Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-11-22

outstanding his husdred years, Is
wonderfully good. A short time since
he reminded his private secretary that
the agreement between them for a three
years engagement was on the point of
expiration. We will renew it for
another three years, if you please" said
the centenarian.
George Peck, proprietor Of Peck's
Sun, was once a reporter in New York,
"several hundred dollars poorer than
when he was simply dead broke" and
he left that city determined never to
return until he had amassed a fortune
Of at least thirteen dollars. His Sun is
said to yield him an income of twenty
FIVE thousand dollars a year.
Algernon Charles Swinburne, the
poet, detests tobacco. One day, at the
Arts Club, after going from room to
room in the vain hope of finding clear
atmosphere to write in, he exclaimed,
impatiently "James the First was a
knave, a tyrant, fool, liar, coward
But | love him. worship him, because
he slit the throat of that blackguard Ra-
leigh, who invented this filthy smoking"
The St James Gazette wittily says +,
"Ireland is indeed going to the dogs.
The Limerick county magistrates have
refused to permit the erection of tents
for the sale of alcoholic liquors at Lin
erick races. Mr.. Bryon O'Donnel, sec
retary of the race committee, announ-
ces that under the circumstances the
races will not be held, as without the
tents the fixtures would be financial
failure"
The cereal crops throughout the
United States have been unusually
large and the quality above the stand
ard This pains the stock brokers, but
it ought to be cheering news to the poor
who are dependent in great measure
on breadstufs, the price of meat being
too high to allow its general use Past
experience, however, shows that, owing
to the octopus.like system of the mill
ing interests, no matter how large the
grain yield is, its manipulation is con
trolled so as to keep up the price of
flour. The cotton crop is said to be
somewhat behind the average, but it
is sufficiently large to leave a good sur
plus after supplying the home market.
With cheap food and rent for artisans,
this country ought to be able to COM
pete with the world in manufactured
goods, and if necessary live on its own
resources like alternating bear"
"The outcry against large landed es.
tates in Great Britain does not appear
justihable in all its details, when one
reads that during the last three years
Lord Dalhousie has planted over 1, 800.
900 trees on the extensive moorlands
on his Forfarshire estates, principally
on the Panmure property near Carnous
tie, and several new avenues have been
planted on the grounds of Panmure
House, where there is one of the finest
gardens in Scotland. There are nine
immense houses for fruit and flowers
which are connected by corridor
about 800 feet long, on which, among
other interesting plants, is camellis
nearly hundred years old and 6
fuchsia forty years old Small owner:
could not do that, the country woulc
be that much loser and the mass o
women who worked for Lord Dalhousit
would not have earned their wages,
says John Swinton-who is commu
mist
Charles Reade, the novelist, who dice
last April, did not leave very large
fortune. 1t does not amount to NOR,
than $Ioo,ooo, and it goes to hi
brother, his nephews and his nieces
He is said to have lost much none,
in his theatrical speculations. He usec
invariably TO 60 to the rehearsals Of his
plays, and was always the first, Mr.
Labouchere says, to recognize humble
merit. On one occasion the girl play
ing a small servants part had to be or
the stage, while another was fondlin,
doll which represented her offspring
5 Charles Reade was narrowly watching
the bye-play, and the next day tn,
girl received little bracelet from him
accompanied by a note congratulatinl
her upon the afectionate manner il
which she had glanced at the doll, ant
) telling her that if she only persevered ii
| playing the smallest parts with feeling
she would live to be great actress.
: The cholera trial through whicl
I Italy is passing, has proved that tn
Italians possess many admirable quail
> ties in which some OF their warmest for
, eign friends have hitherto fancied the
might be wanting. 1t has shown, too
that sense OF brotherhood between
men of all classes and parties exists
D which in the hour Of danger is stronI
e enough to overcome their jealousie
and their differences Of opinion, and t.
induce them to stand shoulder t
shoulder in the common cause |
may be that the momentary harmon
: will pass away with the sad occasion
E that called it forth but the memory
!. at least, will still remain. The lazzaror
Of Naples will never forget that tn
king came to them in the hour Of thei
J, need, nor will the middle class fail t
+ remember how the priests we're read
n even in the midst of the panic to calr
& their fear, and to do their utmost t
supply their wants.
The New York Times says: 18th
n reported engagement Of the presiden
!, to Miss Tillie Frelinghuysen, the oldes
daughter OF the secretary Of state is tn
occasion of much comment The lad
is described as tall, slender blond,
and while extremely youthful in ar