The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-11-18
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The Queen of England has now eight grand chill
dren, SIX Of whom are boys.
OF nil the dust thrown in mems eyes, gold dust is
the most binding
We can often best learn manners from the
mannerly.
If brooks are as poets call them, the most joyous
things in nature, what they always murmuring
about?
Come till America, Pat 80 writes a of the
Emerald Isle, to Lis friend in Ireland. ' tits fue
counthry to get living in All ye have to do IS to
get three-corEered box and I'LL it wild brick, and
carry it till the top Of fOurstory building, and the
at the top does all the work"
In the following lines the letter il is the only
THE ArrRoAcH EyrxrSc.
Iilins 81 n this mild twilight dim,
Whilst birds, in Wild swift Fsis circing skim,
Light winds ia signing sink, till rising bright,
Nights Virgin Pilgrim swinis ia vivid light!
Poverty Is bully IL You are afraid Of it. but is
good naturei enough if you meet it like "a man.
The higher an ass holds his head the palmer
see hrs etrs-
Il is hotter To sleep with empty stomach than
60 lie awake with accusing conscience
Saratoga aud Ne~rort-you'Es seen en-
Fsy J Sa'isy S S ,- be-. as.saes is.s Ssise Se en-
For bethe. ny ny Wig R 4 - I k11~,, <, ,~,,,..
Ca-. o distinguish ttc swoi
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An impatient boy waiting far the gri5r. said to the
miller coud eat the meal a. fast Ga the mill
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the miller. ''Iilt starved to death Was the sar
castle reply.
An arm surgeon iu Artsu=as tried to hire 4
young blreEote.I, costess native an errand boy
Ths sstoptsirI IaI ezolriuri,'' WorL Way. can't
work. I'U white 80
WAKI.G GuASDH. wnH Klss--we have never
met with i more beautiful expression from child
Ihan the following;
I asked a ttIe boy last evening
- Have you called grandma to tea ,"
- Yes When l call her she asleep.
and didE't know how TO wake her | didn't wish
10 HoIIeT 1T grandma Eor shake her; I kissed
her cheek, and that woke her very softly. Then L
ran into the hall, and said pretty loud, Grandma,
tea Is ready And she never knew what woke her,
pupil teacher, who has just received an appoint
unent In a Quiet country village, says that on the
and among the scsuty furniture esped three
legged stool Is that the ounces stool - said to
a little girl Of ave. The eyes sparked, and the
curls nodded assent, and the lips riPPled out,
suppose it is-the teacher always sits on that -
a Boston paper states that although there is
yet but little trade with the States recently in rebel
lion, the shoe business was never more promising
than At this time Another paper cenhrms the
statement and adds evidence Of It's truth
that all the shoes that be made soLei before
they are finished
AuERIcAS WOxDEHs.-The greatest cataract in
the world is the Fall of Niagara. where the water
from the great upper lakes forms river of three
quarters Of q mile in width, and then, being sud-
denly contracted. plunges over the rocks in two
columns, 10 the depth Of lao feet each.
The greatest cave IN the world Is the Mammoth
Cave III Kentucky, where any one can make voyage
on the Of subterranean river. and catch fish
without eyes.
The greatest river in the world is the Mississippi,
400 miles IN length.
The largest valley in the world is the Valley Of
the Mississippi Il contains 100000 square miles,
and IS oE the fertile and profitable regions
of the globe.
The largest lake in the world Is Lake Superior,
which IL ;ruly inland sea, being 43O miles long,
and 1000 feet deep
The greatest natural bridge in the world is the
Natural Bridge Cedar Greek in Virginia. II
extends chasm so feet in width and $50 feet
N depth, at the bottom % which the creek flows
The greatest Of solid iron in the world is the
Iron Mountain of Missouri 1t IS $50 feet high. and
two miles IN circuit
The largest number of whaleships in the world is
sent out by Nantucket and New Bedford.
The greatest grain port ia the world is Chicago
The largest single volume ever published is Web
ster's Unabridged Dictionary, an American work
the best Of the aHguage-cCntaining much matter
SIX Family Bibles.
The largest aqueIuct in the world is the CrOton
Aqueduct IN New York Its length is forty miles
AL hall, ahl il cost twelve million dollars.