Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-09-07
Our Local NopfbIies.

The Hawaiian Monthly for September
opens with a paper entitled TIE Volcanic
Problem, taken from Captain Du,,on's report
on Hawaiian volcanoes Cyril the Sulpician
IS pau. Night on the Prairie is a taking bit
Of verse with only one faulty line in it-''again
plain" Madeline is pleasantly continued.
There are some graphic descriptive touches and
telling bits Of Characterization in the present
! instalment. so far, Madeline is a deal better
than Mrs. Wymans' previous story, The Five
Dollar Gold Piece Some Random Notes on
the Hawaiian Language is an Interestingly in.
s,ruciive article. In the Editorial Comment
the following paragraph is timely, the editor Of
the monthly being an authority upon the new
library and its needs
"The opening Of the new building Of the
Honolulu Library and Reading Room Associa-
ton is an event deserving more than passing
notice. The completion Of a structure Of this
kind, substantial, spacious, handsome, ar.
ranged Throughout with special reference 20
the wants Of The association and fully equipped
in all respect: for the carrying out Of its work,
is something in which the people Of Honolulu
can take an honorable pride. The most salts.
factory circumstance about the whole enter
prise is that the association have been able to
complete this structure entirely free from debt,
and TO take possession Of their new and beau.
tiful home with balance in the treasury, or
the services Of the officers and trustees Of the
institution; the editor Of the Monthly being one
OF the number, does not deem 1t fitting to
speak at length. We may be permitted how
ever to say that the work that has been accom-
pished has only been rendered pos
sible by the most answering faith
and the mos, unAnching persistence On
the part Of those who had the enterprise n
charge. For the kindness and lberality Of the
public, by which the efforts Of the officers
praise is too high. The list Of those who have
at different and in various ways aided the en-
terprse, includes the names Of nearly the
whole community. We feel, however, that
we should not be doing our duty were we not
to mention Hon. c, X. Bishop and Mr.. J. 7.
Waterhouse, Sr., the two largest contribui
ors, and His Majesty King Kalakaua and Mt
A. ]. Cartwright, the two next largest. These
four contributions together amounted to about
onethird of all the money raised by subscrip-
ton; the balance of the funds having come
from two grand fairs and from the loan es-
hibition. 1t was the liberal subscription Of
the first few gentlemen to whom the list was
presented which acted as an encouragement
to others and made success certain. In speak
ing oi the fair we must make special note oi
the services Of Her Majesty Queen kapiolani,
whose collection Of goods was very large and
valuable and whose table realized considet
ably the largest sum Of any At the fair. Tie
valuable assistance Of Dowag.r Queen Emma
should also be acknowledged. All who have
contributed In any way, either in money or in
work, to the erection Of this beautiful and
appropriate structure, have right to feel that
they have done an honor 10 the town in which
they dwell and that they deserve the thanks
Of their fellow citizens. All honor then to
those who have provided for Honolulu hi.
temple dedicated to the art preservative OF all
arts"