MR DOOLEY ON PHOTOGRAPHY.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 17 April 1901, Page 3

MR DOOLEY ON PHOTOGRAPHY.

Mr Dooley discourses as follows on the political photograph:—''No, 'tis no aisy job bein' a candydate, an' 't'ud be no aisy job if th' game iv photographs was th on'y wan th' candydates had to play. Willum Jennings Bryan is photygraphed smilin' back at his smilin' corn fields, in a pair iv blue overalls with a scythe in his hand borried fr'm th' comp'ny that's playin' 'The 01' Homestead' at tho Lincoln Gran' Opry House. Th' nex' day Mack is seen mindin' a rustic chair with a monkey wrinch. Bryan has a pitcher took in th' act iv puttin' on a shirt marked with th' union label, and they'se another photygraph iv Mack carryin' a scuttle iv coal up tli' cellar stairs. Whin th' la3' photygrapher has packed his arrms hemeward I can see th' gr-reat men ralirin' to their rooms an' lettin' their faces djwn f'r a few minyits bofore puttin' him up again in curl pa-apers f'r th' nex' day display. Glory be, what a relief 'twill be f'r wan iv thira to raysume permanently th' savage or fam'ly breakfast face th'mornin' afther eliction ! What a relief 'twill be to know f'r sure that th' man at th' dure bell is on'y th' gas collector an' isn't loaded with a speech iv thanks in behalf iv th' Spanish Gover.mint! What a relief to snarl at wife an' frinds wanst more!"

The following wire came from our correspondrnt at Totara Flat : —" Mr. Steer's pair of trotting horses by Berlin for the forthcoming Juvenile Handicap were railed from Totara Flat to Grey this morning." The following snake story comes from Bombala, N.S.V 7 . A servant girl named Johnson was walking along the verandah when suddenly something dropped on her head, curling around hor neck. She thought is was a strap, and was unconcerned for a moment, until to her horror she discovered it was an enormous tiger snake. The girl's screams brought to the scene the mistress of the house, who with great coolness managed to get. the snake to the ground, and at onco kflled it. Tho girl though greatly frightened was not injured. The Premier of Queensland says black labour cannot bo done without in the sugar industry at present. He thinks Mr Barton should go to North Queensland and study the subject for himself, or else make diligent enquiries, before he attempts legislation. When asked if he would take any steps to put the matter before the Federal Prime Minister, Mr Philp said : —" There is plenty of time; no legislation will be possible yet." He added that the matter did not come within his jurisdiction; it was the function of the representatives of Queensland in the Federal Parliament. During tho slack season in Londom Mr J. M. Sinclair, the Government Goneral Agent, is to visit Victoria to discuss the entire re-organisation of the commercial offices in London. Ho will also discuss the question of carrying and shipping grain in bulk.' Over JE200.000 worth of diamonds are stolon every year from the South African diamond mines.

The richest lodge in Victoria is the Lo yal Castlemaine Lodge, M.1L.1.0.0.F. whose funds total £13,518. an average of £l4B per member. The profits during the past sis months, after paying £96 for sick fund and other expenses, amounted to £232.