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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1285, 28 February 1883, Page 2

Vanity Fair gives the following instance of “ sed-tapeism ” : —“ The other day the copying machine in the paymaster’s office in one of the Plymouth ships was worn out, and the paymaster at onoe set about getting a new one. To begin with, he made out a form of demand for the article to be surveyed and signed it himself. (2) After this the captain of the ship signed It, and the paper was (3) sent to the admiral, who in his turn (4) signed it, and (5) forwarded it to the dockyard officials, who in turn (6) surveyed the article, and pronounced it deficient on a special form. (7) This form was sent to the captain, who (8) gave it to the paymaster. He at once (9) made out a demand for a new one, and signed it; the captain (10) then again signed the form, and (11) sent it, with the report of the dockyard officials, to the admiral. He in his turn (12) signed it, and returned it to the captain, who (13) , gave it to the paymaster, who (14) sent it to the storekeeper of the dockyard, and so obtained the copying-machine after several days’ correspondence. This machine is valued at the sum of 2s. ” The Blue Ribbon movement in Dublin is making rapid way ; but a man who attended one of the meetings last week refused all importunities to sign the pledge. “ No, I won’t ” he protested, “ the only Scripture fellow that ever asked for water was in a place I don’t want to go to ! ”