The Legislature of the islands was called to assemble on September 8th, and the first matter to be brought before the law-makers was to be that of annexation. While the United States have been invited by the Hawaiian Government to annex the islands, the voice of the people has not yet been heard. The decision of the Congress of the Sandwich Islands will therefore be eagerly looked for. Some members of our Senate are of the opinion that the people of the islands are not really desirous of being annexed to the United States but if the representatives of the people vote for the measure, it will remove all such doubts from their minds, and greatly help the matter in its journey through our Legislature. Mr. Thurston, the Hawaiian Minister to the United States, asserts positively that the Congress will decide for annexation. He says that just before the Legislature in Honolulu adjourned, a joint resolution was offered, declaring that the interests of Hawaii demanded that she should be joined to the United States. This resolution was adopted unanimously, and as there have been no changes in the Hawaiian Senate since the adjournment, he thinks it absolutely sure that the members voted in favor of annexation. * * * * * One of the inhabitants of Milledgeville, Kentucky, has a very interesting relic of the early days of our country. It is an old flint-lock rifle which once belonged to Daniel Boone, the famous pioneer, who opened up Kentucky for us. It is asserted that this rifle belonged to Boone when he went to Kentucky in May, 1769, and the history of the rifle can be so clearly traced back to its first owner that there seems to be little doubt of the truth of the story. The barrel of the gun measures four feet one inch, and the entire gun six feet two inches. The story goes that it was with this gun that Boone helped to kill the 2,300 deer whose skins were hidden in the mountains of Kentucky, while the pioneers went back to Virginia for more ammunition and supplies. When the men returned a few months later, they found that the Indians had stolen and destroyed the entire lot of skins. The present owner of the gun has had it for fifty years. * * * * * A new bullet-proof cloth has been invented by a priest of Chicago, Father Casimir Zeglen. Father Casimir is a man of peace, who takes but little interest in implements of warfare, and this great discovery was made by chance. The discovery once made, he determined to bring his invention to the highest state of perfection, hoping that through it he might lessen the horrors of war, and save many innocent lives that are now sacrificed for the honor of a country. The cloth is intended to be used as a padding or interlining for the soldiers' uniforms, and its inventor hopes to make the cloth so thin and flexible that it can be worn without inconvenience. It has already been tested, and the results were highly satisfactory.