MISCELLANEOUS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 626, 17 April 1874, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

—o— Mark Twain says that his countrymen, the Sandwich Islanders, are generally as unlettered as the back of a tombstone. You may meet with twenty men in the day who stutter, hut you never heard of a woman who had an impediment in her speech. Is this old ? If not, it is neat. It is told by the Melbourne Herald, of “ two members of the New South Wales Legislature : —These wiseacres were arguing in the Parliamentary refreshment room, when the following colloquy ensued : Ist Mem.: You blow about edication | Why 1 don’t believe as how you ever had two penn’orth of schoolin’in your life ?’ 2nd Mem.: ‘I knows more about it nor you do, any way. Why, 1 don’t believe you can repeat the Lord’s Prayer,!’ Ist Mem.: *l‘iu game to bet you a fiver I can, como now.’ 2nd Mem.: ‘Hone; stake the money.’ The cash being duly posted on either side, the second member remarked, ‘ Now, then, begin.’ Ist Mem.: *1 believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in ’: 2nd Mem., ‘That’! do, you’ve won the money ; but I’m blessed if I thought you knew it.’ Spectator. Two immense steamers have recently been launched on the Clyde, the one being 4,200 tons and the other 4,800 tons register. The latter is said to be, next to the Great Eastern, the largest merchant vessel in the world. She is intended for the Liverpool and South American trade, At the Manchester Winter Assizes, James Woodall was convicted of attempting to destroy by lire his premises at Preston, with intent to defraud an insurance company. Sentence of penal servitude was passed on him. Reid, the celebrated medical writer, eras requested by a lady of literary eminence to call at her house. “Be sure you recollect the address,” said she, as she quitted the room, “No. 1, ChesterfieldStreet.,’ “ Madame,"’said the doctor, ‘T am too great an admirer of politeness not to remember Chesterfield, and, I fear, to o selfish ever to forget number one.” Dr. JBiuoht’s Piiosuodynf/ — Multitudes of people are hopelessly suflerimr from Debility, Nervous and Liver Complaints, Depression of Spirits, Delusions, Unfitness for Business or Study, Failure of Hearing, Sight, and Memory, Lassitude, Want of Power, &c., whose cases admit of a permanent cure by the new remedy—Phosphmlyne (Ozonic Oxygen)— which at once allays all irritation and excitement, imparts new energy and life to the enfeebled constitution, and rapidly cures every stage of these Hitherto incurable and distressing maladies. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers throughout the Colonies from whom Pamphlets, containing testimonials, may be obtained. Caution.—Be particular to ask for Dr. Bright’s Phosphodyne, as imitations are abroad ; and avoid purchasing single bottles the genuine article being told ing.aotb only.

During the last year the London Mirror, recorded the distribution of as many a 8; eighty donations oiI,(KJ.)/. each, and one of 5,001)/. to the London Charities. Mrihnith is hound to have his joke. His wife walked nearly in front of a railway, train'tho other day, and lie said that if she had gone a “step further” his bhildren would have had a “ step mother.’' He appeared the next day with one side of his head in a bandage. Goldsmiths’ Work. I —The process of fine-art manufacture in this branch of trade is ; strikingly exemplified in a little work published by Mr. J. \V. Benson, of No. 25, Old Bond-street, oud of the City Steam Factory, 58 and 60. Ludgate-hill, Loudon. It is enriched and embellished with designs, by Italian, French ami English artistes, of brooches, bracelets, ear-rings, and other articles, suitable for. personal wear, or for wedding, birth-day, or other presents, with their prices. Mr. 'Benson, who holds the appointment to H.R.11. the Prince of Wales, has also published a very interesting pamphlet on' the Rise and Progress of Watchmaking. These pamphlets are sent, post.free, for two stamps each, and thoycannothetoo stronglyrecommended to those contemplating a purchase, especially to residents in the country or abroad, who arc thus enabled to select any article they may require, an d have it forwarded in perfect safety.