The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-13
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Just look what a fright the widow Bezum-
bee is in black"
The False Prophet is said to have been do
feated and captured.
The Chicago Tribune says President Arthur
will probably hereafter observe the placard New
York politics bearing the injunction Presidents
will please not handle." "
q see her she looks worse than n scarecrow.
If mourning makes me look like that, hope to
God nobody will ever die in our family"
In order to encourage the manufacture OF wall
papers of foreign type, the Japan Government
Printing Office has imported eight sets OF the
necessary machinery from Germany.
1t was before the services began in one OF the
most fashionable churches in Austin One lady
leaned over the back of the pew and whispered
from behind her fan 10 another lady
White vinegar is made from any white wine,
but there is n great deal of white vinegar sold
that is made from chemicals, and is very injuri-
GUS to the coats Of the stomach. IL is best to
make ones vinegar at home when practicable.
For cure of cracked heels, take mixture OF
flower of sulphe rand glycerine, making paste;
use enough glycerne TO give ii glossy appear
ance Apply the paste at night and Ia the
morning apply plain glycerine Sure cure.
A man il he really tries can find consolation in
every event of life. "Ahl well' said an old
farmer as he came home from the funeral "we've
buried good man when we buried poor Wuzzle.
ground 'thout you put some good in. "
Iron rust can be removed from linen and cot
ton clothes by solution of the salts OF lemon,
which Augusta can purchase for few dimes or
pennies at any drug store. The druggist will
give full directions how to use the salts. IL is
poisonous, and mus, be carefully handled.
Browns Iron Bitters is not drink and does
not contain whiskey - Piusburg Er Ad
Such being the case we presume that the Bit
tiers are in the form of Pill AZ it does not con-
tain whiskey the particular manner in which IL is
taken or applied, will not interest many --outsidc
of Pittsburg.
The spirit which inspires many litgants was
illustrated in British Columbia Court recently
A that involved only S36 had consumed Ave
hours in the hearing. when the disgusted magis-
trate offered TO pay the amountf the parties would
consent to withdraw the suit. Infamcd by the
passions that law arouses they refused, and the
was continued.
The annual report Of the National Board of
Health, after detailing the recurrence OF yellow
fever mt Pensacola and Brownsville during the
past year, recommends additional projection of
the mouth of the Rio Grande, and closes with
estimates for the continuance of work amount
ing to $500 and an epidemic contingent
fund of $4,000
The Jersey Lily is adept in repartee a New
York newspaper offered her the of its coluin:.s
for any reply which she chose 20 make to the
charges of Mrs. Labouchere. With artless inno-
cence she telegraphed in return: " What has been
saidH Since arrival in America haven't read pa
pers." The enterprising journalist when he read
this, probably felt as though he had been hit by q
pile-drivcr.
KNIVES AND FoRKs.-A country girl at "A fash.
ionable hotel in New York noticed that all the
guests used their forks only in eating pie
Upon her return home she reported the fact to
the old lady, who comforted her by observing
O. You shouldn't mind 'em, Jenina; it's ali
because they're to lazy to use their knives -
People who ask il man can be a gentleman
who puts his knife into his mouth when eating,
should ask when forks first came into use For
several thousand years after knives were in
vented, food was placed in the mouth by a
spoon a knife, or the fingers, the latter being
the most common method. It is curious TO note
the 8 genteel directions for cutting meat at
table before forks were known. The Joint Of
meat, or the fowl, held in position with one
hand while dissected with the knife held in the
other hand. In the book of table etiauette of
1891, we read: g Set never on fyshe, hesche,
ne fowle, more than two fingers and thombe' -
Forks were first used in Italy, and were intro
duced into England in the latter part Of the six
teenth century. Even then they were used only
to hold the meat while cutting it, the food being
put into the mouth on the blade Of n knife or
with the thumb and fingers. Sixty years ago
knives were generally used in this way.
Black Cashmere, if Of good quality and all wool.
will bear washing very we'll Rip up your old dress
and after brushing out the dust carefully from the
pieces OF cashmere, prepare wash for IL thus
Put piece Of ammonia the size Of big black wal
nut into quart Of water. When the ammonia Is
completely dissolved, dip the cashmere into the so
luton piece by piece rinsng il through tho LIQUID
and washing and rubbing thoroughly those parts
that are greasy or much soiled. Hang up each
piece separately 10 drip. Do not wiring the goodg.
When dripped and half dry, rinse again in clear
soft warm water and hang up again to dry. Whom
nearly dry iron on the wrong side. BE careful not
70 wiring or crease the cashmere at all during the
process, and when finished it will look almost or
quite good new. BE sure to wash your hands
with toilet soap Of good quality, and after drying
them use little glycerine and rOse-water mixture
on them before going out into the air.. mixture
Of pure white glycerine and rose water in equal
parts should be every ladys toilet table Efoise
will find ii necessary to rip up any wooden dress
that is to be dyed or washed.
1t would be difficult to lay down a single pro-
position on the subject of beredity to which Just
exception might not be taken; but the fact about
which one may ieel surest seems to be the inAu-
ence OF the mother, whether consciously or un-
consciously exercised. An unpleasant illustration
appears in the characters of Letitia Bonaparte
and Napoleon. She was sly, not to say given 20
hbs. He has been described as "the most colos-
sal liar that ever lived Readers of the BIble
need not go to secular history Rebekah and
Jacob cffer parallel case. But in nine cases ont
Of ten the influence is for good About the onIv
mistake in Mr.. Reade's delightful novel of "Hard
Cash consists in his making Mrs. Dodd prav
that her SON might never be brave man like his
iather. w hat true woman would ever utter such
prayerf " Either this or upon this has the
more genuine ring; and if English women forbear
TO repeat modern equivalent of the words to
their soldier sons it is in the proud Consciousness
that no such lesson is eeded.-- CornhiH MaQa-
zine.