GENERAL INFORMATION.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 187, 10 August 1901, Page 4

GENERAL INFORMATION.

, «is J V '\'" ' •Mrs. Langtfy's Husband; ! "Mr. Hugo Gerald de Batbo,- whoib >mi}rris<;e to Mr».-Lungtry toofr"place'in 4899, was, at the time of their marrwsge>-twenty-eight years of age, tall'and turn, with a soldierly' bearing. Hn ift thb eldest son aud heJr'df the well-khowfc "General Sir Henry ,Percival .de Bathe, fourth baronet. He holds a'commission in the Gloucestershire Militia. Hia three sisters have all married wealthy, men—Mr. Harry -Lawson, son of Sir, ■Edward Xiawson, proprietor of,, (he •' Daily Telegraph," Sir Savtle Crpssley, ,»iid Captain Harry M<Calmont. Mrs. 'Latigrry was born in 1852, and is thus nearly twenty years older than hot husband. The Right Hon. George Geld. Tließiyht Hon. Georga Houston fi*>iaY ex-Ptime Minister of N.S/W., is u msm possessing many of the qualities of ihe Inchest statesmanship. He was borii in t'viuriaod fifry-aix years ago, and at *n i rarly datecHm* 1 to Australia. Heatodnd. | hkW, at.d iu 1870 tugan to prncbt«e Ss a i .»nlater in K S.W. He to-k a keya ' interest in the colony's politics, and snoti 1 inn J.U established reputation for sibiliiy .>nd .pn-trry. In November. liiSO he "is dooted lo the X S W. Lfa.alfciivfc A-'uit'blj. »nd with the t-xoiptnn of a k .i<bk in 1884-5, lkua remained a niuiubet to the prt&ent time. o— — An ©!d Chlrtsss Prophecy. It is said that inert: is au 'old 'Chines*.; prophecy to.rbe effect that one day 'lake"possession of the world yi'i; tipel men." It eeeros curious that. siwHj •,-. prophecy ehifuld appear in. print'just; iit the jiiuie when rats -are so much anxiety in Sydney in contutt oil ■ith the bubonic pkgue, aaic■was'qu«.-:tS; )-■> :.'i English .paper'in reference to the i;ii-o».>v-ory of'thousands'and ih»«sauris« tats ta the Strand district, London. RSr. Geoll K'sotles. Olive Snhrein*r any a.of Ceoi- Rhodes-* ",Hu is Napwleou over hgaiu, hut. N.s]joie..n in a financial, industrial, and political woild. ■ What Napoleon did with steel Cecil does with gpid. Ak Napoleon' thought J?rovidence was alwnyt mi ttie side <>f heavy battalions, ao Cicil « convinced there iB no srod so ouiut« potent'aa that of the full purse." A RSoving Street. - A moving suoot, is ouo of the novel futures of the Paris Exhibition. ti consists of an endless belt in perpetual motion, upon whieh it is only ntc«sarv to step to be transported from flunij lo' B"or. By a similar plan visiu>« ur-.i able to trave.l round the greatel tiortiou of the exhibition grounds cuitf ; fortably aeaied upon chairs. Science Agatn. The oat has served to teach mankins an all-important lesson cou'cruini- ttoi woikiinj of the stomach. The X-iayj directed upon a cat's stomach hav« dernonstrated that any irritation or d:P. :»-.:rwabie nervouß exoiteiuent the process of digestion.' A Gereaiij EJarrJasev During the first; day of her marriM lifo a Corean bride must evei to her husband. It is considered a veij reprehensible breach of etiquette. . Blil the next nioruinji; she is !i -{.-ive free rein to her tongue, and n;pj •otiiitter thfeienfte'r to her heart's colHbiiti Early Bsiys of RcinOi, - In the early days of Rome the y«f that city "wore snch heavy <»jcrt:»u that they made the ears sore, nnri '*.-a\* 'times tore the lohes. i'htrn wtT| doctors whose business was cir-ii&y tf beitJ ears thus injured. Erperts say that in the. deepest'' the o»tMii's wateri? are eo dt-n.-'O that.i 'sunken ironclad would never reach t'nf bot t>a. ; The Prince of Wales buys very fci oJKar*!.. Lcjids of iho choicest sent hitn yearly by his royal ieiativitf.;: The AVesiinffbf ifie In-a'sc 3«-il '« ha\c broi gl.t Jt.-, uvea* or, hi?. '- -'.? £l 0 ->.C '-. . Indignant "Womaji . 'iitis ."'.r i boxtght of yoa «aine near v>y nUI {•irlthe other day.' D»y.lfr: ' Well, you esid von w?ct«rJ dog that was fond of ciniaren, aiJi 1 you f It ia told of a eertuin le«rned w 'M he spent half hi? lifut-rae ncq ,-v\ flu ney in ten different »* ilicn vpent and married £ xiic who -n'ld cirea him a chance to get a word J eiigeways. There vras a yoting lady from Naas, Who^'bikecl"etaneck breakingp»H An intelligent copper Endeavoured to stop her, But he hadn t a chance in the rtas. Magistrate: * And your wife aimed l and htruek you on the head with a etiPj Comp'ainant: 'Yes, sir.' ' Magistrate: ' Well, then, all I have! *ay is that you to be very proud < aer.' • Yon will have to give tip drJhViug« account of your liver,' said the o< ,r A 'And I would Vdvise tbat pa * amoking because of yoxur eyes end . c«(i ' Doctor,' gronned the uf you think I luut'better give-up <*tf becatif-e of my stojnack X ' * •You baven't'another cigar lil» I one you .gave me the other day, b«? yduf m \ , \ ' Yes 2' here is oiae* . •Tiuuxks, old irian., trying * break'my boy of smoking J Gladys; neck is cerf*# beautiful, but think di»<>ug»j fiboV so mueb of it. do you V -" j I' iFredj(ber cousw) i «Well/jou see 3 ! ' has uViifcer r face',fiigore, nor.Jnone) ;,j ' simply a case 1 of neck or nothing *J i : ißobbr, you W6 beearfii?Klsnß': "fAnSw'itr /But, Itatenftfwrfj uiUed w aEßwtfVfid'l Md.t^Xpron