The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-01-01

pAAE NJ . t4At- place on "Wednesday evening
next. At 4 O'Clock
THE Coon TEvrz,E LoDGEs held q social"
last night. ar which iudalging in tie festive dance,
they drank 20 the old years departure and the
new years arrival in flowing bumpers Of the i-
nocuous soda water and cheerful pop.
THE FEisND for January was out yesterday
day before hand-and is IS usual 6lIed with Jeada-
BE matter. Noteworthy are two contributed ar
Tides from Honolulu pens, be TIE Poetic Possibili-
ties d the Pacific and The Living Christ and
Dead OrAcles''
CALrypAE FOR l576.-The publisher Of the Ga
-sns will please accept cur thanks for copies Of the
usual Calendar for the year. We we're cut ahead
last year, but now it IS the Ga=srs's turn to be
first in the field. On Monday next We shall issue
cur Calendar, which we shall take pains to have
correct in all particulars. 1t will contain q list Of
members cf the House of Mobiles, the appointments
to which being for life renders appropriate their ap-
pearauce in the Calendar.
y GALLANT RoosrER-Recently We told Of a
cock who fought his own image in a looking glass;
here is another instance of r~oostcrian courage and
chivalgy. \ house-eat was being worried by a
strange dog and the prospects were that posr puss
would be killed. when the rooster, who had been
contemplating tue scene for some moments and
had apparently - taken in the situation. " suddenly
few at the dogs bead aud attacking him
with beak and spurs soon drove him from the
premises. This occurred on the Palama road a
few days ago.
PATENT POCKET SToyE.-This is the latest Yankee
invention that has come under our notice. II is
what its name describes, a stove that can be carried
in its case conveniently in a pocket of q coat, and
with q flask of alcohol and some matches. one may
"make the kettle boil' in q very few minutes. II
will be extremely useful in a family, where the
baby's milk is to be warmed quickly at unreasonable
hours. and just the thing for making a cup Of
coffee while camping out on the mountains Of Ha-
waii,-or in fact for travellers anywhere. Mr.. Charles
b. Poor, at Dillingham's, has the agency.
THE PREACHING OF MooDY.-Says a New York
paper at is something to preach three or four
times every day in the week, as brother Moody does.
1t would be impossible for him to do SO if his sermons
were in the grand oratorical style. But his preach
ing is of the very simplest and planest kind he
merely talks on some religious doctrine or pas
sage of Scripture. Yet he produces effects such as
the highest eloquence and greatest intellectual power
have rarely ever produced; and he attracts multi
tudes such as never before listened to any preacher
in this country"
THE LITTLE CHURCH AT wA1KiKI-Last month, it
will be remembered, the pretty little Church build
ing among the cocoanut trees, that formed one of
the attractions of the landscape at waikiki. was
struck and partially demolished by lightning. In
speaking of the occurrence, we remarked that the
people worshipping there were poor, and we sug-
gested that their case afforded an opportunity for
the exercise Of charity. An opportunity will be
given to-day for those so inclined to display that
60 heaven born virtue The people Of Waikiki give
q Iuau this afternoon at the Church, at which con-
tributions will be thankfully received for the fund
for repairing the building. The feast will be spread
in native style and consist Of food cooked in native
fashion, but we are informed there will be a table
expressly provided for foreigners. The ride there
and back will be a pleasant afternoon recreation.
SILVER AND Coal bows EAsT.-A letter writer
from Boston to the s. F. Bulletin says: Your cor
respondent recently paid a flying visit TO the much
talked-of silver mines in the vicinity Of Newburyport.
Really, New Englanders need not go to the Black
Hills or to California, as new mines with the precious
metals are discovered here at home almost every
other week. In fact, another Essex bonanza has
been struck-this time by n California miner-in
the town of Salem a few miles south Of Newburyport.
The find is on q part of the celebrated Derby estate,
and has been heavily bonded by three Salem citizens.
A depth of seven feet has been reached, and ore con-
tanning silver found. The ore is fne-grained All
the other mines opened in Essex County are doing
well, and the territory has the appearance Of a vast
mining camp. Coal has also been found in some
places in paying quantities"
THE WEEK OF PRAYER, 1S7G.-The Evangelical
Alliance suggests the following topics for meditation
and prayer on the successive days of the week:
Sunday, Jan. 2, Sermons :-The love of God per-
fected 10 him who "keepeth His word" / John,
ii:5.
Monday, Jan. 9, Thanksgiving and Confession =
A retrospect of the past year.
Tuesday, Jan. 4, Prayer for the Church Of Christ.
Wednesday, Jan. 5. Prayer for families.
Thursday, Jan. 6, Prayer for Rulers, Magistrates
and Statesmen.
Friday, Jan. 7. Prayer for Christian Missions,
and for conversion of the World TO Christ.
Saturday, Jan, g, Prayer for all Nations.
Sunday, Jan. 9, Sermons The ultimate Triumph.
Psalm, lxxii:17.