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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 414, 21 April 1904, Page 7

A. kindly minister called on a Scottish *-'" 'family, and taking little' Sandy on hiiT :.•■ ' Ah! there is .something in this little ; fellow, thai I like.' <r,j ! ; / i ~.Thev , boy looked at him open-mouthed for a moment, and then said: ; •;/- V '"' Heyi did yon know I hft£a 3 , treble roll

• in the millinery show-window of* large department store in Philadelphia * easterner inquired of a saleswoman what they charged to clean feathers, - - i-. 'Two-shillings apiece* was the answer. v- 'Oh, I could, neve? pay that price 1* gasped the lady., ; ; .. #A■» * HowV many have ~ you P* asked toe clerk.' *lf you have % sufficient number We might make a reduefcioa in the price/ •'« Why! 1 couldn't count them,' said the customer, 'for 1 have two beds full.' _ 'She was promptly directed to another department. • <v

The following essay by-a- youthful Board-school boy throws quite a new and ; interesting light on Church dignitaries ■.— 'There are three kinds of clergymen biahupa rectors and curate, the bishops tell the rectors to: work and the curate have to do it. a curat is a thin; married: mm but when.he is a reotor he gets, fuller and can preeph longer sermons,and beoumsagooct man we should anwajs rispeot a curat" because: sam day he maiybecUm a reeotor and we maat allways pity those who are low down in the world, any of ua may becum misfortunate so we nuwt.j not hie a man with a stone. '.','/■ .

The lark { waa ;; up to meet the sun, and carol for 1 ' his took down his gnnandlat him biased ; awayv' ; The busy bee arose at Jive, and buised,;" the meadows o'er j .the'farmer'e wife we.nt , for his hive, aBd J robbßd%uu of his atorefi ' begin 3 the greedy swallows flew that way, and took his lexdahip in. 0 bee, O bird, Oant, be wise, in proverbs take no stock; like "merefuaeto rise until it's half-past ~i Idpea--:: no\. want much —ln jtihjffll 16ve1^afamonds : ' oftan" ?a»k Jfli ;. N IBMflWMHMiWlifil