ROUND THE WORLD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1926, 27 February 1885, Page 2

ROUND THE WORLD.

■Bofore the conquest there was a timber bridgo upon tho Thame's between London and'^outhwark; it was- burned by accidental the'reign of Henry 11. At that timo (a.d. .1176) the late ■ old London bridge was projected, though it was not finished until 1209. On Christmas Day, 1814, when the last war with England was in progress, Mr Altnerine Gilette, then aged twenty-two. years, and the lady of his choice, aged twenty, were united in marriage in the. front room of the little homestead which he occupied, and in which he has dwelt ever since. At Canaan (Conn.) last Christmas Day this couple celebrated their seventieth wedding day, surrounded by their family, of whom the eldest is living and is nearly seventy, andweretihe recipients of innumerable conjfeulations from all parts of the State. The Oity of Albany, Or., has passed an ordinance prohibiting the "mashers" from standing around church doors during the hours of service. Dr William Darling, a distinguished New York physician, died on December 31. In lub delirium which preceded his dissolution he delivered a complete and coherent lecture on anatomy. There is an assembly of the Knights of Labor in Philadelphia composed of girls.It is called the Garfield Association, and it claims tahave 1,600 members. It has been in existence over three years, and all the members are employed in shoe' factories. * Its officers are all women. The girls submit cheerfully to the orders of the Arbitration Committee when ordered out, and it is said of them that in their minds the organisation is only second to their church. At' Hartford a burglar gave himself up to the police because times were hard. Mr and Mrs Solomon Diefendorf, of Canajohrie (New York), celebrated their golden wedding recently. Mr Diefendorf is. soventy-eissht and Mrs Diefeiidorf seventy-two, The original and bridesmaid, David TimnSHian and wife, were present, and stood up with them again, There were several couples present wlto had been married over fifty-' two years, tho youngest couple being married over forty-one years, whilo numerousothers had boen married forty-, seven years.

Where wore you when the first shot was fired ? asked an Austin lawyer of a fomale witness in a shooting scrapo. "I was lying on the sofa," "And whero was your husband?" "He was lying down on the back gallery." "And.wlie.re' were your children I" ''They were all lyiiitton the bed fast'asleep." "Any othor members of your family lying down ?" " Not that I know of, but if my brother had been there he would havo been lying down in the Court-house. He is a lawyer like you," Amongthe titbits of gossip that reach here is this: I hear that Miss Annie Longfellow daughter of the poet, is to marry Mrs Ole Bull's brother, young Mr Thrope, a member of the bar. She is as you know, very wealthy 1 . Her father left a handsome projßftp, and then within a few months the ™gfellow children havo fallen principal heirs to the large estate left by " Tom" Appleton, whose death caused so much talk in Bos-' ton society because of his wit, culture, and wealth. ••:

James Barton, night watchman at the "I Ramsgate Station of the South-Eastern | ■Railway, gives somo particulars of an instance in which his'.'dog displayed remarkable sagacity. He says he was' in his office when the dog barked furiously., He let him out, but atiU he barked for' him to accompany him,.and on doing bo the dog guided him to the wall opposite tho Railway Tavern, placed his fore-feet thereon, and looked around, barking all the time, Barton then found that the bedroom blinds of the''tavern were blazing. With the greatest .difficulty he sueceeded in rousing theiniiiates, who, but { for the timely warning'of the dog, would ' in all probability have.loat their lives. ( \ Lovely cximes—There, are lovely climes and places in which the evening JSjlyra aro loaded with malaria and the of '■ fever and epidemics....,To dwell there in health is impossible, without a supply of Hop Bitters at hand. These Bitters impart an equalizing strength to ita system, and prevent tho accumulation deadly spores of contapion, Be sure™ see 1

Ma'larial FEVEES.rjMalarial fevers, constipation, torpidity'; of the liver and '> kidneys, general.debility, nervousness, \ and neuralgic ailments; yield readily to < this great disease conqueror, Hop Bitten. It repairs the ravages of.,disease by con verting the food into! rich'blood, and it J gives new life and vigfa-to the aged and ' infirm. See ■•■■ '■■.■'.: , : ,' '.

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