The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-03-20
VARIETY.
JEREMIAH x JENKINS,
marx.

DEBr To NEwsPAPERs.-Newspapersa are infallible
tests of mems honesty. They will later
discover the II he Is dishonest, he will cheat
the printer sOme way-ssy he has paid when he has
nof-declare n has the receipt sOmewhere-Or sent
money and IL was lost in the mail-or will take the
paper and pay for it-or move off, and leave it
coming to the Office he LETT
A committed suicide in Paris, who, although
he had shown any signs Of insanity, left n
ranium stating = the for seeking death that
ne hal all his life passion for travelling that led
him nearly into every country the face Of the
gObe, and finally into making voyage of discovery
into regions OF W ich no geography had been writ
tieu and which hitherto supposed be the birth
right of n set Of fanatics.
Times beiug hard and a cold winter at hand, many
really clever persons their Wits end
means of keeping the wolf from the door. Despera-
tiou has driven Of them to the dire extremity he
fbrcIbIy porrays in the following advertisement
WaSrED--A situation n Sin-iu-Law. in some res
peciabIe family No objections going short dis
into the country. For references and partcu-
lars adiress FRANK STUART, Post Office, Williams
burg. y. Y
MOBILES AND SERFs IN RUssIA-ss In Russia, -
says the Dresden Journal, ' some mobiles possess
from 1000 upwards of 1000 serfs. Count
Scherncysf, who Is considered the wealthiest noble
in the cIntry is the owner of 10000 and some of
those themselves wealthy. The Count s
IL estimated .250, 900 francs per
The total number of serfs in Russia exceeds 3d.
00D 900, and calculating each TO be worth only 800
roubles, 1850 (iranes,) the loss which emancipation
Will occasion owners cannot be inferior to 2S I5U,-
G0J.O francs'' NJ. de Brischen contributes ar
ticie on serfIom TO a recent number Of the London
Journal Of the Statistical ceiy. in which he states
that the number of serfs In Russia. the commence
of 1853. less han y. sos, ,OS6, which is
considerably than third Of the whole popu-
lation, (6l l2J. .4SD This startling dsproporion is
however, disIance1 by the with the number
of Of these serfs, viz 1Oo.s9I proprietors.
Mas. PARrISGToS VISITS THE TENTED FIELD
We take the following from the Boston Post:
=. Did the guard present arms to you Mrs. Par
ting:0n.'' asked the cDmmssary of her as she
ent red the marque. 80 You mean the century"
said she. smiling. - have heard so much about
the tainted f Id that believe could deplOre an
attachment into line myself. and secure them as
well officer You asked me if the guard
presented arms He didn't. but q sweet little
man with epilepsy on his shoulder and n smile
on his face did and asked me If would not go
into a tent and smile. l told him that we could
both smile outside. when he politely touched his
chateau and left me- The commissary present
herself - This is one of the seats of war, sup
pose" she said =. Oh. what IA hard lot soldier
Is objected To. / don't wonder n mite at the
hardsned influence of n soldiers life. w hat Is
that p? said she. the noise of the cannon salut-
ed her ear. :. hope they hain't firing on my
account" There was sOlicitude in her tones
as she spoke. and she was informed it was only
the Governor who had Just arrived upon ;he field.
80 Dear me-" said she, 80 how cruel IL must be
to make the old gentleman come away down here.
when hc Is 50 feeble that he has To take his staff
with him wherever ne goes.'' She was so affect
ed at the idea that she had to take few drops of
white wine to restore he- equilibrium. and to
counterIct the dust from the 'tainted field.