News in a Nutshell.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 71, 22 February 1884, Page 2

News m a Nutshell.

It ia said that stays were firs*. tt\ft invented jby some man for, thsrßaniafcmeDt of his wife. ... ' ' ", . . ' ' ' '-' ■ t '-- : -■" • An Ottawa telegram states that » lady has been appointed, thief plerk of the mortuary sUtistUJs.,' ,iSJie l ia the first woman who hasjbeeQ : appointed to to important a.pdst m the Dominion^ The Duchess of Edinburgh' is said to be the best talker m the English Jftoya Family j she hrvery strong-willed, is tha only person whodaiies-to oppose JFicforia* or who ever said . ■« I- won V ; to her ; oare* nothing for popularity, is a superb linr* guiat, is very plain,, is at the root ©f her husband's quarrel with the Duke of* Sax» Ooburg Tand'G6th», whose heir he is 4 and does herself, and makes her husband do •prettyinuch arshapleaiM; <.: iiiS The latest anecdote about the old" lady who thinks that she 4 knows everything*is about how.she went to a church sociable, and as she entered -the room the young ladies, said, *i<3oa&' evening, Auntie, we, are glad you came, we are gome to hay» a tableaux this evening, 1 k Yes, I know, I know^was the reply; 'I smelt 'emMen I first came,' ■...;■■". 'Well, how do you liko the'nsw minister ?' she asked,' as they came out of ifin, chqrch togetherrV Oh, I hardl» Jmow yet.' 'But wasn't that a. aplindi* serjnon P' .'Yei, I ; suppdsj^ 'go ; "But t a^.'- not, entirely; satisfied' yet, ,' ', I sat so. f^r'back" tba^ J couldn,'t"sie him very/ well. T did ao hope we would get a min-. ister with long, eyerasaei and' a Grecian, .■:. The Queen, of Madagascar will: not allow intoxio&ting liquors tp be mann* factured, imported, or sold m her dominie ops, i and, finding the; regular polioe an* reliable :in-! enforcing: her laws * his) organised a police £br6e :6£ women for this department. f v .•*•;:■::'■ v ; .; ;. Miss Chamberlain, the American beauty who has partially put Mrs; Langtry's nosa out of joint, is about to be married to Mr J. S.Cairnes, who is -now . settted ia Wyoming Territory, where he w known as a cattle king. Mr Cairnes is also s> .crack lawn?tennis player. ; U - ; S.lt ia estimated that m the two CsrolU has,- Georgia/ and Louisiana, a total population of about' 200,000 people, white and colored, are 'dependent upon the cultivation of rjce. ■];■>. i< : i Bishop Redwood will lay the foundation stone of. St. , Patrick's, College, Torystreet, Wellington 1 , on the 16th of March. The barque Josef h<ts arrived at New Yprk; from t d^pe Town, Africa* with 23 oatriches for the. ostrich farm near San jDiego, San Francisco. . Many iourists are now using Murray's track froin.Marton to Muwmotu. ,Mr Johnston, for merty propriator of the Marlborough Express has" purchased, the Waipawa Mail. At stations on Russian railroads thera is 'a' grievance book, m which' the traveller may inscribe his wrongs m any language* and w&ch is ! p'eriodiotilly lead by tho authorities, i If the same practice was m vogue on our New Zealand railways.torn© pretty strong language would oc-isionally be used. .. -/ ; , We are informed by one acquainted with the district, th«t the wheat crop this year, will be within six per cent of the ordinary returns, , : An anvertiser m Wan^anui wants from fifty to 600 live'sparroflrr. What on i» r th : can he want l them for ? Thiy are plenty to spare round here. ; <, • w The cost of tbeJ Wainui waterworkt, Wellington, has erceeded the original loan .0* £130;000 by '■ a considerable amount Wh^t it will cost when fiiiishea, and recent damages, repaired., gpodneas -■. only kno^B. :.: v: .:■..:■; : i • ■'.''■ A young woman applied at the relief bureau .m Galveston the other day with a paper containing the Following*— «' This unfortunate woman is the daughter of an bio* and childless fathe^ and -she supports se^ral youngs brothers by her work-' ' Howj long, have, you been married ? asked the clerk at the hotel desk, as the. elderly bride- groom registered. 'Two weeks,* replied the happy man. I \* Tiojat V' cried the clerk, 'show thje 'gentleman to parlor B; glsaday x sir.' KThird wife,' calmly said, the.. guest. . * Oh* excuse me. Front ! show the .gentleman 1 to 824, back fc Takie the elevaitor, Four ftdftara a'weelu sir,' 1 :: I '' ; - i: '" t: '■' ■'' ■ ■*.■■&.:'>■■■. '■