The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-04-08
EA RIE.TF.

Tie good wear their years a upon the
brow, the bad as a burden upon the back.
Man is initiated by four things an echo, shadow
ape and n mirror
No truly Christian be truly an INDECENT
What two rebel generals would show most endur-
snce Hardee-HOod
Only crows and fools are afraid Of a shabby suit
Of clothes.
FryED MoUsrAiss-A great poet says that " the
mountains stand fixed forever" We know, however,
that it Is uncommon thing for them to slope -
One New England editor lately asked another if
ne could tell the cost of birthstone and the reply
was - IL costs nothing where you going
One OF the Pill grim Fathers-Brandreth.
The softer the head the harder the work Of driving
anything into IL.
regular make-shift-the sewing machine.
In choosing Jour grocer. let your motto be meas
ures. not men"
Soft soap. IN shape, peases ali and generally
speaking. the more Iye you put into it the better
Little three-yelr old Jennie was playing very
roughly With the kitten-carrying it by the tail.
Her mother told her that she would hurt pussy.
"Why, no, WON'T she, - I'm carrying it by the
haaiIe -
Don't you understand me- jim '' exclaimed the
old 81 Why. you must be quite fool - True,
am very near One,' meekly replied jim
Why is anything not easily deuominated. like
chFouometer' Because is's '' watch you may call
What is the difference between President Lincoln's
sayings aud the afl cOns of the Patriarch One is
Oh Abe's jokes, and the other is Old Jobs aches
genius down east has invented a kind OF
dwelling They made of India rubber, and
so portable that you carry 4 row of threestory
houses IN your hat.
~ EFFEcTUAL DIsGUIsE.-CaPtaiH. -" What;
rhubsrb, doctor I can't stand the taste OF that
Doctor Um ! Well. I'll tell you wha: we'Il do
Wen disguise it in 4 little castor o''
friend in South America writes that he is
now spending a month with farmer who owns n
thousand miles Of pasture, and n patch Of corn
larger than Scotland, while he has got many cattle
that he has to boil the fodder for them in volcano
voRsrrrP Cop WIN FLowEHs-FIowers are the
memories OF childhood, which accompany from
the cradle TO the grave. left my birth place the
age Of seventeen, the peonies tulips and of
Hs mothers garden are pictured in my mind with
verna freshness Teach your children love flowers,
aud they will love home and all It's inmates. Beauti-
fy the grounds around your dwelling with rich
foliage. plants aud bright blossoms OF sweet flowers.
and the faces Of all VINO look upon the will be
lighted with smiles, while their hearts will worship
the great Giver Of all good and perfect gifts
IL | could be the Of creating a general taste
for glrdening and love Of flowers. should feel as
though / had been of more benefit - my country
than all the military heroes Of the present age.
Worship jed with flowers. As He loves all that is
beautiful and good, Will He love you you make
your home lovely.
NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN 1t is a great mistake
70 suppose that little he acco plished If
has reached the age Of thirty forty years. Nine
teuths Of the clever have actually exhibited
vlgor Of intellect at afy years of age than forty.
Franklin fifty before he began in real earnest
ness the study of natural philosophy The principal
Of one the AOuTishiug colleges in America was
q farm servant till he past the age when most
students have completed their collegiate education.
SIR Henry Spelmmdn did not begin the study OF
science until he was between fifty and sixty years of
age Greek was the first foreign language which
cato, the celebrated Roman censor, acquired and he
did so in his old age Alfer. whose writings have
wrought revolution in the dramatic literature Of
Italy, was left without father in infancy, and wasted
early years John Ogiby, the author of poetical
EauslatiOns Of Virgil and Homer, began TO study
Latin when considerably above forty years Of age.
and Greek when in his ffty-fourth. BOccacco.
o. The most illustrious writers that appeared in
ay suffered nearly half Of his life to pass without
Improvement Handel was forty eight before he
published any Of his great works. Dr. Thomas Ar
IOu' OF Rugby, learned German forty. in order
mat he might read Neibuhr in the original Let
nese examples tell upon your character, invgorate
anl cheer you in your undertakings