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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-04-19
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The most brilliant OF bis talents was 4 marvel
Gus and almost prophetic foresight, in proof of
which | extract the two following quotations
from bis writings The prophecy Contained IN
the first is rapidly coming TO pass; that contained
IN the second has just been wonderfully fulfilled
Upon the side of America, Europe should
always keep her eyes open, and furnish no pre-
tence for recrimiuation OF reprlsaIs. America
grows each day. She viii become a colossal
power, and the time may arrive when, brought
into closer communion with Europe by means Of
new discoveries, she viii desire 10 have her say
in our affairs, and put 10 her hand o. well. Po-
litical prudence then imposes upon the govern
ments Of the Ola World 10 scrupulously watch
that no pretext is given her for such an interior
ence. The dry that America sets her foot IN
Europe, peace and security viii be banished for
many years"
do not let US deceive ourselves the Euro
pean balance that was established by the Con-
gress of Vienna will not last forever. IL viii he
overturned some day but it promises Us some
years of peace. The greatest danger that threat
ems it in the future are the aspirations that are
growing universal in central Germany. The ne
prepared all minds for Germanic unity. That
idea will continue to develop until some day one
of the great powers who make part of the Con
federation will desire to realize that unity for It's
own profit. Austria is not 10 be feared, being
composed of pieces that have no unity among
themselves. Ii l. then Prussia who ought TO be
watched she will try, and if she succeeds, all
the conditions of the balance of power viii be
changed il will be necessary to seek for Europe
new bases and q new organization ."-Jenple Bar.
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a NEw CONFIDENCE GANE.-A well-dressed
young man recently stopped at a Vermont hotel
for q few days, and made acquaintance. The
evening of the second day of his arrival a nice
attracted the attention of the impossible young
sters, who canvassed her charms fully as they sat
apart from her at supper. The stranger-youth
even went so far as to say that he would marry
her if she would have him and offered, for a
substantial wager, to pop the question and have
the marriage ceremony performed right away.
The wager was accepted, and also the proposal of
marriage, made so suddenly to her by the young
man, and the parson called in, who coon united
the twain. The sum wagered was paid over to
the happy bridegroom, and he and his bride set
out next day on their marriage tour. What
lends romance to the circumstance is the fact that
the young couple had already been man and wife
for n year.
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the last item. Bascom hez more money than We
sposcd be he'd. and yoor bowels kin endoor more
than Isposed they cod. lhev been lcuient with
whisky hev sed that whisky hez yoOses. L
told Pollock last week that CT whisky wuz the
only thing that GOOD kill Nasbys and Pognms
and SIGH, that it wuz not n bad thing to hey.
But now that | find IL won't do it-that its only
good men that it kills. shell fife it ez an unmit-
tigated cuss without any redeemin feechers. L
am it's enemy from this time out"
And be went away lafhn yociierously.
Life isn't ez roseate now ez it wuz doorin that
week. But thank heaven the Tecolleckshen NV
that week never kin be taken from me. 1t wuz
heavenly. That it may be repeated, | am, NJ the
s~ejestion Nv Deekin POsram and lssaker Gavitt,
IN correspondence with all the Temperance lee
turers in the country. We want temperance
lecturers at the Corners. The temperance banner
must be upheld at the Corners.
PETRoLEUM V. Massey,
(Which wuZ ~postmaster)
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PETROLEUM Y. NASBY,
(Which wuz postmaster)

\ HEARTLESs SELL.-The Vallejo independent,
of December Sth. relates the following: About
half-past ten O'Clock last night, a sportive prac-
teal joker poured a can of wagUn-grease IN front
Of the door Of one of our principal gin-palaces
and then stood at q little distance to watch the
result. Three moderate drinkers, who always
walk steady under any amount of liquor, came
out in single file. The foremost man got his feet
ON the grease SPOT, and then sat down quite sud
denly without bending his knees. The two he
hind laughed loudly at the indisputable evidence
of intoxication and rushed forward TO pick him
up. They got hun up and then went down both
together, dragging their friend after them. II
never saw those fellows drunk before in my life, s"
remarked u passer-by, as they SUNK back into
the saloon, imagining themselves too drunk to
appear ON the street, and he went to demonstrate.
When he struck the grease spot away went his
legs in eight different directions, and be sprawled
on the spot face downward. He passed on ours
ing the still air of night. Then eight men fled
out and went through varied gymnastic feats on
that grease spot OF a most entertaining kind.
Then some nen passed who never tasted u drop
in their lives, and they got tight just at that spot
that tallowed spot. and sat down like the rest.
Then a sober, thoughtful citizen, who spends his
whole time intoxicating anti-whisky doctrines in
to the minds of his fellow men, reached the spot
just as a guardian of the peace was passing. The
sober, thoughtful citizen fell in the same place,
and got up and went down again just FIVE times,
and then the officer thought that little game had
progressed quite far enough and arrested him
but after taking him a block concluded his pris-
oner was not drunk, and let him go. One of the
victims of this heartleSs sell relates his experience
as follows: L whisky | got at that place
was simply concentrated poison; just took a
small glass aud was - bilin drunk as soon as /
struck the sidewalk, and, by the way my clothes
look this morning | guess | must have slept in an
old empty lard BARREL
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RIDING AsTRIDE-SHALL GIRLS RIDE MAN
FAsHIoN-GRACE G~REENwoOD's OPINIoN.-The de-
cjsion of the question how ladies shall sit on the
horse rests, of course, with themselves. The ar
guments in the matter, what physicians, physio-
logists, and practical horsemen assert regarding
the superior healthfulness, case and safety of the
natural mode, all this is beyond cavil. There is
now lacking only the actual experience of horse
women to convince their doubling sisters-wIth,
of course, a proper Inauguration OF the fashion
for the throng of fashionables. \ correspondent
tells us that it is n common sight to see ladies
riding astride in the larger towns of Wisconsin !;
and from still farther toward the setting sun
there comes a note of example from one whose
word will certainly command the respectful atten-
tion of every lady In the land. No one will sus-
pect Grace Greenwood of a weakne~s for assum-
ing mannish ways, or of sacrificing taste and
delicacy for mere vulgar notOriety. In her jour
neying lately in the Yosemite Valley, she, with
three other ladies, rode all the way from South
MERGED and back on horseback, and cavalier
fashion. Side saddles were not to be had, and
how the ladies accepted the situation, and even
liked it, the authoress thus writes
With a tear for the modest traditions of our
sex, and a shudder at the thought of the figures
we should present, we four brave women ac-
cepted the situation, and, for the nonce, rode as
a woman used to ride in the happy, heroic days,
before Satan, for her ENHANCEMENT and enslave-
ment, invented trained skirts, corsets, and side
saddles. We were fortunately provided with
strong mountain suits, of dark flannel and water
proofs which fitted us for this emergency, and
for any rough climbing We had a fancy for, and
there was not q little. Well, after a trial of
some fifteen miles the first day and twenty-six the
second, we all came to the conclusion that this
style of riding is the safest, easiest, and, there
fore, the most sensible for long mountain expedi-
tions, and for steep, rough and narrow trails. If
nature intended women TO ride horseback at all
she doubtless intended it should be after this
fashion otherwise We should have been q sort OF
land variety Of the mermaid"
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AMERICAN GRAvEs.-A new and rather ingeni-
Gus mode of adjoining graves is now in common
use in America. The tombstones have attached
to them photographs of those in whose memory
they are erected. The photographs vary in size
from the carte-de-visite upwards when the por-
traits are taken it is mostly on porcelain or mar
bic, and these are then let into the tombstone,
covered with glass, or otherwise secured. On
each portrait you read the name of the deceased,
birthday, date of death, and sometimes epitaphs
in prose or verse. This custom, not to call it
fashion, has so rapidly gained favor with the peo-
pie, that some of the family graves present quite
a picture gallery. There you see the lovely child
gleefully playing in the nursery-room the mid
dle-aged merchant with steel-colored hair sitting
at his Office desk, the maiden in her bridal array,
the aged woman in her sedate drab, the warrior
on horseback or on foot, or the priest and
preacher in canonicals. For the visiting stranger,
each Of the graves thus adorned cannot fail to
awaken the liveliest interest-in fact becomes q
most impressive and eloquent sermon on the I'M
certainty of everything that is human. 1t is
stated that porcelain is best capable of with
standing the influences of times and weather.
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America has set Paris the example Of dressing
with republican simplicity. by import x the most
costly costume ever made in that city. 1t Is a
dress of cloth of gold threaded in squares of pearl.
with a jeweled flower in the centre al each square.
The overskirt. of white satin. is trimmed with gold
lace, and Il court mamie. ut blue satin completes
this gorgeous dress. which is destined to be worn
by "a New York lady.
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Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee dined the other day at the
Arlington table with Senator Pinchhack (colored).
Upon the occurrence being remarked upon post
prandially by Lees friends. he said Gentle
men, Pinchback didn't disturb me and / hope my
presence wasn't disagreeable to hun. l accept the
situation"
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a lady thinks it very strange that whenever
she goes to the theater with her husband he al
ways goes out between the acts to get some cloves
to chew.
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The remainder Of this 'Arthurian Idyll " is in
a strain to correspond. 1t is believed that it will
exercise a healthy effect upon English literature.
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Tennyson's last idyll has proved too much even
for the English people. Apart from the fulsome,
nauseating PREDATORY address to the Queen, the
Tennysonian style in the idyll itself takes on
more tricks than c~ustomarily, and presents evil
dences of an extremity of affectation unwarranted
even in this most affected of authors. The latest
number of Black1eood'S Magazine contains a bur
lesque entitled : Sir Tray an Arthurian Idyll, -
which very aptly hits Tennyson in his vulnerable
parts. Here is an exquisite specimen
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Hubbuck's Raw and Rolled Llnseed Oh, Castor, Liuseed and
Kerosene Oils, Hubbuek's Pure White Zine and lead IN OIL,
Chrome Green. VerrnIHon, Paris Green, Patent Dryer, Raw
and Burnt TIMBER, Raw and Burnt Sienna, Venetian Red,
HOLLOWWARE F Faa.. ks sas r'p FS i Fa".,
cast Iron Po,s, l to l. gals; Brass Kettles. Tea Kettles, Tin
Ware, &c. Pals. l TO - OTIS, Pans, / TO - qs Coffee fots.
On Cases, Tea and Coffee CAddies, Dippcrs, Cake fins. Pie
Plates, Dust Pans, Wash Basins, Gravy Sirainers, sc, &C.
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The widowed Dame Of Hubbards ancient line
Turned TO her cupboard, cornered anglewise
BetwiNt this wall and that, in quest of aught
To satisfy the craving Of Sir Tray,
Prick cared companion Of her solitude,
Red-spotted, drty-white. and bare of rib,
Who followed al her high and pattering heels,
Prayer in his eye, prayer in his sinking gait,
Prayer in his pendulOus, pulsaIing tail.
Wide on its Creakiug jaws Teyolyed the door,
The cupboard yawned, deep-thrOaIed, lhinly set
For teeth, with bottles, ancient canisters,
And plates Of various pattern, blue or white
Deep in the void she thrust her hooked nose
PeeTing near-sighted for the wished for bone
While her short robe Of samite, tilted high,
The thrifty earnings of her hose revealed
The pointed feature Travelled DER the def
Crossing its tip, but bone or bread found none.
Wherefore Sir Tray abode still dinuerless,
Licking his paws beneath the spiuuing-wheel,
And meditatiug much on savoury meats.
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THE PACIFIC
Commercial OOrrtlsrr.
SATURDAY. APRIL 10.
The Nasty Letters.

4 Temperance Lecturer AT the Cor0er--
How Mr.. BnscODI Attempted To Kill His
Imnnrncr.
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PAPERS

y. Y. Independent. Congregational organ 4
Christian Union, II. ". Berchers paper.-.-........... 4
chicago Advance, Congregational. -.. ..-....-...-..-... !
~ l. ObscrV-T, Pre-Hyteran- :
n Y. Evangelist, PTsby terrain. {
" Y. Tablet, Catholic 3
VCasOn Pilot Cafhoff~ :
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Consisting n. SuELE HARDWARE ia large variety, consist
ing of Locks. Butts, Screws, Bolts. Hooks and Staples,
Anger and Anger R5tS. Gimblets aud Gjmbiet Bits, Gauges,
Rolcs. Squares, Files, Braces. Brace Snd Bits, ChIsels. SAws,
Spirit Levels, HstcSetS, Vices, Hammers, &c, CooPcr's Tools
tor plantation uses.
BEST CUT NAILS. 81 6ne to cod,
BEST CUT SPIKE ~, 5. 8. = 5 inch.
RKST MRnTGuT NAILS. . q. s In.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-09
Ghe l9iroinia State 5oarnal.
Eauquicr COunfy--SprinTs.
Prom our Travelling Correspondent.
WARRFNTON, August z, ]

WARRENTON, August u 1919.
This county is among the best in the
state. with little or no waste land, and
generally pretty well filled and farmed.
There are many fine horses and much good
stock here; the soil being favorable for
both grass and grain, as well as fruit; It
is generally strong, red or chocolate land,
with intervals Of sand and yellow land.
It is q portion of the justly-famed " Pied
mont " region.
The rich ana celebrated Fauquier county
White Sulphur Springs are in this county,
about five miles from this handsome vii
lage. The location of the springs is
very healthy, pleasant, and attractive one /;
and, in addition to the mineral waters, it
is most desirable situation for seminary
or college--particularly suitable for first
class female seminary, being sufficiently
remote from town influences, and possess
ing highest rural attractions, yet near
enough to market.
There is to be at the Springs great,
general camp-meeting of the Methodists,
commencing on the Goth instant, and ample
preparations are being made to accomo-
date large assemblage from abroad.
But with all the rich lands, fine farming
facilities and intelligent farmers possessed
by this county, it is surprising that there
are no fitted-up fair grounds, or active
county society and preparations for fair
here, as in the neighboring county OF
Culpeper, where are the best ftted-up
grounds and buildings that have seen in
the state; but perhaps the Fauquier farm
ers and mechanics will not let things be
thus long, with all their splendid resources
for successful operations.
Tho locality and appearance of the city
of Warrenton, the county-seat, are surpass-
ed or equalled by very few in the state,
while many of the residences are elegant
and comfortable, and many of the citizens
among the most intelligent.
The place is well supplied with
schools, churches, newspapers, shops and
stores, and plenty of professional men, arc
fine county buildings so that it is really
very pleasant place to live.
The recent appointment of Mr.. Patte a
mail agent, and of his son to succeed hin
as postmaster, gives general satisfaction, a!
they have ever proved faithful and obliglnG
officers. At the postoftice l find TIL
JOURNAL is growing in popularity here
and increasing its subscription list
Among the notables one meets here, i
Colonel Mosby. lie says he thinks Cover
nor Wise will not take much interest in th
coming canvass. find Charly Ross riding
about the county buying up the beeves AM
muttons, to feed the city, and there seem
to be no lack of food.
Rixey, at the "Warren Green" feed
handsomely in large dining-room, we
filled with numerous healthy guests; an
young Mr.. Cologne does the fair an
sweet thing for visitors as his attentive an
polite assistant. d. s. G.
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BACON A ND LA r D-Western Shonl
ders. l0Aal0Mc.; Bone Sides. II s4al2e. Clear
Rib. l2al2he; Breasts, IN al1Ac.; Plain Hams
l6c.; Sugar-cured, Ice; Canvassed, 17a1se.; Vir'
battle-ground, l1al2c. Lard, Country, 9al0ci
b - LEAF In tlerces and barrels, lOaI0Ne
are the jobbing prices. E
CANDLES.--rallow 12hal4 cents per pound;
Adamantine, l6 cents.
,COFFEE-Rio. far to good, 221d a2se.; prime to
cholee, 2sNa24e; Laguayra, 23ha24eh; Java,
27a2s: Mocha, soc 's 81
COTTON YARNS-Country yarns. Nos. to
IL. VI. 66 Leaksqille, N. c., yarns, $l.e6.
FISH.--Herrings-Eas gross. "a. 60a6 pei
barrel North Carolina No l cut, &s00a&9.60 per
barrel; North Carolina No. l roe s9a$9.60 pei
barrel; half barrel 1850; North Carolina No
gross. $6.t0a&6 Bay maekerel
$isa$l9; No. Shore, *s26a$9; Mo- 2 lin bar.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI

THE SODhl UT DlSl-
i ted States for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia.
In the matter of Jefferson W. Stubs, bank
rupt--in bankruptcy.
At Richmond, Va, on the 24th day of July,
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice, hereby that petition
has been, to wit on the 24th day of July,
1873, filed in said District Court by Jefferson
w. Stubs, of Gloucester co. in said district, who
has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt under
act of Congress entitled 'sAn act to establish a
uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the
United Siates,'' approved March Cd, 1867, for a
discharge and certificate thereof, from all his
debts and other claims proyable under said act,
and that the 9th day of September, q. d., 1878,
at 10 o'clock a. m, before w. W. Forbes, one
of the registers of said court in bankruptcy, at
his office in Richmond in said district, is the
time and place assigned for the hearing of the
same; when and where you may attend and
show cause, if any you have, why the prayer
of the said petition should not begranted.
You are also hereby notified that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of said bank
rupt will be held Mt the same time and place.
w. w. FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy for the
au 9-S2w Sd Cong'l Dist of Va.
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GENERAL ITEMS.

The museum of Ashland is said to
have acquired I" Henry Clay's court dress,
worn at the treaty of Ghent.V
Colonel Rhett is still editing the New
Orleans Picayune, but his associates are
Rhetticent as to the exact whereabouts of
his editorial sanctum.
1t is said that Pho Mono is going to
create some American cardinals; but it
might be more to the purpose, perhaps, if
he would send us out cargo Of the cardi-
nal virtues instead.
"A COW that gives buttermilk is re-
ported from Putnam county. Her owner
IS looking for another Of the same breed,
on the principle that one good churn de-
serves another.-Neao York World.
"A lonely fellow advertises in Chi
cago paper for a wife, and intimates that
he prefers a poor girl. The louisville
Courier-Journal tells him to take the first
one that responds and he willibe almost
certain to get poor one. y
New Hampshire is such a healthy
state that an elderly resident Of Roches-
ter therein was obliged to die the other
day I" from the effects of the bite of a
white spider received ten years ago."
"A London paper says that the roof Of
Westminster Abbey, in which chestnut
was used, was recently examined, and
found to be perfectly sound. 1t is nearly
five hundred years old.
Here is case for philanthropists
Two oppressed citizens of Indiana are ae-
tually kept languishing in jail under indict-
rnent for murder, simply because their
friends are not rich enough to furnish
$4,000 bail for them.
-Blacque Bey, the Turkish ambassa-
dor, has cottage at Narragansett Pier
this season, where he will remain until the
arrival of his successor, and then sail for
Europe. Blacque Bey has withdrawn
from the diplomatic service and retires to
private life.
"A town in Massachusetts is the proud
possessor of cat that picks up pins and
puts them into paper, whenever she finds
one. After getting a hundred, she ex-
changes them for meat at the butchers.
The beauty Of this tale is its undoubted
undeniable truth.
The London Engineering in re-
cent article on the "Machne tools,o at the
Vienna exposition, says that for the num-
Der Of machines it includes, there is in fact
10 collection of tools in the machinery hall
which, for real originality of construction,
can compete with that to be found in the
American section.
Paul Gregory, Of Buffalo, New York.
who was arrested for swindling Amos
Prince wealthy capitalist of Salt Lake
City, out Of sll 900, received in part pay
,nent for worthless silver mines IN Utah,
on being arraigned before the police
court in Buffalo made settlement
n i:
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI

IN TIE DiSfklCT COURT OF The UNI
lTED STATES for the Eastern District of Vir-
GINA. e go -
In the matter of Charles Y Morriss, bankrupt
lin bankruptcy.
At Richmond, on the 2Sth day of July,
q. d., 1873.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that petition
has been, to wit: on the 2Sth day of July,
a. d., 1873, filed in said District Court by Chas
Y. Morriss, of Henrico county in said district,
who has been heretofore duly declared bank
rupt under the act Of Congress entitled IAN Act
to establish a uniform system OF bankruptcy
| throughout the United States,' approved March
I'd, 1867, for discharge and certificate thereon
| from all his debts and other claims provable I'M
der said act, and that the 9th day of Sept'r, a.
d. 1873, at 10 o. clock a. m, before w. w. Forbes,
| one of the registers of said court in bank
ruptey, at his office in Richmond in said district,
| is the time and place assigned for the hearing
| of the same, when and where you may attend
and show cause, if any you have, why the
prayer of the said petition should not be granted.
You also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and place
w. w. FORBES,
| Register in Bankruptcy
au S--F2w for Sd Cong'i Dist. of Va.