“ Madam,” said a quack to an old lady who insisted on knowing what ailed her, i “ the nerves of your tympanum have fallen on the cerebellum, causing a tizarizen, and it is what we call a scrutinary complaint.” “Goodness me,” she exclaimed, “you’re the first doctor that ever told me exactly what was the matter !” The Jewish Times says : : —“ The first Masonic Lodge of Jerusalem is a beautifiq illustration of the cosmopolitan nature of the principles of brotherly love in practical operation. The master is an American, the senior warden a German, the junior warden a native, the treasurer a Turk, the secretary a Frenchman, the senior deacon a Persian, and the junior deacon a Turk. There are Christians, Mahommcdans, and Jews in the Lodge.” A feature at a recent native feast in the North Island was £1,500 in notes humr from poles in the banquetting house.
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Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 111, 3 May 1876, Page 2
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147Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 111, 3 May 1876, Page 2
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