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Year: 1868

GRAAMAR.-A schooolmaster, after
giving one of his scholars severe drub-
bing for speaking bad grammar, sent
him to the other end Of the room to in
form another boy that he wished to
speak to him, and at the same time
promising to repeat the dose if he spoke
to him ungrammatically The youngster,
quite satisfied with what he had got,
determined to be exact; and thus ad-,
dressed his fellow pupil: ''There is q
common substantive, of the masculine
gender, singular number, nominative'
case, and in an angry mood, that sits
perched upon the eminencc at the other
side of the room, who wishes to articu-
late few sentences to you in the pres
ent tense"
Year: 1868

Mortimer gives utterance to these
theugots


II can pass BY the tomb of man with
somewhat calm Indifference; but when
| survey the grave of IA female sigh in
voluntarily escapes me. With the holy
name of woman | associate every soft,
tender and delicate affection. | think
of her as the young and bashful virgin,
with eyes sparkling and checks crin-
soncd with each impassionate feeling OF
the heart; as the chaste and virtuous
matron, tired of the follies of the of the
world, and soon preparing for the grave
to which she must descend, Oh. there
is something in contemplating the char
acter of a woman raises the soul far
above the level of society.


She was born to adorn and hunanize
mankind, to soothe his cares and strew
hispath with flowers. In the hour of dis
tress she is the rock on which lie leans
for support, and when fate calls him
from existence her tears bedew his grave.
Can you look upon her tomb without
emotion. Man has always justice done
to his memory woman never. The page
of history lies open to one; but the meek
and unobtrusive eXcellencies Of the 9TH
er lie with her in the grave. In her
may have shone the genius of poet,
with the virtue of saint. She too, may
have passed along the sterile path Of ex.
istence, aud felt for others as I now feel
for her"
Year: 1868

At a hunt in Sweden an old soldier
was charged by bear. The musket
missed fire. and the anin,a! being close
npon him, lie made "A thrust in hope of
driving the mu1z'C of his piece down
the bears throat. But the thrust was
parrieh off by one of tho huge paws with
all the skill Of Il fcncer, and the musket
wrested from the soldiers hand, who
was forthwith laid PROSTATE. He lay
quiet, and the bear, after smelling,
thought he was dead, and then left him
to examine the musket. This he siezed
by the stock and began to knock about
as though to discover wherein its virtue
consisted, when the soldier could not
forbear putting forth one of his hands
to recover his weapon. The bear inn
mediately seized him by the back ofthc
head, and tore his scalp over his crown
! so than it fell over the soldiers face
Notwithstanding his agony, the poor
fellow restrained his cries, and again
pretended death. The bear laid him
self down upon him, remaining until
some hunters came up and relieved him
ofhis frightful situation. AS the poor
| fellow rose he threw back his scalp with
and ran frantically toward them ex-
claiming:


"The bear! the bear!'


So intense was his apprehension 0
the enemy that it made him obvious o
his bodily anguish. Ae eventually re
covered, and received his discharge, il
consequence Of the loss ofhair.


The best cat-and-mouse story (desig
mated Melancholy Academia cat kill
ed by a Mouse'l is to be found in 9Th
Poor Artist the author of which seem
to have derived the story from some
what questionable sourcc though w
must admit the possibility.


a eat had caught mouse on the lawi
and let it 90 again In her cruel way, il
ordca to play with it, when the nous,
inspired by dispair, and seeing one hol,
possible to escape into, namely the roun'
red throat of the cat, very visible
through her open mouth, took a bol'
spring into her jaws just escaping be
tween her teeth, and into her throat n
struggled and stuffed himself, and so TIN
cat was sutlocated. It reads plausible
let us suppose it was true.


The best spider and fly story we als'
take from the last named book:


"a very strong, loud, bustling fellow
of a blue-bottIe fy bounced accidentl,
into a SPIDERS web. Down ran the ol,
spider and threw her long arms around
his neck, but he gought and struggle,
and blew his drone, and buzzed and san,
sharp, and beat and battered, and tor
the web in holes and so got loose. Th
spider would not let 90 her hold rount
him and fly flew away with the spider
This is related on the authority of Mr.
Thomas Bell, the naturlist who witness
4 4
Year: 1868

There are young women who will lay
their heads upon the bosom of one lover
to gaze and wink at another.


Advice is like snow the softer it falls
the longer it dweils upon, and the deep
er it sinks into the mind.


Let us go always beyond the duties
marked out and keep them within the
pleasures permitted.
Year: 1868

Had we not far better obey the law of
our Father in Heaven; and sacrifice
something of comfort, of respectablity,
Tease, of luxury, and go down to them
now and again into the depths Of the
pits where they are laid, and lift them
up, than wait for the time when they
will say III fearful accents:


1T is too late!'


Let each now in the name of God obey
the call Of duty, enable those, for whose
souls no man has cared, to rise up to
honesty and happiness, the blessing of
God will follow. -.-.


There are some who will say they
have so many calls on their bounty. We
pity the man who has few-the man to
whom the needy seldom apply. Let
me not live under that mans roof, or lie
under that mans tomb.


We have many calls, many obliga-
tions, but we are never 80 like our di-
vine Master as when we are giving.
Gods existence is one eternity of giving.
He has given glory, honor, immortality
and life eternal; and last the priceless
gift of his dear Son.


To receive he never stoops, unless it
be to receive the joy of bringing many
souls to glory.
Year: 1868

DARK. We had pretty cold weather last
winter, yet water would no, freeze in
that room. Towards spring, it was get
ting rather warm inside, and I noticed
that some coleniss were becoming un-
easy. then left the doors open after
dark and shut them again just before
day aylight-which operation made all qui-
et


can winter a hundred colonies in
that room. aud it did not cost over forty
dollSrs to build il.


My bees commenced swarming on the
first week in June, though one warm
issued on the 18th day of May. I only
let them swarm once. six or seven days
after swarming | would cut out all the
queen cells, aud insert one Italian in
place of black ones. l have now ono
hundred and thirty-fiv colonies; and.
l think when l put them In winter
quarters, shall have Italianiked every
one.


l use tho Langstroth hive, and prefer
1t to any other form. Any one must ac-
knowledge that the frames are easier
handled than in any ether hive besides
the grand place FOR surplus honey,
which no other hive can equal.


AS for wintering bees out Of doors,
do not believe in it any more. We must
provide shelter for all our stock in the
winter; why can We not afford to do the
same for our hccsn


My bees are doing well, and some of
the first swarms have filed six boxes of
honey. Those with frames on the top
have done still better. believe bees
VIII store douh'" III" quantity of honey
IN frames, rs rn'AlH"rd with box
CS.
Year: 1868

4 remarkable account Is given in q
late Engl lish paper OF the escape ofa con-


Wet from prison. The cell in which lie
was confined had an iron door, with .
lock entirely on the outside. The only
implements the prisoner had were q
wooden spoon, some bits of wire, and .
needle and thread Oat of the spoon he
made key; by means OF the needle no
passed Il thread over and under the door
bits of wire were pushed through the
inspection hole, and fastened to this
long thread extending outside from top
to bottom. The key was also pushed
through, and, being fastened to the
thread, was brought opposite the key
hole by dexterous manipulation Of the
slender line, worked gently in, then
turned by means Of the wire; and the
door was opened. This is certainly one
of the greatest exhibitions Of. skill 40.
patience on record. sa
Year: 1868

The Boston Journal of Chemistry hs1
a lengthy article upon the effects of tea.
In the course of which the writer saye
that the brain workers In all the years
since tea was introduced, have regarded
it with the highest favor. Ithas a pow
er to subdne irrtability, refresh tho
spirits, and renew the energies, such n
Is possessed by no other agent. When
the system of man in exhausted by n.
hor or study, a cup oftea reinvigorates a
no other form Of beverage can. H6
thinks 1t promotive to longevity, and
adds: "T"a saves food by lesscning the
waste Of the body, soothing the vascu-
lar system, and affords stimulus to the
brain. The young do not need It, and
it Is worthy of note that they do not
crave or like it. Children will frequent
ly ask for coffee, but seldom for tea. To
aged persons whose power Of digestion
and whose bodily substance have to fail
together it is almost Il necessity"
Year: 1868

A YOUNG lady who was rebnked by here
mother for kissing her intended, justified
the act by quoting the passage: ''Whatso-
ever ye would that men should do to you,
do you even so to them"
Year: 1868

Well. lust As L expected. the deed IS
done. At an afternoon session, yester-
day. twenty. four members were turned
out for no other reason than tnas sney
were free persons Of color.-Nothlng
could have been done to cause more PAD
feeling between the races than this act.
I know there is not negro in Atlantis
but thinks all who voted to turn them
out are guilty Of perjury"
Year: 1868

A BAD KLL"-Democracy and Or
biography never had any sympathy IN
common, and a contemporary asserts
that as soon as Democrat begins to
spell correctly he Immediately becomes
an object Of solicitude and suspicion to
that party, and has to be watched to
prevent his backsliding. Those who
think Nasty is OVERRIDING it in writing in
the style he does, should have seen some
of the transparcncies borne in Demo-
cratic procession recently, in neigh
boring town. One illumination declar
ed, I'VE cast our modern vote" They
wouldn't give maiden even one An
other said, ssThe Rusfer amt ded." A
worse spell than that will come upon
them in November Toledo Blade.
Year: 1868

Democ ratio - Mode of Expeliing Lesisla-


tors.


The Jackson, Miss. PILoT tells how
the colored members of the Georgia
Legislature were expelled, and gives
some extracts from letter written by
member of that legislature showing the
character of the black man Turner'S
speech. We give it below:


"Some extracts from private letter
written by member of the Georgia
Legislature giving an account of the
high handed proceedings which culmin-
ated in the expulsion Of twenty four
colored members, is given in the New
Haven Palladium. The House was
nearly equally divided, and while some
of the Republicans were absent, bill
was introduced to expel the colored
members. At the same time it was de
cided that the mem bers on trial could not
vote on their own case.-Taking out
these twenty four Republicans gave the
Democrats large majority. A lively
discussion took place, to which the
Democrats paid no attention. This was
the case until Turper, (colored,) got the
floor; of his remarks the writer says:


"Such speech as he made l never
heard before. 1t was eloquent and sub
lime. He spoke almost three hours
and never heard q people get such q
lashing as he gave the white race in this
country. He told them of all the mean
ness they had ever been guilty of. How,
| when q slave, they had taken him out
and whipped him for praying at the
bedside Of friend who was then about
to die. How he got his education while
others slept.-"Now." said he, II will
make the proposition to every member
Of this House, that / will read the Bible
in more languages than you can if you
will agree to leave this hall, or will GO
out if you can read it in more languages
than can.''-Turner reads in English
Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. What effect
Turner's speech will have in this House
I know not, but there is one thing Ger.
tain, when the negroes are turned out
there will be no more democratic ne
groes in Georgia. Besides this, it vii
be hard to get them to vote for any
white man after this. In all the section
of country where live, the negroes out
number us two to one. Most of thes'
colored members are good speakers, snt
when they leave this House will take tn
stump for Grant and Colfax. Republi
can members say that their lives will b.
in danger when they return home If the.
vote to let the negroes stay in thei
seats.-Should Seymour and Blair b
elected do not think it will be safe 70
Republican to live in middle Georgis
Every Democratic victory is looked uI
on here as an endorsement of secessio
and condemnation of the war on th
part Of the United States.
Year: 1868

ly said of Democratic cards Of recon-
mendation for eolored meu 2


1--WE hope that hereafter, when any
Democrat desires to employ colored
man in any capacity, he will ask TO see
his card, and if none is produced VIII
refuse to employ him ?"


Is it forgery that the Chattanooga
Union said


"Suffer any and all taunts or tyranny
until after November, and then-weii,
we would rather be q nimble squirrel
than white Radical p


Is it a forgery that the New York
World said of such speeches OF Wade
Hampton as we have quoted:
awe have found them to be the candid
and persuasive utterances Of an honest
and courageous man"
And if these are all forgeries, why is
| it that the Charleston Mercury said
.Private adyices from our most siren
uous friends at the North request that
we should protest against the imprudene
expressions that have escaped some
Southern speakers since the adjournment
of the National Democratic Convention
= = 1t is questionable whether at this
time anything is to be gained by too
much reference to things that jar on
peoples nerves. What we want just
now is to win p


If these are not forgeries they show
distinctly that the policy Of the Demo
cratic party, should it succeed at the
polls, will be the forcible overthrow oi
the governments of the Southern States
That will necessarily produce civil
war.
Year: 1868




SAVE THE PLUMs.-A correspondent
Of the Rural New Yorker, says that for
the last three years be has succeeded in
growing as fne a crop of plums as need
he desired by smoking the trees from
:he time the blossoms begin to fall, until
about the first of July. His manner of
treatment was as follows: He procured
a large sheet-iron pan in which he made
a FIRE of chips, OF anything else that
would kiudle freely. When the FIRE is
il full blast, he smothered the blaze
with grass, which produced dense
smoke. He carried this pan around
among his trees and smoked every. part
of them completely. He made this ap-
plication every evening and morning,
giving the trees . thorough smoking, and
continuing the process until the curculio
season was over.
Year: 1868

BLIND STAGaERs IN HoRsEs.-The
Aaericsn Stock Journal, commenting
on the blind staggers in horses, says the
first thing to be done in case of this
Lind is TO relieve the pressure of blood
about the head of the animal BY copious
blood letting. The jugular vein should
be tapped end go much blood be taken
as win serve to restore the animal to the
command of its limbs. The. quantity
proper to be taken can be pretty aceu-
rately determined on by the eff~-s pro-
duced. When the horse shows signs of
being relieved, the flow of blood should
be checked, the cause Of the attack
sought for, and medicines given in ac-
eordance with the symptoms. If the at
tack proceeded from an over-distension
Of tie stomach, the pump should be
brought into use, and free application
Of warm water be made. Medicines cal
culated to give freedom to the bowels
viii be found beneficial.
Year: 1868




The following article from the South
srn Farmer (Memphis) for June, is
worthy the attention of farmers and
gardeners, especially the latter.


Its now time to think about our win.
Ter cabbages From the GOTH of June
TO lst of July prepare bed to bring
forward the young plants. It should be
In position partially shaded By trees.
Make 1t quite rich by Incorporating q
bountiful supply OF well-rotted stable
manure, and have no clods larger than
pea. Pulverize with rake and hands
until the soil feels soft as velvet to the
touch. If the weather be dry then sat
urste the bed with water before sowing,
and as soon as il will work well there
after stir up the surface and draw drills
one foot apart and half inch deep SOW
and cover the seed, patting the surface
rmooth with a spade or broad shovel. IF
the weather is quite dry and hot make
the surface quite firm, otherwise let the
blows be lighter. In forty Eight hours
or less. if the seeds are fresh, the young
plants viii begin to appear watch for
them very closely, and as soon as they
crack the ground, sprinkle them with |
eoot or slaked lime, which continue to |
do every morning before sunrise until
they begin to make rough leaves. When
all danger of the fly is past you may
remit this attention and thin the plant
TO an inch apart in the drill. Another
precau.ion against the fly may as we'll
be mentf6ned. Let lot of urine ac-
tamulate until it is four.e e. -
Did. It willthens beginn
Year: 1868

4. One per ct of the stock will be required
on subscribing, and subsequent calls, net to
exceed FIVE per cent per month, wiz be
made by the Beard Of Directors, from time
to time, as may be necessary to supply
funds to construct and equip the lines: but
no calls will be made after the one per cent
is paid until the entire capital stock shall
have been subscribed.
Year: 1868

An ITEM EVERY MAN SHOULD RKkD.-We
have probably all Of US met with instances
In which q word heedlessly spoken against
the reputation OF afemale has been mai hi
fed BY malicious minds until the. cloud has
become dark enough to overshadow her
whole existence. To those who are accus-
tomed-not necessarily from bad motives,
but from thoughtlessness-to speak lightly
Of females, We recommend these hints as
worthy of consideration:


Never use lady's name In an improper
place, or at an improper time, or In mixed
company.


Never make any assertion about her which
you know to be untrue, or allusion that yon
know she herself would blush to hear.


When you meet with men who do not
scruple to make use OF a woman's name In
reckless and unprincipled manner, shun
them, for they are the very worst members
of o community; men lost to every sense Of
honor, every feeling of humanity.


Many good and worthy woman's charac-
ter has been forever ruined and her hear.
broken by lie, manufactured by some VII
lain, and repeated where it should not have
been, and In the presence Of those whose
little Judgment could not deter them from
circulating the foul and blasting report


A SANDER is soon propagated, and the
smallest thing derogatory to the character Of
woman viii fly on the wings of the wind,
and magnify as it circulates, until its mon
strous weight crushes the poor unfortunate
victim. Respect the name Of woman, for
your mother and sisters are women; and as
you would have their names untarnished,
and their lives unembittered by the SANDER
ers biting tongue, heed the iii that your own
tongue may bring upon the mother, the sis
ter or the wife Of some fellow creature.
Year: 1868

To encourage Ocean Steam Navigation.


Whereas, the maintenance of frequent and


regular communication with San Francisco


by steam is important to the welfare of this


Kingdom and tohereds, to establish such


communication, an outlay is unavoidable at


the outset, which cannot be fully remunera-


ted from the business F.; therefore,


BE IT ESAcrED, Jy the King and the Legisia-


tire Assembly Of the Ha1aiion Islands, an


the Legislature Of the Kingdom assembled:


SECTION /. The Minister of the Interior, on
behalf Of the government of this Kingdom, is
hereby authorized to contract with individuals
or incorporated companies for running efficient
and sea-worthy steamships, of not less than
seven hundred tons each, between Honolulu
and San Francisco, in consideration Of which
there shall be paid TO said individuals or COM
panies, n sum not exceeding Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars per year, for the term Of
two years prorided, that no such contract
shall be executed without the consent of His
Majesty the King in Privy Council, and such
contract shall require, under suitable penal
ties, that trips shall be regularly run, not less
frequently than once in twenty-one days from
each end Of the route, that the running time
shall be not more than twelve days from port
to port, and that the rate demanded for first
class passage shall not exceed seventy five dol
lars for every passenger and that the rate of
freight upon ordinary merchandise from either
port shall not exceed six dollars per ton, and
i've per cent primage; and that the rate Of
freight OF specie from San Francisco shall not
exceed one-half Of one per cent, and that the
mails shall be brought from San Francisco
free of charge to the Hawaiian Government or
the Post Office Department.


SEC. 2. In order to carry the provisions Of
this Act into full effect, the Minister Of Finance,
with the consent of His Majesty the King in
Prisy Council. is hereby authorized to issue.
Year: 1868

tor of Stations, whose duty it shall be, upon
the receipt of one dollar, TO examine any Stall
lion presented for his inspection, upon such
days as he shall appoint within his taxation
district; and if, upon such examination, any
Stallion so presented shall appear to the In
spector to be suitable horse for breeding, he
shall deliver certificate to that effect to the
owner of such Stallion, free of charge, which
certificate shall entitle the owner to keep
such Stallion on bis own premises, solely for
the use of his own stock. And IN case the
owner or owners of such Stallion shall not OBJ
tain such certificate, he shall be liable TO fine
of one dollar for each and every days viola
tion of this section, which penalty shall be
recoverable before any Police or District JUS
tice, prorided that this section shall not apply
to Stations that have not attained the age of
twelve months"


SEC. 2. That Section 119 be, and the same
is hereby amended, to read as follows:


"Sec. 119. The Minister Of the Interior
shall grant license, upon the payment of five
dollars, to any person presenting certificate
from the Inspectors, as provided in Section
lis, to let for hire the Stallion named in such
certificate, for the purpose of breeding; pro
uided, that the said Stallion shall have attain
ed the age of eighteen months. Such license
shall be good for one year from its date, and
In event that any person shall violate this sec
ton. by letting for hire any Stallion without
first obtaining license as herein provided, he
shall be subject to fine of one hundred dol
lars, recoverable before any Police or District
Justice. Such license SO granted, shall be
transferable, at the office of the Department of
the Interior, upon sale of the Stallion by the
licensee."


SEC. 3. That Section l20 be, and the same
is hereby amended, SO as to read as follows:


" Sec. 12O. livery person on whose land any
Stallion of twelve months old or upwards shall
be found tresPassing, may sue for and recover,
before any Police Magistrate or District JUS
tice, the sum of ten dollars for every such
trespass, from the owner Of any such Stallion,
exclusive of the costs of such suit and in
case the Stallion shall be unbranded, or in
case the owner cannot be discovered within
five days from the time when such Stallion
shall have been found trespassing, then any
owner of land on which any such Stallion
shall be found SO trespassing, shall be author
lied to castrate such Stallion, at the risk of
the owner thereof"


SEC. 4. That Section l2l of the Civil Code
be and the same is hereby repealed.


SEC. 5. This Act shall become law from
and after the date of its passage.


Approved this 22d day of June, 1868.


KAMEHAMEHA R.