The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-11-10
VARIETY.

We learn that Mr.. Alfred Tennyson contemplates a
tour in the UnitedsStates the coming autumn.
Out of 1000 known volcanic craters, only about
100 are now active. There are about 1000 eruptions
in q century, or 20 per annum.
A gentleman killed himself in Florida for the love
of Miss Bullitt. The poor fellow couldn't live with a
'sbullet' in his heart.
Why is a young lady like a billof Exchange,
Because she ought to be ''settled" when she arrives
at maturity.
sallop csmplexioned man or woman has the '6iues"
the product will be green enough we will warrant If
there is any fixed fact in colors.
The Duke of Tuscany who bani he'd the Madiai, is
now himself a fugitive. while the Madiai are busy in
the work of circulating the Scriptures. at is a long
lane that has no turn"
The body of a middling-sized man contains a pound
of phosphorus, which, if in a free state, and infamed,
would burn him up and everything around him.
The popular idea thata change of the moon is ac-
companied by a change of the weather is fully and
fairly discussed in Arago's Astronomy. 1t Is shown
beyond a doubt that atmospheric tides do not exist
lat any rate of a character analogous to the tides of
the ocean, } and the results of the observations which
of the theory, prove clearly that it is without founda-
ton.
Stories of the discoveries of remarkably rich silver
mines, by q party of Americans, come to us from
Arizona. 1t is said they have found the long lost
celebrated Vega mine, whose richness was renowned
even upon the mining records of old Spain. 1t was
worked by the early Jesuit explorers, who, when
compelled to leave by the Apaches, destroyed their
works, and blocked up the mouth of the main shaft.
WONDERFUL WATcH-The Fall River News has
something to say about a watch which slipped from
its owners pocket while he was drawing water at a
we'll. The watch fell thirty feet into the water,
which was eleven feet deep, where it remained seven
hours, and was then fshed up with a garden rake,
and found to be ticking on as though nothing had
happened. This is a large story, but the Connecti-
cut watch stands at the head of all time keepers.
If we put a potato in a cellar which has but one
window, and if the cellar be sufficiently warm, the
potato will sprout, and the leading vine will run di-
rectly towards the window, especially if it (the win
dow be very small. The vine will run along the
floor Of the cellar until it reaches a point where a di-
rect ray of light through the window could not reach
it; it will then raise its head, and aim directly for the
window, and continue to grow in that direction as
long as it can support itself. What is this but vege-
table instinct? The same law makes the roots of
bushes and trees strike into the soil in the direction
of a stream, or where they can obtain moisture for
nourishment.
ships of moderate size, economically yet adequately
fitted and recruited, would still make good returns
to their owners, as well as to those employed on board
in the prosecution of the voyage, and to the shore
men employed in the. preparation of the crude article
for market, in its transportation, and in its sale.
The present is a very favorable time for fitting, in
view of the low price of -four and some other staple
articles, and We are glad to know that the ship alpha
and bark Peru, just returned, are to be Immediately
reftted for sea. The schooner Wafchman, recently
returned from another successful Atlantic voyage, is
nearly ready for a third enterprise, which we hope
will be equally successful-.Ndnfucket Mirror.
A LAWYER WHIPPED by AN EDIToR--The editor
of the Bainbridee Georgian has been assaulted in his
sanctum by a young lawyer and in reference to what
occurred the editor coolly says -
"He mildly hits us on the head with a closed
knife, or something else hard in his hand. We hap
pened to have our Colt near ut hand, which we got,
and as soon as we could extricate ourself. we acct
dentally pulled the trigger some four or five times,
putting one ball through his coat and shirt sleeve be-
tween his arm and body, another between his legs
piercing his coat tail just between the skirt and waist
and a third somewhere else. He managed to escape
unhurt, however, by lodging out a side door, and
jumping from a height of some IA or Is feet, hatless,
with his coat tail shivering in the breeze