The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-17
NE VS. AND NOTES.

A western geologist says that
Kansas can raise wheat for another
1000 years before exhausting the
necessary properties of the soil.
The island Of madagascar has
two distinct climates, two classes
of natives and two classes OF fauna
and fora. The island is about the
size of France.
The project of holding national
exposition in the City of Mexico
this winter, using the exhibits sent
by Mexico to Chicago, has been
abandoned.
According to an election return
just made to the British parliament
there are 6,229,1 29 voters in the
United Kingdom. There are 1892
49, voters in England.
Drummers are to be attached to
the Paris police. When riots are
apprehended the beating of the
police drum will be equivalent to
reading the riot act.
Welsh newsboys have a picnic.
Imagine yelling Ere's yer wux-
try Golcuids, Gwyliedydds, Gen
edls and Serencymrus All bout
der tur'ble accident"
Mr.. Rider Haggard has a con-
slant companion in his study in
the form of a large pet rat named
Jack" 1t is an intelligent and
affectionate creature.
The Olivebank is one of the
largest ships ever seen on the Pa
cific coast. She is 32S feet long,
48 feet beam, and 80 feet deep
built of steel throughout.
The Ferris wheel man has taken
out patent for using compressed
air instead of water in canal locks.
The compressed air can be readily
furnished by the mates on vessels.
A German has invented a kind
of paper from which any sort of
ink may be erased by the use of a
moist sponge, but the government
has refused to grant him a patent
on it.
Oregon fishermen who are fishing
in the bay at South Bend have
been ordered to leave, the laws of
Washington not permitting foreign
fishermen to ply their vocation in
Washington waters.
A Boonville, Mo-, man has estab-
lished chinch bug station similar
to that of Prof. Snow, Of Lawrence,
Kan. In another year Missoui's
name will be put in the bright lex
icon of bugless states.
Greecian women possess twenty
two kinds of footgear, which may
be classed as those which cover all
the foot up to the ankle, and those
which are simply tied on the top of
the foot with wide ribbons or straps.
Pledging ones health was form
erly done by the man sitting next
the drinker standing up beside
him with a drawn sword, in order
that no one should stab him while
his hands were holding the cup.
At ancient British feasts each
guest has his portion placed before
him in a little wicker basket. The
most honored or noble guest had
the biggest piece, and taking it in
his hands, tore it to pieces with his
teeth.
Orthodox Turks shave the head
with the exception of a tuft on the
crown, which is left to insure a
tight grip to the angel of the resur-
rection when he comes to pull
them out of the grave on the day of
judgment.
A traveller in the Malay PENN
sula says that the natives have in
use there the smallest coin in the
world. 1t is wafer made from the
resinous juice of a tree, and it's
value is estimated to be 1-10,O00th
of penny.
1t is estimated by Major General
Tyrrel that whereas at the time of
the Crimean war the aggregate
strength of the armies of the great
powers of Europe did not exceed
5000, 900 in round numbers, today
it is more than 2O,OO0,O00.
William Linden, of Helena, has
just completed and applied for a
patent on an automatic machine
that bids fair to revolutionize the
cutting of precious stones. This
machine can do the work of at least
twelve men.
An American white crane and a
West Indian pelican had fierce
battle in the Central Park mena-
gerie, New York, a short time ago
over fish. While the two birds
were fighting an Egyptian ibis
swallowed the cause of the quarrel.
Kentucky is enjoying something
for which outside scoffers rarely
give it credit-a magnificent thirst.
The state is as dry as bone, and
if the three months drought is not
soon broken some of the crops will
hardly be worth the gathering.