BOLE MATCH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 290, 1 November 1875, Page 2

BOLE MATCH.

A rifle match between the College and Artillery Cadets was commenced on Saturday afternoon, five out of ten on each side firing. The scores made were : —

92 The watch will be concluded xrafc Saturday, .

During a recent trial in Boston, a -juryman began questioning a witness .in such a manner that the district? attorney called him as a witness. This was objected to by the other side as an unheard of proceeding; but the court ruled that the evidence was admissible, and it was received, though it is probably the first time in the history of Massachusetts courts that a juror has testified in a case upon which he was to give a verdict.

The. largest daily paper ever issued in the world was the Chicago Inter- Ocean, of Friday, June 11th, which consisted of one hundred and fifty-four pages, and contained 825 columns of advertisements. In explanation of the unusual accumulation, it is but fair to state that the city tax list fills one hundred and thirty-six pages of the paper. The manuscript copy of the list weighed 275 pounds, and occupied 13,370 pages. Thirty compositors were employed thirty-six days in .putting it in type, working 101 nourß p er< j ay> Judge Turpie, aaya the Indianapolis News, has been reading a paper to the " Fiat Lus" Society on the origin of fche pbrjse " grass widow," or rather "graoe widow," for the first has do foupdation in fact, and ia simply a barbarism, or fungus, which has attached itself to the English language. "Grace widow" is the terra for one who becomes a widow by grace or favor, not of, necessity, as by death, and originated in the earlier ages of European civilisation, when divorces were granted but seldom, and wholly by authority of the Catholic Church. When euch decree was granted to a woman the Papal receipt stated "Viduca de gratia," which, interpreted, is " widow of grace." In the law of French it would read "Veuva de grace" which in England gives " widow of grace," or "grace widow," "veuve" being translated as " .widow."

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Saya « The Intelligent Vagrant" s— There are a couple of Legislative anecdotes in conclusion of the session which may be considered interesting. Mr Swanson having occasion to speak in committee after the doors had been locked and a division was impending, found himself unable to comply with the rule compelling members to speak sitting and covered. He had no hat handy, so Sir Cracroft Wiison lent him one, and thus helped him through. He restored the hat subsequently to Sir Cracroft, who asked Mr Swanaon what he was going to pay for the loan of it. Mr Swanson, whose candour is not bia least prominent characteristic, said, " Pay ye for it, indeed I what are ye going to pay me for having made your hat and common sense neighbors for once?" The other anecdote ia aa complimentary to (be wit of members as that just gone before. During the passing of the Estimates through committee a little discussion arose about the sum set down for Mr Colenso's Maori Dictionary. Hon. members said the sum was becoming an annual charge, without any prospect of the completion of the work. They wanted to know how much the country owed Mr Colenso in prospective for the work waiting his time for its accomplishment. "What letters has the Dictionary reached?" said one member. "1.Q.U." said another. I have heard worse thiogs said in more powerful parliaments.

Collegb Cadets. T . . A „ . lOOyda 200yda TI. -Lieutenant Barmcoit ... 19 15 34 Private Hariey ?6 17 33 Corporal Budge \& iq 32 Co'or-Serg-eant Bichmoud 13 13 26 Corporal Rout; 15 8 23 * 148 ARTiLt-gBT Cadets. Sergeant Hood u n 2 8 Corporul Small 12 10 22 Corporal Clouston ... 15 6 21 Corporal Cator 12 2 14 Private Burn 7 0 7