BREVITIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3473, 31 March 1890, Page 3

BREVITIES.

•■■',■■ : f^ ' i Changes very rapid,'," ~ ■,,,.. ■ i La'Griippe'ln'lofcAi'llospitftl ' ' The Cuatodian fortunately tlie only ( vlotibi.-" 1 ' >,';;:"'-j ; ,,. ; ' "' ! Doinosthenfls; leaving; Mastprton 1,, A MaM to lot,',[',,'',;;.' {■■ ! Strango experience' of' a sewing ] machine agent from Hams-/«r-dani. Clnu'oliea.'reaping 'tlie i benefit of I early plbsipg. Members attending wi msst.''/ I ' '' .v ','', '.'■'.'.. Sad falling off m ". bun-rushes," f Vi'M 1 announcement at -'.Wesleyan '' Church last evening., A man Lm named his dog "SVolling- : ton.becauseoftUe animaVsprolicioncy '• in rending a bone apart. An operatio society to be formed in Masterton. Meeting on .Wednesday night. ;' Superstitious people ought to be temperate, tbey are so afraid of spirits. Carterton contemporary adopting pattern of Evening Press. Giving up printing for dressmaking! Emperor William fell on the neck of Bismarck.and,kissed Lim when ■ the litter took leave of tho Kaiser. Allpress, who was', arrested m ' London on a! charge of stealing I £70,000 from the Coninierciil Bank, ' Melbourne, has boon formally. extra- ' dite'd. Young artist to landlady: "Oh yes, he's a very good lodger, but so melancholy. Always brooding. Why, I'yo heard him say myself as ho should never bo happy till he was hung," jjf A schoolboy going out of the play- , r ground'without leave, one ot his j masters called afterhim, and inquired where he, was going. "I am going , tobuyaha'porthofnails." "What ' do you want a ha'porth ot nails for?" '"lor. a halfpenny," replied the youngster. One of the party has been telling how a certain rich silver mine had been discovered—by a prospector < shooting at a man and chipping ,a piece of rich ore off a cliff—when an • old fellow h the corner observed: " I came within an ace of finding a ( mine just that way." " How did ] you miss it?"' "Why, the man I i shot at turned around and put two < bullets into me, and before I got out ' again tho mine was discovered." ' Episcopal duty in some parts of jj Australia his its humorous side, i One prelate, on. his ■ first journey f round, was flung into deep mud by I & restive horse. Eising ruefully, t with his chaplain's help, and survey- ' ing the place, the bishop consoled ~ himself with tins reflection: "1 j ■ have left a very deep impression in that part of the diocese, at any rate," A new implement has been inyented for uso at the dinner-table—a silver saw for cutting fruit, The \ little novelty is said to be kicking up . quite a dust—a Baw dust we suppose \ —in a trade wbioh there is not much , room for novelties, It will cut out ; anything; the core from its apple or l the orange from its skin; and it is I pretty well certain to cut out the ' ordinary common'or garden dessert- ' knife. At the' fame time, as it only recommends itself for dessert, it may be described as a/saty with a sweet tooth. In any case, let us hope that it will prove a wise saw! Fireman (on the ladder): " Hurry up! There isn't' a moment to spare!" She: " Oh, dear, must. Igo out ■ this way? Do toll me, please if my hat is on straight."