The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-04-23
Miscellany.

Speaking OF j recent gaze III lhC 'ICLuAy
Of White Pine, Nevada, one miner remarked
Why, it's a regular typhoid = whereupon a
comrade patronizingly remarked to the by
ISLANDERS, Hes an ignorant fellow; ne
means tycoon :"
The Food Journal" published in London.
states that a sample of tea sold in that city
as fine green powder tea, on examination
proved to be nothing but common " caper'
leaves, in~geniously faced and manipulated.
II is rumored that Deweese, the carpet
Dagger, cadetship seller, from North Carolina
will be succeeded in Congress By James
Harris. a negro. We trust he will not be so
black outside as Deweese was inside.
Hvdrate of chloral, the new famous medi-
cine for producing sleep. which Is so greatly
in demand that it is utterly impossible 10
supply the trade, is made by passing a cur
rent of dry pure chlorine gas into absolute
alcohol until the contents of the flask are
converted into hydrate of chloral.
The Chemical News contains a paper
showing how the spectrum analysis IS appli-
cable to detect deliberations in wine, malt
liquors, drags, butter and cheese.
inst now the spots on the sun are uncom-
monty large and abundant. 4 few days ago
one could be seen with a common opera-glass
properly protected.a
Very high chimneys, such as two near
Glasgow, which are over 400 feet high, are
very apt to get out of perpendicular, under
the influence of high wind, before the mortar
has time to harden. They are generally
slaughtered by repeatedly saving into the
bulging side, and on removing the saw the
chimney settles the thickness of the cutting.
The Scientific American mentions the case
of a chimney 345 feet high in Barmen,
Prussia, In which the method tired was TO
replace whole layers of brick by thinner lay
ers and allow the chimney TO subSlde.
Platinized looking-glasses promise to re-
place those at present IN use. They are
prepared by painting the surface of the glass
with q preparation of chlorid of platinum and
oil of lavender, borate and prOtOxide OF lead,
and then baking the glass in furnaces. This
puts on a very thin layer of platinum, which
makes an excellent and cheap lOoking-glass
when put on a dark background but II may
also be used for windows, and will allow the
light to come in during the day, but form
mirrors when the outside blinds are shut at
CALIFORNIA TEA.-Ye have been expect
ing to get our supply of tea from China over
the Pacific Railroad, but it seems likely that
it will not be long necessary for US to send to
China for our tea, but that we will get it
from the tea-felds of California. The Jap
anese colony of tea-growers, who have settled
there, have made q very successful beginning
in the Svork Of cultivating the plant. The
seed-nuts are coming up finely, and the foot
hill lands are found 10 be admirably adapted
to tho tea culture. If this experience be
by time, and if California prove to
be really adapted to the growth of first-class
the Golden State will derive more wealth
from this valuable plant than ever she drew
from her mines.
The new illustrated weekly, of London,
The Graphic, announces that in forthcoming
of that paper for the current year,
the whole social and out-of-door life of the
United States will be pictOrially represented
by an artist of the highest skill and reputa-
ton, who will make a tour of the whole
country, reversing the ordinary tour by land
ing in San Francisco and coming eastward.
The railways, the architecture, the theatres,
churches, the street scenes, the agricul-
ture, the great steamers, the public assem-
blies, the freedmen of the Southern States
that maxi up American life will be
carefully delineated, and in order that moth
ing of the spirit of the sketches may be lost
in the engraving, the artist will draw upon
the blocks that are to 60 into the engraver's
hands. This will impart a new and lively
to The Graphic for American SUBJ
EDUCATION N LITERATURE III SPAIN
are, in Spain, $1,000 primary schools,
requented by 100000 children; 6,40O
Ugh schools, 10 universities, and 20 technical
The Madrid library contains 3OO,-
100 volumes the Barcelona library 10000
In the archives of Simancas there
re 70,27S packets of charters and other
i'll the archives of Alcala there
ire $4,000 packets containing similar MSS,
81 900 in the archives Of Aragon, and $4,000
n the archives of national histories.
Hoes IN SocIETY.-If you had travelled as
much as | have for seats, and for the best
nes-for bad manners are contagious; if
'ou had travelled as mnch as | have on
teamboats and seen how people that are
most decOrous at home, when the bell rings,
nd there are to be two tables. rush through
he cabins and down stairs 10 their meals, !
on could appreciate the necessity for a re-
Orm in this manner. But | do not think YOU
eed go to steamboats, or railway depots to
e convinced of this. If you nave been in
tied to fashionable parties, and seen what
igs men make of themselves who are we'll
ID at home how they behave at the refresh
rent table how they lose their seIf-respect,
on do not need any further argument on
lis subject.-Beecher.
A PITHY SERMON TO YOUNG MEN.-You
re the architects of your own fortunes. Rely
pom your strength of body and soul. Take
r your motto self reliance, honesty and in
IStrV for vour start faith narSeUarapca
I'd pluck, and inscribe on your banner, L" be
Ist and fear not" Don't take too much
Twice !; keep at the helm and steer your own
Zip. Strike out. Think well of yourself.
ire above the mark you intend to hit. As
me your position. Don't practice excess
e humility you can't get above your level,
water don't run up hill-haul potatoes in
cart over a rough road and the small pota-
es will go the bottom. Energy, invincible
termination, with a right motive, are the &;
verS thar r1la tho world The n ~, of !