The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-08-05
Miscellaneous Items.

lay few the first year: from thrce hundred
and twenty to three hundred and seventy IN
the next three years aud the rcst from the
fiilh to the ninth year inclusive. The true
economy, therefore, Il viii be seen, ls not 70
keep hens afler their fourth year.
Is the old nush times passenger on
river boat aceosfed little negro boy with an
inquiry usual al that day, Who do you be-
long TO - Don't know. sir" answered
the boy. "why don't you knowr' s.When
come aboard lb'longs TO Massa sam White,
but he went me last night on two fttlo par,
and dc clerk of dis boat win me. Den Sol
Sniff he beat de clerk on hluff, an'ho bad
me last; and so l earn't tell, sir, who
b'longs to tin de game close
CRoKxR, former English secretary OF the
Admiralty, was the nc plus Of sNppdeut
lrishmeu- he would pertinaciously Insist
ON setting the Duke Of Wellington right as
10 the battle Of Waterloo. The Duke shifted
the conversation to percussion caps used IN
the army. upon which Croker was coutradic-
tory. This upset the Dukes patience, and
he exclaimed, "C0me. Croker. 1 may net
know much about Waterloo: but, hang Il. l
should know something about copper cap&n
A wELI-KSowS parish minister In The
West Highlands, distinguished for his vein
Of humour and sarcastic observations, meet
ing the other day zealous minister Of the
/ Free Church, said, 81 am told that you are
thinking Of coming back to the Establish
/ meut asain.n "Heaveu fcrbidf' exclaimed
the other; upon which the minister rejoined,
We'll, Il IS seldom you and / agree on such
matters, but those are just the very words
used when heard the report"
4 CHAILKSek--A Berlin journal relates
that the famous Bismarck once challenged
DR.. Virchow for offensive language used In
I parliamentary debate. The learned doctor
Nas al that time engaged In Investigations
relating TO trichinosisl He u said to have
thus replied to the messenger who 6oro
| Bismarek's challenge -" Ny arms; there
[ they are-those two saEssges. One Of them
I Is fun Of tTichinR, the other is pure Let
/ his exeelieney breakfast with me We will
I eat the sausages and be shah take his choice
/ of them"
| TIE late Sir Robert Peel related an anee-
I dote, which shows that little women are
somewhat belligerent; but this by no means
I exculpates the larger ones from the sane
propensity. A leviathan ccaiheAver in Eng
land was blessed with little wife. She Was
I in the habit Of not only nagellating him with
[ the tongue, but she was also liberal IN the
Z application OF the broomstick- When he
was reouked BY fellow workman for so
meekly submitting 10 such treatment, he re-
Z Piled that II pleased her, and did him no
harm. Il Is al due to the superabundance
Of electricity. II is hard thing to quarrel
a
wath-blessed is the peaeemaker.
Az enterprising American publishes Is
about TO bring out volume ofnursery lifera-
/ ture, in which the stories and rhymes OF the
exploded ould country viii be adapted
I to the tastes and understandings Of young
America To illustrate this We shall venture
on a version in prose of HEmpty Dumptys-
"Humpty Dumpiy dropt of his pereh-ker
squash And all the equipages and all the
AZ MImN
Z system WAS just one-hoss affair as regarded
the sottin' Of that unfort'nst euss on that
everiastin' rail again Moral:-The ekreekfn
bird Of freedom what roosts on the zenith,
with his head tied up in the stzr-spangled
banner. rather kAlkiates that monarchy Is
I played Out-sOmen'
PARTISeIoSIA-"T There Is one thing
sure" said Mrs Partington; {" the females
of the present generation are heap more
independent than they need be. Why, / saw
gal 90 By the other day that / know be-
longs to the historical class Of society, with
her dress all tucked up, her hair all hnzzled
up like if she hadn't time 10 comb il for
week, and one Of her grandmother's night
caps, in an awful crumpled condition, on her
head. Why, law, honey, when ] was gal,
II one Of the fellows came along when / had
my clothes tucked up that way, and my head
covered with white nag, would run for
dear life TO get out Of sight Well, well, the
gals then were Innocent, unconfscated crea-
lures; now they are what the French call
'blzzes.fn
THE RULIs6 FAMILIES OF EUR0FK-Dur-
ing the past year the ruling families Of Europe
have been increased by eleven births -four
boys snd seven girls, and three marriages:
those Of King George, Of Greece, with the
Grand Duchess OF Russia: Of Count Philip,
Of Flanders, brother to the King Of Belgium,
with the Princess Mary, Of HohenzoIlrn-si
maTiingen; and Of Don Carlos, Infanfe Of
Spain, with the Princess Margaret, Of Parma
The number Of s0yereigns Of Europe Is now
s. VIZ. three emperors, the Sultan, the
Pope, ten kings, two queens, six grand
dukes, ave dukes, aud ten princes The old
est OF these i the Pope, who Is % After
him come the King Of Prussia and the Duke
Of A1halt, both Of whom are over 70 The
average age Of the European sovereigus Is a
years, and y Of them have already exceeded
that age During the past year, two sore
reigus, the Princes Of Reuss younger nne,)
and Sehwarzburg Rudolstadt, ascended the
throne FOnr e0vereigns are unmarried, be-
sides the Pops, namely, the King Of BaTaria,
the Duke Of Brunswick. and the two Princes
Of Liehtenstein and Reuss, (seuior Iinel
WHzx / was . Student of Arts at Trinity.
Dublin Gays Cornelius 0Dovdl, IN days Of
more lighfhezrtedness than am like to
know again, chzneed 70 have for my
~cLrm" = man Of considerable ability, and
who, but for . disposition TO indulge IN drink,
Eo1ld have swept college Of all its prizes
After repeated acts Of insubordination,
originating in this unhappy fault, "ealls TO
the board fines, &c, be only escaped
formal rustieztion By pledge soleEnIy
given 70 bis tutor, accompanied bY eonTen-
tiOH, that he was 70 hare the daily privilege
or o1e sunDier d punch, neTer 70 Be exceed
ed. except II wet through and thoroughly
soaked. when = second might Be taken
Nov ny poor friend, not having that c0n-
fdsuce 10 the climate Of bis native country
that he might have fzirly possessed, eDnceiT-
Cd the idea of ziding s1fEre, and night b
spied towards ak Of an afternoon sfanding
on steps Of bis chamber, while bis servant,
with watering pot. performed the part a
PIuFiuk, from . window Overhead. affer
which he would return 70 the company, and
bez them 70 note the condition he was IN,
and bs able 10 besT testimony, II called upon,
the at, and eligible for smother lumber
TIE foIIoving Is = sforJ tod b. The Bishop
o. Tennessee At the recent Church Congress,
a. showing the education q q plaut4fi1n
preacher He said -"I us visiting Z
plzntafion, and the bell rzs Tung, and he
neErOes, n1nbeTisg some 90, gltbered 70
The pzriCcrs and pizzzz of the house, belOnx~
f1x Ezfor1unately for himself % bachelor
After reading ekzpter 70 them, preached,
and szid thai would bod serFlce The next
czf % baptize s1eh - should Be presented
] b1rfized betEesu seysnty and eighty. ard.
zfter sersfes, felI into > conser1afion Wits
'Cneis Io1ey,' > plzst4fion preacher. J.
zske1 him ab01t various Christian doEfn1es.
ard 6nzfIy szfd, And what about TIE
fessuscfIo11 = Tifs ssTy solemn f1cs h
rePlie<- Tos -, Master, ietnest = 1T
n1Enfy Yea Well, you see 1sre is 1perf<
teal bos5, ard Dis bkTs bo6y rnf8s on ~
das- 'Iss-' vel, you Sc, ghea q ssza.