MISCELLANEOUS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 606, 28 November 1873, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

When .floes a man feel girlish?— When ha makes his maiden speech ! Some one asks why is it potatoes so sonii run out. There are two good reasons. There are hut few potatoes in a hill that are lit for seed. Some are overgrown, coarse, rank, and will not transmit the original quality. Othe'g are undergrown, and not full developed seed. A potatoe of medium size, perfect in all its parts with change of ground, will produce its like ad inynitum One other reason, cuttin" potatoes between stem and seed and continually will demoralise the institution. It requires the stem and seed end to make a peffect seed. If cut, cut lengthwise. Single eyes will run out any potatoe. There is no other seed that will hear mutilation like the potatoe ; the only wonder is that it does not run out completely. A singular case was lately tried at the Norwich Assizes. A man named Robert Rail? an agricultural laborer, fifty thro* years of age. was chaiged with being present, aiding, abl-ettiug, and assisting.his wife in committing higgamy, on the 18th ■f r September, 1872. The prisoner, his wife, and a man named Farrow, lived in the same bouse, ' and on the day in question, at the office of the Superintendena Registrar at Norwich, the wife went through the form of marriage, in the preonce of the husband, who noted as father, and gave his own wife away Prisoner pleaded guilty, and said, “We had a few words together- I was very unhappy, so Ig’elher away.” lie was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment, with hard labor. Science and art. — A striking instance of the immense value a small piece of steel may acquire by the great power of skilled mechanical labor is the balance spring of a watch. From its extreme fineness and delicacy four thousand weigh not more than one ounce, anil exceed in value £I,OOO. A most interesting little work, describing the rise and progress of watchmaking, has been published by J. W. Benson, of 25, Old Bond-street, and the City Steam Factory, 58 and CO. I.iulgati hill, Loudon. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices. Mr. Benson, who holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales, has also published a pamphlet on Artistic Gold Jewellery, illustrated with beautiful dcsi.ns of Bracelets, Broaches, Ear-rings. Lockets, !cc., suitable for wedding,birthday ami other presents. The phamplets are sent post free for two stamps each, and thev cannot be too strongly recommended to those contemplating a pui chase, especially to residents in the country or abroad, who are thus enabled to select any article they may require, and have it forwarded with perfect s.afe'y. Here is something which might to be useful to Dr. Kenealy : “The Japan Gazette says : ‘A young Japanese, who left his country about eleven years ago, was recently examined by the French professors of the Kai Sci Gakko ; and, though they pronounced hi* o nversatoinal powers and pronunciation better than any pupil in the college, he was unable to answerques tions in the various blanches cf ttv.dy such as.are common-plate, in the lowest class The yonng man had utteily forgotten his own language. ..vjjjisvptospects as a Japanese are not brilliant ; ho cannot even lieopiA ; ; an ; interpreter; but must ‘ sit down, and' as a-new language, f " ’

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