Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-02-22

foot up on the desk, lit cigarette, and
said: "Put down the figure 9, multi
ply it by 2, add 1880, subtract a,25o,
add q, and subtract 2,27o, and the an
swer will surprise you" The book
keeper was the first one to finish, when
he signaled to the devil to 20 after the
club, When the devil returned with
the club, the nice, la-de-da young man
was nowhere to be seen, He had
very discreetly vanished-for his own
good.
Mr.. ]. w. Hingley, the tobacconist
on Hotel street, has an old pipe that is
quite curiosity in point of age, size,
and shape. The pipe weighs at least a
pound, is about five or six inches high
with diameter of about three inches,
and would hold enough tobacco to keep
group of Hawaiians III whiffs for a
week or more. The pipe exhibits
every sign of being an old Dutch one,
and bears the date of "I735" in the
furnished brass mounting. 1t is carved
out of a fine root, probably laurel. The
bowl contains hole an inch in diane
ter and about three or four inches
deep. Those DESTROYS of inspecting
the relic can do SO by calling at Hing
ley's cigar store on Hotel street.
The Merry Makers gave their second
performance at the Opera House last Sat
urday evening. By 8 o'clock the house
was crowded. The programme was
the same as the first night. The diff
ferent pieces received loud and just APP
plause from the we'll pleased audience.
Mr.. Norton in his medley of minstrel
songs, jokes, and performance on the
bones, tambourine and Japanese fiddle,
created shouts of laughter. His won
derful changes of character, without
leaving the stage, was simply Sim
mense," as young lady in the au-
dience was heard to remark Mr.. Nor
mans singing was we'll received and
much appreciated. Too much cannot
be said of this company who seem
suited to Honolulu, They give their
third and last performance tonight
with an entire change of programme
Do not fail to see them.
They say: That the legend of time
is a wonderful thing when woven into
political rhyme; that the Merry Makers
will give an entirely new programme to-
night; that everybody thought good
King Kali had arrived when those
giant-powder blasts went off Saturday;
that the Hawaiian Islands would make
i'tramps' paradise" if they were
nearer San Francisco; that the mem
beers of the Honolulu Rifles are all in
fine spirits again; that the Mariposa
did not break down four times between
Sydney and Honolulu as has been as.
serted in town; that the Hawaiian
Islands are drifting into National
mannerism which some are pleased to
call social deformity; that the Post
Obit swimming club held meeting
yesterday morning at which all the
capital stock of the club was "Aoated;'
that every American in the Islands vii
remember the name of Washington
with gratitude, to-day; that the mex
Legislature will not interfere with the
freedom of the Hawaiian press, as ha:
been threatened; that the next adven
turer who comes to Honolulu will bt
given Government position; that the
Hawaiian correspondent of the Chicago
Inter- Ocean will shortly write some in
teresting letters to the Honolulu paper
on foreign topics; that the churche
were all filled with attentive audience
yesterday; that the natives could make
money by the cultivation of fine tobac
COS in these Islands; that the rest O
this week will be spent by some 0
Honolulu's citizens in hunting for fun
that the wind blew dust into everybody
eyes last Saturday; that it WAS
"beaux" young lady intends adyertis
ing for in place Of a 'bean" as tn
PRESS announced the other day; tina
the last of the Hawaiian princes has
hard time of it financially; that hi
royal friends ought to help him pair
the Kingdom red; that the planter
plant in order to have the honor of pa,
t ing taxes which are like money throw
into the sea; that the showers keI
, everybody at home last evening; tn;
! the Mariposa is in San Francisco nov
/ that Wash. Norton makes everybod
, smile; that the Honolulu Dramati
Company ought to give another pc
/ Torrance; that the barkentine w. f
;, Diamond beat the St. Paul's time t
Honolulu; and that the ST Paul wi
be fourteen days going to San Fral
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