The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-02-11
VOL. X,---NO. 6.f
News Paragraphs

In recent lecture upon the life Of hon. Amos
Lawrence, it is stated that during his lifetime he
gave for charitable objects 100000 from his own
fortune Such cases Of lifetime benevOence are
worthy Of being put on record.
-Four hundred and sixty thousand immigrants
arrived in the United States for the year ending
10 June last. This shows an increase of $4,000
over any previous year. OF these 1900 we're
from Ireland, $4,000 from England, and 100000
from Germany.
FRUr.-The final decision of the Q. S. Treas
ury Department is that green fruit is free of duty
Parties who have paid under protest will recover
the amount paid. This, it is said, will amount to
hundred thousand dollars in San francisco, and
to many hundred thousands in New York.
The Dominion immigration report for 1872
shows that the number Of immigrants who enter
ed the Dominion iu 1872 was s9,ls9, of which
36.57s settled in Canada, and 2.6O8 came to the
States The Dominion and Provincial Govern
ments assisted many of the immigrants by pay
ing portion Of their passage money, S26l,9
being expended in this way.
WoETH PREsERv1NG.-Th Medical Home has
the following recipes which may be Of value a
tea made OF chestnut leaves and drank IN place Of
water, viii cure the most obstinate of dropsy
in few days. A tea made Of ripe or dried
whortleberries and drank in place of water is a
sure and speedy cure for scrofulous difficulty,
however bad. A tea made Of peach leaves is a
sure cure for kidney difficulty. A plaster made of
fresh Stacked lime and Tar is sure cure for can
Ger, which with it's roots will soon come out.
PAY AS You Go.-Even rich buyers are prone
to take advantage Of the "tightuess of the times"
and seek for unusual advantages, but those who
can pay as they 60 ought to do so more than ever.
Some who have money and owe it are paying,
and all ought to initiate their example In this
way well disposed people are enabled to extend
benefits by paying their debts in turn, and some
do this with alacrity. Meantime, those who want
goods will find the retail stores marking them
down, as they say, to "panic prices" The dry
goods dealer especially, 10 the different streets
given to that trade in Baltimore, are Offering
goods very low for cash. Silver change was pas
sing about quite freely also in the stores.-Er.
The Christian LaeRigeicer sOlemnIy admon-
ishes its readers against "charades and private
theatricals in church and parors and similar sec
ular amusements," and fears that :" the Holy
Spirit may be grieved away by the means EN-
pioyed to prosper a church. The Liberal Chris
tan thinks differently, and commenting upon this
subject, observes We have never been able to
see anything particularly sinful in charades and
private theairicals,' even though given in church
parlors.' If carried to excess, ike any other in
nocent amusement, they are doubtless injurious |
But a few dramatic representations during q
Winter, add much to the general pleasure, and
even the intellectual profit, OF the members of
society,"
HINT FOR A DINNER TABLE SPEEcH.-If most |
people talked as well in private public meetings
would be more interesting To acquire CONVEX
satiOual tone, there is something in Edward
Hale's theory, that every person who is called on
to speak-let US say Rt public dInner-instead
Of standing up aud talking about his surprise at
being called on, should simply make bis last re-
mark TO his neighbor at the table the starting
point for what be says to the whole table. He |
will thus make sure of perfectly natural key 10 /
begin with and 60 on from this quiet, "As |
was Just saying to Mr.. Smith" to discuss the |
gravest question of church or state. 1t breaks |
the ice for you, like the remark upon the weather
with which we begin our interview with the per-
son whom we have longed for two years to meet
Beginning in this way at the level of the earth's |
surface, we can join hands and rise to the clouds
Begin in the cIouds-as some of my most es,
teemed friends are wont TO do-and you have to |
sit down before reaching the earth.-T ". Hig-
gi'ssOn.
TIE LIABILITY OF EDToRs TO THEIR FRIENDS
What is the liability of an editor to his personal
frieuds9 Strictly speaking, be should have none
should attack his own father if he disapproves
his speeches, or lash his wifes last book if he
thinks it rubbish This is no doubt abstractly
true, as it is also abstractly trueto steal cpl
gram from an Australian who once wrote
pamphlet on the subect-that an editor should
live in cellar; but in practice men will not COM
ply with either condition, and such demands
would drive all the men with hearts and tempers
out of the profession. 1t is, nevertheless, exces-
sively difficult to find rule that shall be morally
sufficient. for silence. though it will meet the case
of book, uuless of the first Importance, will not
meet that Of grave political action. We suspect
that in this the practice of Parliament is the
best guide, and that the journalist is bound to DO
his duty aud take the consequences. He might
be little more gentle in his language, little
more apologetic in his tone, but the attack must
be deprived of its efficiency for any personal con-
sideration whstsOever-London Spectator.
Says the Lndepsadsa: We are very happy
70 see quite number Of influential religious jour
mails accepting the cogeney of our arguments in
favor of the taxation of ecclesiastical property
bat when, as 10 one or two cases, they defend the