The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-12-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

Hens 20 barefooted no matter how much you
hoo them
sour Christian is like sour milk Both
mere intended to be sweet. but something has
tarned them, and after being turned they both
hecome worthless.
IL Is perfectly evident to a well balanced mind
t1at everybody else in the world is called to be
religions, and equally evident that you are your
ssif called TO do just as you please
A little boy, weeping most piteOusly, was in
terrupted By some unusual occurrence. 'lie
hnshed his cries for a moment-the thought was
troken - Ma said he, resuming his shifting,
''Rhat was crying about just now p
a waxwork figure of Franklin. on exhibition
10 France u labelled; ''Francklin, inventor OF
elactricity. This savant, after having made
eesen voyages round the world. died the
1atdwieh Islands, and was deyOured by savages.
of FhOm not u single fragment was ever recover
"A Esntleman. coming from New York lately.
w1a fellow passenger with Yankee who never
- any chance, except when he was eating or
sttping. had q cigar out of his mouth. I'll have
sesn good many smokers" said the individual,
s.bnt I never saw such incnrable chimney as
yon are" YES" was the reply; IL am fond of
M Havana. and l have left instructions that one
10 tO be put into my coffin when / die ''And, -
inierected another Yankee OF the party, 81
84ess you won't have 10 60 far for light, any
how mseh suggestive meaning il sometimes
hidden under the cOmmOnest episode Of daily lifel
Tie finest Wit and the most bitter sarcasm are
sonetmes contained 10 these episodes-fner wit
and more bitter sarcasm than genius itself could
coAmand. " Do you call that n veal outlet
uniter7" said London exquisite, one Of the
m.nt delicate type even in that favored region of
sxauisites. the West End. - Why, sir. such u
veal eutIet a. that is an insult to every selEre-
specting calf in the British Empire The wait
e. hung his head in very shame for moment.
ard then replied, IN the LANGUAGE OF humblest
:Es!'s' " really didn't "''" to insult yo"'
The transit Of Venus in 1882 is already begin
mag TO occupy the minds Of scientific men in
E1giand Recently the Astronomer-ROyal read
paper on the subject before the members of the
A3EronomicaI Society He said that he believed
<le scientific world would not be satisfied unless
~ opportunity was taken advantage OF, Tor II
3 nc1ld not occur again before the extinction OF
1Nee generations. In the observation OF thI-
tlnsit they would have the advantage of the ex-
fcrtence Of observers still alive, and the labonr
T'4nld be greatly reduced by reason of the great
cEension OF telegraphic communication which
had been effected since the date Of the last transit
~ thought that the most important condition
- the selection OF stations was that the sun
n1puld have sufficient aItitude-at least Is de-
f1ees. For this it was worth while 70 sacrifice
folnething in the magnitude of parallax. For
ipgress accelerated he would rely on Cape Colony
trom the Cape Observatory to Durham; for mgress
Ietarded he proposed to rely principally on
ftatiOns in the West India Islands The sun S
lltitude at North America stations would not be
efficient. In England the transit would be best
near the Lands End; towards the north and east
he suns altitude would not be sufficient The
observations should ali be made with incl
Equatorial telescopes, several of which were IN
readiness at Greenwich. The transit occurs on
December 9Th.