The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-08-02
And the nj ght shall be filled with music
And the flies that infest the day
Shall fold their wings until morning,
And give the mosquito full sway.

Lightning recently struck q powder magazine
near Brighton. ILL.,, containing 81 900 pounds Of
powder. You can Just imagine how astonished
the lightning was the next second.
Papa, they don't have any stones in Ireland,
do they?" asked little Bank street boy the
other day. Yes. my boy; but why do you ask
such question:? " Because papa, thought
it was ali shamrock over there. -
London Truth offers q weekly prize of 60 D.
for the best epigram, conundrum, etc., that may
be sent in. Haze are the latest prize conun-
drums Why is man who is reading the most
nr s1sive daily paper like that paper itself?
= Because he is '' behind the Times"
The English have captured one Of the most
blOodthirsty Of the Zulu chiefs. When parading
before the English commander and asked how
many of his comrades had fallen in the late en-
gagement, he replied, " Divil wan-bad cess to
ye." The chiefs name is Mccarthy.
- Will you always trust me, dearest {? " he
asked looking down into her great blue eyes
with unspeakable affection. She was sales
woman in up town shirt store, and she told
him business was business, and he'd have to pay
cash every time.
An absent-minded man in Monroe, Ct, went to
church the other morning with his oyercoat as he
supposed, on his arm, but the laughing Of people
in church directed his attention TO the fact that
be had taken up his every day pantaoons, and that
the suspenders attached to them were dangling
about his legs
al make it a rule" said a wiseacre to his
trIenQs - 10 tell WIG every Inat nap
pens. In this way we manage to avoid any mis-
understanding" Not to be outdOne in genero-
sity, the friend replied " Well, sir, you are not
so open and frank as l am, for tell my wife
great many things that never happen"
child's logic is not to be sneeZed at. His
mind is keen enough to see the folly of much Of
the reasoning Of bis seniors. little fellow in
Connecticut asked his parents to take him to
church with them. They said he must wait un-
I'll he was older. - Wel,' was his shrewd sug-
Restion in response, - you'd better take me now,
Tor when get bigger may not want to go"
Quit broOding over troubles, misfortunes and
losses. \ brave man, with a heart in him worth
anything, gets over such pitifal ruts and laughs
at discouragements-rOllsu up HE sleeves, whistles
and sings, and makes the best Of life. This
earth Is not Paradise-you are only on the road
'-there, If you take the right direction.
Man alive" exclaimed the judge in n heated
discussion Of tangled theological point with his
friend, - tell you, you are a free agent. You
do not have to obey anyone" " Yes," Mr..
WhO?" shouted the judge, - who?'' a. My
wife. her two sisters and the baby" howled the
ed man, meekly triumphant. Red lights and
slow eurtain--BlTlH1t0H Har0keye.
TIE PEIvILEGEs OF RASK.-Two newsbOy:
were standing in front Of Houston cigar store,
when Of them asked the other: Z" Have you got
thres eents?-' 80 Yes ss Well, I've got two
ce,ts. 0ive me YOUR three cents and I'll buy q
6ve-ceut Havana cigar" 4" All right" says No
2. handling out the money. lie enters the cigar
store, procurCs the cigar ION credit possibly
lights It, and puffs with a great deal OF satisfac
ton 80 Come, now, give US a pull, says No
.: furnished more than half the money.
know IT, said the smoker, " but then an
President and you are only stockhoder ; yor
can spft' The subsequent proceedings have
already been communicated to the public.-GG
srexlou MerR9.