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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1273, 9 January 1883, Page 2

NOT PARTICULAR. A wedding was about to take place a short lime in one of the Scotch ohurchea, when aliitchncourrod though the absence of, witnesses, and the buds, herself had surmounted the difficulty bf going for two friends, one of tliem her cousin, a blooming lass, - somewhat younger than herself. When, at length tliu parties had been properly arranged, and tliu minister w;i* about to proceed with tho ceremony, the bridegreom,suddenly said: " Wad j-e bido a wee, sir ' "Oh, what it is now?" asked the ex.asperated oletgymim. " Weol," replied the vacillating groom, " I was just jjaun to ny tint if it . wad bi tha same tojou, i wad raiher hae that une," pointing.to the brideimaid. " A most extraordinary ititement to tnako at this stftij'e; I'm afraid it's too late to talk of auch a thing now." ■' Is it 1" returned the'bridegroom, in" ft tono of calm .miration to tho inevitable. " Weol, then, sir, ye maun just g«ig on," Baron Wilbelm Rothschild, of Frankfort, is so stript aJow that during his recent tour through Switzerland be was accompanied, not only by his ritual cook and butcher, but also bytendevout persons of his.own religion, Who went solely for. the purpose of praying with hijp (/ ajs. according to Mosaic law a con. ' gregati'oii must consist of at'least ten worshippers,. The Baron returned bis income for 1881 «at .1,187,500 dols, so that ho can certainly afford himself these rifcualuticJuxiiries.. ; ; ' A weeding-outprocess is goingon jn the Russian amy, Goneral Vanosky, the Minister of War, , endeavoring to removo all the corrupt, and tyrannical officers. It is a very Jifflcult task, but' within the last three months, gome progress has been made, at\d nine officers, ranging in rank from colonel to captain, have been cashiered and exiled to Siberia for . life. v. At the-present time tie Minister has seventy.five other officers on his black list, most of whom are expected to share .the sama fate, ; Austrian law is rigoroua ftf( ; tq ghit* .dren, and none under ten of ;oge : are. permitted : to.worV any Children bokween tsiiaiul 'twelve old .may enter a factgpy wjjen prorid|d; wi th a r nmaicipal: penoit,granted ; the,request ofcptirent or guardian. $ get tjiispjpit-tha authorities theright todecide wbetherornothework js suitable for a child—if the factory 'pursuit will be m an ||iop£ and its duration if alab^ijlriotjy' mm- *