The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-01-27
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The most intense cold known in London was
on December 25, 1919. The hottest day was i'm
July. 1908.
Paris France. has just built a new dead house
and 4 new flower market; one to blow ;he other to
keep still in
Female clerks at a salary of 5000 per annum,
accorded the preference in employment in Wash
ington
Foreign letters state that st. Petersburg s very
gay. Balls abound, and Italian opera is in full
sway
General Foster complains of deeaying bone in
his leg which incapacates him for active service
An hilarious mamma in Nottingham, Eng, is
under arrest for whipping her child with red hot
poker
Prentice says - We don't wear earrings as the
women do, bat more bored than theirs
The character of the person who cOmmends is to
be considered, before you set a value his
The wise man aPpauds him whom he thinks most
vrtuous. the rest of the world, him who Is most
wealthy
\ good man will love himself too well to lose and
his neighbOr we'll to win. estate 10y gaming
The love of gaming viii corrupt the best principles
IN the world
SELECTIONS FoR A NEwsPAPER.-MOst people think
the selection Of suitable matter for newspaper is
easy part of the business How great
It Is by all the difficult. To look
hundred of exchange papers every week from
which select enough for One especially when the
question IS what shall but what shall not be
selected, Is easy task Ii every person who reads
a newspaper could edit it we would hear less com
pGint- Not uufrequently - II the case that
editor looks his exchange papers for something
interfering, and absolutely find nothing Every
paper i drier than contribution box yet something
must be haf-his paper must come out with some
thing IN II, aud he does the best he can.
IF VOC MEAN NJ, SAY No-When a man has made
up his mind TO do not to do thing. he should
have the pluck TO say plainly and decisively. IL
j. q mistaken kiuduesS-to meet n request you have
determined grant with I'll see about it,
- cannot give you positive answer now; call in a
fsw days anil I'll let you know" Ii may be said, per-
haIs that the object Of these ambiguous expressions
- let the applicant down easy but their ten
deucy - give him useless trouble and anxiety.
aud possibly. to prevent his seeking what he acquires
iu n more proPOu5 quarter until after the golden
opportunity has passed. Moreover, II IS questOna-
bic whether the motives for such equivocaon are as
philinthrOPie some people suppose Generally
speaking. the individual who thus avoids Il direct
refusal. does avoid himself pain Men with
decision OF character have an indescribable
aversion To say No. They mink nO-sOmetimes
when it would be more creiIiabe 20 their courtesy
aud beueyOlence to think Yes-but they dislike to
represent their thoughts. They prefer to mislead
and deceive. IL j. that these bland and cOusid
crate people often spoken Of as very gentle
manly But j. it gentemanly to keep in
suspense for days, and perhaps weeks, merely
because you DO not choose put him out Of it by
straightforward declaration; He is only gentleman
who treats his fellow men in manly straightforward
way. Never seem by any ambiguous word TO sane
ton hopes you do not intend TO crafty. If you
mean No, cut with IL.
WELLIxGTOy AND NAPOLEON 80 SNoRERs.-On the
evening Of his FIRST from the Peninsula, Vel
Ingtou was induced to jJiu the circle OF smokers
the hotel IN Portsmouth Ht which he put up for the
night, and 1T which the Duke Of Cumberland and
some field iicers also staying. In after life,
the Iron Duke described the scene himself " He
sat- he said - behind the pipe, whiting away with
feeling Of wonder, and watching with interest tue
cOuulenances Of the rest Of the company" There
were other nOyices there besides Lord Wellington.
One by these left the room, and did return.
lie the old smokers the lookout for his
turn 20 follow the secclers. As he continued to puff
away, he said to himself. - Well, it must come to
enI. I SUPPOSE and ii did come end before
the pipe finished, and that. too, III such way
that me never attempted TO smoke again.
Napoleon : disgust rapidly
tained; and yet he the inyeterate snuiT-
taker Of his day Constant says the Persian Am
bassad5r had presented 10 the Emperor "A uagnisi-
cent Oriental pipe After being shown how to ope-
rate. he desired Constant 10 light the pipe Let
Constant tell the rest 80 obeyed aud returned II
20 hin in order. But scarcely had he drawn
mouthfui when the smoke, which he knew not how
expe from his mouth, turned back Into his palate,
penetrated into his throat, aud came out by the
and blinded him. As he recovered breath,
he sIid. Take that away from me whit abOmi-
nation : oh, the brutes ] My stomach Is quite up
set . In fact adds Constant - he felt himself
much annoyed for more than an hour that he then
aud there renounced forever all desire to try the ex
pertinent again. .'-TOJGcc0 lis Use aHd f6use