The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-09-25
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Beware of a silent dog and still water.

There is many good wife who cannot dance o
sing well.
You will never have friend if you must have on
without falling.
stThat's the end of my tail,'' as the tadpole sac
when he turned into bull-frog.
Sammy, why don't your mother mend that riI
in YOUR trousers 90 Oh she's gone the sewing
circle to make clothes for poor chiLdren!''
At what time of life may man be said to belong
to the vegetable kingdom? When experience has
made him sage.
A Yankee editor says ss The march of civilization
is sonward-onward-like the slow but intrepid tread
of jackass towards peck of Oats.''
Ifyou wish to attract attention, go into church
some Sundays, after the services have begun, in q
pair of squeaking boots and parade up tho
broad aisle.
You bachelors ought to be taxed,'' said lady to
resolute evader of the matrimonial So agree
with you perfectly, ma am, the reply, 6 bach
elorism certainly is a luxury .
Why is making love to married woman
like sheriff Ievyng the wrong mans goods ?
Because he's the victim of '' misplaced attach
ment''
The man who held an office,'' got tired and let
po for the purpose of resting himself short time
when the Office got away, and has not been heard
from since.
Rogers the poet, mentioned that the best note he
ever received from American lady, who, being
asked to breakfast with him, wrote, g Won't 90
Certainly it expressive brevity.
A SOURCE OF SMILEs.-Dr Franklin having noticed
that certain mechanic who worked near his Office
was always happy and smiling, ventured to ask him
for the secret of his constant cheerfuness
's No secret, DoctOr,'' he replied s. [ have got
one of the best wives, and when | 90 to work, she
always has kind word of encouragement for
and when go home she meets me with smile and
q kiss and the tea is sure to be ready and she has
done so many little things through the day please
me that cannot find it in my heart to speak
kind word to anybody"
pious minister after lecturing ragged Sunday
School class in most edfying manner proposed to
close the exercises by singing &c Jordan meaning
the hymn, * On Jordan's stormy banks stand.
The worthy Mortified by hearing the whole
school Immediately strike up, g Jordan hard
road to travel, l believe
An emigrant being hard up for a dinner stole a |
pig. He was caught In the act, taken before mag
istrte and called upon for his defence, when he thus
delivered himself '' Oh mon Dieu! steal re pig |
No sar, neverl Aha! you shall see! tell re pig
will he go viz me? He says, '' Qui, quiz and zen
take him. Is zat you call steal pig, ven he go
Wis his own consent? %
The century plant for many years in the possession
of the late Stephen F,l Rensselaer, of Albany, and
for the last twenty-tll years belonging to Henry
Van Rensselaer,, is in full blossom, exhibition
at OgdenSburgh, for the benefit of the Young Mems
Association. Height 80 feet circumference of trunk
10 feet breadth of leaf at the trunk average foot
length of leaf, It, number of leaves 100; whole
number of blossoms, about 1O, 900. The entire stem
rs feet long, has grown since the last days of March
HAVE SOMETHING TO Do.-The secret of all success
life of al greatness nay of all happiness, is to live
for purpose. There are many persons always busy,
who yet have great purpose in view. They fritter
away their energies hundred things
comphshing anything, because never giving their un-
divided attention to any one thing. They are like
butterflies, that fit from spot to spot gaining
wealth while the ant who strictly keeps to certain
circuit around her hole, gradually lays up stores for
winter comfort Such persons doomed to be dis
satisfied in the end, if they not sooner for they
will find in the oflie they have been passed by
all who have purpose. 1t is not only the positive
drones, therefore, but the busy ider that makes a
blunaer of life for want of purpose.
NovELrY-what we recover.from oblivion. We can
fish little out of of the river of Lehe that has not
first been thrown into it.
Cigar ashes will be found an invaluble remedy
for the bite of the mosquito and other insects. Wet
the ashes and rub them the part, and the sting
ing sensation will be extracted Immediately. The
reason of this is that ashes contain alkal, which
neutralze the acid of the poison.
THE TRUE FORCE.-RThere are two kinds of weapons
We have Paixhan sans, Mimic rifles and Sharpe's
rifles but there is thing that shoots further than
all these. 1t is a shot from the type battery. 1t
goes around the world it circles cities and threads
plains it wends its way through woods it rattles
In the rigging of the ship the most distant seas
lSa
striking with fresh force every form evil dishonor
and oppressiOn.-FTy. (
Do GoOD.-Thousands of men breathe move ond
ive-pass off the stage of life and are heard of no
Why? They did not particle of 90. n
the world and none we're blessed by them, non = ;
point to them the instruments OF their REQ >
ton not a word they spoke could be recalled,
they perished their light went out in darkness
and they not remembered more than the insects
of yesterday. viii you thus live and die, o man
immortal' Live for something Do good, and leave
behind you monument of virtue that the storm of
time can never destroy. Write your name in kind
ness love and mercy, the hearts of thousands you
come IN contact with year by year, and you will
er De forgotten No. your name, your deeds, will be
as egble on the hearts you leave behind as the stars
on ane brow OF evening Good deeds will shine as ;
the stars OF Heaven.-Dr. Chalmers :
bUcKWHEAT CAKEs.-The eriddle on which cakes a
,.re DaAsu' should never be touched with grease
lrsty because 1T mparts rancid taste TO the cakes
secondly cooking stove is used it fills the whole
house with smell Of burnt grease betrovinp what
we are going to have for breakfast Wash tba 3r;dd =
with hot soap suds, it with dry sand and when l.
heated for rub it well with spoonful of fine sa1t
ana coarse cloth: it will then be ready to receive
tae cakes After each cake is removed the salt rub "
clng nust De repeated Try it, and you will ever Il
'0iiow the advice of an old housekeeper. o