The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-11-05
VARIETY.


up boys--o eighteen twenty, having arrived
an age of detestabiity.'
Copy of sign upon academy out West '' Fre-
man & Huggs, School teachers. Freeman teaches
the boys and Huggs the girls"
The editor who kissed mis- sweetheart, saying.
please exchange" is belle! red not to have exceeded
the proper Z" liberty of the rress''
Some wag wrote the door of a school house.
% The New England Whaiing Institution.
Leaves of Parsley eaten With vinegar will pre- vent
the dissgreeable consequences of eati ng onions
The famous saying of VIII Shakespeare, that there
is 90 divinity which shapa5 ends,'' is exempli-
fed in the employment of thousands of pretty girls
in Northampton, who are making gentlemen's boots.
The other day middle aged gentleman while
walking the bridge over the Niagara, fell in
with somebody else. Theif names have not yet
transpired.
gentleman Dragging of having killed young
panther whose tail '' q rec feet long, Brown
observed that the animal die seasOnably, the tail
was long enough " not TO be continued
General Grant smoked cigar while he was going
from his works accept .he surrender of Vcks-
burg. General Gilmore, not being addicted to
small vices" seemed dispo.ed in his little affair
with Charleston, to let her d9 the smokng-Louis-
rilie Journal
\ little girl of four years Sas saying her prayers
not long since, when her r5guish brother three
years older, came slyIy behnAand pulled her hair.
Without moving her head ssie paused and said
" Please, Lord, excuse me a minute. while kick
Freddy We have known oder persons to excuse
themselves from praying, to ''kick' somebody.
EXACTLY MATCHED Two old friends met not
long since, after separation of thirty FIVE years
Well. Tom says one. a. hos has the world gone
with you. old bOy' Married yet - Yes, and
have family you can't match:-seven boys and one
girl 81 can exactly match it," the reply.
% fo- have seven girls and one boy"
A talkative woman is one o. the most agreeable
mpanions IN the world-the soul Of society. We
like TO hear sprghty woman talk fast and
incessant that you cannot get in a word edgeways.
1t frees you from embarrassment, promotes sociab-
ty, and gives yOu heart 10 slip in soft word
two whenever such thing IL possible; whereas
silence is bore not to be endured breeding awkward
embarrsssments and restraints
MEMBER Press MEMBER OF CoSGREss.-''
believe you acquainted Wit; Hon. Mr.. -"
said gentleman to an editor as. well known Rep
resentarive joined group who yere conversng, and
was introduced to one or two of them
I" Yes the reply, - Mr.. - has had the
honor Of an Introduction TO meg
" The honor. sir, the homo. ?'' said the VI. C.
bristling up with Importance.
:" Certainly, why ot,-Gm not editor OF news
paper, while you only a Member of Congress
Our profession makes and uuma<es such men as you
at pleasure"
NJ. C. had never looked at the matter {" in that
light before, and this shot between wind and
set him thinking.
INTELLIGENCE or THE LARK.-A pair of larks had
built their nest in field. where they hatched
a brood Of young. Very soon sitter the birds were
out Of their nest the owner of the Held forced
forcing him to cut his grass than usual. As
the laborers approached the the parent birds
seemed 10 take alarm, and a last the mother laid
herself fat upon the ground with outspresd wings
snd tail, while the male took of her young of
the and by dint of pulling and pushing got it
its mothers back. She then flew with her young
the field, and returned for another. This
time the father took his turn carry one, being
assisted by the mother in getting it firmly on his
back; and in this manner they carried off the whole
brood before the mowers reached their nest.
tidc journal announces a new feature in the applica-
tion Of gas for domestic purposes. Fire flies of gold
and brilliants already sparkle upon the graceful
white feathers and fresh leaves that adorn the
brows of some OF the youthful queens of the drawing
room Clusters Of dIminutive fas lights are now TO
spring from the elaborate If beautiful marons
the jets will issue from burners measuring q twen-
ueth OF an inch per hour, whi1 transparent shades
e1qulsteiy cut, not larger than a cherry. The tube
Is to De or solid gold connected with reservoir of
the same metal, which is I.c concealed in the
meshes OF luxurlant hair behind the head. The
pressure will be applied the golden tank which is
supported by an elaborate back comb, the top Of
which forms row of little gas lights Before entere
ing the ballroom, the husband will turn on tn
gas" and light up his blushing bride