The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-01-04
Foreign Items.

The NIikado Of Japan purposes to visit Eng
land next summer. 1t is said that he wants to
marry, and will therefore have his royal eye on
the girls.
George Sand alias Madame Dudevant, proposes
20 start Female Masonic Lodges. They would
not be Objectionable great while, as secret so
cieties.
A Kilkenny sentry challenged an intruder on
the Irish encampment during the recent English
mlneuvres. Who you?" said Pat. - I'm
the officer Of the day. was the reply. "Then,
by the powers, what you doing here at night
at all, at alp Immediately asked Pat.
A physicIan, on presenting his bill to the ex-
ecutOr Of the estate of deceased patient, asked.
- Do you wish TO have my bill sworn to ?''
a. No." replied the executor; - the death of the
deeedent il sufficient evidence that you attended
him professionally"
In n communication 20 the Christian Register,
correspondent, who appears to have been on a
familiar footing with President Lincoln, says
that the latter denied many of the wittcisms at
tributed 10 him, but he did say when he had the
smallpox. - Now let the oihce-seekers come, for
Mt last L have something l can give to all of
them "
TIE most satisfactory election bet that we have
heard of was that made by Bridgeport lady and
gentleman the eve Of election. If Grant
should be elected the young gentleman would win
~
90 have the young man. The result shows that
the young man the bet, and il is stated on the
authority Of the young lady herself. that she is
perfectly willing be should have the prize.
Two ladies were chatting gaIly, when the con-
versatiOu turned upon the subject of dress. Lady
number one. in reply to n iacetinus remark of
number two, said g I'm IN no mood for trifiing
to-day, and I'm backed up IN my good intentions
by the presence Of ZiOu's Herald in my pannier' -
Number two remarked {" There's no use IN your
feeling particularly good about that; have the
Christian at Work in mine -
Daniel Thatcher. Of PaoIi Kansas loved Miss
Ellen Pine. and 80 did +. NJ. Purcell. Daniel
collided with Purcell and gave him tremendous
thrashing- Somebody - laid for Thatcher, and
blew OF the top Of his head. When the fair
Ellen was taken to the house where the CORY
remnants Of her dead lover were laid out. her
first remark affecting. She said - Mrs.
Shipman, have you put up any aPplebutter yet? "
The cheapness of living in France is due not
alone 10 the price OF articles, but TO the simple
and unOstentatiOus manners of the people. A
writer IN FTassr'S Magazine saws that however
small reduced the income Of n gentle family in
France, their social position is not in the least
affected by their circumstances and that the
general diffusion OF wealth shown by the French
loan - owing 10 the economical living and the
thriftiness OF the women, who generally partci-
pate in the business of earning livelihood.
And then, when the children marry, they con-
tinue 10 live under the parental roof, as before.
IN one family, thus reducing the expenses and
holding the families in sort Of communion un-
til both parents are dead.
"Y You may sing in the street, if you want to, 4"
Is the decision of a Philadelphia judge, but they
do nos allow the privileges in London. 4
man was recently fined twenty shiIlings with the
alternative Of going TO prison for fourteen days
because, enlivened by the music of a hand organ
he tripped it upon the light fantastic toe. 1t
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style Of amusement. \ week before he was fined
ten shillings for similar offence. and the magis-
trate informed him that if he again appeared on
the same charge he would have TO pay forty shil-
lings, but as 1t turned out, he was let off for
twenty. His dancing caused a great crowd to
assemble, and it was this fact that brought the
law down upon him. lie had, of course broken
the statute by Obstructing the thoroughfare. The
law net Of London, like law nets everywhere is
ingeniOusy arranged that it catches far
greater number Of little fishes than big ones.
A HAPPT EDnoK.-The happiest newspaper
man in the country is at Buffalo, Missouri
according to one who has seen him, and who
writes: Air. A w Carson publishes the county
paper, which is called the Refer. Carson IS
better eOntented and more philosOphic than any
other printer l ever He sets his own type
writes his own editorials, n Chicago inside,
has plenty to eat, digests his food we'll, sleeps
sound, and TRANQUILITY looks on the scramble in /
which the world Is engaged with a profound
Indifference as to whether school keeps or not. !
He never duns subscriber, as his list is too
small to incur any useless risk of losing one. /
He never asks n man 10 subscribe. for fear of
increasing the amount Of presswOrk he has to do. !
He has no ambition for Office, because he expects
to die an honest man and he don't want to get
rich, because it Is 80 harassing to take care Of
large property, and 20 tight a squeeze for a
bumped camel to pass through the optic of 4
eambric needle 30 :" Kit.7 he is playfuIly .
called by BuffalOnians, with whom he is a great /
fayOrite, goes on IN the even tenor of his way, \
observing a majority on the Ten Commandments, /
printing his paper regularly, reaping his annual |
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