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Manawatu Herald, 15 June 1880, Page 3

JUDICIOUS ... ', A men was denouncing newspaper advertisements to a^rqwdpf lis^en^rs... "Last week," sajd^h,^ "t, hiid an umbrella stolen ivojcCfiye yesiiij>\ie. of the— ~ church..., ]Ct t^as a giit; and, valuing it very hig^ly^ I #pent double: its worth in advertising, but have not recovered it." " Ho\v did you word your advertisem^nC\ asked a merchaut. " Here- it is/, said the man,, producing a slip cutlioni a newspaper. ; The merchant took it, and ,vead:~r. *' Lost "'jjjgm tha vestibSile: pfrrr- r. church, last Sabbath! evening, a. bjaok silk umbrella. The gentleman ... who, took it will be handsomely, rewarded ! by leaving it at No— v , San Kvnando street " " Now," said the merchant, "I am a liberal advertiser, and always found that it paid me well. = A great deal depetitlii uporr the manner in which an stdv<?rt^ement ' is ptii;. Let us try for your, umbiclla ftgain, and if you do not acknowledge then that ftdverMsing pays I. will pvvrchasfc you a uew one." The merchant then took a slip of paper from his pocket, and wrote, "If the man who waß seen to take an umbiella from the vestibule of the -7-7- church, Jast Sabbath evening, does not wish to get into trouble, and have a stain cast upon the Christain character Which be * values so highly., he will return it to No- , San Fernando street." Thiß duly appeared in the paper, and on the following niorhing the man was astonished when he opened the front door of hiajesidence. On the porch lay a dozen umbrellas of al| shacles and sizes that had been thrown in r from the side walk, while the front yard was literally paved with urabrel las. Many of tlem had notes attached to them saying they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser to keep the little affair quick— Saturday Magazine. "JWhat branches of learning have you been pursuing to-day?" said a father to his son. "None in particular, air ; hut a birch branch has been pursuing me."

notice: v POISON will be laid on the lan^l of the undersigned, known at Fernside.on and after this date. 'Am person or persons found trespassing with dog or gun, or cutting or removing timber, will be groeecuted. GEORGE NYE Foxton, June.^lßSO. 1 In the matter of the* Debtors* anc Creditors' Act,. 18.76,. a^4 in th< matter oif t(e bhn^ruptoy o: SAMUEL, &)OK, of bandon Butcher. ?•■ . , : : , . CBEDITOBSin^^^ Mtify o^Tequeßte4tcj forward prop; of debt)?> the m£erßigne4t Va •<« before the 25th inst., or they will > debarred from pa*Heip»t^ff in 'an] dividend wbictfn^^Mlwe^' — * ' Trustee*