The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-07-07
VARIETY.

East Free flrsE Ihe<e IS Just as lnucn
business in the cou.-Ey as there ever was ; but
where is the money to O. 70 with =
woman thinks man b.ave # he only picks
mn a cockroach with his fingers, but she doesn't
think t requires any courage tc swear on Tor
three weeks.
Puck declares that Stanley, the explore, re-
Gently sent a private letter to friend, in which
he stated that the most beautiful place he has
seen in all his travels is JzjzjzJzjzjzjz, on the
southerIy shore of Lake Nyiyiyiyiyiyi.
The Rev. Mr.. TaImage preach on journalism
last Sunday Tie part where he initiated a re-
porter climbing up a fireplace and hiding in the
chimney, order to overhear a conversation. is
said to have been very impressive. Ve.-NoriDich But-
Ietin.
Ir IS sErrLED.-No fears need now disturb the
dreams of patriotic Americans. 1t has been
officially decided by the English cabinet that
General Grant shall be received with all the
etiquette observed towards exsovereigns. Let
the Eagle scream.
An exchange remarks that Secretary Evarts
is now chewing the end of goose quill, and
signing for a lodge in some vast lexicon, some
boundless ambiguity of words, with which to
frame neutrality proclamation which will pat
both belligerents on the back, and yet not mix in
the fight"
Mrs Partington says that just before the late
war circumstances were seen around the moon
nightly, shooting stars peranibulated the earth,
the desk of the sun was covered with black spots
of ink, and comics swept the horizon with their
operatic tails. Everybody said it pro6igated
war, and sure enough war did come.
Norrstown Herald Professor Swift says
that the comet discovered by Borelli, of France,
ON the 9Th of February, has " neither nucleus,
tall nor envelopes" If Borcli can't discover
any more perfect comet than that he'd better
retire from the business and hand over his tele-
scope to man better posted in comets. A COM
OF With tail ia hq nn0h
but one without envelopes-and perhaps minus
postage stamps, also-is a glaring swindle.
The idol-smasher of the New York Times thus
communities another image: =" We always look
upon Washington as peculiarly fortunate man,
but rumor tells US that Mrs. Washington fre-
quently became SO exasperated because of her
husbands calm, wooden and persistent smile
that she would burst into tears, and after max
ing unwarrantable illusions to alleged minxes In
the Treasury Department, would lock herself up
in her room and leave the Father of his Country
to brood over the gloomy thought that she
would ultimately unlock her door and come forth
Tor more conversation.
LAWYERS are sometimes very particular. The
other day one of those learned and admirable
gentleman was waited upon by young man who
wished his advice, and began by saying /" My
father died and made a will Is it possible
/ never heard of such thing" answered the
lawyer. '' thought it happened every day."
said the young man ; GO but if there is to be any
difficulty about it, had better give you a fee to
attend to the business The fee was given, and
then the lawyer observed So Oh, / think
know what you mean. You mean that your
father made will and died. sc Yes, yes, that
must be it,
HUSBAND AND WIFE-An article in the Christ
idn Union sets these things fofthss
The I" good old times - when wife was to
be q mere echo, and family repeat her husbands
latest opinions, have gone. If that is your no
ton of a wife, you ought to have lived in
Corinth in the first century; or you ought to
live in India now. And even in India you
would have to keep out of the way of trouble
some Miss Britain. Your wife is entitled to her
own Individuality, to her own opinions. They
ought to clash sometimes with your; ; and YOU
both ought to know how to strike fire in CONVEX
satlon and have no explosion. Because you are
Democrat is no reason why she would not be
a Republican (; because you are Congregation
alist is no reason why she should not be an Epis-
eopelian. Shame on the nation that a wife is
only a cipher to stand on the right side of her
husband so as to make unit into 10. A dumb
wife is disgrace to her husband. An indepen-
dent wife is his glory. IF she never differs from
you. it is because she is a serf and you are
despot- She ought to be your best adviser. She
ought to be your most confidential counsellor
The self-conceit of men amounts to genius
There are many husbands that would as soon
think of taking advice from their wives as from
their children. But it is only the fool who is
too wise to seek counsel
oolne luolcrous mistakes are narrated about
the occupants of the suites of rooms at the Ma
tional Hotel, Washington, which opened upon
little halls, uniform in appearance, connected ty
long corridors, and which were ALI G,rn;sbo1
alike. One night Senator Mangum. of North
Carolina, then President pro ternpore of the SEN
ate, a dignifed gentleman of the old schoo, had
returned from q party, when Governor Unbara
Senator from Vermont, came in without any
ceremony, and took seat. The two chatta5
away on politics, &C., until the clock struck one
Really, Governor Upham said Mangum' 6 I
am always pleased to see you, but believe It is
getting very late.'' ss L have thought 40 tor ,r
some time. replied Upham, but made no myoe. %
ment. The half hour sounded and Mangum re-
marked: 81 thought, Governor Upham, tina;
you had decided to 60 TO bed, sir?' 50 So I had
Mr.. President answered the Vermonter, yet he
did not bulge. Mangum stared at him in am.
azement, and at last said: Sc But why don
you 90 to your room? It will soon be two
O'Clock My room, Mr.. President Why
this is my room, and have been waiting for yor
to go away for two hours past" Manguu
sprang to his feet, looked into the sleeping-roou
adjacent, and found that he was in Uphami