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Evening Star, Issue 3619, 28 September 1874, Page 3

, A Galesburg barber advertises himself as a professor of cnnicultural abscission and crinological trapsis.” The longest word in tho English language is smiles, because there is a mile between the first and last letter of it.

A magizme for this month supplies the following on remarkable memories ” “ Among the incidents cited is that of a child of ten—le jeune Chewier — being examined, made an exposition of Jnssien’s botanical system. After dividing it into its three parts, acotyledons, monocotyledons, and dicotyledons, the boy subdivided these each again into fifteen classes, and each class into families, urging' 1 his way undismayed through orabrauchoides rhmantoicles, polemonacise, and other such like throat strainers, explaining politely when called upon. Joseph Sca-liger gained his renown from learning the ‘ I dad ’ and ‘ Odyssey ’ by heart in three weeks, Lipsius would recite the histories of Tacitus word for word giving anyone leave to plunge a dagger into his boqy if he made a mistake. Francis Suarez could quote the whole of St. Augustine’s works —a perfect library- - ‘ from the egg to the apple.’ Dr Thomas Fuller could name in order all the signs on both sides of the road from the beginning of Paternoster Row to the Mansion House, William Lyon, for a bowl of punch, was in the habit of repeating in full the contents of the ‘ Daily Advertiser,’ which he had read once.”

ate dvertisements. EGSENEATH. fJpHE unsold Sections in this Township are now for sale by private contract. Apply to CONNELL & MOODIE. WANTED, a Bespectable Girl.for a few hours of an evening. Mrs Hamann, Moray Place. WANTED, by four Gentlemen, two bedrooms, fitting-room, with partial board. Within five minutes’ walk of the Atthenreum. Address, box 115, Post Office, Dunedin. WANTED Known. Friendly Societies’ Hall to Let, religious purposes, on Sunday. Apply Mrs Hamann, Moray place. WANTED, Unfurnished Room. Applv Mr T. S. Rutherford, North Dunedin Butchery. WANTED, Two or Three Gentlemen Boarders iu private house. Address "R.A., ’’Evening Star Office, MRTUER, Kaikorai, will please call at Forth street to arrange papering house, W. G. Jenkins. a y° Un £> .Girl accustomed to children, to assisl in house work. Mrs Edmund Smith, Load n street. WANTED, a rcspecta le Boy for the New Zealand Pape- Bag Factory. Apply, E. Steele, Jetty street. WANTED TO SELL, jreehold building Allotments. Half-mile from town. Terms easy and cheap. Apply, W, Hooper,