The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-06-12
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With the desire u supply our readers I'll,
best practical aud useful reading matter. az wei
Us o. establish IrJLnPtucss ia the renewal of tie!
subscriptions, we last year Offered I, furnish {,
every one who paid for Volume Thirteen prompt,
in advance, without requiring us TO send him q
bill Tor 1.-THE American IgririiHyIsi (iwcly,
monthly numbers making $50 Iagcs.) for ou,
year free ef charge. \ considerable portion o.
them promptly took advantage Of Guar offer, ant
are nyw receiving the reward.
Wishing to sec whether they were obtain
ing the worth Of their money or not, we eat
down a few evenings a., to glance over the num-
bcrs which have arrived. Taking up tie issue
for January, we found it cmJoliished with three
whplc-Iagc illustrations, from choice original
paintings. with numerous other smaller cngray-
ings. The large and inudsomel y-cugraycl picture
Oh the first page. called Maternal SJliciuud,, -
needs no SI!anaji,n=. IL tells IT. own tale.
-, too, that Of thc =. Mexican Cattle Driver, -
lassOing the wild bullock ON the plains; and the
still more interesting ore. Ito the juveniles at
lelst,) Of IL Trclchcruus Friend, - are really
well executed and handsome pictures.
Although tie AgrieadiuTisf i properly SPEAK
ing n farmers paper, yet we find it filed with in
formation useful To every practical man who owns
a house and land. and lives in the city or coun-
try. Tor instance, we find hints ON the manage
mcnt Of horses, cattle, hogs, dogs, fowls. pigeons
and birds, while fruits and flowers occupy n con-
spicu0us place. How To build houses, make
fences, gatcs. small bridges. and how to take care
Of carts. wheels, harness. &c, are treated Of fire.
qucntly. Then the ladies or household DEPART
mcnt. j. of itself worth the years subscription.
In tie February number, the housewife j. shown
by an engraving and accompanying remarks, how
a dinner table should be properly set.-a thing,
We are sorry T. say, very few know Low to do.
Then those e. household talks 10y aunt Hattie,
with hints ON wha, 20 do and how 10 Do it,
should be read 10y every houscLecpcr.
Next we find Il Boys and Girls Page, where
anecdotes. T~uzllc~, refuses, &c. abound. Then
tie picture following 4. = Asking a BLESSING" Tin
tie February n~umber,) contains a sermon in it.
self. Ou Iagc 80, Of the same issue, il a plan
fr laying out - small place. from which anyone
rurpo-iug to build or improve h- homestead may
obtain hints how j, should be done properly.
Turning to the April number, (tiat for March
not Yet arriyei) we find it illustrated with
choice PICTURES. Change Of Pasture
.' Wrcu-. e. llcroEs and their Nests" But the
j. The New Conner ON page IA, where a
strange monkey i placed among a group Of old
luc-. and it needs no words to explain tine effect
Of tie iutcrloTeT's entry among the others.
Every Iage OycrilDws with articles full Of interest
lHI instruction. Boys fond OF fun will find it in
.hc Picture Story for the Times where the
ami tragic end Of q vclocipcIist Is given.
Il will serve we'll to illustrate the story on the
page Of our issue th,s week.
But perhaps the choicest number at hand i
for May, with four large page cngraying-
md some fifty smaller ones. Among the more
noteworthy articles are Swine ami their Breed
Portable Fences, Very useful Fowls. Art Of
rafting. Grape Culture, 6c.,-all illustrated.
Then the household department and BOYS and
iris column are full Of interest a. usual. Even
hc advertisements are we'll worth Icrusing, and
farmer can find there almost everything be j, 7
n want oC. which can easily be ordered and OBJ Z
aimed through one Of our merchants. For in
lance. the brccch-loadiug rifle on Ia@c -. cost y
o.. only .sl5. or the new varieties Of seeds and !
lant-. or Ilcrbcrt's Hints a. Hur>ckccTcI-. for |
,ycr- &c fine horses. or Woodlands National a
to those planning 20 huilI-nre the .
,-t Of tie kind O. be obtained.
"" wish q copy # this periodical wesr taken
. very GInily throughout .ii- ar.lI.ar.. lr