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Dunstan Times, Issue 545, 27 September 1872, Page 2

A certain literary gentleman, wishing to e undistured one day, instructed hUservant i admit no i in-; and, if any one inquired for him to give an equivocal answer. Night ame, and the gentleman proceeded to interrogate Pat as .o the callers. :—“ JL)id any me call ?” “Yes, sir; one jintleman.” “ What hid he say?” ‘' He axed w'as your honor in.” “Well, what did you tell him?'' ‘Sure, I gev hj ma quivveikle answer jisi.” “ What was that?” “ I axed him if his ,raudmother was a monk y.”

A 1 -orman has made experiments to ascertain the amount of loss that coal under-

goes when exposed to tbe weather. It .voubi surpiise many readers to hear that the loss is considerable : ordinary bituminous co 1 loses nearly one third in weight. m. I nearly one half in gas making quality, •-ature shows us the coneet way—she '■ways keeps her coals considerably hover.