Miscellaneous Items.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1471, 3 October 1885, Page 5 (Supplement)

Miscellaneous Items.

« c Silverpen " m the New Zealand Herald narrates a daring robbery accomplished at one of the Frisco banks" ih\ . open daylight. A man went m to cash '*" r "*i chequefpr £13, and' when he wpiit out; a few mfautes after, ; a tray of bogus coins was cUscoyered'ou the conntety whereihe^old is kept, which stands .<■ behiiidthe teller. The^ coins were eunr ningly/jcarved tout of^ wbpdi and gilt. ?'o.' exquisite "Was t the counterfeit that itwas :i V'.../;alnipaVimpoß'Bib'i6-io-telU--t'li|e'in from the y.Y true trayful,v which had disappeared* tray,and«U.;” The clerks ;were ; m the /bank,: and iiowit \*as iniiiiig^d j and to 'this ;d<iy the » -••-' thipyefhfeye Escaped ! detectioin. The;; •: ; " 'sa^take^^as £lpp# i An amusing story is .told- of the fam--pusi Duchess '"..of Gordon, the friends of iiruns and of Harry Eiskine, the fearless advocate and celebrated wit of his day. A young Englishman of rank happening to be m her Grace's company, and boasting of his knowledge of broad Scotch the Duchess said she would soon -find out whether he knew broad. Scotch vd^not/and with that remark sheiuclined her beautif ul f ace" towards him,* sayjng '-.■-:■:" qu^ckly^v^ Pree : ' tiiy, ihoo 'V-literally, taste i or kiss my -mouth ; but theinvitati6n%ot being understood^ the l unfortunatefellow, lost "a ;charice ho m vain tried- tp/ take of when the. meaning of the words had been con-; veyedto him. TwVbrothers named Russell, farmers - ' , ■m thei Bangitata district, were convicted • lest Friday at the Asuburtoij; Court of gross cruelty "to horses. Oriie * brother was : fined"£ls and costs; and the other was coiuinitted;to,prisori for two months without the option, of a fine. The Magistrate Stated that he .had received a petition'^frqm -a - l number -of friends an^d^ neighbours of theY brothers llussell m; .... Geraldirie^ stating^ the: offenders; were'; highlit respectable f armers, .and ■■■' praying : that 7 - the inflicted "might be' commuted. f The ; Magistrate 'added that it was" difficult to • believe that Aien; guilty of the offence; of which >the brothers R66sell had been 'convicted " -could be respectable. Alt. he could do* r would be to forward ? the petition^tp the Minister of f\..; ' ■ ; '/ - The. Wellington correßpondent of. the ;A»cfclajad Herald writes :— Oiie.of : the " -niqste^ • ; iriiehtaryimetapbor^w to-day " '■- o'y Mr^Jiancev He •. isaid h© reuaembered when CanterbTiry was the milcti cow of '■:-: the ? colony, beautiful m forii»i her boat ' - : sleeVi and the expressiibn of her eye arid countenance?; 'generous; and beneficient ; % lie- remeniber^d sejeing^hesr^ ascending the steps of the Provincial Buildings m Christchurch^ " What " exclaimed a hop/ ihember, " the cow !'' rMr ■went oh 1 : there were brethren m the tNorth isufSnpunded by^ natiye.enerefles. These hrethren m tl^Nprth caiifepf the , aaine stocV-V 1 exclaimed another hou. meraberj ".were they shqrt- ■•■ milch cowsof. OanVteJfeury," resmned ;>Mr ; Dance; ••>- dergone ■ an experience : that. province' had obtained ; an education. We%(said the hpn. member). Jiave discovered that ; :■•#s hav^fhorns;" ',)}*. Long horns ?" ; was the merciless interrogatory, and the HouseielSpsed into roars of laugbter.^ '■■'.. ; 'The^ruit-growers of California .have ' discovered- a- new use for t|ie;electric light.- Many bushels Of night-flying insects are killedin the orchards hear the cities when the electric light is employed It- requires the annual slangllter of : ' one hundred. thousand elephants to keep v i^e^rld supplied with ivpry. Eng--i i;;land alone usibs, up the product of thirty 0-i Z thousand elephants, or 1,200,000 pounds/ - "■ •• •■" ".'-" "■' ■■-■' -"■••• ■' .'- ;-''^ ' ■ ■*, i/"'- ; '■•■ Of the 2,700j000 women -engaged m Tarious'OccupaMbris^ m: Aiiienca, §95,000 . / are engaged m agriculture^ 632,000 m ■ manafabture, 282,000- are nu'ljihers, and 52,000 are tailbresses. During the past decada-, women have crowded into .'the leji^rped ••• p^-ofessibus." There are,r2473 female surgepns/'as '-.■:' ■ agov ! 75 i lawyers as- against -sevißny and: 165, ciergy- women^as against 66;^- v ; : ' : -'^^ A Hvely picture of the pleaßnr!es(sic) ofifootball is drawn by a correspondent ■■••.'. of a kelson paper. It runs as follows : .. -—"I have seen, a mob of footballers.returning from- the theatre of their ex-' / : ' pipits on a mizzley day. bespattered S 'with niud from head to f oot,'with their r garaents. hanging m; wgs, and minus of Bwne:articleß Of jdfess-j^ one 'qn-each^side: J v of a /..third acting as i. cr.utclves,' helping , their disabled' mate; pot of 4 the field, while another^ hVdyhisiiarm in\ a sling, :', „ and a" third^with a handkerchief tje9 ro^dvhifl'^crapJu'm^'tp/^conceal^'a black eye, or Botrie;more serious injury." " , Sights are occasionally seen in-: our atreetsi sayß the Taranaki Herald] \that :/ we shpuld be- quite' safe m .saying .are ! -tk peculiar to {Taranaki. This : morning %.f^;-?^he- : peopie:ab : put'tow-n.;- were amused at ■ --'the doings of a country ctfnple, whp'^had '■■/. / come ijntP. town ftp/disppse i of their "ifarm. produce. They liadndriven m in' a bulr lpck dray, arid the rniw|dy Jwheels bore testimotiy to the Bta^e§)f the roads over, / prs;rather tHroughi which they had ■/ passedi'^Th^ husband , was ori^pne side ' ' * punching the bullocks witli a feroqiously "' long whib, while his spouse was oh. the Other side, "poking them m the ribs with j 'fin iimbrella to guide th!Bui on i the^way; - they should gov / f ■" ; - : In a graveyard are .five tombstones which attract much attention. On f r ftrie is the inscription, "My first . _ wife;" j on/ ••■-another,.- " My: second / "w.ife ; tr 6n another, "My third wife; " a fourth, "My fourth wife,;" and ■'•: : v';.'on"' ! a fiffcb, which stands m tjie. centre 6t the first four, is the comprehensive inscription, :■*•' Our Rusbwnd !" ,CC Stone— A Scottish -• village pub. ■;,.. Twp old cronies having their morning. ■ , diink aud a " crack " together. Jdbjc : ; ft /-M»Dy Rubbart. my quid wife and ;me wiftirincQmjßonJj weel pleased : /with your son ? itHeem'strationß m the .^pnipit. yesterdays 1 1 <»'»* vefra clever, ruie •uii^tnkV'i We were Iniith winner'n' wliaur he hud /..gotten a' ■■'.;'; tbir talent and abillitoej"; Ilubbart of the budding parson): -. -.w|& Weel, Jock, I'am thirikin« my son jl^^'nliuin tukeß a J his talent and '■^pddication i'rae me ; but a' his ora- i /li^oiy he takes aff his mither, for— jshakirig his head and sighing— she's 4 Withering auld tyke/v