The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-12-28

Champagne dealers in New York are threaten
ing Il heavy advance in the price of their aerated
slOps. The ostensible reason is " a failure of the
vintage in France" But what that has to do
with New England cider, or the New Jersey
turnip fields, from whence our champagne sup
plies are mainly drawn, is one of those mysterious
things that none but a financial cider dealer can
determine.
The American and British Governments have
addressed d joint note to Portugal summoning
that government to Immediately put an end to
the traffic in coolies, which is still carried on by
the Portuguese traders. The summons remon-
strates against the inhuman seizure of natives by
slayers on the African coasts, and demands the
immediate interposition of the Portuguese Gov
ernment to take measures for the suppression of
this infamous traffic.
The fire in Boston was not without its humors
as we'll as it's pains. One sturdy fellow, who had
never read Hoods poems, threw a large mirror
out of a window on Bedford street and came
down stairs on a dead run with a feather bed
behind him. Another fellow said his wife had
sprained her ankle, and added, 81 don't care
much about that, though-nOt half so much as
she does; the ankle can be cured by a doctor, but
there isn't a surgeon in all the town that can
bring me back my black an tam He was
burned to death, sir, recklessly, and through
carelessness. I'D rather have given a dollar than
had it happen"
The Oneida community is now discussing the
p~ropriety of introducing another rule of right
living which might be dubbed d" meal confluence y
inasmuch as it refers TO the desrability of eating
only two meals Il day. Phosphate food should be
carefully avoided, and drink should be taken only
between meals-indeed, were it possible to regu-
late the appetite of one by that of another, it
would be well to eat only between meals as the
ancient Egyptians did, following whom, some
dietetic philosopher has affirmed that one should
I Dairbar eor nor drink or meals hut 6afar Suph
pleasure till somebody else is hungry and thirsty,
according to strict communistic doctrine.
The design of a fire extinguisher, which will
answer the demands of the day and provide the
means of supplying water at any height, has
been invented by Capt. Barrett of the navy. Ii
consists of a horizontal perforated pipe, which is
to be placed at the summit of the roof of build
ings, and which connects with the supply pipe OF
the establishment. Under the cornice there is a
receiver pipe, to which the water from the ROOF
flows, and which is emptied against the side oil
the building. By closing doors and windows, the
building can be flooded. The invention is adapted
to houses whose height is beyond the reach OF
fire engine streams. We think it will be found
invaluable in preventing fire from communicating
by means of falling cinders.
How STANLEY LooKs.-The few friends and
journalists who saw Mr.. Stanley yesterday beheld
a short, thick-set man who, though quiet and
dignified in his manner, was without a particle
of the vanity which many of the English journals
have so loudly derided. His complexion has been
thoroughly bronzed by the tropical sun, and the
sprinkling of gray in his hair attests the severity
OF the African fevers. \ very black mustache
and imperial add rather than detract from the
robust outlines of his face. Eyes of unusual
penetration evince by their steadlness the deter
mination of his mind and the strength of Will
which carried him safely through his perilous
undertaklng.-N. Y. Tribune, NoU. 2lSt.
CIVILIZATION ADvANCING.-The Indian tribes
in the Indian Territory, the Choctaws, Creeks
Cherokees, Chickasaws and others, have long
been looked upon as the most civilized of the
American Indians. They all, however, still holC
their lands in common, a relic as 1t were OF the
original condition of their ancestors before they
unlimited to the power of advancing civilization
1t is now stated that the Chickasaw nation
through their Legislature, have petitioned 'h'
President to have their lands divided, SO tina
each individual may hold his share in fee simple
The proposal is worthy of encouragement, for tn,
individual ownership Of property will bring th'
red man all the advantages and all the incentive
to honest labor that 1t has brought the whit
man, and hence will tend further TO advance tn
civilization of the indiana. which n the bes
assurance IF their welfare.