The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-09-14
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

The genial Autocrat or the Breakfast
Table Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. cele-
brated his eighty-third birthday at Beverly
Farms, Mass, his summer residence, few
days ago. It was tusy day for the aged
poet, yet a day Of happiness and content
ment. "It is the pIeasantest event of this
sort have had in recent years." he said.
He had chance to rest in the morning, but
in the afternoon his time was fully taken up
with visitors. His health is generally good,
but his eyeslght is failing little and It in-
terferes somewhat WITH his reading AMI cor
respondence. That is the only evidence Of
advancing years "sr'25
he had several presents and an avalanchs
Of letters and telegrams Ex-Secretary
Bayard was among the guests, and the
venerable Robert e. Winthrop called upon (
him a day or two ago to present his COM
gratulations. Among the gifts were a
beautiful basket of flowers from his pub I
fishers; set Of Charles Lambs works beaui-
fully bound, the gift OF two lady friends,
and q nautilus shell mounted on solid silver.
It was indeed very pretty concsft.
The large nautilus shell Of exquisite tipts
and coloring had been set on standard OF ,
silver. Upon the silver case was inscribed
In script the opening line from DR.. Holiness
we'll known poem, "The Chamoered Mag
titus" the opening line, which runs thus:
"Thanks for the Heavenly message brought
by thee"
The delicate and exquisite gift was from
hrs. William Il. Moore, Of Chicago, who
was one Of the early cnlisrs. There was s.
large frosted cake bearing the letters 80.
W. g." upon the top, wreathed with 8
delicate green vine, and surmounting 1t were
twelve tiny candles. This was from young
- n xvn n
claims descent from Robert Calf of the days
Of Cotton Mather. <
Still another gift was small bronze
piece, representing three corner pillars OF q
ternple in the Roman Forum. There was q
pin cushion, done In dainty fancy work,
from q lady admirer, and there were sprays
and bouquets Of flowers from many others.
One gift which he prizes very much came
from a friend in Scotland, who sent q fac
simile OF the first edition OK the works oe 4
Robert Burns, which have now become ex-
ceedingly rare. 1t is dated 1890.
Wheat Across the Sea.
The Hungarian Minister Of Agriculture
published at Buda Pesth his estimates Of the
worlds crops surpluses and requirements,
and according to his figures Europe
will require to import something over
UuSu0h VI "hOoV sdAohSASk
year from North Americs, India and
Australia. In some important countries
these estimates are at variance with those
published. At the international Grain MAJ
ket at Vienna, for example, tho Hungarian
estimates for Russian wheat are for. aierger
crop than last year. while the Vienna es.
innate gives lower percentages than last
year. $500.
Through the courtesy OF Msssrs. Walter
Del Mar & Co., we were enabled to give the
complete Vienna estimate for wheat In per-.
centages as follows: 80
Austria, 11O: auaga ry, 1o2; Prussia, spring,
SO, winter, l03; Saxo ny, spring, loa, winter,
ia: Upper anu Lower Bavaria, 125; Bava-
rlau and Hesse Palatinate, spring, 100, winter,
1920: Baden, 1O0;. Wurttemberg, spring, 9s,
winter, W: Mecklenberg, l1O; Denmark,
ll3; Norway and Sweden, los; Italy.
IS. switzerland, III; Holland. 100; Belgium.
1U2; France, o.: GseaI Brit
ain ana lrelano, 81; Servia leo;
EGYPT, 50; Roumanla, 100; Russia Podoia,
IS: Bessarabia, rs; central, 62; Northern.
w: Cherson and ESaterina, so; Courland anc
Livouia, 100; Poiand, 100.
The aoove estimates are prepared BY the
Austrian Minister Of Agriculture from
special consular reports for the Grain Con-
:reSs. 'aH