MISCELLANEOUS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 350, 19 November 1875, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

The age of miracles ia'upon us ! A cure is thus reported by a correspon-dent-in; a contemporary There is no mistake about the efficacy of Turkish baths in many cases. A gentleman well known to-the writer got his leg severely sprained and wrenched at the knee ; and, after lying in bed iu great pain for two days, determined' to" try what a Turkish bath would do for him. lie was accordingly conveyed to the baths, and after undergoing the usual process of parboiling, shampooing, <fec., he emerged quite; free from the, pains which had deprived him of all- enjoy-, ment and comfort; since he met • with his accident. ~

The i Palmetston Times ' agrees with Mr. Stout " that the. party of which Sir George Urey w,as jthe leader do r , served well of the . It is ; to their persistent, efforts that; New Zealand has yet the opportunity of saying by what system of Government its interests shall be cared for in the future. It would, indeed, have been a bad precedent in the history of the Colony had vital changes been effected by an expiring Parliament, . the, members of which were elected at a time when the population of the Colony was scarcely. halfwhat it is-at present; and which, therefore, could in no way be said to represent the people of jNew Zealand at thepreent day." - i'he local member thought otherwise. -- The" Government * refused- to- allow; the use. of cannon laying in the barracks," and applied for by the. Grey Keceplion" Committee Major Gordon also ordered' the"-Volunteer wand not- to appear at the . ovation. • ■ ■

Mr. ft. Pharazyn, a. member of the \Vellingt?>n Executive intends;' opposing; SiriJuiitis: Vogefcfor the second •'Wanganui' seat.: Air. W. 11. Watt-intends trying Rangitikei, against Mr. "Ballance, once more. ' ; . ' -

division of labor.— First Swell.—' " Deuced hut, Fwank! Call a ' cab:"." Second tsvvelL—" Tell you what, old tel.-, low.. -You shout, and I'll hold up;umj bweller. . Get through it that way." '.Punch,' .■;=-« . Tiie Ruling Passion ; Strong in I)eatii.-—A certain coalminer who had be^rr^'lnoteii! pigeon fancier' was, at-* tacked, by a lingering disease, which would .certainly - end in his- dissolution. The clergyman of liis parish , frequently Jiim, 'directing him to prepare for.,the commg change, , r and •to the good' ni iu's gieit delight 'the jidbr .-fellow' seemed earnestly;* to.. attend, to his ex % . hortations. His mind appeared to" dwell Avith delight on - the bliss* that ivas to fbe -his when., sout had left the" poorjrail body, and' he never- could talksufficiently of it On one occasion he said to*' his. kind* attenJant, ." So a'm gang to 'dee?" "I think so; my. good lad." " An' be 'an'-.angel?"? "I hope so; I trust so." - "An* flu aloot?" *'l believe so." " An' well"' *ee die too?" "Yes, my friend;" "An* be an -angel-?" • " I hoipe 60." , " Then, iuk hear, a'll flu thee for a sovereign."