The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-09-06
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Heaven and earth fight in vain against a Ounce.
yare are drowned IN the wiue-cuP than in the
ocean
Do not talk Arabic in the house Of Moor.
\ ueele's eye il wide enough for two friends the
sho,e world s narrow for TWO foes.
When thou seesr thy house in flames approach and
warm thysslE
When the tale Of bricks Is doubled, Moses comes.
Who lets one sit on his shoulders shall have him
presently st on his head
PovERTY-At a late celebration, a poor man pre-
sent offered the following toast
' Here's health 20 Poverty, II sticks by you when
all other friends forsake you
Why il an adjective like n drunken man Because
It cannot stand alone.
The only cap Of liberty for the French-ihe per-
cussion cap
Say nothing. do nothing, which n mother would
not approve. AMI you the certain road 70 hap
piness-
Many true heart that would have come back Ike
dove the ark, after its first transgre-svn. has
been frightened beyond recall by the savage conduct
Of an unforgiyiug spirit.
Such have virtue always in their mouths, and
neglect il in practice. like harp which Omts
sound pleasing to others, while itself IS insensIbe Of
the music.
At dovn-east revival an old lady prayed fervent-
ly tor the young lambs Of the flock Another
laiy askel Wouldn't it he we'll TO include the
Old ewes'' \ litter peryaded the meeting.
Sume wag proposes that the Republican papers
should hoist the Of their candidate the head
Of their columns thus - For Presdent-Abraham
Lincoln, the irreproachable Sucker -
Fun Is worth more than Pbysic, and whoever in
vents or discovers new source Of supply deserves
the name Of public benefactOr-
CLEANING EETTLEs-A bit Of pearl-ash, as large
as a walnut, dissolved IN hot water, will remove
grease fru iron cooking vessels, and also take out
the taste Left ly onions other highly favored food
REcGPE FOR NEURALGIC AFFEcrIoxs-EquaI parts
Of sweet oil. spirits OF hartshorne turpentIue and
cimphor. 1t can be made an anOdyne by adding
little Ludlnum.
An aged clergyman, who had known not one days.
Illness was asked his secret Dry feet and early
rising his reply; ''these are my only two pre-
cautions
To CLEAN PArxT-Smear piece Of flannel in
common whiting, mixed the consistency Of common
paste in warm water. Rub the surface TO be cleaned
quite briskiy. aui wash of with pure cold water.
Grease spots will in this way be almost instantly re-
novel, well other hth, aud the paint Will re-
taiu Its bril.iaucy and beauty unimpaired-
ADVICE AND ExAYPLE-He that gives good advice
builIs with hand; he that gives good counsel and
example, builds with both; but ne that gives good
admonition and Dad example. builds with hand
and pulls down with tue 0Gher.-BdcOT-
Too Su,RT-'. Come here, my little man. said a
gen, Ietnau a youngster Of i've years, while sitting
Ia - ylror where . Large company was assembled.
- D. y0u know ne -
- Yrth thir-'
- Who l. let ne hear"
- You ith the man ShO kithei mamma when papa
was in New Alk5"
In a novel At Al1rgate Library. this passage was
markell aui veil thuubei 80 There i no object So
beturiiuI o. ne a. a CONSCIENTIOUS young man.
watch bin A. 30 a star IN heaven. - That - my
vieS-exlety," sghei Miss josephine Hoops, as she
hil down the volume - In fact, | think there's
nothing beautiful young man, even If he ain
conscientious -
STRANGE WONES WlSTsD--Nlrs. DIR. Lydia Sayer
Hls5rouck adyerti-cs follows in her last Sibyl:
WAxTEp-An intended bride who IS willing 10 be-
l. Hf. ia in UrNh hEr
parents hegtn.
Tweaty fashionable young ladies who dare to be
welding the dustIug bru OF darning their
brothers stockings, u gentleman should happen 10
maze early morning call
Ten independent young ladies of - good families
who dare 10 their last winters bonnet TO church
on q fine sunday
Fourteen young ladies', - who are anybody who
dare be seen in the wearing shoes wh soes
thick enough 10 keep their feet warm
Fifty young ladies' Of sufficient age - to go in coa-
pany.' who dare cuu-e-s they have ever made loaf
OF bread OF pudding
PURITY OF CuNEACTER.-Over the beauty OF the
plum and the apricot there grows bloom and beauty
exquisite than the fruit itself-a soft, delicate
flush thar oversprea1s it, blushiug cheek Now. II
you strike your hand that, and II - once gone.
u i gone forever; for II grows but The
flower that hangs IN the morning, impelr!e1 With the
dew-arTayei a. no queeniy woman ever was arrayei
with jewels-ouce shake 1t that the beads roll OF,
ant you may sprinkle water over Il As you please,
yet it never be made again what II was when
the dew fell silent upon u from heaven On frosty
morning you may the psnes % glass covered with
lsniscapes-m0gutains, Lakes aud trees blended with
beautiful, fantastic picture Lay your hand the
glass, aud by the scratch Of your finger. or the
warmth VI your palm, all the delicate tracery will be
oblItsrateI 30 there j. in youth beauty aud a
purity Cf character that when touched and dehed
can never be restOred-h fringe more delicate than
trostwOTk, and when torn and broken. will be never
re-embrobl-reI. man who has spotted and spoiled
his garments IN youth though he may seek TO make
them white gain, wholly do II, even were
he 10 w,siI them with his tears When young man
letyes his fathers house, with the blessing OF a
mothers still wet upon his forehead IT he once
loses his early purity Of character II IS loss that he
can never make whole again Such IS the conse-
quence OF crime. Its effect cannot be ersdcsted IL