The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-02-10

WAR AND BREAp-The Edinburgh Scotsman OPP
poses any steps upon the part of England that may
lead the country into war. Looking 1T the bread
question, it remarks: The average price Of wheat
for the whole OF 1875 was ass I'd. so that the total
value of the quantity required for the United
Kingdom IN that year was a hfue over E5s,ooO,
600. This year. owing chiefly to fears Of war, the
price of wheat has gone up until now it is ASS Id
per quarter. II that had been the price last year,
the country would have had 10 pay about three
millions and three-quarters more than Ii did for
bread. Supposing the Russian supply to be lost
because Of war, and the demand to continue the
same. the price must rise at least 5 or 6 shllings q
quarter, aud in all likelihood would rise double
that amount. Taking the latter sum as q basis, II
wsuld follow that q year Of war with Russia would
add eighteen or twenty millions 10 the cost Of the
bread supply in 1875. That is not q matter TO be
overlooked in considering, as Lord Beaconsseld
said be had to consider, the interests" Of the
country.
The President, in his annual message, refers to
the fact that be never voted but at one Presiden-
tiai election. whereupon a contemporary says that
on that OCCASION 'he voted the most radical pro-
slavery ticket be could find" This is not exactly
true. and the true story forms an interesting incl
dent in the history of the President. We have
heard it told by himself, years ago. In 1856, the
candidates for the Presidency were Fremont and
Buchanan. On election day Mr.. Grant, then a
plain farmer in Missouri, drove into ST. Louis with
a load of farm produce, and on his way home,
passed a voting place, at a point between the city
and his farm. Unaccustomed, from his army train
ing, to take much interest in politics, he drove on,
but suddenly concluded to 20 back and ask If be
could vote at that poll. He was told that he could
under the law of Missouri. but then said the
President, in telling the story, 81 did not know
whom to vote for. | did not like Buchanan, but /
knew Fremont of old, and / knew he was not the
sort of a man to make President, and I told them
to give me a ticket against Fremont That was
the way l came to cast my one Presidential vote
for Buchanan
The CENTENNIAL CoNUNDRUN.-Some time
since Colonel Fitzgerald, through the columns of
the City lem, offered 800 as a prize for a con-
undrum on the Centennial. In reply at least
500 were sent to his Office, and on Monday last
DIR. r. Shelton Mackenzie, together with Messrs.
George K. Goodwin and Eugene II. Munday,
who had been appointed a committee to decide
upon the respective merits of the conundrums
received, reported that after a careful examina-
ton and comparison, they had decided in favor of
that appended hereto. They also recommend the
publication of the unsuccessful conundrums,
which will be given to the bubble in the Item of
Sunday next:
PHILADELPHIA, 1884 North Sixth Street
October 2, 1876.
Respectfully submitted for the 500 prize.
Why is the Centennial like a set of teeth?
Because it is not only in every ones mouth,
but in their head also, and many an acre (acher)
is filled with golden products from the head CEN
tres (scenters) of the world.
Respectfully. S. I. MACKETTE.
Philadelphia Press.