The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-12-17
NARIET ".

The New York ladies' are in raptures over the new
color, UtoitRe.
Able bodied men are said to be scarce at the
South.
Paris is prosperous. Never have the tradesmen
had 50 good q season as the last
To keep a sailors log book properly is considered
to be the art OF ledger-de- main.-Puach.
IL Is inpossibe to look at the seepers in n church
without being reminded that Sunday q day OF
With what different eyes do we view an action,
when II is our own, and when 1t IS anothers
The new colossal statue Of Christopher Columbus.
IN Genoa, has been placed upon pedestal by
powerful steam machinery.
Poverty is n bully if you afraid Of it. but is
good natured enough IT you meet 1t like Il man.
Rich men have commonly more need to be taught
contentment than the poor, because all mems
peetations grow faster than their fortunes.
The dove, recolecr, did Noah with
the olive branch till the second time Of her going
forth why. then should you despOnd ut the failure
OF hrst attempt
public writer thinks that much might be gained
II speakers would observe the mIler's method
always to shut the gate when the grist is
The truly great always accessible need
fear to offend them by respectfully speaking the
truth, winch Is the best compliment pay to
real dignity
IL i said that Hobbs. the famous loeksmith has
succeeded cfe OF the CORY locks
he did IL with pick axe, aud succeeded we'll he
has gone To work a wed-lock.
No Par ,DIsE ~ EARTH.-Ah believer ii is only
heaven that Is above all winds, and tempests
God did of Paradise that he might
be able to find himself another Paradise in this world
Nature has strange ways of doing the most beauti-
ful things. Out of the oozy earth ;he mud and
rain OF eITly Spriug. come the most delicate of fow-
their white leaves born Of the dirt, un-
soed anl pure if they had bloomed in the garden
Of Paradise
Western hunter recently shot three times at a
wolf hundred yards of. While the wolf sat and
howled at him. He complains that he didn't have
even chance; he fired Of-hand. while the wolf
took a Test-on his tail
very dminuiise specimen Of man lately solicited
Ihe hand Of "a fine buxom girl. ''Oh, no." said the
fair but Insulting lady, II can't thiuk Of il for
moment. The tact is John, you a little TO big for
cradle, and t;le too small 10 60 to church with.
SENTIMENT FOR SCHOOL TRUsTEEs.-'I pro-
missed God that | would look upon every Prussisn
peasant child as being who could complain of me
before God. II did not provide for him the best edu
cation, a. man and Christian, which il posi-
Die for me TO provide School Counsellor Dintsr
RATHER BEAUTIFUL-In the Atlantic fonfh!v a
story now being published, thus chsracterizes
ri9ge:
That delicious process OF the tuning of two souls
20 each other, string by string, without little
half Epleasing diseOrds and then, when some
chord in the other proves TO be strained
OF OVer-t1Xeu. OUT Always approaching nearer 10
harmony. until they become at last as two instru-
ments with single voice
SHERIDAN AND xAaLr.
Sail JEbai to Phillip, you're pretty nice
Aui / would q Of yOur best Sherry. Dam
Ti furnish tie treat said Phil, so il be,
Lhat you IN rsturn viii retreat. Juba z.
Is bargain, said Juba tle thought Phil punnng)
plt TIE retreat he all ended in running:
sor vine that IS good Phil. a great sticksr.
NY tAiuS ot the two you're proved the best AcksT
nten % Yankees .ssxt find that ami need.
~ aVo'4 S5erTy-ian and try and take Meade orrLP
Az OYSTER CATCHING A SPARRow.-A very singu-
lar incident occurred recently, on the premises Of
MI Potter, hshmonger, Dale-end, Birmingham. 4
helshbor. passing through the yard. observed spar
70" nutterlng in n frantic manner the top Of n
heap OF oyster-shells, though struggling release
Ltsei irom the unpleasant detention. He found that
tHe tHe leg Of the poor bird had been caught firmly in
Ine grIp OF 4 young oyster, which attached to
'he outside of one Of the discarded shells He
once took his prisoner into Mr. Potter's shop, where
tne Singular biTi-trap opened with knife, and
ene ORD released Il i supposed that the oyster had
opened ITS pearly for air. and that the feathered
snderer, whilst hopping merrily past, accidentally
@aE too SURELY put his foot in it,