MISCELLANEOUS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2002, 1 February 1890, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Military Examiner: “ Presuming that you should require a meat tender, what steps would you take ? ” Young Officer: “ Haw—why, I—baw—suppose I should—haw—have t boiled! ” Receives commissariat appointment at once. Mrs Gorham Ware: “I must run low, dear. We’re going to have a ireadful shower. I hope your dress wont spot. Why did you come out :o-day without an umbrella? ” Miss fronton: “ Ob, I don’t know. X suppose because you borrowed it yesterday.” Mrs Gorham Ware : “ How stupid of me to forget I This is your umbrella, isn’t it? Well, I’ll send it found just as soon as I get home.” The professor of geology in the University of West Virginia declares that the rumors of failure of natural gas aie idle and have no foundation. Erdm his protracted study and investigation of these regions, aided by the best scientific light on the subject, he asserts that the production will largely increase for years to come. There are 31,000 persons in the States, each owning over 500,000 dollars, whose fortunes aggregate 36,250,000,000 dollars, leaving to the other 61,969,000 persons who live in that country _ only 23,750,000,000 dollars to divide among them. In other words, two-thirds of the country’s wealth is m the hands ot one two-thousandth part of its population, A correspondent sends tbo Argus the following amusing paragraph taken from : a recent number ot the Weekly Scotsman : “A Presbyterian church in Melbourne has introduced some innovations into the services, which although happily blending patriotism and piety, would startle the sober-minded Scotchmen at Home. The choir, composed of gentlemen wearing the Highland kilt, and girls attired in costume of the Lady ot the Lake, sing their hymns

:of praise to the music of the bagpipes. iThese ‘ original effects,’ have naturally proved a great * draw,’ and the ingenious parson who contrived (hem-baa his reward in greatly (•nh-.rjjed -(’rtiirregaiirms.” Burglars broke into the National Mortgage and Agency Uomnany’s 'Office, Christchurch, on Thursday night and stole £4<3 10s from the safe. Erom the Mutual Life Association’s Office 2s 4cl was stolen. Two other offices were entered but nothing was taken.