The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-04-27
~E!urOpcan Miscellany.

European Miscellany.
Twenty centenarians died in France during the
year 1906.
During the wear 1866. sevcnty-hYe new pays
were produced ON the Paris stage
The entire strength of the army in Ireland At
present Is 24.100, officers and men.
\ neatly dressed old lady. with a white cap
on. in Paris. blacks boots for a penny
The price of admission 70 the Paris Exhibition
IN Che Champ lie Mars has long been discussed
Suggestions have been Offered that one day IN the
week should he set aside ON which or: shouid ne
paid. The Imperial Commission has JUST pun al
end To all uncertainty on the subject. 10y aniloaic-
inr thar the price viii be vigorously ltr. each'
without any exception
The flvorite Pet Of the animal creation in all
Partisan households Is gold ami silver tSh. lou
see them in every drawing room, ON every SAoP
counter. in every window. Last year 9u,vuV
francs worth were sold in Paris. the current price
Der fish being fifty confines. 1t l. easy 10 calcu-
late that I5O.O00 cyprins have been disposed OF
in that metropolis. If you add 10 these l9V,oVo
sold in prccaling wears. we shall arrive at
q sum total of 400. 900 fish that is one for every
six PariSians.
The London Lancet in a note on the comics
sioual. now extensively discussed IN England.
referring to n suggestion that the married condi-
ton of the English Clergy initiates against the
maintenance of secrecy. observer, - medical prac-
TONERS are intrusion VIII SGtAtAS a. III t4NAh 80
those divulged in auricular confession, and 1t Is
rare indeed to find their wives in any way cognl-
zant of them. 1t Is a universal rule for wives OF
medical men 10 avoid asking questions respecting
patients. lest they should unwittingly become
aware of facts of which they had better remain
ignorant"
CRYSTAL PALAcE-The London Neics, speaking
of the fire at the Crystal Palace, on the 30th ult.,
saws:
In the tropical region all is destroyed or has
disappeared. The birds, some of them OF great
rarity, have been burned or have escaped into the
outer air a similar fate has beiallen the mon
keys, and, worst Of all, the most recent importa-
ton. the Baby HippopotamuS, has been
destroyed. The body of the unhappy young
monster was recovered yesterday, and lay, a huge
mass of half-wasted ilesh, close To the base OF the
great water tower.
An American teacher in Europe says the lump
of butter an American girl puts ON a plate would
make a Parisienne girl stare wildly
1t has been affirmed on credible authority that.
if he lives. the young Lord Belgrave, son of Earl
Lady Constance Grosvenor, and grandson of
Marquis of Westminster. Will be the wealthiest
man in the world.
An engineer of Trente, VI. Garollo, has invented
a new needle-gun, which fires fifteen shots a min
ute. The gun Is I feet long, weighs j pounds,
and carries a ball )! lines in diameter.
The Prussians are so unpopular at Frankfort,
that when the burghers give IA party they send
out cards with IS. P" in the corner. This is
meant for Sans PruSS.enS-no Prussians will be
present.
Several Continental papers give curious Stats
tics Of assassination. The proportion of murder
ers is: In England. in 67S. 900 souls Holland,
] in l63 900 Prussia. / in 100, 900 Austria, L
in - 900. France is left out Of tine calculation.
The evidence given in regard to one of the
recent colliery explosions in England shows that
the men were in the habit of smoking in the pit,
and they carried duplicate KEYS, by means of
they could open the safety lamps.
\ Society entitled the : Newspaper Press De-
fence Association" is in course of formation in
its object being to assist proprietOrs and
editors of newspapers in repulsing unjust attacks
by them in the execution of their duties.
y Paris official paper contladicts a report that
the opening of the French Exhibition would be
The building would be ready on the
18th of March, and the opening take place as
announced on April /.
1t is proposed to organize a service of steam
on the canals of Venice. The lovers of
the picturesque think this a dissertation, and the
gondoliers are equally indignant, from less disin-
ereSted motives.
:. Didn't you tell me you could hold the
plow said a farmer 10 an lrishman he had
on trial. Be aisy, now said Pat
: how could l hould it an two horses pullin' it
away? just stop the crathurs an III hould it
or ye."
The Turks have some odd sayings. Taste a
ew You'll not sweeten your mouth by saying
honey If a man would live in peace. he
should he blind, deaf and dumb. Do good and
it into the sea. If the fish know it not,
he Lord will.
Since the accession of Napoleon III. a sum of
600, 900 stlg. has been added to the national
of France. which now amounts to E4S3.-
300, 900. As his wars and foreign expeditions
not cost more, we are told, than El00,000,-
100 at the most, we are left 10 suppose that the
annual deficit in the revenue since 1851 has aver
-gcd something like Gl0,0U0 ,O0O sterling.
\ French work recently published maintains
every ten thousand years the waters of the
ea pass from one pole to the other, submerging
nd overwhelming in their passage the earth and
II its inhabitants. According to the author Of
his theory, NJ. Paul de Jouvenal. the last of
hose dcluges occurred 1880 years ago the next
me is due in 5000 years more.
The Journal De Hqcre says d" The first of a num-
ct of armnr plated irigates for The Japan Gov
has just been finished ut the Scyne build
~ yards near Toulon. l. IS called the .Taicoun."
nd will cost 900 000f. BY special permission of
le minister of marine. six guns. 55p to $50 pound
-. and costing each GO,O0Ut are comprised in the
mount Of the contract.
The Director Of the Paris police. VI. Pfstri. has
the presidents of the various Partisan
that they will be Immediately closed if any
1mrs Of hazard. such a. bacc,rlt, lansqUenet.
&C., are played at them.
STARING No PANEs-Nineteeu and a half acres of
are to be used in the Paris Exposition build
The new French cathedral a. PeIiug was opened
a New Years Day. when the French Minister
tended in state.
EVERY Day RELIcIoN.-We must come back
our point, which Is not to urge all Of YOU 10
vc yourselves up 10 mission work. but To serve
Oh more and moro IN connection with your