The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-06-01

Abyssinia ia reported to I've in
state of complete anarchy
There IS estimated 60 he twelve
millions of Roman Catholics IN tue
United States
1t looks IA If the houses OF the
future will be constructed of iron
and pressed paper.
Work on the ship railway over the
lsthmuR that divides Nova Scotia
from New Brunswick, has been he
gun.
Capital is taking hold Of scheme
TO creosoto the soft timber Of the
South. now useless. and to ship n
abroad
When the Washington Monument
was completed and dedicated -four
years ago. It was the highest struC-
ture erected 10y the hand OF man.
A New York beef exporting firm
has 800 retail meat shops in Great
Britain. Joseph Eastman. it's foun
der. is a native Of New Hampshire.
A miniature typewriter. "little
bigger than Bath bun" but which
can do its work. can be bought for
10 shillings aud 6 pence, about s36o.
Whiekey was originally manufac
tured exclusively in Scotland. tue
term being confined To the liquor
distilled in the highlands from
barley.
London journalists describe tho
edition of the Now York Herald.
published in the British metropolis,
as "a seven days paper and the
thinnest thing in town"
IT. is stated that of fifty six changes
in the Revised New Testament
twenty two are simply returns 60 the
rendering of Wycliile, whose trans-
lation was made from the Latin yer
sion of jerome.
salisbury delivered an address at
| Bristol recently He ridiCulpd the
idea of Home Rule for Ireland and
declared all arguments in it's favor
were Clap-trap, and opposed to the
interests of the Government
George Francis Train has new
idea He proposes to abolish pey-
erty and death by showing a man
can live ON ten cents worth OF p0ta
toes and one cup of coffee daily, pro-
vided he takes Turkish bath.
The City Of Paris ON her first trip
to New York consumed an average
Of 285 tons of coal per day On the
day when she scored 49B kpt%s, it is
! probable that at least 800 tons Of
coal were burned in tie furnace
Marriage with q deceased wife's
sister business is still n vexation IN
England Miss Ethel Huxley,
daughter of the iilustrioue scientist.
Is engaged to her sisters widowcr,
the Hon J. Collier They can't DO
married in England, Of course, 50
next month the whole Huxley fam
= has to go over to Christiania for
ne wedding, which is allowed under
Norwegian law.
il+Ihe Trust law Of Texas, which has
tile tI use. 'i3 force. IS dissolving ali
that state, The 1T, Li.i,,;s.3 formed in
has controlled the Associate arch 1
dispatches for five years and pre-
vented their publication IN rival
, morning papers IN cities where
morning paper already exists.
Robert Lincoln has grown stout
: late and he looks much older than
wnen he was Secretary of War. He
is extremely fastidious about his
attire and looks more like New
York man Of leisure than Chicago
: LAWYER. He is pleased at his APP
pOintment. but regrets the financial
- sacrifice that he must make to accept
il. He has very profitable law
business, which he must now throw
= into other hands and pockets.
The first Arbor day was observed
in Nebraska seventeen years ago,
when 100000 trees were planted.
There are now growing IN the State
sos GOO 600 trees. In other States
many million OF trees have been
nIapfed. and at the present time
tbirtv-fOur States observe an Arbor
dav. 4 hundred thousand acres OF
vaiueless dunes on the Bay OF Bis
cav were planted with trees by Bre-
montier. which now yield France an
annual income of 100000
PIT. Barnum, the Snowman Is
still as strong a teetOtaler as he has
haen at any time during the past
half century. He believes that his
health. high spirits, and mental &C
tivitv are largely the result OF III:
avoidance of the flowing bowl. HI:
inventive faculties are yet IN ful
plav. He eats and sleeps as lie die
in his prime. He takes keen IN
terest in all the affairs Of mankind
His step is spry. In three month";
he Will enter upon the eightieth yea
Of his busy life.
The Dominion Parliament ha
passed a law making trade combina
lions aud Trusts illegal. It's said t
leave no opening for evasion. If tn
Canadians make it work IN practice
they Will have accomplished some
thing that has thus far stumped gu
Legislatures and courts, as well 6
those of the great European nation
Itwould be interesting to know no
far the Act reaches regarding ''bus
IL ness combinations" That Is lars
- and delicate subject.