The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-11

the larch, 245 years to the red beech.
21O years to the aspen, 200 to the birch,
10 to the ash, las to the elder and $50
to the elm.
The most extensive cemetery in Eu-
rope is that at Rome, in which over
100000 human beings have been in
TERED
During the past year $1,000 persons
in London had their wages increased,
while $4,000 had their wages de-
creased.
General Cadorna, who commanded
the Italian troops when they took pos
session of Rome in 1870, died recently
at the age of 50 years.
1t is true that dark brown has great
advantages by day, but there is no
doubt that olive green is the hardest
to make out at night.
Henry NJ. Smythe, recently Minister
to Haiti, says that San Domingo has
offered a coaling station at SANTANA
Bay free of charge to the United
States.
DR.. Lombroso found that the, skulls
of Italian criminals had ten per cent.
less than the usual capacity. DR.. Bro
der found the reverse condition in
France
Berlin spent last year s735,OOO on
street cleaning, lighting and sprink-
ling; for the police 81. 500, 900, and for
the maintenance of the poor over 81
100000.
The odor of the sweet pea is so often
sive to flies that it will drive them out
of the sick room, though it is not us
ually in the slightest degree disagree
able to the patient.
The Shipley Technical School has adj
ded an extension for textile work. at
a cost of $4,000. The British are being
forced by Germany to appreciate the
advantages of technical education.
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont. widow
OF the once famous Pathfinder" is liv-
ing at Long Beach, Cal, and still keeps
up an active interest in the philan-
thropic work to which much of her
life has been devoted.
The elaborate experiments by Ger
many to ascertain the best colors for
warships have led to the conviction
that olive green, which is favored
by the United States Navy in time
of war, is the best, because it rem
ders ships least visible to an enemy.
There are many physicians now who
claim that there is no such thing as
This has caused the
Richmond Times to ask: IF this be
true, what shall we do about all those
who have died with it?" Well. it is
rather late to do anything in their
cases; but we might compromise and
offend no one by declaring that death
resulted from heart failure"
An interesting, if not significant. CO.
Incidence has been pointed out by Mr..
Costing, British Minister in Central
America. The Volcano of Izalco, in the
Republic of Salvador, has been in ac-
tive eruption for over a century. but
ceased to be so near the mid
die of last December This was fol-
lowed on December 18th by the very
occurrence of several earth
quake shocks in England.
In experiments at some Russian SUI
gar works, the use of electrolysis
alone for purifying beet-root juice is
to have proven impracticable.
When used in conjunction with lime,
however, electrolysis completes the ac-
ton, and precipitates almost three
times the heterogeneous matters that are
removed in the ordinary separation
The combined process is supposed to
have saved about $1,000 in treating TO-
100000 pounds of beet-root
The new naval experiment tank at
he Washington yard, in which min
ature war ships will be tested, will be
500 feet long and so feet across, and
inside the water space will be AIS by 43
ieet. Its depth will be IA feet Running
across close to the water, will be
carriage upon which there will be at
tached a dynamometer to register the
resistance due to towing model
through the basin. Models, varying in
size from 10 to 20 feet, of every new
ship to be built will be attached to this
and drawn through the We
ter. The wave motion will be observed
and the resistance it offers will be cal
culated.