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Year: 1873

Hilo is one of the very few places on these islands where you can see truly royal sport-the surf board. It re- quires rough day and a heavy surf, but with a good day it is one of the finest sights in the world.

 The surf board is tough plank about two feet wide and from six to twenty feet long, usually made of the bread fruit trees. Armed with these, Q party of tall, muscular natives swim out to the first line of breakers. and, watching their chance to duck under this, make their way finally, by the help of their undertow, into tho smooth water far off beyond all the surf. Here they bob up and down on the swell like so many ducks, watching their opportunity. What they seek is very high swell, before which they place themselves, ly- ing or kneeling on the surf board. The great wave dashes onward, but as its bottom strikes the ground, the top, m retarded in it's speed and force, breaks into huge comber, and directly before this the surf-board swimmer is propelled with speed which we timed and found to exceed forty miles per hour. In fact, he goes like lightning, always just

 

 down hill, propelled by the vehement impulse of the rearing wave behind him, yet seeming to have a speed and motion of his own.

 It is very surprising sight to see three or four men thus dashed for near lv mile toward the shore at the speed of an express train, every moment about to be overwhelmed by roaring breaker whose white crest was reared high above and just behind them, but always escaping his ingulf- ment and propelled before it. They look, kneeling or lying on their long surf-boats. more like some curious and swift-swimming fsh-like dolphins racing, as it seemed to us-than like men. Once in while, by some mis- chance, the cause of which we could not understand, the swimmer was over- whelmed; the great comber overlook him; he was flung over and over like a piece of wreck, but instantly dived, and reappeared beyond the outside of the wave, ready to take advantage of the next. As uccessful shot launched them quite high and dry on the beach far be- ] yond where we stood to watch. Occa- sionally a man would stand erect upon his surf board, balancing himself in the boiling water without any apparent difficulty. .,

 The surf-board play is one of the ancient sports of Hawaii. We were told that few of the younger genera tions are capable of it, and that it is thought to require great nerve and coolness even among these admirable swimmers, and to be not without danger.
Year: 1873

ANOTHER CAvE-IN AT THE CHURCH
HILL TUNNEL. cavern of the
crib-work at the tunnel on Twenty-fourth
street occurred Sunday night, causing con-
siderable alarm, but doing very little real
damage. This time the cribbing at its
eastern extremity, on the Broad street side,
gave way, followed by large mass Of
earth, leaving chasm that gapes within
ten or fifteen yards, or less, of the rear of
the houses on Broad street. Measures have
been taken to prevent further caving that
might endanger the houses, and no damage
was done to the tunnel, as the arching at
that point is completed and substantial
Year: 1873

A LADY called upon a celebrated DIV


sician to consult him about her ewes
which were pivinp her some trouble. Thf
doctor saw that She was a lady of rank
and wealth Ho oravelv shook b;s head
feared omonros;e COCO would reou;ra t;n,o


and as she was living in the country. She
must move TO the city where he could see


her daily. The lady moved to the city ;


the physician attended her regularly but
days Changed to weeks, and weeks Ia


months, and the cure came not. The


patient resolved to try an experiment


She disguised herself as a poor old woman
and went To her nbvsician Afte,
Year: 1873

II will be remembered that for several


years past st. Louis has been experiment.


ing with the Paris system Of dealing with


the social evil by means of licensing the


houses, exercising a police and sanitary


control over them and their inmates, and
providing hospital for the latter. The


trial of the plan has not proved very salts


factory. It might do in the French capital


and among the French people, but it does


not work well with Americans. First of
all, it has had to encounter the opposition


of the moral sense of the community.


To great number of conscientious people


it seemed utterly revolving that the author


ity of the state should by legislation recog-


nize and protect business which they con-


sidered to be deadly sin. They have never


given over their enmity to it, and they have


made several efforts to overthrow the law,


but they have only succeeded lately in


effecting anything important A case was
recently made up on the issue Of the con-
stitutionality of the law, and the question
went before Judge Calvin, of the court of
criminal correction, who decided affirma-
lively upon it. His principal point was
that the law is unconstitutional, because it
is in opposition to equality ofright. There
must be two parties to the offence, and, y


said the Judge, sit is unjust and unfair that
one party the woman) should be required
to conform to multitudnous, grievous and


burdensome regulations; the other party
| (the mani does not even receive tacit re-
cognition.n This seems to be good law as
well as sound common sense; but although
the plaintiffs have won this victory, they


have not as yet assured its permanency,
The question must go before higher courts
and may possibly be decided the other way
Year: 1873

117 WEST 54TH ST.-TwO RESPECTABLE YOUNG
1t girls good plain cook the other as cham
Dermad and waitress and to do the washing between
would separate II suited excellent city reference
Year: 1873

| cIvu. spTry ICE REFORM IN THE CABINET.
'rBY TIKI EGRAPH TO TIm rRIBtSE.l


! WASHINGTON. May 25.-A special session of
the Cabinet was ca led by the President yesterday for
the purpose neetig the Advisory Board on the Civil
Service question All, the members OF the Board we're
present except NJ Cn'te and all the members Of the
Cabinet except Dir. Rsabeson. The meeting was called


for the purpose OF eoner ing the operation Of the
rules now under trial and TO obtain. among other OBJ
jects, the opinions N the heads Of departments
as to the wisdom Of the system The sxpe-
rienee Of the Cabinet officers desired
by the Board. wen az recommendations
looking toimprovements and TO enable the
Board to make such changes might seem desirable
after the trial already had It rs safe TO say that ma
jorty OF the Cabinet Oppoget to any system that
Will create perpetual class Of cavu officers as being IN
conflict with the spirit Of Republican, Institutions
evident that thes PresidenS has less faith in the
system than is general ybeleyed, lDr IL known that
he does hesitate disregard whenever he sees III
10 do The members Of the CaD3e say that II IA not


question Of the wisdom OF the systrn, bat that 1t is
the will Of Congress that forces upou them and that
whether the President and his advisers avor II or not
is amater OF consequence. These the ruies and
they should DO enforced There much feeling mani
tested the part OF the Cabinet and there no doubt
that the Advisory Board and ths Secretaries
in conflict The former are strongly IN favor
OF aderng that portion OF the present rules which
makes distinction the ground Of party and Of cx-
tending the same examination 20 ali offices of clerical
nature In the country and ultimately going sH further
At least member OF the Cabinet would favor the
giving OF commissions lasting-good behavior being
considerations five years 10 such clerks az upen
competitive examination, actual trial, were found 70
be capable, and permitting their reappOntment
the end OF that time found desirable. But
such clerks would have to receive the in
dOrsement Of the member representing the
applicants district, who would OF course recommend
persons for examination belonging only TO the
dominant party the party to which the Congressman
might belong and thus giving minority representation.
Such II held would greatly improve the civil
serTice-he clerk being Of his position for four
years. and prepared to vacate end Of his
sion, and thus improve his own condition.


Nothing decided upOn by the conference, and the
Board Will 20 with their work When their report Is
submitted it will again be the subject Of consideration
by the Pre- sident and bis Cabinet.
Year: 1873

For long time, says a Vienna corre- spondent, the only American exhibitor ready, was Woodruff, of Auburn, N. Y., who had his harvesting machines in position in two days after his arrival. Finding 8 quarrel in Vienna, and no one willing to take the responsibility of assigning space, MT. Woodruff said that he had come there to exhibit his machines and to take as many prizes as possible, and concluded that he would not wait for the slow action of the Com mission. Going into Agricultural Hall, then not half completed, he selected the best place in the room and at once put up an elegant platform, carpeted and furnished it, and had his machines in before any oneknew what he was about.

 The consequence has been that all visi- tors to Agricultural Hall have been obliged to feast their eyes solely upon the machines, and there is always a crowd about the stand. The fine finish of these articles causes astonishment.

 The gayety, the invirable good-humor,

 the energy, and the picturesque Auburn dialect of the American young gentle man has already made them known to everybody, and I am not sure they have not V sworn eternal frlendShlp to every exhibitor in the building. One day I was passing through the rotunda with them when MT. Dennis suddenly cried |:

 There is the first Englishman I have yet seen with his coat off-that ought to be encouraged" The son of large and wealthy steel manufacturer, aided by an aristocratic-looking relative, was trying to get seven and a-half foot circular-saw in position. The strong arms of our young American were soon placed at his disposal, and he did not quit work until the huge saw was swing ing upon it's pivot. As the young man was for long time the only represen- tative of American enterprise, he made friends with everybody, and, ma foi, if every friend would take machine, he would work off a hundred or two day with ease. Being first on the ground,

 too, he was entitled to the first mention.
Year: 1873



 A lecture was lately delivered in Lon don on the inconvenience of modern dress-the dress of women being par. ticularly referred to. The lecturer said that of all the evils of latter day fash ions for females, none were so great as that one constructing the waist, and so altering the form of the human body. 1t might not seem to us so at casual glance, because the eye had become &C., crstomed to the deformity; but still it was not less hideous in point of taste than it was destructive to the health. He had measured the waists of women of 12 stones weight, and found their cir conference not to exceed eighteen inches thus compressing 8 waist which, at the most modern computation, should have been twenty-five inches, to half it's nat ural girth. The terrible pressure had, of course, the most detrimental effect upon the vital organs, by depressing and circumscribing, and, at times, re- versing the action of the heart and lungs, the liver and the stomach. The fact was that women had now become so obedient to the laws of fashion, and they laced themselves to such an extent, that they ceased to breathe through the imitation of the chest, but rather by the inelegant as we'll as unwholesome means of "pufing." Another dreadful evil of existing fashion was the deformity in- duced in the feet by the modern style of boot, and the worst of such defects were now at their worst. The lecturer here explained the action of the foot in walking, by which, mutually, the weight of the body was thrown upon the heel, the forepart of the foot being used as spring to impel the body forward. But the present fashion did not admit of the fulfllment of such natural laws. It did not even allow the great toe to remain straight, but forced it outward, so that all the toes were crushed up into bunch. Naturally, the result of such harvesting was fiourishing and ever increasing crop of corns and bunions. We wonder, however, where the lecturer got his authority for the following lu- dicrous statement: "During the late American war, an army of corn-cutters was obliged to accompany the Army of the Potomac, to cut the corns of the warriors before they were able to go forth and do battle for the stars and stripes" In referring to the "Grecian Bend," he said that apart from the more important injury which this posture necessarily compelled, surely nothing could be more inelegant than this atti- tude, which in motion produced ridic- ulous wagging of the body. Why so preposterous posture should be named after nation so purely sesthetic as the Greeks was one of the secrets which belonged to the sponsors of modern fashion and follies. Then that fearful and wonderful head gear called chig- non, in which living, lovely woman faunts the hair of, perhaps, some wretched creature who had died of contagious disease in hospital. AS to the wearing of hair low upon the fore head, and so hiding the evidence of in- tellectuality, that was a false idea of the high standard of Greek beauty, for such style was only used by the Greeks as a type of mere sensual beau ty, model no modern lady should choose to copy.
Year: 1873

When I was boy, said Beecher in one of his Friday night lectures, used to suffer more with the toothache in any one hour than I did in having the tooth out, and have no doubt I have suffered more from the toothache than should if had been put to the rack and killed by the torture. have no doubt there are persons here who suffer more every month than they would by public ex- scution. There is something very dread full to contemplate in hanging, it is true, but I think the small, petty suffering which people go through with every week until their brows become corru- gated with care is far greater torture. Life for the most part is stale. Take any active drink, and let it be drawn awhile, it throws out all its fixed air and it is not sour-it does not become actually corrupt for some time, but to the taste it is flat and stale, and there is a great deal of life that is simply stale. How much of your life do you think is positively radiant? How many are able to go on with their duties in secular affairs in such way that they are brave and quiet and trustful and happy? Men feel every way backward and forward, like porcupine that rolls himself up and has sharp quills every way. Men pray that they may have trust in God in great things, but do they pray for trust in the things of every day life?
Year: 1873

THE Box WAS Too SMAn1.-A prom inent merchant went to his box in the Boston post-office Monday and found there what he thought must be dress pattern. A little surprised, he com menced pulling it out, but it seemed to be- glued fast into the box. He pulled harder, and was at last gratified at hearing little scream. He then became aware that the dress of one of the lady clerks had become caught in the box, and our merchant was vainly endeavoring to drag dress, young lady and all, through tho door,
Year: 1873

He asked, Will my Mamie walk

 By my side through our coming life Will you lay your beautiful hands in mine, Through the winters chill and the summer

 shine,

 And be my bride my wife 7' With never thought of fear,

 I answered him, sober and true: Life is lonely and dark and drear, Love is sweet and friends are dear

 Allan, I'll go with you" Then he placed on my finger white

 My blue betrothal ring, And bade me wear it until my life Was merged in his his bride, his wife,

 Whatever fate might bring. Oh, ring in thy velvet case!

 With thy diamond eye gleaming still, Oh, cruel lover with all thy grace! Sad, sad is the memory-haunted place In my weary breast, that ye fill. God pity thee! faithless one

 God pity thy fair young bride; Her life will be darkened forever more By the curse that lieth at thy hearts door Thy perjury and thy pride.
Year: 1873

Sewer Lake in Utah is body Of water some
forty miles long by fifteen wide, distant about
ten miles from the new Sewer mineral district.
Its waters contain about the same proportion OF
salt as that found in sea water. 1t is said that it
has long been believed among the IndianS liv-
ing in the region around the lake that it is in
habited by marine monsters, and their terror Of
these creatures is such that they cannot be in
duced to 60 near this water. The Salt Lake
TRIBUNE says that a gentleman who recently
returned from visit TO the Sewer country while
there rode for miles along the shore of the lake
and saw several ofthese monsters sporting in the
water. The largest of these he rather indefinite
ly describes as about fifty feet long by twenty ia
circumference, while its back, while it played
and spouted, was plainly visible some ten feet
above water. He said he saw others, smaller
than the one described, similarly amusing them
selves in the distance.
Year: 1873

The English society of Biblical Archaeology
Will soon publish series Of translatiOns Of all
the important Assyrian and Egyptian texts
which are to be found in the various collect
Ions of England and the Continent. This
will place before the English student the re-
mains OF the oldest literature in the world,
and will be of immense value to biblical
scholars and to others, because the selection
Of the records will not be made from those
which bear directly on the Bible, but will en-
brace the whole range OF Egyptian and Assyr-
ian history and literature. The price Of each
vOlumn-as literary persons will be glad to
hearts, not 10 be such as TO place it out OF
the power Of q man with moderate income to
obtain It.
Year: 1873

No Arab dreams of tying up a horse by the
neck tether replaces the halter, and one OF
the animals hind legs is encircled about the
pastern with light iron ring, furnished with
a paddock and connected with an iron chain
two feet or thereabouts in length, ending in
rope which is fastened in the ground at some
distance by an iron peg such is the customa-
ry method. But should the animal be rest
less and troublesome, a foreleg is put under
similar treatment. 1t is we'll known that
horses in Arabia are much less frequently vi
cious or refractory than in Europe, and this
is the reason why geldings are here so rare,
though not unknown. No particular preju-
dice that could discover exists against the
operation itself, only it is seldom performed
because not otherwise necessary, and tending
of course, to diminish the value of the animal


But to return to the horses now before u.s.
Never had l seen or imagined such colec-
ton. Their stature was indeed somewhat low
1 do not think that any came fully up to fif-
teen hands-fourteen appeared to be about
their avcrage-but they we're so exquisltely
well shaped that want of greater size seemed
hardly, if at all, defect.


Remarkably full in the launches, with a
shoulder ola slope so elegant as to make one,
in the words of an Arabian poet, "go raving
mad about it )" little, very little, saddle
backed, Just the curve which indicates spring
mess ahead broad above, and tapcring down
to a nose fine enough to verify the phrase Of
"drinkng from pint pot" did pint pots ex-
lists in Nedjee a most intelligent and yet sing
ularly gentle look, full eye, a sharp, thorn-
like ear, legs fore and hind, that seem as if
made of hammered iron, so clean, and yet so
Year: 1873

For THE LAST TEME.-There is touch of
pathos about doing even the simplest thing
"for the last time" 1t is not alone kissing
the lips of the dead that gives you this strange
pain. You feel it when you look your last
upon some scene which you have loved-when
you stand in some quiet city street, where you
know that you will never stand again. The
actor plays his part for the last time, the
singer whose voice is cracked hopelessly, and
who after this once will never stand again be-
fore the sea of upturned faces, disputing the
plaudits with fresher voices and fairer forms,
the minister who has preached his last SER
mon-these all know the hidden bitterness of
the two words "never again" How they
come to us on birthdays as we grow older.


Never again young always nearer to the
very last-the end which is universal, the
"last thing" which shall follow all things and
turn them, let us hope, from pain to joy.
We put away our boyish toys with an old
heartache. We were too old to walk any
longer on stilts-too tall to play marbles on
the sidewalk. Yet there was pang when
we thought we had played with our merry
group for the last time, and lfes serious,
grown up work was waiting for us. Now we
do not want the lost toys back. Life has
other and larger play things for us. May it
not be that these, too, shall seem in the light
of some far-of' day as the boyish games seems
to our manhood, and we shall learn that death
is but the opening of agate into the new land
of promise?
Year: 1873

KEROSENE AND ITS ABUsE.-1n view of
the many accidents resulting either through
carelessness or ignorance, in the use of kero-
sene, we give the following rules and sugges-
tions as furnished by correspondent of the
Savannah Advertiser


1. Do not buy kerosene below the govern
ment standard, which is ITO degrees


g. Do not use wick that is too narrow for
the burner.


8. Never turn down the burning wick when
you want to extinguish the light, but blow it
out without disturbing the wick, blowing d.
agonally into the top Of the chimney, or use
palm leaf fan at arms length.


4. Do not use your lamp as night-lamp
by turning down the wick to lessen the fame


The reasons for the foregoing rules are:


l. The government has fixed the standard
at which Kerosene may be sold at 10 degrees;
because there is danger of its vaporising in an
ordinary lamp if it is below that standard
The inducement to sell it below that standard
is, that it can be produced for less money.


2. There are four sizes of fiat wick burners
in general use, their numbers are O, A, Band
D, or Mammoth. The wicks measure three
eights, fve-eighths, one, and one and q half
inches, respectively. This measurement may
not be mathematically exact, but it is the size
given to them by the manufacturers, and is
near enough for all practical purposes. If
you use wick that is too small space is left
between the edge Of the wick and the wick
tube, which serves as a passage way for the
flame to communicate with the oil in the
lamp.


3. The nearer lamp is to being empty the
greater the necessity of observing rule 3, be.
cause the nearer lamp is to being empty the
more room there is for vapor, and if the burn
ing wick is turned down, ever 80 slightly, the
danger is increased of communicating the
flame to any gas that ght have been formed
in the lamp, while if the fame is blovn out
without disturbing the 1uick the crust that has
formed on the top of the wick efectually closes
any little opening between the wick and tube,
thus preventing the communication of the
fame to the gas when you blow down the
chimney.


4. All kerosene burners are made to pro.
duce perfect combustion as prerequisite for
good light. If the wick is turned down to
lessen the fame materially, the combustion is
not perfect, and the burner becomes overhead
ed, which communicates heat to the lamp,
causing the air to vaporize more rapidly than
it can be consumed by reason of the imperfect
combustion, and (under certain circumstan.
ces) causing the lamp to explode. ,


Iflamps that are intended for Illuminating
purposes are used as night lamps by turning
down the flame to lessen the size of it, a smo.
ky atmosphere is produced that is positively
injurious.


Ifthese rules are followed, accidents result
ing from exploding kerosene lamps, will be
far less numerous, and the end will have been
attained for which this article was written.