AN EYE FOR EVERYTHING.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 305, 13 November 1883, Page 3

AN EYE FOR EVERYTHING.

,^r£L:^~. '.■ r^y CYCLOP. "-,■■..-•' -i The^portMftign:- th^.aew^postage -stamps^ that came into use in America on Octoberljwre :— licent. Franklin ;. 2-cerit, Jackson j--3-cehfj Washington ; J5-eenf, Garfield ; 6-cenV Lincoln : 7-cent.Stanton ; 10-cent, Jefferson; "12-cent, Clay ;. 15-eeut, Scott ; 50-cent,; Hamilton; 90-cent, Perry. This is a new idea _~-ROiatu>na] jjoilpi^^Jkry in..miiittti^g, h ; pr6ntabl^W2StjHrgl?^Abbey, I can understand that, it will ; now bo the height o£ an American statesman^ ambition to. get; his head on a stamp.' With us one head, and that; of the fashion street typjej mono-j pbiiieg everything. * How ; many millions .of! millions of times the head . of Queen Victoria; has been produced on coins, stamps, etc.,j throughout the Empire I .hesitate, to .say. j The Bomans with commendable fidelity si-j tared their coins as the Emperor advanced in; years, but the Queen is ever- fair and everj young. It seems to me that it would be better than a peerage to Jet a successful irian— like' Wolsler— monopolise a stamp, and it would: not detract from the ;, dignity of the Queen. '< A minb§tsm6npy could be: made bx..alip wing the idea; but for"* franklin, Sec. It is noteworthy; ■that thto, man who ra|sgd a revolution over a; Stamp &ct should conte to figure pn a_ s.feunp ] himself. I suppose that the honor is greatj according, as the value of .the stamp is small,, for the smallest has mdst circulation. Inj that ewe Franklin gets first place pn the; blazing scroll pf fame and Washington* only third— which I can't understand. I The new Minister. Mr Mitcbpleon, js the; son of old Mitcheleon, and that is ail that' can be safely • said of him. He was never! ht-ard of before, and may never be heard of again. In Malvoleo's classification he would! figure' as one who had "greatness thrust upon) him." His aualincation for pflSpe ap-; pears to be that he lives in the . Auckland: provincial district- a species of genius which he shares with a few scores of thousands of! others, "It is astonishing," cays somebody,; ivwith how Uttle wit the world is governed."; Of course Mr MitchlePOß » a 7 hay « S r e ati qualities safely hidden away £he recesses of j hiß nature. If ao they have been vepy wellj hidden indeed. Still he may be * gem! that can only shine in the light of offioe, and: not a star that shines in the dark. The extent to which racing interests the public—if I may judge from the newspapers -is perfectly appalling. For weeks past the cable and the wires have poured in tips, straight tips and crooked tips, by the bushel. Then come columns of reports, by reporters, •wire and cable. The defeat of a Governmentror a fatal wreck wduld not occupy half t the gpace that is allotted to telling the world that Fryingpan got half a nose ahead of Gridiron, The reason of the interest is that thousands of fools have invastcd their ppunds to make a goad prize for the. man who gets — or keeps —it. The alteration of" the boundary of the Awaraa riding has deprived 36 ratepayers of their votes^ and . nobody is responsible or knova v&d is responsible. Everybody advises inquiry off everybody else, while the $8 stand and— well, pray ipv officialdom. The Battle of the Bishopß continues to rafe. 'Mr Berry fires into" S. T, Dunedih" about his conduct towards the Wesley an Church •with more force than politeness or good te&per, The Bishop retorts that Mr Berry had himself offered for hofy Orders', and. in. sinuates that his offer wag rejected. Mr B. then publishes, a letter received from the Bishop two years ago in which , the. .latter nracticaily denies that Mr. B. had evei appiied'for admission to the Anglican Church, That is the present, position 'Of- affairs, and-ii is very edifying. -, ... .; The Otago* Wesleyan district meeting referred to the resignation of the two young ministers, in , this t. style : "It was greatlj pained at the ease with which ecclesiastical and «ther obligfttions are ; ighored by te'achen of religion inithe highest and; lowest grades, 1 The.good Bishop has evidently »^ng ;mpr( river to cross before hp unites dividgc Christendom. ' ■ "' • I am struck with the lingo of < Churel Courts. • It is as bad as the lingo of science Th« Anglicans have one. aot of; terms, 1 : thi Presbyterian* i another, and then come th Wealeyaiw with "funds," » schedules," « ex "§fyMt&," *»4 "fcas? o

grace,'' all'of which they publish and expect the much,-enduitifig rjeadfeiNb understand. I hear that' the Wesleyan Bishop— Mr Berry— lectured ia Invercargill on what be •iw in. America', and "that} .there was the, English wife of a>Chinaman present, who did not appreciate the lecturer's account of j the Chinese in America. In appealing for a collection. Mr B. said his lecture was worth a shilling. The semi-Celestial lady then Walked up to. him and, gave him sixpence, saying Ihftt was all. the lecture was worth. : The telephone, in Invercargill is a white elephant to those who havri'V learned to use it. Numeroris strong expletives are' heard mixed up in conversations that consist ckiefly of '" What ?" " Say that again 1" "Eh ?" " What doybu 1 Kay?" " Speak up !" •« What? TfITAT? WHAT !'! .« Shut np I" etc. - -The Prince of Wales and Luther ran their, birthdays pretty close together. That brings ahout'competiiion^ and^iu, Luther is dead and nobody's afraid of pfEending him, the Princt proves the most .attractive* For one thing, there are no cheap trains for Luther, and; no races, and no picnics or reviews, or cricket matches. In all these.the Prince showed up well in the City of the South. Thousands of ' holiday makers left the station in one direction or another. The Salvation Army had a Blood and Fir* Picnic and a special train, which took about 600 people. There was no kiss-in-the-ring — whether out of t the line or no hiscory sayeth not ; but singing, prayer, and testimonies, mixed with crnsta of bread and a few bits of bacon, made a good. : day's, sport. The Wesleyans had a picnic or two, and there were scores of private equ*ds. . . . But there are some, aspects of the Salvation Army picnic that' demand a note to : themselves. .The provision was limited, but j the tickets issued at half-a-crown each,an- ] eluding mlway fare, were unlimited. The •I .modern Captains of Salvation were unequal ! to the occasion, and the miracle of the loaves ! and, fishes was not repeated. The Army, how- • ever, will not be out of pocket, and before . next year the officers will be changed. | So there was after all a suggestion of the ' loaves and fishes business about the affair. Some of the ladies had ventured to put on picnic hats for the day to save cold cream i :and glycerine when they c.ime home. Now the, Army does not sell picnic hats and therefore the sin of wearing them was duly ex^ posed and reproved on the ground. There is no such grab-all institution oa the face of the earth as the Army, They have not sold a bonnet or a medal for the benefit of the Hospital and I have ..not yet heard of their Hospital Sunday collection. But to return to the picnic, Mrs Burfoot does not believe in eating with' " unwaahen hands " and therefore ac no, other water was handy she performed her ablutions 'in the "tea 'copper. The result was Salvation tea. I. hear that a true believing photographer wished to take the picnic. All was ready, Mrs B» hands clean, and the picnic hats hidden at the back, when the restless Captain rubbed his hands and thought it was time to take the collection, so that the Army might be seen in •full swing. This spoiled try- No. 1. All was ready once more, when the Captain, wishing to have the word taken ,coming out of hit mouth, yelled " HaXLelulyer " and raised a devout laugh. That spoiled try No. 2 and the artist's temper. Yes, the Hospital returns of the various churches of Invercargill last Sunday do not ine>ude the name of ih« Salvation Army. Probably that august body prefer ministering to a mind than a body diseased. At all events their benevolence does not take the prompt shape which that of other orthodox bodies does. Tlie wicket match at Dipton was a creditable affair. The Wallace men gathered from far and near with commendable perseverance, and defeated the Invercargill team, that was by no meaas a contemptible one. This result was largely due to two bat 9— Wingett, who when he got on the ball was sure to wing it' past the field : and Hackworth, who when he got a slant at the leather gate it a hack worth seeing. These two scored 49 between them in one innings each. The Rev. Mr Paterson has gob the call to j" Napier,, and all doubt is novr .it an -2nd — he j is goinjr. He knows best ; but if I were h« T. j tf-ould think .twice, about ii, Napier is not j Tnv^rcarijpl Hi's En£li°>i Uw vV.gi : ous, vrtuie .';■■•■ i ?esbyteriaris are not go domi- I nan!;, ( The- va ••::••.>-. pulpits of Southland, rang &JZ4«k" flits- :-- ; .-.-ißatjoa rtn Sunday. . .As you ?&{<\ in you;- ■ ■■idc.;\ a great- many f>at were' boldly put fjff and the dead slain, afresli.