Odd and Ends.

Manawatu Herald, 5 October 1893, Page 3

Odd and Ends.

♦ . France has 225 electrics light stations, of which 209 use continuous, thirty use alternating, and seven use continuous and alternating currents oombined. In accordance with an Act passed by the Canadian Legislature all persons under 17 years are forbidden to be in the streets of certain towns and villages after 9 o'clock at night. The Tower Bridge, London, is rapidly approaching completion. The height from the bottom of the foundations to the top of the towers of this gigantic structure is about 800 ft. The length of the bridge is half a mile. Amateur Tenor : Did you hear me sing last night ? — Frankman : No. The fact is I got in the jam at the door and couldn't.— A.T. (pleased) : What ! Was there such a crowd trying to get in as that?^Frankman : No — to get out. Whilst destroying a number of wasps' nests near Ashford, England, a labourer was attacked by the inflects, and was so severely stung about the face that his sight was permanently destroyed. He was also badly stung on other parts of the body. Among recent breeds of pigeons is the parlour tumblers, which has not only lost the power of flight, but has very nearly lost that of Avalking as well. Its queer motions when it attempts to walk have given it its name, the tumbler. Boss : Aran't you afraid to work in a powder mill ? — Man: Why?" — Boss: You might be blown up. — Man :... Don't worry about that. I'm married. 11 Who was Ajax ?" said the teacher to a pupil. "He was a capitalist," replied one. " How do you make that out?" "He defied the lightning to strike." Dingle : Before you married you told me your home would be the next thing to heaven. Is it so ? — Dangle : Yes, indeed ! We're living in an upper flat.