, Muyamana and Undabuko, ha'
attacked Usibepu and inflicted severe dele
upon him. The latter is said 10 have escal'
on horseback, and fed to John Dunn Ter
sistance, which was promptly refused.
there is little doubt but that John Dunn h
been instrumental in egging on Usibepu to a
tack Cetewayo, he seems TO have discard
lis tool rather suddenly as soon as lie lou
it was broken. Had not Cetewayo been prov
to be alive, it was the intention OF Lady n
renee Dixie to have set out 10 Zululand TO q
Dabulamanxi in establishing his claim
the vacant throne. As 1t is, this spirit
Young lady intends to go out to assist }
sable protege in recovering his lost power
the earliest opportunity
The AmericdH RegiSieT has been looking
the history of the Tower Of London, and tr
that some curious ceremonies are still kept
in that grim old pile. That of locking up
Tower Of nights is the most ancient and G
t4inly the most stately one few mlnu
before The clock strikes eleven the porter W
an attendant appears before the main guar
house, carrying a lantern, and calls
"Escorf kevs.y The guard, supplied alW
from tle Queen's household troops, then tu
out and escort "key" to the outer gate, cal
the .'spur, . each sentry challenging, 9s Il
pass lis post: ''who goes there! "hey
After the gates are securely locked and bar
the procession returns, the sentries exact
The same explanation as before. When u
come in front Of the main guardhouse the $
try stationed there gives loud stamp on
ground with his foot aud demands ~
goes there?'' keys" Whose Key
"Queen victoria's keys" Pass ou
victoria's keys, and all's well" The POI
then calls out. "God bless Queen Nictori
to which the man no guard responds. Ams
The guard then presents arms, the oil
kisses the hilt of his sword, and the Keys
deposited in the lieuteraurs lodging. A
this all iugress or egress is impossible.