The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-06-04
VARIETY.

Aspiring beggary is wretchedness itself.
If prudence cannot always prevent misfortune, it
may do much in disappointing its effects.
Draw upon content for the deficiencies of fortune.
A mans own heart must be ever given to gain that
Of another.
The who does most, has the least time to talk
about what he does.
He that thinks nothing of himself, will not be
thought much of by others
wise mans passions are always subservient to
his
The best time for man to speak is when he has
something to say.
Every day has its appropriate duties; attend to
them In succession.
single female house-fy produces in season
20,OS0, 800.
Some female spiders produce nearly 1900 eggs.
Dr. Bright published a case of an egg producing an
insect 80 years after it must have been laid
About thirty fresh-water springs are discovered
under the sea, the south of the Persian Gulf
wasp's nest usually contains $1,000 10000
cells.
1t is the excelency of great mind to triumph over
all msf0rtunes and infelicities.
Fpicurus recommends temperance to US, if it
for nothing else but the pleasure of it, it is the glory
of the who hath abundance, to live as reason,
not appetite, Directs
He that lets the sun go down upon his wrath and
goes angry to bed, is like to have the devil for his
bed-felloW
Happiness is perfume that cannot shed over
another without 4 few drops falling on ones SELF
Il is with ideas as with pieces of money, those of
the least value generally circulate the most.
A man. for being told the truth, thanks you the
first time-votes you bore the secondhand quarrels
with you the third
country editor. rhymng upon his own occupa-
ton, thus begins his 6 few stanzas:-
tl6st hnd the1 P41n% penn'd PilnS'rRa' my pfgs
6 How is business with you nowadays, Jack 20
Faith can't say, Tom; it is so long since have
coon him that / don't know how he IS
Wonan's eye appears most beautiful when it glances
through tear, as the light of star seems more
brilliant when it sparkles on the wave
To CURE A FELoN.-Take equal parts of gum cam
phor gum opium, CASTLE soap and brown sugar; wet
to consistency of PASTE with spirits of turpentlne, and
apply it. This is said to be a certain cure.
Every pound of cochneal contains 10000 insects
boiled to DEATH and from 100000 to 7OOOO0 pounds
are annually brought Europe for scarlet and GRIM
son dyes.
A oueen-bee will lay 200 eggs daily for so or go
DAYS and the eggs Matched in three days. sim
gle oueenbee has been stated to produce 900 bees
III q season.
The newspaper editor is sometimes a queer fellow.
He often saws he is sorry, when he is probably glad;
and that he is delighted when the very reverse is
doubt the truth of the matter
A ouack medicine-maker advertises poultice that
will draw out mems virtues. Their wees may be
drawn out without the aid OF poultlces
A GRACEFUL CoMPLINENT.--It was a judicious
luton of father, when, being asked what he intend
ed to do with his girls, he rephed, " intend 10 ap-
prentice them to their excellent mother, that they
NAV learn the art of improving tme and be fitted to
become wives, mothers, and heads of families, and
useful members of society"
The righteous man has a strong tower that the sim
ner lacks He is fit to battle with solitude and fear
ful darkness; unseen light shines in upon his soul
an unseen hand sustains him. The darkness is no
ia % $50 70 hm for the Sun of Righteousness is nigh
IN ene oeep solitude he is not alone for good angels
whisper by his side. ssYea, tbongb he walk tbro1ph
the valley of the shadow of death vet shall he fear
evil Tor God Is with him; his rod and his staff they
comfort him.. The wicked have not tbis con5fort to
them darkness and solitude must be too borr;ble
Satan-not Gods their companion. The ghosts of
their past crimes rise and swell the present horror
hemorse and despair are added to the double gloom
OF solitude and darkness You don't know what Won
are doing when you shut up poor lost sinner of ex
cltabie temperament in that dreadful hole, sotary
n.nprisonment) 1t is wild experiment on a human