Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-13

VIII keep open III the evenings until further
notice.
Visitors leaving Honolulu, or residents abou,
TO 90 away on home visits, could not do better
than take away some OF those novel shark
back canes with nickel heads, which Messrs.
Lycan & Johnson have for sale.
Here is something very rare, the identical
Colts pistols worn by the great Roland, who
was slain at Roncesvalles by the Turks" said
a London antiquary to a customer. "But
there were no pistols in that day replied the
customer" 81 know that, my dear sir, that's
what makes them so rare"
az give and bequeath to my beloved wife
Bridget the whole OF my property without re.
serve; and to my eldest son, Patrick, one half
Of the remainder; and to Dennis, my youngest
son, the rest. If anything is left it may 90 to
my sincere and afec,ionate friend, Terence
Mccarthy, in swce, Ireland"
"What is laughter p asks the Brooklyn
Eagle. It's the sound you hear all over the
restaurant when the waiter drops a plate of
hot soup down your back.--Bostoa Post. In
reality it is the sound heard by Messrs. Hack
field & Co. when they furnish their fortunate
customers with some of their new importation
Manila and California Cigars.
Before young man can court Mexican
girl he has to tell her parents on the door.steps
Of the house wha, his prospects in life are. II
he says he is curve pitcher for champion
baseball club, the old folks say eco in" And
then, if he should have the forethought to take
the old gentleman present Of missouri
meerschaum," of which Mr.. Nolte of the
Beaver Saloon has now an ample supply he
will probably win him wife.
Mr.. Ruskin says modern comiship consists
in "a miserable confusion of candlelight,
moonlight, limelight-and anything but day
light-indecently attractive and insanely ex-
pensive dresses [whenl in snatched moments,
in hidden corners, and in accidental impulses
and dismal ignorance, young people smirk, and
ogle, and whisper, and whimper, and sneak,
and stumble, and hut.cr, and tumble, and
blunder into what they call Love"
The widow of President Polk recently cele.
brated her eightit,h birthday, and many ciii-
zens Of Nashville, Tennessee, availed them
selves of the opportunity to call upon and CON
gratulate her. She entertained all who called,
Notwithstanding the natural feebleness Of her
advanced years. Among her prettiest presents
was wicker.work basket, lined with satin, Of
the elegant sort now on view at the Beaver
Block sales rooms OF Mcssrs. G.. w. Mac.
farlane & Co.
Young collector OF bric-a- brac-" Here is a
very ancient little piece OF Chinese ivory, evi.
IDENTIFY of some historical value, and only paid
$40 for it. Can you translate the inscription
for mea" Professor, after profound study
" This is, sir, a laundry check. The nscrip.
ton is an English one, written in Chinese
characters, and says, No money, no washec, ;"
Young collector does not say that he has
promised to take two more at the same price il
the dealer can secure them for him.
A Michigan cyclone swept through streak
Of timber, gathered up several cords Of wood.
carried it six miles across prairie and deposited
il on the premises of poor widow. The
most peculiar thing about il was that the cy.
clone stole the timber from an old skinflint who
held mortgage on the widows home. The
only good thing about this old sknflint was
the fact that he had the good sense always To
ride on an Australian saddle, Of which standard
article Mr.. a. 5. Cleghorn has just received a
large quantity Of all numbcrs--ior both ladies
and gentlemen.
A Tennessee girl who has gray eyes makes
them appear blue and bright "by wearing a
hat lined with dark blue velvet and eating
Jumps Of sugar on which has been dropped a
little cologne" That's nothing. The San
Francisco Wasp has poet who got a beautiful
purple eye by offering the editor some verses
on "The Melancholy Days Of Autumn" And
even that is nothing to the color Of the eyes Of
those who &C. nowadays to the No. 10 or the
Queen-sireet stores Of Mr.. John T. Water
house, on seeing the stock Of mats. rugs and
crumb. cloths there displayed.
Recommending recen, consignment to the
planters Of Hawaii, Messrs. Miyrlees, Watson
& Co. Of Glasgow, in their last advices, men
ton having just received orders for two triple
effects each Of 10000 feet heating surface. two
u feet vacuum pans, and nineteen Weston's
ceniriiugals, all for the beet sugar manufacture
in Denmark; Glasgow machinery having been
preferred To that made in France or Germany.
They had also been favored with an order
from Brazil Tor thiriy.iour cenirfugals, and
have just completed an addition to their cxlen.
sive works--a centrifugal department.
A pupil who had been impressed with the
force and value Of double letters. such As
"double o" in ''iool, +" double c" in ''heei, y
etc, was called upon to read that touching
poem exhortaioIy 10 carly rising, beginning
up, up, Lucy, The sun Is sn the SKY I"
Surprise. which soon gave way 10 hilariiy, was
oeeasionsd when the pupil read the line /
Double up, Lucy The sun Is In the sky."
The firm in Honolulu which at present seems
TO be doing the most doubling up" on sewing
machine orders Is that Of Castle 4 Cooke
who sold 80 many 'Remingtons recently
that they began to fear they couldn't supply
the demand. A recent shipment. fortunately.
has given them an ample supply again.
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