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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 991, 4 February 1882, Page 1 (Supplement)

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Lake George, the largest lake in the colony, of New South Wales, is situated on the Southern Table Land, on the western side of the Dividing Chain chiefly. : Lake Bathurst and the Tarrago Lakes are also in this district, '" Theformation of freshwater lakes in Australia," says a comparatively recent English writer, "presents somo curious phenomena, Lake George, whioh is generally thought to be thejargest lake on the, Continent, was 1 not in existence twenty-four years ago. It is situated at about 150 miles from Sydney, at a height of 2000 feet above, the sea-level, and is twenty-three miles long, seven miles wide, and from twenty-fira to thirty feet deep. The Rev, R, Abbay attributes tho recent and rapid formation,of this lake to tho killing of the trees .which until .'lately overspread nearly the whole basin in which it stands."

ADVENTURE OF THE PRINCE OF 1 WALES.. ~,-, I The St. Petersburg correspondent of the New York Sun writes: "As lam telling 'stories, here is another in which this same Count Alderberg figures, The hero is no less a person than the Prince of Wales. The thing happened during one of the Prince's visits to the capital of tho Czar. Alderberg bad given the Prince a supper which lasted till daybreak. About four o'clock in the morning the Prince took leave of the company, jumped into a carriage, and started for the Winter Palace. His Royal Highness had done such honor to tho wine, and especially to, the foaming champagne, that his ideas were a little mixed., As he was passing-the Palace of the Holy Synod he thought he recognised the facade of the imperial palace,,and he halted the carriage The coachman said something' to him, but the Prince did nbfc understand Russian. Ho got out, dismissed the.coachman, and then marched up' to the door. A monk, half asleep, opened the door and asked him what he wanted; but the Prince did not understand the monk'B Russian any better than he did that of the coachman, Without answering his questions he advanced, not too steadily,' into the interior of the edifice, thinking that he could find his way to his apartment, The monk undertook to stop him, The Prince is one of the best' boxers of the United Kingdom. His first blow laid out the monk, who, believing that he was face to face with the devil, shouted, lustily 'for help, You can fancy the uproar, The folice were soon on the ground. As the rince 'couldn't make himself underst'odd, and .was not recognised, he was taken to the nearest'police-station, Fancy the stupefaction at Court, in the morning when it was discovered that the Prince had not returned to the palace, The Emperor .was very uneasy'. He scolded the Governor'of the[ : palace roundly for having allowed the' Prince.to set out alone, .Then the Grand Master of Police, Fedor Feedorowitch Trepoff, had a liappy thought.", He gave orders for a search among the police-stations, and'.the heir of the. crown of' England was found.fast asleep among the revellers of lower degree. 1 The Emperor laughed heartily," but not too loudly, over 1 the [adventure, and steps were promptly taken to hush it up. "'"' . , , : """"^***"" ■'

r;.: a Poydras street merchant clothier, addressing'his clerk, yesole all of dose overcoats vat vas left over from last ■■■'."••in 1 ■''■' •.'' ' ' '•'' j' ' , " 1 ' ''■'■"• •' vmterf" ... •..,, , ... ~ I "Np,'sirj |derevas dree'of dem left]yei."' i. ffVeljf.-v6 must sell' 'em; right'-fyayj as' de viriter vjll ript'last'you know, Herman. "Pririg me 6ufcdneuf.de.goats, and I vilfshowyou sbmedings apouddeplsness, , 1 villdellyou now vevill sell Am oudj lind'you.mustlearn de pisness, Herman.' "Dej'vintje'r -VaS gone; you know,, und 1 ye 1 haf,haddose :i g6ats in de'.store moreas'seexyears,"'' ',l/'; ,"""'■'". ;'.' '"An eight dollar'overcoat was banded him by his clerk, and,"smoothiri'g it ,out,' liei took a buckskin money "purse from the 'showcase, and, stuffing it full of paper, dropped it into one of the pockets.;, ' ",',','" "Now, Herman, my poy," tie continued, "vatch me sell dat goat. I haf sold,oyer dirty-fife uf.'dem'shust de'same 'w'ay,' ! un'dl vant to deech yori'de pisness'. "'Ve'irderiexd gustomercomes indeshop'l vill show de va'y Rube mine broder in Detroit, 1 sell his clo'dirig'und'udder dings." '' ■'"" ;■' A few inihutes' later a negro, in quest of a suitable pair of cheap shoes,, entered .the store, The proprietor advanced, smiling,'- and inquired—" ■',,!''' '!"'.' ''}'■'"'.'' • ''' " Vat" is it ybU vish ?" . ■•"'-"' '■ " ','Yer gofany cheap I .shoes' hyar !" "asked the negro. ' ' i ' ,; '- •'•' '•' '' ■'' '•''•' Blendy uf dem, my frent; bleridy; at any brice you varit," ; ■ ' The negro stated < that he wanted a pair of brogans, and soon his pedal extremities were encased in them,'and a bargain struck,'- Ashe was about toteave, the proprietor; called him back, : , '■ •.'■" ■.i ■ , , ,',. ...i,-

', "I ain't gwine to buy nuffin else, ; I'se got all I want," said the negro, sullenly. ;; " Dot may beso, my dear. sir,", replied the proprietor, "but Ishustvants.yoiitdlook.at dis goal, It vas de pure' Russian yoql 1 , arid dis dime last year you doan,got, defame goat for dwenty-fiye'dollars, 1 Mine gracious! cloth; vas gone down to nodding, uriddere vas'nd money in 'de pisness' any-longer, Yduvanf somedingthat'vill keep you from'devedder and makeyoii feel vartaas'summ.er.djme.'.'.'De gonsumption vas gqin'g round, und de-, doctors dell.me. it vas de VeddeK More Pennine beeples 'died'round vhere I lif last veeki Dink iof dot! Mine frerit, dot goat" vas Russian yool, dick und heafy, Vyl'Mr. Jones',, who' owns de pank on Canal Street,., took dot goat : home ,mit him yesterday und vore it all, daV, : but it vaa a little dight agrps's de shoulder,' und he prought it pack Shust a yhtle ago,, Dry it on, my dear sir,' Ah; dot vas all righdt, ! Mister Jones vas a rich mahj 'und he liked dot goat,' How deeji dc bpekets vas, but it vas'a , leedle dight agross de shoulders." ,'.'.' : , ; The negro buttoned up the coat, thrust his

hands in the pockets, and felt the purse, .A peaceful smile passed [ over his face when h's touch disclosed to his mind the contents of the pockets, but he choked down his joy and, inquired— .'. " Who did you say wore this hyar coat?" "Vy, Misder Jones vot owns de pank.on Canal Streed," 'lWh'at yergwine to axfurit?" ,-| "Dwenty dollars," ," Dat's pow'ful high price fur dis coat, but I'll take -';"., ,-.' "Herman, here, wrap up dis goat fur de shentleman, and drow in a cravat; ityill make him look nice mit de ladies," - ~. " Nebber mind,,.,l'll keep' de, coat on," replied the-negro, and pulling out a roll of money he paid for it and left the store," While he was around the next corner moaning over the stuffed purse, Hotlenstein said to his clerk— ...',. .-' ■, ~ ... ' '! Hermanj fix up anudder von of dose goats de same vay, and doan forget to tell dem dat Misder' Jones, vot runs de panic on Canal Streed, vore it yesterday," -

sequence;,'Herbe ile Ia ; Reine; 1 m ' Sir. Raleigh''look''sofne tobacco':froni'. Virginia to' Ehgland/'andbecame rerharkablyfond'-ofits use;". His oxample.was sab'n followed 'e 1 van by (he'ino'st''refined'couttiers; ,: 'jam<s' , person ' knows, entertained a furious hatred against ; 'tobacco.'';' In the' year 1619 he nated In edict against it, but tobacco' was more" powerful than the king, Pope .Urban VIII.J in 1524, next set'to work to check the use of tobacco, against which' he', launched a specia! bull. The Pope did not succeed, better .than th'e.Kirigi Next in tho list of tobacco stoppers' cime : 'the Siiitim 'Amlirath' IV., the Shah df ; 'Persia, aiid the 6ra'rid";Duke of' Mu's'. covy,'-' These' I 'potentates 'more' especially directed their efforts; (6 restrain the'habit of sriuff-laking j; and-disdaining argument, which had so signally failed under dairi'irig'l also; religious enactments, which'had not been more successful under the f pope—this precious trio of Oriental worthies-thought'thai the shrillest way to clie'ckthe habit of snuffing would'consist in cutting ,off,people's noses. This remedy-they carried, we are told; pretty liberally into execution, •' .'"...