The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-12-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

Some one asked lad how it was he was 50
short for bis sge. he replied, Father keeps
.. me 10 busy, amt time to grow
a" We must agitate,'' exclaimed an earnest
Political speaker, 80 we must agItate, shall
perish And then he agitated it gently with
spoOo. and pretty soon it Perished, all bat the
ngAr.
The duel between two women at Union, Tenn.
uAs sad affair. Both fred together, and one
he Q boy on the fence, and the other killed a
cali in a field. Then they pulled hair and Jawed
szch other until one tainted away
A gentleman, late one evening, met his ser
wat. - Halo : where are you going this time
- % the night? For good, Ill warrant" -
was coming for you, sir
A young man in the Answer to Correspon-
80 dsnts" " column Of New York paper, asks
a How can I gain a copiOus Aow Of language :"
We would suggest that be try sitting down on q
nck.
company has been organised at Chicago,
III, with q capital Of $500, 900 to build n fac
tory for making sugar from corn. IL is to use
Is 900 bussels per day, and make As 900 gallons
81 Of syrup, or 100000 ID OF sugar.
A general order has Just been promulgated by
tAs military authorities at Munich, strictly for
Kidding the officers Of the garrison to use the
trnmears OF the BaVarian capital, on the ground
shat - it is decsrous that officers should show
ihsmselVes IN public conveyances utilised by all
tlA1ses OF tbe people
- A party Of vegetarians who were boarding at a
wassr-curs establishments, while taking a walk in
shs felds, were attacked by bull, which chased
fshsin iuriOusly out Of his pasture "a That's
your gratitude, u 70. you great, hateful thing >"
sznlAiued one Of the ladies, painting with fright
and fatigue - After this Ill eat beef three
Mnesa day"
- peculiar incident was once witnessed on a
hks. A short-sighted gentleman, who was
iksting, happened to espy board upon which
approach. and with bis nose glasses carefully
adjusted be prepared his mind for the reception
OF fresh information. This was conveyed in the
sngIe word a. Dangerous" He read it, and
nen the ice gave way. His curiosity was
ntis6ed.
The story told about little clergyman whose
bald head was just visible to the congregation
when be got into the pulpit. preaching from the
text. Thou shalt greater things than these.
hs more than matched by the old story from
Doston Of the late DR.. Parkman, when he
rfsached bis FIRST in the high, old
Iashi0ned tub pulpit Of Bratte-street church.
Very little Of him was TO be seen except the top
or his head and arms, which be waved about as
hn read, . LO, it is L be not afraid -
A rather clever trick performed at Hong
Kong By Celestial in order to carry out a rob
o1Eg successfully, which should be a caution 10
al ehipnasters. A British barque. coal laden,
he'd taken on board number Of coolies to dis
sh4rge the cargo, and during the morning
a ChiramAn, about hfty years OF age, came on
. knaf1 and told the captain that be the head
sDolie Of the working party, and asked him (the
u1peain) If he could Oblige him with piece Of
raper and Q pencil in oIder to make some calcu-
M.ions. The captain went below TO get the
tkings asked for, and the stranger followed :;
el getting into the cabin the . head coolie !"
Inok seat and conmenced writing Chinese on
10 paper and counting out some cash. This
IInle business went on for short time, when the
MBEain was called on deck for about two
n--nuses, but returned again to the cabin, when
TO- Chinaman returned the pencil, thanked the
cnpsAIn very politely and LETT the vessel IN
rMhll sAmpan. About q quarter of an hour
N-.nr this, when the captain was going on shore,
10 found that his watch and chain had been
4fen from the cabin by this pretended - bead
~ rhaE . community should be on the verge Of
hnine through a vessel being quarantined is
1lDost beyond belief, yet such was the case at
E9gnkA, IL the FIJI Times s to be credited.
ILns Journal. on the 10th Oct, said -" Should
ths present quarantine Of the Gunga be pro-
frnksed one, LeYuka will be reduced TO the most
unplsasAnt strait it has known for many day.
U1frhers and bakers are alike at their wits and
thsiz supplies end Mr. Page informs that,
.&s}s1ding on the sheep oo board the Gunga, he
has nos provided himself with a supply Of cattle,
n1< y few days will throw the town on 10 pre-
srrped meats, while the bakers have not only
xxRnusted the usual monthly stock of four but
4nrn bought up all in the hands of the store
Fk8fpers, and but suo Gays supply remains.
Ths only resource is biscuit. The market is
bnrs Of vegetables. Yams cannot be procured
Eur love or money, and few kumalas represent
- entire stock Of tubers- IL the quarantine
ssrtinues, LeTuka will present the novel specta-
10 Of . community starving IN the midst OF
rjfnty, and lodgings on board the Gunga, even
"a sne risk Of infection, will be at premium
Ne take the following from . recent exchange
14Dsr which says -" Americans have unques-
+p ably, more perishable teeth than the English
cf1bAhly than the French the Spanish But
rf>ether they have worse teeth than the mass OF
X+4iAns. Germans, Russians, other races, Is oy
means csrtain. The common people. even many
a bose in toerabs circumstances, IN other lands,
4sct their teeth. rarely going or thinking OF go
% Q dentist Bot here. as 9 rule, almost every
\ 80 dspends art make up for the ravages OF
142re Ibis is clearly shown by the fact that not
44 tnAn lzOO dentists, or one 10 every 4.OOO IN
1a1fAnis, And employment in the United States.
Nominenf dentist has lately published article
- tnien be declares that about half ton Of pure
-representing some 500 900 doIIars-is annual
~ sd Tor nlling teeth in the Republic, and that
U EFF ~ Our times as much material Of cheaper
silver and the like, is used for the same pur-
III he estimates that only three centuries would
Aseded 20 pat al the gold coin now in circulation
=, - he ooantry-I5O 900 600 dolIars-iuto 1raye
- ~. hlling the teeth Of different geuerations-
Also says that almost 3, ZOO, 900 artificial teeth
E%Ads % nounted on various kinds Of plates ev-
~ | Jear, and that out Of average Of eighty per-
el AL classes here-the estimate Is based on
ly-Preparsd enthusiastically person has
Petty sound teeth The statement Is not pleas
Out ooncsding its truth, IL we do not like il we
nAfuy ra~snt u bv sho-ipg oDr (ovnl teeth %