The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-11-26
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items
The ears OF q are happily located. since
every subject there - always a good deal TO be
Md on both sides.
The Sydney Bulletin says Of King Ralakaua
at - he is about the only Pacific King in the
Nrld."
The Turner-Montague Opera Troupe, left Sgd
~ for New Zealand, by the steamer Zealandia.
4 Georgia editor says 50 Gold is found in sc
COATES in this state, silver in 3, copper in l3.
irOr in 49, diamonds in 20, whisky in all OF them
andthe lazt gets away with all the rest.
Mean folks in this world? There are a
iarner asked his son If he felt too tired lame
10 60 TO Barnum's Circus, and when the boy
Iaid - No. told him to 90 and fetch up hOd o1
coal And the boy couldn't say he wasn't abb
A certain Chief Justice, on hearin- an 5s
bray, interrupted the late Mr.. Curran IN us
speech to the jury by saying. " one at a time
Mr. Curran. it you please" The speech being
finished, the Judge began his charge, and during
its progress the sent forth the full force of It's
lungs, whereupOn the advocate said, 3. Does not
your lOrdship hear q remarkable echo in the
court2"
The Census lately taken in New Zealand shows
the Maoris to number "A ,O99. OF these there are
under Is years OF age Is, ,4S0 persons. while those
over Is amount 20 % 1863. The natural rule Of a
balance Of the sexes, with usually slight pre-
pOndera1ce Of females, has become altered, GJr
t,sglV 1,IZ
and the males ever Is years Of age number IA 732
that is, they comprise n whole third Of the pop
ulatiOn under regular eond''---.s tu1y would not
exceed n fifth
Tk frincess Amelia Caroline Gasperine Leo
pOldine Henrietta Louise Elizabeth FrancOise
MaxImilienne, OF Furstenburg, the lady to whom
james Gordon Bennett Is reported TO be engaged,
is the only daughter Of Charles EgOn, Prince OF
Furstenberg, and is thirty three years old.
James is reported tO be learning her name under
the best professors
youth AMI . maiden walked By the ssA.
And told their love In the long ago:
But he married another. and 80 did she.
Aud both Ers hAPPy-'twas everso
Miss Angelina snys that when she goes to the
theatre she never dresses much, because every
body is booking at the play but no one can be
more particular 10 her dress when she goes 10
church.
The other day. Iove-sick swain in the old
country proposed TO n lively yOung belle, and
was siariled 10 get for a reply: &" Oh, yes. let's
be married Twill be such fun
Tell hoasyrd accents CriHolins will
more.
That nav soul must days
yorg.
MoIsaty own. forbi,Is ns to the pubIle reveal
All that suffered IN the period of steel;
Phfstias then. doubtless. and those days would
fain forget
why revive ths oId wire fencing though you call 1
Crinolettsf
An important case was tried before the Crimi- |
nal Court Of Columbia. An old colored man |
was on the witness stand. Tired Of asking fruit
less questions, the district attorney put leading
one - Have you ever been in the pententIary?' |
- Yes, sab" All eyes we're now turned upon |
the witness. The district attorney smiled com |
placcntiy, and resumed " How many times I
have you been in the Penitensary2" - Twice. /
sah." - Where " - In Baltimore, sab i
How long were YOU there the first time " /
a. ksxrfE ftvty aah
second time - asked the attorney. rather crest
fallen. - An hour, sah, went there TO white
wash a cell for n lawyer who had robbed his \
client" The attorney sat down, amid the
laughter OF the spectators.
The American organ Of the WOmen's Rights \
movement suggests an improvement upon the I
ancient fashion Of courtship. The marriageabe I
youth Of both sexes, according to this plan,
would assemble az stated intervals, each one /
would write on slip OF paper the name OF the \
person be, or she would like TO marry. the papers \
would then be submitted TO the two discreet iu-
diyiduals, and IL any two were found to have \
declared mutual regard, the fact would DO
announced, and the marriage would follow. The .
remaining papers would be Immediately de-
stroyed-
There is q good story told Of President Hayes
10 connection with some appointments made TO
6I the vacancies in the United States army
gentlemen who is distinguished in social life was
extremely anxious TO have the son OF q warm
called upon the President and made known his
request - You see, Mr. President, said be, IN
advocating the young mans claim, - his father
il a distinguished ex-army Oficer, and his great
grandfather gallant soldier IN the army,
and bis great-great-grandiather was officer IN
che navy during the Revolutionary War These
points were pressed with force upon the atten-
tion Of the President. All Of a sudden the
President said, - and this young mans father,
great-grandfather. and even a more remote grand
father have all been officers OF the United
StAtes2" YES" came the reply. "Well,'
replied the President, with n merry chuckle,
"a don't you think il about time that some one in
that family earned living for himself?'
THE electric light has been applied to the bi-
cycle before now 20 light up the road IN front OF
t. bat NJ. TrouvG, Of Paris. is the 6rst 10 do away
with personal exertion and drive the vehicle itself
bv the electric current. lie effects this by con-
Meeting each axle % n small electric motor Of his
own construction, in such manner that the
rotation OF the mOter turns the wheels. The
motors are themselves driven by the current
stored up in secondary batteries, carried By the
veloeipede. Recent trials with an English tri-
cycle, which with its Occupier, weighed nearly
four hundredWeight, could be maintained by the
current at the speed OF an ordinary cab Tor the
space OF On hour. NJ. Trouye Is now at work on
au improved motor, which he hopes will surhce
20 drive the tricycle. at speed Of twelve OF htsen
miles 40 hour and this motor, combined with
FAure's secondary battery, ought to make ;he
electric trisycle practical invention, highly Use
a.. srv.Isd - ho meakfu