ROUND THE WORLD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1798, 26 September 1884, Page 2

ROUND THE WORLD.

." I'll take you all into custody if you. don't stop howlin' and pushin'," said a policeman to a tumultuous group of loafers at the back entrance of a theatre. " What are you 1 doing f "We're rehearsing." "Rehearsing for what?" ; ".Well, the new star begins her engagement next Monday, and the manager has us to play the excited multitude storming the ticket office."

" I don't think," said a thoughtfullooking citizen. " that the Secretary of State properly disbursed the money appropriated for repairs to the State House." "Whyf someone asked. " Well, you see, he expended quite a sum of money in putting cross-beams into the Representative chamber." "Time was right, for the roof was in danger of falling." " I know that, but you see, if he had let it alone, it might have fallen on the Legislature, and the good done would have been stupendous.—Avkansaw Traveller. It appears that when Mr Callan, M.P., was camping out about 300 miles from Rosario, in the Argentine Republic, his servant was attacked by one of the large hounds accompanying the expedition, Mr Callan interfered to protect his attendant, when the dog jumped on him and bit him severely in in the leg. Mr Callan shot the dog with his reuolver while the fangs were still in the limb, Mr Callan was completely disabled by his wound, and had to be conveyed in a litter many days' journey to the camp.

Old crockery may surely be regarded as having received its apotheosis at the recent sale of the Fountaine collection, when a single article was knocked down, amidst the enthusiastic applause of an excited audience, for the sum of seven thousand guineas. The object which fetched this enavmous price was a large oval dish, enriched with enamelled portraits of Henry the Second, the Constable Moiitmorenci, Catherine de Mcdicis, and Diane de Poitiers, seated at table, and partaking ot a meal, dignified with the title of the " Supper of the Gods."

" Your visits reminds me of the growth of a successful newspaper," said Uncle Jabez, loaning his chin on his cane, and glancing at William Arther, who was sweet on Angelica. " Why so f inquired William Arthur. " Well, they, they commenced as a weekly, grew to be tri-weekly, and have now become daily, with a weekly supplement." Nineteen American railways have passed into the hands of receivers since January 2st, 1894. Many more will swell the list before the year is out. Auierica is a great country, but is rather inclined to over-do things. Four hundred thousand dollars is the estimated value of the pipe which the Shah of Persia smokes in public-on Stale occasions. It is called "11 Kiilidin," and is entirely encrusted with diamonds, rubies, pearls, and emeralds,

The advocacy of teetotal principles, is, we are assured, a highly remunerative business. At the present time Mr Booth is, we understand in receipt of an annual income higher than that of of our Premier, whilst Mr Glover's income is estimated at one-third more tjian our Cabinet Ministers receive,

A Captain Hunter, of Liverpool, recently arrived at Stronmess, in the Orkney Islands after a daring voyage from Iceland in a little sailing boat 30 feet long. Unaided he reached Port Patrick, but there obtained the assistance of a boy to navigate the vessel, the pair arriving in safety after a long and exciting sail, There are two sausage dealers in Paris who have shops adjoining each other. One of them has painted on his glass window, over a pyramid of sausages, "At thirty centimes a pound—to pay more is to be robbed;" while tho other puts his sausages in an obelisk, and paints above it, " At forty centimes a pound—to pay less is to be poisoned." A Reims correspondent of the' Wine Ttade review,' writing on May 20, says:— "Everydody is busy in bottling 1883's, and more satisfaction is expressed with the quality of tho wine than formerly, We have heard that the following are about the quantities of 1883's bottled this spring by the leading houses:—Moot & Clmndon, 4,500,000 bottles; G. H. Mumm and Co,, 3,000,000; Perrier Jouet, 2,000,000; Pommery, 2,000,000; Heidsieclc, 1,500,000; Roederer, 1,000,000 ;Werle (Clicquot). 600,000." A Boston girl being rebuked because she had said she was only eighteen, replied, " But didn't I do right dear? You know mamma has always taught us not to exaggerate. It is better to under rather than over state, you know."

" Mary," said a mother to her daughter, " lias Henry proposed yet V " Not yet, ma, but I think he will before many days." " What makes you think so 1" " Because he asked me if you expected to live with me if I married, and I told him no"

A countryman was sowing his ground, when two smart fellows came siding by, one of whom called out, with an insolent air: " Well,.my good man, 'tis your business to sow; but we reap the fruits of your labor," The rustic replied: "'Tis very like yau may; for just now I am sowing hemp." "This story of George G. Prentice, which I never saw in print." says Bill Nye, "is a better illustration of his ready wit than anything else he said, I think. The old ' Journal" office used to be stamping ground of many Southern men, more or less known, who liked to hear the veteran journalist tell a story or warm up a presumptuous young man for lunch. Among those who frequented the " Journal" office was Will. S, Hays, the song writer. Coming into Mr Prentice's office one day, in that free and easy way of his, he sat down in one chair with his feet on another, and, jamming his hat on the back of his head, said, without consulting Mr Prentice's leisure, " Seen my last song, George J" Mr Prentico ceased writing, sighed heavily, and looking up reproachfully at the young man said—"l hope so, Billy.'" Don't die in the house.—"Rough on Eats" clears out rats, mice.beetles, roaches, bed-bugs, flies, ants, insects, moles, jackabbits, gophers, 7£d-N, Z, Drag Company,'

CHASED BY A SPIDEtU « • The king of the spiders on the pampas is not a Mygale, 'but a Lycosa of extraordinary size, light grey in color, with a black ring around its middle. It is active and swift, and irritable to suoh a degree that one can hardly help thinking that in this species Naturb has overshot her mark. When a son passes near witbirftbree or four yards of its lurking place—it starts up and gives chase, and will often follow for a distance of 30 or 40 yards I came once very nearly being I bitten by one of these savage creatures. J* Riding at an easy trot over the dry & grass, I suddenly observed a spider pursuing me, leaping swiftly along and keeping up with my beast. I aimed a blow with my whip, and the point of the lash struck the ground close to it, when it instantly leaped upon and ran up the lash, and was actually within three or four inches of my hand, when I flung the whip from me. The gauchos have a very quaint ballad wliWi tells that the city of Cordova was »a invaded by an army of monstrous spiders, and that the townspeople went out, with beating drums and flags i flying, to repel the invasion, and that 1 after firing several volleys they were A forced to turn and fly for their lives. r& I have no. doubt that a sudden great increase of the man-chasing spiders, ia a year exceptionally favorable to them, suggested this fable .to some rhyming satirist of (he town.