Model verdict for a corner's jury:— " We do believe, and therefore do so find, that after due enquiery and according to our best knowledge, we do not know how, when, or whence or where the deceased came to his death."
A Society of ladies has been formed in Berlin called the "Clothing League for the Abolation of Petticoats." Tbe object is to discard the present flowing garments worn by the weaker sex, and substitute for them " a dualistic form of covering for the legs as well as for the arms." Will it become popular ? The bloomer costume did not take.
A washerwoman arrested a man in San Jose the other day for disputing her account. " What is the amount ?" asked the Judge. " Twelve dollars," said the linen scrubber. " Tbe amount is preposterous," said the defendant. "If it please the court, I have lived here about four years, and— and— " "I am an editor," whispered the poor man, hanging his bead. "That settles it,' - said his Honor, the case is dismissed."
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 516, 24 June 1881, Page 3
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170Untitled Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 516, 24 June 1881, Page 3
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