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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 266, 7 October 1884, Page 4

; "Your visits remind me of the growth of a successful newspaper," said Uncle Jabez, leaning his chin on his cane, and; glancing at /William Arthur, who was, ■weeton Angelica. . "Why so?"ina.uirad;i Wiiliam Arthur. "Well, they coin-, mencod as a weekly, grew to be triweekly, and have now become daily, ' With a weekly supplement. j A merchant who' died suddenly, not long ago, left on his desk a letter lie had intended mailing to a correspondent. An Irish clerk, finding it, sent it off after adding the postscript — "Since writing the above I have died." • A new outdoor game for ladies and gentlemen, called enchanttflent, is becoming fashionable m England. It is played with small, light hoops, thrown with wands, something after the manner of grace hoops, though the wand is of a novel construction, involving a peculiar method of casting .the hoop. A moderately large piece of ground is suitable.; > - - • At the Eureka Hotel m Geelong, Joe . Ryan had afgraud photo of Hanlan, the Canadian, adorning his walls. Joe. on receipt of the news of Beach's victory, af, once took it down and replaced it with a sea view. Enter customers, who, on missing the photo, exclaimed, "Why, we don't see Hanlan's." Joe, chuckling, m reply, "Sea ßvach .'"Result : Customers go drinks all round.