The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-09-13
EAREET Y.

Why IS French franc of no value, compared with
an English shilling; Because it is worthless.
When thou art tempted to throw in anger,
try If thou canst pick II up without crOOking thy
bOdy-if not, stop thy hand.
1t will afford sweeter happiness in the hour of
death have wiped one tear from the cheek of
than TO have ruled an empire.
II you fall into misfortune, disengage yourself as
well yOu Creep through the bushes that have
the iewest bFiars-
from freezing, by getting continually in not water
with yoHr neighbOrs-
It is certainly paradox that are naturally
desrOus Of long life, and yet unwilling TO be old.
The boy who caught looking into the future
has been arrested for trying the show without
paying
A Debating club in Worcester lately discussed the
important question whether n ROSTERS knowledge
Of daybreak Is the result Of observation or instinct.
II the course Of true love runs smooth, Why
don't they water it, and roll it regularly many
hours n day until they get the course smooth?
When is n plant like hog When IL begins to
root When is il like n soldier; When it begins to
shoot. And when IS it ike an editor: When 1t be-
gins to blow
tits n sad commentary upon the course of instruc-
ton pursued in young ladies' schools that the gTadu
ates seldom know how to decline Ofer Of marriage
man who assisted to empty several BOTTLES Of
wine. afterwards took walk. The payemenis we're
quite icy. and he exclaimed ''V-ve-ry - sing-lar;
wh-whenever freezes, it alw freezes with the
sl-slippery side up"
No money - better spent than what Is laIi out for
domestic satisfaction y Is pleased that his
wife Is dressed well as other people, and the wife
IS pleased that she Is so dressed.
Jarvis the painter, one day engaged in paint
ing the portrait Of Bishop -, and, during the pro-
gress Of the sitting the venerable prelate began 20
rsiuonstrite with hn on the dissiPated life he led
Jarvis male reply, but. dropping his pencil from
the forehead Of the picture 10 the lower part OF the
flee. said. with 4 slight OF the hand to the reve-
rend sitter
e Inst shut v0ur mouth, Bishop
BY painting that feature ne changed the subject
The ladies' are introducing and beautiful
for the parlor mantel or centre-table. They
take large pine burs. sprinkle grassseed Of any kind
10 them and place them in pots of water When the
burs soaked few days, they close up in the form
Of solid cones; then the little spears Of green grass
begin to emerse from the Iamue, forming an orna
ment OF rare and simple beauty
IRISH AND YAxEEz Wr-There not many
IN New England who equal Mr. John C.
Wyman in ready wit but il seems he was put 10 the
test during his excursion Chicago. At one of the
stations at which the train stopped for wood and wa
~te., the crowd demanded speech MIR Wyman,
who had been elected speak at this place should
speech be demanded, went forth and mounted cart
attached 10 The moment that Mr. Nyman
shouted Fellow citizens - the donkey responded IN
Of his lou,lest brays Mr. Nymau retOrted,
q" FeIow-citizens-I am interrupted by Democrat ~
This was ready and occasiOned great merTIment; and
did the ret0rt Of tine of the donkey Irish
I
Dmicrat lis yer brother that's spakIn to yees,
and askin' yees whist - Mr.. Wyman bowed to
Pat and retired.
The CENTURY OF woNES.-An ancient German
legend quoted by Florence Nightingale. in her ad-
mIrable account Of the kaiserswerth Hospital for
Nurses long wears before the Crimean war had tried
her noble nature and made her name immortal,
speaks Of the nineteenth century as the destined
Century Of Woman" In this happy age, woman
hood rule the world, and woman setting herself
20 man, ike perfect music unto noble words, was
TO subdue all the discords Of earth Up to this time
the prophecy has received many confrmatiOns
Never before has woman played 50 great part for
good and III in the worlds affairs as during the last
fifty years Our prisons and our poor bless the name
Of Miss Fry aud Miss Dix, with their myriad sisters
OF mercy. \ woman endears monarchy TO the rising
repubeanism of Great Britain by her virtue and her
vision Three European thrones have been h!ed
within the century By women - Women.s rights
have invaded the courts OF law the schools OF me-
enc, the sacred desk itself We are ndeet apparent
y upon the very verge of general EyH0eTdcy IN
authorship and IN actual liie---N. T. Times
Scars FROM PEExrIcE--Has the spirit Of '76 de-
parted - Exchange.
Oh, yes it was drunk up long agO-not drop Of
that vintage left
The Rev Mr. - eloped las, week with another
mans wife-ErchdHgs-
You wouldn't have expected him to elope with his
own, would you
girl twelve years Of age and having two separate
aud distinct noses landed in Detroit on Saturday
ast, in company with her parents, from Scotland on
Their way TO the West Baltimore Sun
In an assembiage where noses are counted that gr'
would be an important parsonage.
woman IN New York has undertaken the task OF
waking sixty consecutive hours without rest having
before succeeded in performing similar task at IrOy'
New fork--HemPbis Bulletin.
Walking Say talking. and she II do II 10 n l.
{, They talking in Parliament about the stench
That goes forth from Washington We are sorry they
hive smeIt IL three thousand miles BHt we thouSht
they would