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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 2, 1 June 1899, Page 3

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Chinese ladies were, not many yea» ago, kept in seolu3ion. They now cycl«. The highest , waterfall in the world i* Choiock Cascade, in the ]Jnited State*, which is just halt a mile high. When some people assume to be pleasant, they act as if they had a disajjreeabit but unavoidable duty to peiform. She — " John, the Joblefcs' nsw house ia much larger than oiks." He — " Yes, my dear, so is their moHqaqe." Cremation is large 1 }' on the increase ia Germany. Last year 403 bo'lies wer* | ciomated — 21 at Jena. 179 at G-ofcha, 105 at Heidelberg, aid 93 at Xla'nbiifg. In London alone there ate upwards of 170 pianoforte factones, while over 1300 shops are devoted to the supplying of musical goods ot all, sorts. The Actor— " How's business?" Th*, Actiess — " B<id ! Two wietclied fae»powder testimonials co far this week — that's all!" ,, i( Chemists have extracted from coal for sixteen shades of blue, sixteen of yellow, twelve of oiange, nine of %ioet, besidesshades of other colours too nuuiei % ou3 to mention. Mis Minks — " I>>n't it queer that such ft little bit of a country of England ca.} vui« fauch a vast amount of teratory ?" il f Minks 1—"Well,1 — "Well, I don't k.nw, You're ut>s very big youiself, my dear."