The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-01-10

NIIlW NuEeP. Zf.DUD 4DNAHI
Detroit, 2l,Ol9 4t.S3i
Cleveland. 1904 1850
Rev. Dr.. Bushnell. distinguished orthodox preach
er in Hartford, Conn, in his book, entitled Nature
anI the Supernatural. SAYS
Satan or the Devil, taken In the singular, Is not
the Il sme % any particular person. neither i il per-
sOratioa merely % temptation or impefsOnal evil. but
the name - one taken up by Imagination 70 designate,
or emDOdy. IN a conception the mind can mo-; easily
weld, the all, or total, OF MS minds and powers
The celebrated Ellsworth will case. By which Yale
College and other public institutions we're male
lexltees Of landed property Of immense prospective
value, has been disposed of through a settlement
made by Yale College With the other Ieyate-s and the
heirs II law. That Institution receives an immediate
conveyance Of landed estate valued at $50. OOD, and
the heirs receive the balance Of the estate-about
$4,000
THE LOVE OF MoxEY-It is related By a gentle
man who livei IN the island % s. Thomas, At the
tine The tosn was burnt, fifty years ago. that an old
man, without any family, had Accumulated a large
amount Of money. IN gold and silver, which he kept
in An iron chest A. The IRE approached, his distress
was inexpressible; he ran 10 his treasure, but it was
90 heavy that be could not move il, and no one dared
venture IN to assist him He then threw his legs and
arms around the chest. and persisted nth his money.
PREPAY YoUR LETTERs-Nr. Holt, the P0simas-
ter-General, has issued an order with regard TO let
tiers not prepaid, that the public will do well TO bear
in mind. IL has been the custom, heretofore, to
notify the parties 10 whom such Letters were address
ed that on the receipt of the postage the letters would
be forwarded. This courtesy on the part Of the de-
partnent has only increased the number Of unpaid
letters, aud consequently II has been ordered. that
from and after the first day Of November, 1860, all
such unpaid letters be sent TO the dead letter Office, 10
be disposed OF in the same manner a. other dead let
ters-"
Mr.. Abode. 4 learned French traveller, declares
the complexion Of the human race TO be 50 entirely
dependent ca the mode Of nOurishment, that he has
beheli in Nubil whole races Of negroes who, from
the entire Use Of animal food. present as hue q carna-
ton rs the inhabitants Of Southern Europe. In Al
49,. - kaa 1upy haan tho nEfae ~ ran4rE that tho
butchers, generally negroes Of kalu, are as fair IN
complexion as the European settlers, although still
preserving their wOOlly hair
MErvoRs FALLING INTO The SUS.-On the 1st Of
September last, a distinguished astronomer, Mr.. Car
rington, had directed his telescope 10 the sun. and
was engaged in Observing it, spots, when suddenly,
two intensely luminous bodies burst into view on its
surface They moved side by side through a space OF
about 5000 miles, first increasing in brightness,
then fading away; in Eve minutes they had vanished.
This remarkable phenomena was witnessed and con-
frmed b another observer, Mr. Hotgson, at High
gate, London, who, by n happy coincidence, had also
his telescope directed 20 the great lumInary at the
same instant IL may be, therefore, that these two
gentlemen have actually witnessed the process Of
feeding the sun, By the fall Of meteOric matter.
SINGULAR DrsCovEHI ~ FLORIcUrTURE-It IS said
that ex-Nayor Tsnann Of New York has accident
ally made n discovery which threatens TO revolution
lie horticulture. One Of the hands at his paint fac
tory having thrown come liquid green paint Of a par
ticuIar kind ON a flower bed occupied By white
anemores, the flowers have since made their appear
anee with petals as green A. grass The paint bad
IN IL a peculiar anil very penetrating chemical mix
tire. which Mr. Tiemtnn has since applet, with
others cDI0rs. 20 other plants, annual, biennial, aud
q the shrub kind-Jhe result being invariably that
the flowers 80 zatered took the hue Of the liquid de-
posted at their roots. Il is to be hoped that these
experiments will De carefully followed up, and the
PARTICULARS given to the public At an early Day
\ SEw ISDUsTzY-The French capital, 90 Proli-
&c IN the discovery Of nes Industries. has just brought
to light u most singular one \ woman ~as arrest
Ell on the charge Of usur-, AMI IN the Investigation Of
the afgi IL was found that her real occupation WAS
that Of lending bank bulls 20 b slorH "A s1ctsty, at a
rate Of four o. five hundred per cent She declared
that the business was an active one, and that she had
great many regular and irregular customers Ihey
hal more position IN the world than means. and sue
eestsI IN maintaining their position ~ teinS enle'
from tim. 10 time. ~ turn over careles=iy in their
pocket-book5, under the eyes OF = friend. a few bills
offye hundred francs
DISCOVERY OF a LAKE IL NORTH EASTERN ASIA
The Russian ilurnaIs aud those Of the extreme East
are AZ present devoting attention TO a large lake new
" discovered m the AmOor territory II - situated
between lat. v. ~ deg 50 min and 43 deg 80 min;
and long. Z. - deg. AMI 100 deg 30 min south Of
the chain OF the Altai. The length Of this lake -
I3S kilometres, - breadth j. from 10 70 u kIlOme-
tres. IL Is frozen from November to May; it Is I'M
Heusely rich IN f-h. and hl- therefore attracted tClts
shores a great number Of RIssi,n-, VINO, IN accord
aace with conventions with the Chinese authorities,
have settled there, and live IN the greatest harmony
with their u~eighbOTs-
THE DECLINE or NAsTUCkET-The decline Of Nan
NA-.e a = Wn4lluG port my &c ~ eN
filing up Of the channel 10 the h1rbOr which pre-
Yeats vessels from crossing the shoals unless un!oaiei-
Lighters are employed 20 transfer the oil nom vessels
70 the shore, and IL Is IN expensive and dangerous
methUd she once boosted OF one hundred anu my
sail OF vessels nos she has but seventy or eiSnty,
aud the number decreases every year. Under these
circumstances the inhabitants are directing their at
rntion 20 boot and shoe making but a. the ousI-
nsss has only recently been established, II - not
known With what success Perhaps n the future she
Iay stand above Lynn and Matte IN the mtnuitc-
tIre Of shoes and boots but as for whaling, the
palm has passed. away from her, nevoT t. return.
and IN 4 few more years a Nantucket whaleship will
have become q recollection Of the pIst--NdatueEst
Inquirer.
WOSDERs or CHEMISTRY The horse shoe nails
dropped in the streets during the daily traffic, re-
appear in the shape Of swords and guns. The clip
pings Of the travelling tinker are mixed with the
Earrings Of horses hO0ts from the smithy, or the cast
Of wooden garments Of the poorest inhabitants OF a
sister isle, and soon afterwards. IN the form OF dyes
Of brightest blue, grace the dress Of courtly danes
The main ingredient Of the ink with which We write
WIS possibly cnce part Of the broken hoop Of an old
beer barrel. The bones Of dead animals yield the
chief Constituent Of luciter matches The dregs Of
port wine, carefully rejected by the port wine drink
er, in decaut ing his faycrIie beverage, are taken ~
him in tie morning. IN the form Of -eld!ltz poHiers,
70 remove the effects o. Ms debluch- The OaaI OF
the streets and the washing Of coal gas, reaPPear'
carefully preserved in the lldy's smelling bottle or
are used by her TO favor blanc mango Tor hr
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