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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.

Among the results brought to
light by recent investigations of the
sources of spontaneous combustion,
is the fact that sawdust should
never be used in oil shops or ware
houses. to collect drippings or leak
age from casks. Dry vegetable or
animal oil is found to Inevitably
take fire when saturating cotton
waste, at $50 degrees, Fahrenheit,
and spontaneous combustion occurs
more quickly when the cotton is
saturated with its own weight of
oil. The addition of 40 per cent. of
mineral oil-density .S90-of great
viscosity, and emitting no inflam.
able vspers. even in contact with
an ignited body to any point below
s3S degrees, Fahrenheit, is suffi-
cient to prevent spontaneous CON-
bustion, and the addition of 20 per
cent. of the same mineral oil doubles
the time necessary TO produce
spontaneous combustion. Danger
Is involved in patent dryers
from leakage into sawdust,
ETC., oily waste of any kind,
or waste cloths of silk or cot
ten, saturated with oil, vanish or
turpentine; also linseed oil cask
drppings into sponge, glycerine
or oil of any kind leaking into
sawdust, and oily iron turnings
mixed with sawdust; rust from gun
barrels kept some time under
water, scraped and put in parcel in
pocket; bituminious coal in large
heaps of pit coal, FASTENED by wet,
and especially when pyrites are
present in the coal-the larger the
heaps the greater the liability. Oil
on -four, or water en- -four, is pro-
ductive of spontaneous combustion.
In fact all organic structures, being |
largely composed of carb1n and |
hydrogen are readily excited, be-
cause of the affinity of the hydro
gen and oxygen, both of which are
in an allatropie state (that is state
usually ready TO eombine). Hence
there is danger in any condition
that brings carbohydrate in con-
nection with water Indianapolis
Corn Miller.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29
The TREATY.

In reply TO the Bulletin of late
date, We viii say that We certainly
never dreamed that the references
which it had made were to the
clause providing that the treaty of
complete commercial reciprocity
should only be terminable on mu-
tual consent. We never dreamed
that this could or would be re-
gzrded as concession to ano-
ther power unless indeed the whole
treaty were to be regarded as such
8 concession How any one who
believes, as the Bulletin processes
TO, that complete free trade would
be 3 boon TO these islands. can
complain Of the clause making that
free trade permanent, is something
that passes our comprehension en-
dreiy. We do simply what the
United States do. viz: bind our
selves not 10 break the treaty
without the consent Of the other
contracting power. In the mean
time We would be still at liberty to
make any treaties with other
powers which we chose. In other
words We would be in al respects
in precisely the same position as
the United States themselves I'll
free trade Is really desirable, We
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29
AN AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

1t would be productive Of s great
many advantages 10 these islands
if an Agricultural Department
could be added to the bureaus of
the Government. 1t is more than
doubtful whether the state of the
public purse would admit of the
additional claim on its resources.
which such department would
involve, bat there is no doubt that
some systematic attention to the
agricultural needs and resources of
the country would be vast bene-
1T, and would hasten the work of
developing and opening it up for
settlement.
The presence of 8 new and dan
gerous blight suggests the necessity
Of establishing some public official
with authority TO deal with matters
Of this kind. There ought to be
some one legally competent to deal
with such pest while it is still in
It's infancy, and to take such meas
ureS as might be necessary for its
speedy exterminstion. Sseh an
officer would have TO be invested
with full powers to cut down
trees for instance, whenever and
wherever necessary. As an appi-
cation of the police power, such
authority would be probably per-
fectly feasible.
If it is not advisable TO establish
regular agricultural department
at this time, an officer might be
added TO the staff of the Board of
Health. with the special duty of
attending to matters of agricultural
health The community probably
has more than one person compe-
tent TO I'LL such position.
In the absence of any regular
Government Agricultural Depart
ment. the Planters Labor and
Supply Company might do more in
this line than they have in the past,
with profit both to themselves and
to the public at large. We hope
that some enterprising member of
that organization will take the sub
jeet up and see what can be made |
Of it.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29

VIZ would call the attention ot
1he public 70 the communication OF
Hswzl- II shows very clearly
whzf the spirit Of the foreign policy
q the United States Is Snd always
has been. Whatever charges cAn
te lzid = the door Of our nearest
nsEhbor, that Of 5 disposition 70
SEgrzndiEe Itself unjustly 81 the
expense Of is nelghbors, is not one
Q: them The United States alone
among civilized powers hAs steadi-
II pursued the ends Of peAoe, She
nay be trusted 10 continue 70 do
se. We IN particular have been
The recipients Of more than one
p7oof Of her friendly @nd disinter-
estei disposition and have no Cause
- baEin 70 doub. Il now.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29
TEE BULLETIN AND THE TREATY.

1 lS.s number of the Bulletin
commenting on Sn editorial utter
S1ce OF the ADVERTISE, contains
Ihe following passage;
The popular impression Is that
ne treaty proposed by the Govern
neur makes the concession on our
p.SrI Of binding ourselves NOT 70
withdraw under sny circumstances,
without permission Of the United
S-S-es. Sn6 this Is the offensive fe2-
tire Of the document Complete
free trade with our grest neighbOr.
without any such concession IS
blEis Is irrevecsbly. is the kind Of
-reSty .hst would be acceptable
The ignorance which this passage
shows IS 70 the whole treSty sub
ject Is something extraordinary,
10; % sSy inexpicsble- The bus
iness Of $ dzilY psper Is 10 correct
false popular Impressions, not 70
share them snd give thep S wider
currency. There are TWO totslly
mistaken nOtaons IN the short ex-
trzct quoted above. The first is
rhz- The Cabinet ever proposed 10
bind the country not te withdraw
without the permission" Of the
United S.2tes- The proposed treaty
Ike 81 permanent tresties IS ter
zinzble only By mutual consent.
Thzt The Bulletin probably refers
. : Article ". which binds this
Government nos 10 make tresues
with other aSlons without the
knowledge Of the United StStes.
Certainly knowledge" is : very
different thing from permission"
Tie second error Of the Bulletin Is
II suPposing that the treaty which !
TIE Cabinet now wish 70 negotiste.
SA contains the Article objected
70 L onits that Article entirely /
and becomes thereby = treaty Of /
complete free trade" just such 5
7ezty N fact as the Bulletin specl-
hczlly approves Il contains No
concessions Of zny KIND whatever. /
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29
TEE ELECTION Returns

Ihere / : very widespread IN.
preston s,nong the community.
lhS- The late election Developed $
large Popalzr majority against the
present administration. and thst
TIE only thing which iuterferei be-
tween Il &nd complete extinction
Ezs the Noble vote. The Bulletin
h@s hsrped somewhat upon this
rhsme Snd the great success Of the
e1o1 made by the Elele and Others
70 zntSSoBize the Hawsiians
SgzlnSE the foreign element On this
lslSnd. has prediSPosed the Gem
nani1y generally 70 suppose thzt
really great majority Of the voters
q the country had pronounced
&g@inst the present government
How totally mistaken this impres-
s5On :, : brlef examination OF the
election returns s1ffees 70 show.
As : matter Of fact, the popular
v0se was almost equally divided
be1ween the two parties IN the
fed OF the total vote cast, over
500 was pOIled BY the regular
candidates Of the Reform party. Z
the entire remaining vote, excln-
sive Of the scattering, is credited 70
the National Reform party, II
~OEld show $ majority Of the total
vote for representatives cf about
$50 II We deduct however the
vs-e esst for candidates who ran
without any avowed connection
With either party. this supposed
majority Of 500 would disappear
and Be replseed BY 3 considerable |
Even 4 We regarded every vote
n0z dinecrly cast for the candidates
4 the Reform party IS vote for
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29
WE'RE DO The EARNINGS OF The
COUNTRY 60 TO.

There Is one feature of the Re
port of the COllector-Genersl of
Customs which ought 70 receive
the most serious attention from
everyone interested IN the welfare
Of Hawaii nel. We refer to the
enormous excess Of exports over
imports This excess has figured
II the reports Of the Custem House
for twenty years. has steadily In
creased during that period, with an
occasional yesr of fuctuation, until
It has finally reaehed extraordinary
proportions The imports of the
yesr just ended are less than the
exports by the astonishing sum of
s., 90, l5o-I1. From this total
should be deducted an import of
something over million in specie.
The difference for the yesr ending
December 81. 1883, Is hardly less.
L Is difficult to account for this
continuous and tremendous excess
Of exports over imports. As the
phenomenon Of a single year or
even tws or three, II might not de-
serve any special comment, but
steadily recurring as it has through
5 long series of years, it becomes
most Perplexing. L Is undoubtedly
IN part due TO tie fact that in the
earlier years Of Hawaiian industry
the balance Of trade was the other
way. so that in 1870, ST shout
which time the tide turned. there
wss $ large accumulated debt due
from this country sbrozd, which of
course had te be paid in some way.
This. however, cannot account for
anything Ike the totsl sum Of the
excess, and there seem TO be only
two other explanations. The first
IS that s portion of the credit bal
anee OF Hawaiian merchants and
planters Is never drawn. but spent
or invested In America or Europe.
Il, therefore, does not return TO
this country in the snape of specie |
OF imports The second explana-
ton Is thst large portion of the
earning capital invested in these |
islands Is owned abroad 1t Is not /
easy TO suppose that this amount |
bears so large 3 proportion TO the |
1otzl capital Of the country as the
excess of exports over imports |
would seem 10 imply, but there
seems TO be no escape from this
Il hardly needs to be said that
he situation Is most unfortunate
1ne- Imagine our half Of the gross
,arnings Of the United States spent
4 Europe Yet that seems 10 be
ust or situation here II Is 8
'0nstant check on our industrial
'rOgress- Ii the money earned IN
ne country we're spent in II, 1t
EOald begin TO develop as It ought
'apitai would be compelled TO seek
resh outlets. new industries would
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29

DIsrTGuRING HUMoRs, Huuiliasins Hrup
~ uoas. Itching and Burning Skin Tortures
Lc.<hsone Sores, and every species Of Itching
sesly, Fimply, Inherited. Scrofnloas, and Syphi
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Loss Of Hail. from infancy 10 old age, are cured BY
CUrIcrRA REsoLvESr. the new Blood Purifier
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great Skin Cures and Besusifers. externally.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29
THRUM'S ALMANAC.

MO HANDBOOK EIcELs THE HAWAIIAN
~ ALMANAC AND ANNUAL for reliable
statistical AID general information relating to
these Islands Price 50 cents; OF mailed abroad
q cents each.
THOs. 6. THRUH, Publisher,
ISL aonolulu HI
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29

THIS PAPER Is KEPT ON FILE
Il At E c. DAKE's ADrEKrrsrse
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29

NUTICCRA RESoLvENT. the new Blood Puri-
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and Precipitation Of all Impurities and Poisonous
Elements, and thus removes the CAUSE Hence
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29
5pttiaI Notirs.
MIR. ". F. ALLEN.

HAs AZ OFFICE WITH MEssRs. BISHOP
IL CO., corner Of Merchant and Eazhunanx
streets. and he will be pleased 10 attend to any
business entrusted to him EaEsm
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29
Itching and Burning skin Diseases.

Itching and Burning Skin Diseases
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29

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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29

Cuticura soap, an exquisite skin Bsautinef
and Toilet Requisite. prepared from CurIcuRA. =
burn, and Rough, Chapped. OF Greasy Skin.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29

Cuficura Remedies are the only real Blood
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arsenic, lead, zinc, or any other mineral vege-
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-29

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world. CUrIcURA, SO cents per box, large boxes,
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NC Soar, Is cents; CuTIcuRA REsoLvKNT,
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PREPARED RY THE
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-22
Gbe Californian.
LEFT ENTIRELY WITH CONGRESS.

If congress had dreamed, when it
passed the interstate commerce bill,
that it left the states powerless to
control their liquor traffic. the bill
would have been dubbed to death in
short order New York Press.
The allusion of the Press is to the
late liquor decision of the supreme
court, and it is entirely wrong, as
other papers have been, in supposing
that the interstate commerce law has
anything to do with the decision.
The whole matter rests upon that
provision of the constitution of the
United States, contained i'll section s,
which says that The Congress shall
have power to regulate commerce
with foreign nations, and among the
several states, and with the Indian
tribes" The remedy for the con-
dition ofthings unexpectedly brought
about by the courts decision is for
Congress to pass a law giving each
state the regulation and control of
the liquor transportation and traffic
within its own borders, just as it
now has ofnitro-glycerine.-[B rattle
bOrO Phoenix.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-22
ONE ON SENAT OR INGALLS,.

With profound regret we learn that
His Royal Highness the Prince of
| Wales has resolved so far to with
draw his patronage and sanction
| from English literature as to permit
nobody to use his name in a soap
advertisement. BY the way, this re-
minds us of something that once hap
pened to Senator Ingalls,. Mr.. David
Lewsley, who was at that time re-
porter for a Washington journal,
was sent to hold an interview with
the Senator upon an important mat
ter of state. The Senator, who had
no intention whatever of being
drawn into a conversation on that
subject, met Mr.. Lewsley with his
accustomed grace and cOurteously
veered the conversation into other
channels. Somehow, for want of
another handy subject, the Senator
said something about boards, which
led to BARRIERS, and of course to the
general subject of shaving.
by all MEANS" said Senator
Ingalls,, you should learn to shave
yourself" and then he went on with
learned, thoughtful, and highly
entertaining disquisitiOn on the adj
vantages, economic and metaphysic
of shaving oneself rather than hiring
a barber to do it. Mr.. LewSley paid
careful attention to all the Senator
said, fixed facts and dates in his
mind, and said nothing. When the
Senator had related circumstantially
his own varied experiences with
razors and brushes and soaps,
recommending this make of blade
and that brand of lather to Mr.
Lewslev's use, the reporter, con-
WINGED that he could not learn what
he had come to learn, arose to go.
There was, or the reporter imagined
there was, a sort of merry trium-
plant twinkle in Senator Ingalls,
eye as he politely bowed his caller
from the room-a twinkle which
seemed to say: Il have made the
young man really forget what he
came for
The next morning Senator Ingalls,
was more or less Mortified at finding
III the local newspaper true report
of all he had said, including the earn
est recommendation of certain
shaving soap, which he unqualifedly
pronounced to be the very best that
could be had. But the reporters
vengeance was not yet satisfied. He
marked the article and sent it to the
manufacturer of the recommended
soap. In a fortnight the newspa-
pers, the periodicals and all the many
means employed by advertisers were
brought into use, and Senator In
gals eloquent eulogy of that soap
was printed in every form that could
be devised to attract popular atten-
ton. And the worst of it was, the
Sena tor could not deny that the very
expressions, earnest and glowing as
they were, were all his own Wash
ington Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-22
GLEANINGS.

Light we now learn, not only has
sound. burt can be heard. A beam of
sunlight is made to pass through a
prism, so as to produce the solar
spectrum This is turned upon a
disk containing cOlOred silk or wool,
and as the colOred lights of the spec
trum fall upon 1t sounds are given by
different parts of the spectrum, and
there is silence in other parts. For
instance, if the green light flashes
upon red worsted. loud sounds will
be given. Only feeble sounds are
heard when the red and blue parts of
the rainbow fall upon the worsteds,
and other colOrs evoke no sound at
all Green silks give sound best in
red light. Every kind of material
gives more or less sound in different
colors and no sound in others.
The Garfield monument at Cleve-
land, Ohio, will be dedicat ted May 80.
The public have always supposed
that Pres. Garfield's remains were
buried IN Lake View cemetery, but a
few days ago 1t was discovered that
they had been secretly taken to a
safe deposit bank in Cleveland and
kept there ever since, while an empty
coffin was buried and carefully guard
ed by soldiers for three years. The
secret was known only to Mrs.
Garfield and the bank president, who
was warm friend of Gen Garfield.
Thelargest Congregational church
membership and Sunday school in
the state is claimed by the Rutland
church, Rev g. w Phillips, D. D.,
pastor, the former having reached
633, and the latter 40. During the
last year S4211 were raised for benev-
oIent purposes, and $592S for home
expenses. FOrty-six united with
the church.
1t is related that a man at Ben
nington offered a prize to the first
person catching the most rats. A
girl filled a barrel half full of water,
put some chaff on top and sprinkled
cheese on that, and in one week had
321 drowned rats to show up for
the prize. She now wears a silk
dress to reward her shrewdness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-22
VICTORIA'S COACHMAN AND
HORSES.

George Payne has just retired from
the service of the royal family OF
England He was i'll the employ OF
William ~, and when Victoria as
cendcd the throne he was selected as
the safest and most skilful man to
drive her coach when the young
Queen appeared i'll public. SO for
fifty-twO years Payne has been the
Queens cOachman in London, and it
IS said that the Queen is sincerely dis
tressed because the infrmites of age
necessitate this faithful servants
retirement from active duty. For
more than sixty years Payne was an
attache of the royal household. He
has been provided for handsomely,
and permission is given to him to go
and come whenever he pleases.
Every morning the old gentleman
makes his appearance at the royal
news, takes good long look at the
coaches and carriages he has driven
SO many times, prowls around
among the old haunts, and discOurses
sagely with the hOstlers and grooms.
The old fellow seems to think that
he has a proprietary interest in the
news, and orders have been given
that he shall be humOred so far as
possible in his conceits and whims.
The eight horses which are attached
to the royal coach used upon state
occasions are ofthe famous Hanover
ian breed-big, stalwart creams with
CHASTITY wall eyes. Most folks pro-
nounce them splendid specimens of
equine beauty, but l do not fancy
them at all. These horses are still
bred in Hanover, and the severest
pains are taken to keep the stock
pure If in birth the colt is not d
pure cream, or if subsequently, it
developers some defect, it is killed.
In this way none but sound and dis
tinct-colOred horses are to be met
with in this peculiar brand Lon
don Letter to Chicago News.