The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-02-11
Miscellaneous Items.

AEABELLA-on her tip toes a chair, clutch
ing eonvulsiVely at her skirts and and shrieking
- Oh, Bridget 4 mouse A mouse Come
and catch it-quick.'' Bridget 8. Shure mum
there's no hurry. II this gets away, I can
catch plenty more for ye. mum"
The man VINO sermons an running
brooks - mOst apt TO 20 and look for them on
Sundays when trout are biting.
DoST Judge a man by the silk umbrella ne
CARRIES; be may just have left an alpaca one in
ITS place.
MANUFACTURING wire worker man advertise
msnt invites the public to come and see his IN
Uisibis wire fence.
TIE longest stretch Of telegraph wire in the
world - across the Kistun River, in India-the
span being GOOO feet IN length.
CURIOUs EEFECTs OF MTEAGE.-A Bedawin
riding past full speed. Carrying long spear,
10 sight for more than an hour and half
He took all kinds e fantastic shapes, and as re-
CARDS the distance, he of at any moment /;
the best range-fnder ever invented could not have
lOctlIzed him. At one time he split into
three, with space Of something that looked like
a surface Of sbImmering water between each part
the legs OF the camel dancing along over the
plain without any body attached TO them, and
high them the body OF the camel and rider
AyIog through the air. and above them again the
tuft of feathers surmOunting his spear, looking
like bird in the air.-KeaHes s Journey 10 Ne
Ginah.
ANOTHER TEEEoLOGrsT.-A Quidnunc in Singa-
pors has unearthed u prophecy by the chaTlItan
Nostradamus, with reference the end Of the
world. Having been penned more than three
hundred years ago, it Is Of course entitled to
respect -
Quand Georges Dieu erucffera.
One Marc Ie ressacitera,
Et que Saint Jean ie portera.
lie du monde arrfvera-
The Interpretation Of which il that the final
catastrophe will occur during some year when
fall uf
(April 22nd) Easter Sunday, on St Mark (April
24Ih) and Corpus Christi on 81. John (June 24,)
This consummatiOn, it appears. will actually hap
pen in 1886.
King HuMBERT At HoME.-Humbert the First
is an early riser in summer and winter he turns
ont Mt i've O'Clock in the NOR ing. He spends
his first hour Of tire day ia reading at SIX clock
when the weather permits; ne takes ride
horseback, or Inspects his stables. which are un-
de- the charge Of the Marquis Origo. At nine
O'Clock the mail comes in, and His Majesty, in
company with two old and faithful cOunsellOrs
formerly in bis fathers service. sets himself at
once TO peTuse its contents, and now the serious
business Of the day commences. As the clock OF
the QuIrinal strikes ten he - ready Tor his private
secretaries General MedIci and Count Vison, who
appear and tuke their orders for the day. At
eleven O'clock breakfast Is served, after which the
King deyOtes bimself bis family until one
O'Clock, when he begins his audiences. Anyone
who wishes speak 20 him on a matter Of busi-
ness IL freely admitted The King shakes hands
with his visitor in English fashion when he
tiers the drawing-rOOm and when he leaves. He
offers his cigar case, and during the audience the
King himself smokes and PAGES the while
he hears the business Of hrs subjects. The
audience lasts until four O'Clock, and then
His Majesty takes his daily walk, generally
turning 90 the palace about six. The next hour
he spends IN the company of the Queen and the
young Prince Of Naples Dinner is served
seven clock, but the King partakes very lightly
OF this meal. believing that the stay of the day
should be obtained at breakfast. At nine O'Clock
he goes to bis study, and after deyOting couple
of hours to his books. he retres for the night.
Such are the daily habits OF the King of Italy.
In politics he ~ noted for his impartiality. and
his universal popularity. Notwithstanding the
many cInhietIng parties in Italian society. Is a
prO1l of the satisfactory manner in which be
governs his peoPle.-SOcieiy