The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-04-11

American.
is studying English.

Ristori is studying English.
Queen Victoria is growing very corpulent-
Carlotta is to have what property Macmillan
left.
A"paper wedding was celebrated in Newburg
a few days ago.
Henry Ward Beecher is in favor of prohibitory-
Twenty thousand dollars has been paid In Paris
for a ball dress.
The publication of Queen victoria's first book
The worst organ grinder hollow tooth that
plays the deuce.
Matches Misery has been defined to be TO
have a cigar and nothing to light it with.
A woman in Ireland recently died of spontaneous
combustion.
A Turkey was brought to the Philadelphia mar
ket lately which weighed f~orty-two pounds. 1t
sold for thirtY-ive dollars.
Complaint is made at the West that thieves prowi
about the streets at night. waylay ladies and cut
Of their hair to grace the heads of Eastern bellies.
\ man in indianapolis, Ind, has bet that he can
walk on his hands from the bridge to the Lunatic
Asylum. He had better stay there if he succeeds.
Dickens. report says, realized 20,0OO from his
four readings in Boston, and it is estimated that
during his stay in this country his entire profits will
reach $200,0O0.
Give us not men like the weathercocks, that
change with every wind, but men like mountains
who change the wind themselves.
1t was a wise negro, who, in speaking of the hap
piness of married people, said: '.Das ar 'pends
altogether on how dey Joy deyselves."
Why are widows who want husbands like rail-
roads that need repairing? Because they are ready
for new ties in lieu of the decdyed sleepers.
The Maine Farmer recommends country ladies to
take a medium sized pumpkin seed, carefully cut
out the meat on the under side, put a narrow strip
of fur around the edge. and fasten the strings TO the
sides. and they will have a bonnet in the pink of
fashion. The broad end of the bonnet should be
worn in front to keep off the sun and wind.
The kid-glove dealers in Boston are making a
good thing out of the Dickens readings. An aud
fence in the fremont Temple wears $4,000 worth
which, for four evenings, makes $4,000.
A "sugar-wedding' is the latest Western inyen-
ton. 1t occurs thirty days after marriage, or ut the.
sweet climax of the honeymoon.
Orvil l.. Grant, brother of Gen. Grant. is in bus
iness in Chicago, and said to bear a strong reseni-
blance to the great Captain of the age. He is gen.
orally reticent, though communicative enough when
the occasion requires, and is very fond of fast
horses.
Paris street railways have fiat rails and the car
wheels have no fanges, but there is q small rail in
the centre on which an extra grocved wheel Rms.
This wheel can be raised by the driver. when the
car easily runs Off the track to turn out for "A cur
coming in an opposite direction.
PLANT TREES-The Country Gentleman tells of
a man who planted ten acres in forest when he was
married when his Oldest girl was married he cut
down 81 1000 worth of timber to buy her a fitting
out; this he did also for his other children. and
they have a good forest left.
The United States war steamer Tuscarora has
been condemned at Mare Island, and her officers
and crew assigned to other dnties. Some have
gone on board the Ossipee. others have gone TO the
receiving ship Independence, at anchor in the har-
Dor, and the rest have sailed for New York.
REDUCED RATES OF POSTAGE BETWEEN THE UNITEn
STATES AND ENGLAND-The treaty regulating and
reducing the mail service between the United
States and England. signed in june last. went in
to operation on the lst instant. The postage on
letters has been reduced one half. The following
is the revised tariff: Letters IL cents per half
ounce. Newspapers, or circulars 2 cents each.
Book packets 6 cents per 4 ounces. Samples 8
cents per- ounces. There are no changes in rates
of postage to. France.