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A SfMILE.-On certain occasion I attended
church in seaport town, to hear evening lecture
by visiting preacher from the country. To persons
at all acquainted with the southern country it is quite
unnecessary to describe the detail his liberal
qualifications Suffice it to say, he was fair speci-
men of about three-fourths of his contemporaries of
the back woods. The house was full, and our
preacher seemed bent on making an impression. His
text was, Faith without works is dead.' Finding
himself probably for the first time in his lite in
nautical atmosphere he labored assiduousy to sink
the bushman, and to appear in the borrowed garb Of
pursuits. At length, after awful pause, and scan
ming his audience with a look that seemed to say,
"Feller mortals Faith without works dead Now
spose one Of you ,rl" in boat reckon you'd look
about for oars. But you can't find but one, And
! goes round, and round ; and reckon you wouldn't
| reach nowhere, no how. Wal, TELLER mortals, that
! oar ar faith without works. And l reckon you
couldn't get no where with one oar.'
| Pausing again, and looking around with triunl-
plant air, to witness the impression he bad made, he
seemed entirely absorbed in the contemplation of the
mighty effort he had put forth. But, alas. for pupil
dignity! A sailor present, who had drank in every
word and longed for an opportunity to let his own
light shine on the audience, broke the silence and ex
claimed:
s1Blasted fresh water lubber! Can't get nowhere
with one oar Guess the fool don't know how tc
sculln
Any one must have been present to realize the effect
of this appeal to the audience. There not many
dry eyes in the house after that though the tears
were not those of penitence.
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NEGROES IN CANADA-The condition of the negro
population of Windsor, G. W.-the terminus of the
great underground railroad lis thus mentioned in
letter written to friend in the East by Detroit
lady:
Windsor, which is directly opposite from Detroit,
joins Sandwich It is the commencement of the
Great Western Railroad and the rendezvous of Darkie
dom. The place is redolent with their misery, their
unftness to take of themselves. If the hundreds
congregated there aud at Chatham that abomination
Of civilization, are the result Of negro freedom, never
desire to see another freed / took little girl of
fifteen myself from there some six months ago as
nursery maid Her mother had the impotence to
represent herself to the veritabe Eliza Harris,
of Uncle Tom celebrity. The grin of irrepressble
delight with which she consigned her child to US,
entire strangers, and beheld the train start, which
was to put some hundred miles between them,
seemed to me gentle libel those tortuous partngs
in Uncle Tom, over which have been rained such
copious showers of sentiment. The girl was given
away the same authority to be exercised over her as
though it had been q moned transaction south. And
the result from the nursery now there comes
soft lullaby, and if you were to look therein you
would see small white face in close juNtapositon to
that black cheek little clinging ever round her
neck, loving voices in her ear.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-02

pIoKrooKEr SrATIsTtos.-On Saturday evening last,
ON the arrival of the cars, DR.. W. E. Freeman, of this
town, in atemptingsto come out of the car, was met
by man who pressed him back, and said ''you can't
come ont this way, there is lady in the way" On
ward. The Doctor was fairly nudged between them,
and crowding himself into seat found that one Of
the fellows had stolen his portmonnaie from his pan.
falcons pocket containing S2S in money and several
notes of hand On speaking of the subject to passen-
gers, the Doctor informed that two other persons
had had their pockets picked in the same car, and
another in Richmond Of eight hundred dollars. In
the darkness and hustle they escaped and went on
the Manchester train, to operate South They did
not attend the supper table, and not therefore,
by the passengers after the event recorded above
Wilmington Commercial.
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d Verify, temperance has this stronghold of her
enemy yet to take--a Mississippi steamboat.


EMPEROR AND ARrIsT-Dayid painted for the Eng.
lish Marquis of Douglas standing portrait of Ma
poleon Of the the size of life He was accustomed to
paint the Imperial features without requiring Ma
| poeons personal attendance. The Emperor, there
fore, knew nothing Of this portrait till it brought
day to the Tuleries for his inspection 1t repre-
scented his Majesty in his cabinet he had risenfrom
his desk after night spent in wrting-a crcunl-
stance indicated by candles burning in their sockets.
Those who had seen it considered far the head
and features were concered the most perfect resem.
blance that had yet been obtained.
Napoleon was delighted with it, and eagerly COM
plimented David. Still, said he, " think that you
have made my eyes rather too weary this is wrong
for working al night does not fatigue so; on the CON
trary it rests me- am never so fresh in the morning
as when ! have dispensed with sleep. Who is the
portrait forg Who ordered it 1t was not l, it ~
No sire was intended for the Marquis of Douglass
it to be given to an Rngshnan I? .Sire, he is one Of
your Mojcstys greatest admirers and is, perhaps the
most sincere living appreciation of French artists y
Next to me- replied Napoleon, tartly After mo-
ment he added, "David, will buy the portrait my
self. .sre, it is already solo, David desire the
portrait, say will give thirty thousand francs
for it.p 5..5.,,'' 81. ...... i.
Your Majesty, cannot change its destinations =
said David indicating by descriptive gesture that he
had already been paid. q DAVID exclaimed Napo.
leon, this portrait shall not be sent to England do
you hear? Twill return your marquis his money!
Surely your Majesty would not dishonor me ~
s.ainefeu the aft'st, at tne same time notclng that
the Emperor, having exhausted persuasion, was pre-.
pairing for active interference. No, certaiiy; but
what will not do, either is to allow the enemies of
France to possess me in their country even on can.
yass.. So saying, he directed asturdy kick at the
painting, and the imperial foot passed vigorously
throughit. Without word he quilted the apartment
leaving wonderstrieken audience behind him, David
had the picture carried back to his studio and subse
quenty mended and restored it, and forwarded It TO
its owner 1t is likely that the portrait as work of
art and as likeness is now somewhat lost in the s
perior attractions of the patched rent and that its
value Is considerably greater as memento of his
Malestys wrath than as specimen OF the skill of his
artlstin-ofdnary. Court Of Napoleon.
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copper, and also upon metal, now unknown, and
which has somewhat Of the Appearance Of ivory. it
has been submitted to the experiments of an intei
gent metalurgist aud It's qualities will soon be as
some very curious photographs, taken by the ex-
peditio completed their labors one of which was Of
The ruins Of the palace Of the famous Queen Semira-
mis- This ancient monument, situated on the height
of mountain raised by the hands of men, overlooks
the awful solitudes which surround Lake van-a
body Of water six or seven times larger than Lake
Geneva.
II is not strange that a gentleman who had seen
Tower Of Babel by NJ Place, should be excited as he
says he was: g In relation to archaeological news
take the liberty to inform you that have Just seen
the Oldest things Of the old world Indeed, do not
know that should be more surprised BY seeing the
fragments Of the ark ITSELF Fancy to yourself that
have just touched and held in my hand, and turned
and turned again in every way, little moroccan OF
the Tower of Babel This trinket of moulded clay,
from the plain Of Shinar to the chapel Of ST. Mesmin
and ii the fruit OF the strokes Of the hammer in the
hand Of NJ Place, our learned and enterprlsng con-
sui, to whom am indebted for sight Of this pre-
cious relic, about which cluster so many grand
will only add that if your readers wish to obtain
distinct and accurate idea of the region referred to-
in which lies the battlefield of Arbela and the plain
the country between Mosul on the Tigris and Lake
Van, southeast of Mount Ararat. 1t was very natu-
raj that the sons Of Noah, descending from Ararat
sheuld commence their agricultural labors in the
fertile and wewatered plain Of Shinar lying to the
East, where, in terrible remembrance Of the food
they vainly and impiously attempted work which
should protect them from the recurrence of this dis
aster.
Recently, met an English gentleman, Major Frazer
who belonged to the staff of General Williams the
hero of Kars who, with three or four other EnGksh
men, had gained the summit of Mount Ararat the
first feat Of the kind since the children Of Noah de-
scended from it. Thus, by singular coincidence
about the same time, the sacred summit was reached
where the ark rested and the tower discovered which
was erected on the plain at its base.
| THE discovery announced by this correspondence
Is so extraordinary that the reader will naturally be
inclined to question its TRUTH but the Traveller ayers
that the official position of its correspondent which
gives him unusual opportunities and means Of infor
nation lisa full guarantee of the correctness and re-
snnnsililtr of all his statementsl
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NEW GRENADA, WEST COAST OF SOUTH

NEW GRENADA, WEST COAST OF SOUTH
II AMERICA, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON,
SANDWICH ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA AND
VAN DIEM ANS LAND, NEW SOUTH WALES
AND CHINA-Closes on the 4th and 10th Of
each month"; at P. NJ. Arrives on or about the
18th and 2Sth of each month.
Aar Postage to New South Wales, Victoria, South
Australia, ETC., via England, by packet or private
ships, 80 cents single rate, prepaid via France,
10 cents each quarter ounce, prepaid, is added to
the above postage via New York. by private
ships, cents, prepaid.
RaThe postage to places on the West coast of South
America, via Panama, is On each single letter,
43 cents and on each newspaper, cents, when
sent; and 10 cents on each letter, and cents on
each paper, when received.
NJ The postage to New Grenada direct is 10 cents
single rate, and cents each newspaper; and to
the Sandwich Islands, Australia, Van Deman's
Land and China, (via San Francisco) is, on
each single letter. 10 cents, payable in advance.
HThe single letter rate to California and Oregon is
10 cents prepaid On newspapers, etc. the do
nestle rates apply. A. S. HEWITT, P. NJ.
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1sl 0rItals AaiIg Crescent.
- 9tE9utA INC liouisN1iie "
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q S ..l----''l ? -, Z, :
BY REV. Il. HEMPsTEAD.

Wild clarion oil the bleak, ire-plundered hills
That droWncst with thy blast the shouting nils,
What time the believing gales around thee sweep,
And dash the strong oak from his granite-steep,
L ~ choke the, clanorous cata1acts greedy hiss,
afis bulk thrown crosswise Qns its frothy lips J.
Where down the blue rocks dsepscaffed brow u
AwfaIly beautiful in thy strength are thon, !, /.
Loud-harping, crag-kingl Frost-winds sefe Ing
brow 49,. atss 1888 " AZ fl Z *. H. a Il
And drift the honprs Of each proud conlpeer--. 4
Maple and iarch- through the pale atmosphere,
And down the wailful gfooms that hear tale II
OF murdered lilies from each naea vale.
Not so the arrowy tempest bursts on thee,
ROBBED in thy emerald eternity
Defiant, thou iost stretch thy sincwy arms
IA the fence NORTH. shaking q thousand swarms
0fwinged dirges from thy shivering cells,
wherein tlse soul Of Music heayes and swells
Like tides within the hollow OF the sea,
OF the throne rocking shout whose trumpet tells
A nation bounding from its letters free.
Great 0rgani3 that all night long dost blow
Athwart the inaccessible, cracking snow /,
That robes the frozen hills, thy souled hymns
And deeptongued pmans, till the silence swims
With vagne, bDnndless chaos, bilowing round,
Ofmelancholy, sweet, funeral sound srgar
Beautiful from the Pentilicus OF Old,
With flower and polished flute and rich vine-fold,
The breathless marble leaped to.life and form
As with all the s3ul that planned II. warm;
Beneath the sounding chisel rose and shone
Amidst the splendos Of the Parthenon,
Meet honor to d virgin Deity ss's 1s,9a
Yet what are all results Of toll to thee,
All Greek or Roman art, Imperial tree
For never yet hath mortal man seen rise
From the rough garry to rejoicing skies q
Column Of such magnifcence as thine,
memory-haunting pine, n 5 II,
Green ocean thr0ated, imHemorial pine!
Rock-nursed apocalypse OF that secret Power
Which wove thy crown and the small yiolet-fower
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THE ErgNoLoGY OF A LADY.-The statement of
Col Benton that the word lady" is nowhere used
in the Scriptures, is far as the original is con-
cerned, literally true. The word itself is of compare
lively modern invention, and there is word in the
original of the Scriptures that has any sgnication
corresponding with the word LADY, as at present
received. In view of the subject the following clip
is from old Scotch publication, called The Chris
tian Teacher" x - - es
&c Il Lady.-The word lady is an Authorization of
the Saxon iatday, which signifies bread-giyer The
mistress OF manor, at time when ailuent families
resided constantly at their country mansions
customed once week, oftener, to distribute among
the poor a certain quantity of bread She bestowed
the boon with her own hand and made the hearts of
the needy glad by the soft words and the gentle
amenities which accompanied her benevolence The
widow and the orphan rose up and called her
blessed the destitute and the afflicted recounted her
praises all classes of the poor embalmed her in their
affections as the iatddy the giyer of bread and dis
penser of comfort, sort of mnisterng angel in a
world of sorrow. Who is a lady now2 Is it she
who spends her days in selfindulgence, and her
nights in the dissipation of folly? Is it she who
wastes on gaudy fnery what would make many
widows heart sing for joy, and who, when the rags
of the orphan utter before her in the wind signs for
place Of refuge, as if the pestilence were in the
breeze? This may be q woman of fashion, she may
be an admired and an admitting follower Of the gay
world
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-02

AN ASTtVEGETARIAN YIRoIN.-one of our north.
country pit-men who had turned vegetarian, went a
counting to plucky lass in the colliery village and
with you Do you think I'm going to be flesh Of
your flesh and you live on cabbages? No, indeed, |
don't belong to the rabbit family. English paper.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-02

"When Teller has reached certain pint in drink
in" said an old soaker, :" ! think he orter stop
e" Well think" said wag, :" he had better stoI
before he reaches pint
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-02

Why is widower going to be married like Eau de
Golognes Because he is le-wiying. Did you ever
What shocking preparation.
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say, neighbor Hodge what are you fencing that
pasture for; forty acres of it would starve cow"
Right, replied Hodge; F" I'm fencing If to keep the
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-02

Why are teeth like verbs? Because they are regu-
lar, irregular and defective
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IS A little ginger 10 make II hot,
A little ice to make il cool !,
A little water 10 make ii weak.
A little brandy 10 make IL strong,
A little sugar 10 make it sweet,
A little lemon 10 make it sour,
A little alfnrl IN nnulsh Il On lnutt
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M . - =
~ Old TieYGe Srud between CuStomlDuse and Canal.
G. II. BRADSHAW has in store and landing very
siVe stock of GROCERIES, consisting, in part, Of
200 bags Old Government Java COFFEE.
50 bales Mocha FEE
800 bags Iaguayra, Marocaibo and Rio COFFEE;
100 boxes Sperm CANDLES,
81 Adamautine
2r) packages MR. and LAYER RAIS[NS
loo boxes assorted PIE FRUIT.
100 PICKLES
% English ..
$50 baskets Piper Heiisick CHAMPAGNE and Vive
ClQuot.
~ boxes English Dairy CHEESE.
81 Pineapple
s. kegs very choice Goshen BUTTER.
500 packages very fine TEA.
6Ml MACkEREII, orted numbers.
90 kits No. l SALMON,
100 boxes as.Ortrd FRUIT, in
100 SALMON and I4OBSTERS.
III half pipes Sazelac BRANDY.
~ q casks GODDARD
10 E. Msrtel =. 1875.
quarter barrels old Opnrto PORT WINE.
JAZZ c, Ii. BRADSHAW,
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THE UNDERS1GNEn Recorder of Mortgages in and for the
Parish and City Of New Orleans that the foregoing
Charter tbs day recorded Book, Sec. g. FUos 49J
49l, 49l, l9j, i9I and 49j i'll his office.
New Orleans, Dec, %, 1875,
Sva. DIS % jas EZRA
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SICNLEs - Co., DRUGS, MEDICiNES SURGICAL
= INSI EtMEEIS, etc, Wholesale and retail Nos 9s and
10 Canal az ~
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-06-04
d. n. FLITNE r.

Continues his old the Makee's
proof building, next door above DR.. Hofmann's Drug
Store, n Kaahumanu
ChrOnOmeers rated by observations of the and
with a transit instrument accurately adjusted the
meridian of Honolulu Particular attention fine
watch repairing Sextant and quadrant glasses
and adjusted. Charts and nautical constantly
hanl nd for sale
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-06-04
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
From the Boston Freeman.
Meath Salt-Sea Waves.

From the Boston Freeman.
Meath Salt-Sea Waves.
Meath salt-sea waves, in coral caves,
The one loved is sleeping;
And round his brow drifts sea-weed now
While L alone weeping.
Then ask me not to smile again.
When hopes once did cherish
Have left me naught but doubt and pain
That joys so bright should perish.
With beaming smile, to care beguilc
He kissed my brow at parting,
Yet still could L within his eye
Detect the tear-drop starting.
He said bright days of joy would come,
And spake of future meeting;
Yet on my heart cloud sank down,
And chilled its hopeful beating.
The earth dressed in loveiness,
And early flowers were springing;
The perfumed breeze stole through the trees.
wealth of fragrance bringing
Bright stars bedecked the arch above,
The moons pale light fell DER us,
While Hope, the beacon star of love,
Made bright way before
The brlght-hued flowers of summer hours
Have felt the chill winds sweeping;
The gorgeous dyes OF sunset skies
O'er forests green creeping
And all day long seem to see
A ship, dismantled, drifting
And voice of prayer, o God! to thee
Those sailors now are lifting
Then, dear lost one look down
The heart that loved thee ever
My Gfe-bark guide across the tide
OF life's swift-fowng river;
And lead it to the port of peace
And when my soul immortal
Hath reached that shore, may thy dear hand
Lead me through Heavens portal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-06-04
BOLLES s. CO.,

Ship Chambers Commission Merchants and Dealers
General Merchandise Lahaina, Maui Whalers furnished
with recruits at the shortest notice. i'll exchange for goods
bills. 34-tf
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RITSON & HART.

Successors to Mr. Henry Robinson Wholesale Wine and Spi
Merchants, Honolulu, H. l. under the Auction Room of
p Everett Auctioneer nearly opposite the Custom House
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CORNER OF MERCHANT AND KAAHCMANU STREETS,
Dr. McKBBN begs intimate that he is Joined by his
Dr. Robert McKbbn member Of the Royal College OF Sur
London of whom being always in attendance
will afford additional guarantee persons requiring
advice medicine.
He has just received assortment Of English Drugs Perfumery
&C., of the best quality with which the establishment will
constantly be supplied and which will be sold reasonable
terms.
Physicians and Surgeons prescriptions prepared with the
greatest Medicine chests carefully examined and
replenished.
Attendance Office A NJ. till O'Clock 2. NJ,
week days, and Sundays O'clock A. NJ to IL O'Clock,
A NJ. At other times, his residence Union street.
White Paint and Linseed Oil
26-t
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HAWAIIAN ISLANDS,
BUSINESS CARDS.
3. f. SNOW.

3. f. SNOW,
Importer and Dealer in General Merchandise Honolulu Oahu,
HI SO
HAWAIIAN FLOUR COMPANY,
JAMES F. b. MARSHALL, Treasurer, Post0ce Buildings
Stairs. lift
The Nevada journal., 1857-11-06
WHO LIE NUMBER 3S9.

COLLEGE ANECDoTE.-It was the Gus
tom at the College, where a certain gen
tleman attended, for the Professor to
put to the class miscellaneous questions,
which they were expected to answer off
hand. On one of these occasions the
Professor turned to this gentleman and
asked him the following:
"To which, sir, does the united voice
of all antiquity ascribe the seniority, po-
etry or prose?"
The student rose with the utmost
gravity, and turning to the large crowd
assembled, said +:
Gentlemen, the learned Professor
asks me-To which does the united vol
ees of all antiquity ascribe the seniority,
poetry or prose? | would say in answer
to the question, TO which the united voice
of all antiquity ascribes the seniority,
that | have not the remotest idea to
which it does ascribe the seniority, and
furthermore that | don't care a d--n'
The student took his seat, amid, net
the laughter, but wild demoniacal shrieks
of the class. Even the sober Professor
could not restrain himself. But disci-
pline must be enforced, and OUR hero
was summoned to appear before the
President. AS he was not unused to
summonses of that nature he sauntered
leisurely to the executive mansion and
confronted the head Of the faculty This
awful parsonage charged him with the
crime Of using profane language in the
class, and asked him what he had to say
for himself. The student made long
speech in exculpation, the groundwork
Of which was-that from his earliest
years he had possessed great love for
the truth, which compelled him to speak
it on all occasions That when asked
the question, to which the united voice
of all antiquity ascribed the seniority,
poetry or prose, he felt that he didn't
know or care d-n, and such was his
regard for the truth, that he had to say
it right out.
The President did not expel him, but
| don't think it would have made much
difference, as he afterwards sold his di-
ploma for seven consecutive cocktails.
He went through College, however, ana
is now comparatively worthy member
of society.