HOW TO JUDGE A TOWN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 297, 23 October 1879, Page 3

HOW TO JUDGE A TOWN.

About a week ago a gentleman from Tennessee, representing about 200,000, in Mjfa seaveh of a location in which to engage in IVlnuincss, gave us a call, and after stating Wff his mission "West, asked to look at our W paper. We handed him the Morning f Journal. To ouv surprise he did not stop [ to read our newsy local " pick up" or our k attractive editorial page, but turned at once to our advertising columns and commenced scanning over their space " Well," said'hc, glnncinu up from the paper, "is that all! Is that the business of this town'!" " Oh, no," said we, " here is the Tribune with a few advertisements that do not appear in the Journal." He counted two additional local advertisements in the Tribune, and again looked up with the remark, " And that's all, is it 1 Why' you liavn't got near as much of a town here as I thought you had," And then we explained to him that wo had a good many business men who did not advertise. "They are not business men if they don't advertise" was his answer. We could not contradict him, and we were powerless to vindicate the claims of the city. He left us, saying if he had time he would look around, but thought this was no place for him. This is one instance and a fact,-Jeff. City Journal. " Professor, do you advocate the use of the rod'?" asked a fond mother, whose children were making life in a seaside hotel unendurable. "Well, yes; for common cases," said he, " but in emergencies I prefer a revolver." Nine times in ten, if you run against a man in the dark, you will say, " Hello !" The other fellow will begin to say the same : often he omits the last syllable. " Truth" is responsible for the following : At the French Bazaar in the Albert Hall, a lady was dispensing tea. A solemn gentleman approached and asked the price of a cup. "One shilling," replied the lady, and he put down a shilling. Before handing him the cup the lady raised it to her lips and observed that the price was now a sovereign. The solemn gentleman gravely replaced his shilling with a sovereign and said. " Be good enough to give niea clean cup." The British Lords of the Treasury directed the commissioners of customs to allow all seized tobacco now available, except cigars, to be sent to Natal for the use of \ the soldiers, marines, and sailors engaged 1 in the Zulu war. The last occasion on winch the Government issued a similar order was during the Crimean war.