Notes by the Way.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 915, 3 June 1891, Page 1

Notes by the Way.

Canada. For years past Si c Job n <*& mWHWI pfola*e)fftv<rtii«ng tfreiiarinfexirtfon I'o1 'of 1 Mti htetkibTf^bdm ;; doa ) btlesV i "benefit! Cm*& dWWW^ \& isfwig ihe ■rfil\. l,f^*»r.if:!m j.mIJ ilji;/ -\:\)i^V. y':i!i o fcstates that her mercantile transa^tfons io\ »«ui fv>n«ii!£:cvi sin ;>h;u« are mainly conducted, a. r^rv ]iu •>''£ qnantitv of American, manufactu.es i>- iriti %^ fcl J QaMjr'^Rf a »wrij ftV^^l^ W 9?M p^cprofiijrati^, Pfoda<?es,Jitt^itJ>»t j 9 :not fonhil^equwlLy plentiful m the Hepnßlie, ahd' maim^e^ tures nothing-tb«H^©--lf«tt»kees cannot make equally^Uj^^^ter, The States are not assagptiot-ltne annexation as are cheL>Qau*diiaaJ.itiia t e3cationist3. $,Ue jqtp ftjTf »..: Jop» will- be a^heavyi bte4 to? tfte"4byiil :i party. H,i > stood 'alone, head and shoulders aboypj contemporary >otlloniai ■politicahs. His worth'i jiWa^-'thprpaghlx known and fjp-!. ; predated l ia' England, where for many 1 lyQars^e.^ad been a member of the jPrivy (Doaneili and the news of his^ jeniorceU retirement will be very.' tntst** t^i ithe- Ooloniabt)ffice i . ■•• It is saidthat'Siß |J". S.. I>. Thompson, thepresent Minisiter for Justice? will, reconstruct .the. |C^in i et.^Hj ( Myl/ l DatMittn^rGaDmet. *he part of the Prince of Denmark

j Pbksonally, Sjb?!/ohn was a very Striking man He hore a /strong resemblance both bodily and men< al to the late Earlbf Beicbnsfield,' and the resemblance, wasr .intensified Tby certain jmannerisnis which he, donbtless unin-/ itentionally, caught from Disraefi.^ln pffice he was as th^spffidi, insorutable, jmiaasifevi Irf] social life he ' was the iheenest, roost agreeable of corcpanion& y md the wittiest; and brightest of con»er-!ationaliatß,-i i His ». .absence ' will be )ainfully noticed- at many a Canadian

Elate wftfrits'ttdre'df lesrs successfol iirusade against the Preat s now attacking ' Our Boys ' with equal igonr^*>>iWe"ha»e hot enjoyed such an i iee^^vL^uam^ceVith'thd/Cbr^tiii ' tDar 9l :i - J? n ?g laaies as the talented i annot venture tp either Affirm or con* radict.the! correctness of his sweeping i lenuncia I ttons." v "Btli' 'm his second

•hilippio he h»6' certainly laid himself pen tq .attack. „W,ha{eVer the, faults and, aitings of the colonial youth m generaLL ,nd the~Otfristchui|ch youth : in particqlar . - *iil^P '©Sgf m* v atlile L tie p^nitl annot them, .he manly sports indeed absorb, if anyhing, tooffe&h o^'hU'tilne ahfl i energy. .that m no town m England. , Eifiy'eAtimes the. popnlatiqn o£ ' Christ*^ horcb<; wilt Uiiere: be found onelvftifas aarif feurisnifig 'ietifti} cVidket, 1 fobUali^ ychng, rowing, acu other athletic clubs

4s exist and proßßOAj^the Cathedral | With anothor clause of the mdioU toent w;e'fcan ! ndtkUfitag Ire€f.';1 re€f.' ; 'The colonial joutb. it not a reading youth unless his trjsirfcss" l&acls-'him T that ; wfty. 1 iSfcill, ( v^Sh are fdnria -literary t rfif %#&itfl fi §"' "soFietfes wliiobv nbt only exist m name, buc actually are fairly ve\U al^n^ed, b-Fomibly the membtt*

are not m an) way distinguished m any particu'ar branch of science or art, but they at loast try to>be: proviaoia) towns m England could muster as many fairly average artists, musical and dramatio amateurs, and adepts m quasi scientific pursuits^ such as pbotograpby, &c, as Chrißtcliurch can show. There are a few botanists and geologists amongst them, and at least one man knows something about alpine work.

That the yoong .men prefer pretty partners at the dances is a woful crime certainly, and deserving of the severest censure. But if only the prettj Christchurch girls get partners, then what a wonderful display, of wallflowers there must be at the ordinary Christchurch ball. -The charge of frugality too is a hoary one, but where a young fellow^ is expected td dress and liVe' like a gentleman' on a salary of twopence halfpenny a week, even a ' bouquet of flowers or other gimcrack' to every girl tie knows on her birthday would be a considerable tax. ..... .-. .-.-' >■■'-.■ ■ •»': •- ■-

.Me Ei)ißON^ ' th« wizard of Mento Park/ has added yet a ! new terror fo life; . Hiß latest ' invention^ with : Borne unspellablei' anpronooiiceablei naaie, is said to combine the phdtogra^h aM the phonograph. , ..jHiow earth poor sufferipg man^iad jg, \ivm if « this igoes on^ parses comprehsppipn.; I^anoj talephoning to,ono'B wife that on,e was. detained at the office, and a photograph, of 'the office 'going with' the message! Imagine the remittance man appealing for funds, and the 'old man . receiring a picture of the appellant m his misery. This sort^o'f'tbinjg 1 is going too far for a joke; Mr Edl^on had Hotter tdra his attention toth'e inrention of a prerariea* tihg mabbine if ; he wants to Achiete dollarfl as w«U &t fame* ' ■