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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1648, 2 March 1886, Page 2

' A >man m London, Engfahdj offen itpVwaget Aqm spdofs to SOOdols a%nnjt ahy man carrying twp cabbage** o"n« mile (go-as-ybu please) inside fourteen minutes, tie cabbages to be held (ontia each haoaj bead downwards. '.. .-, j\^ The Marquis of Norman by,' lat« Goyornor ipf New Zealand, is suffering from lfln'ess of such a nature; that ••)*•* covery is considered 'doubtful. c A Viennese paper contains an advertisement'which rtins as> ;£bllo?r'g>--» "My name* id ' Fred rick; jlvAin jpjopr as I am ugly; and it , any ; thing , !can exceed my stupidity-atjs my disagreeable character, Jn. spite _. of these disadvantages I aspire |o > marry. 1 ' Is then any lady who will have iae ?" • , All. the. ■ Ministers, are expected io be •m WelHngtori next Aveek, iw^&p^w&.pjideretand, the political situation and tilt question' d ot : a^dissolufioß «wfllcfie immediately considered m full Cabinet. Private F. L. Joge], secon'oT s6fl*bf tlxt Colonial Treasurer, is a ' splendid shot wiA.^he rifle. Recently at 500 yard* he made ten consecutive i Amli&^sit H« scorod 59 with twelve shots, the highest possible Bcore befng~6o. A you^ng^adyjwas~intro3uooo!*to Cardinal Mpap, ';in^Wellingtol^nd after a little qpnversatibt ; v^S|o f observed, casually that she should soi much like his beau iifttl-siik .robe_tp4ra|ke a drew of ! And whatZdiOhe Cardinal say ? He replied m tbe kindest manner, uMy dear young lady, I should he most happy to "give it y«u7l>ut it's^the only one I've gol<;I-TBuff;iu Evening Prew. ; Ailad.y, ; whe^hall be nameless, but one- Who- has rendered great Befvice m the temperance reform by her pen, Writes to the' Blue Ribbon 'Gkizctte :•»- r'SDear Sr— -.— A friend of mine who Is at' present Visiting : us has jdS^ returned from the Highlands. While then the resided a m'dntli with' V Wrge^l^isky distiller, who pays £25,0QQ per annun^ duty.^ The,firßt, evening, at pinner she with niucli astonishment v tha| the host and hostess and their family partook only ); of ! water, r and asked m much surprise — the reason, saying, • Surely you , are not teetotallers ?' \o which the geutremari replie'dj^iadeed wi are ; I make it, -but fpols dnnk it.—' 1 *