GLEANINGS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1718, 10 July 1883, Page 4

GLEANINGS.

A STOOKBtioKßit'stsufd diftrUsiully those of commission not omission. "THjm i£lfell/Jto"<H.\ou'/havei had; some money left you, "said Brown. "Yes, 1 replied Smith, sadly; " its left me long ago.V^rt f '.' • i > 1 >■>; > > ' fyA. nrw«upa?er speaks off a man bein^ "•'gorerl byiftn,angry bull," aa Ai a fgoodnatured bull,Would 1 do such a,thing. •lif jthe;lifo of Oliver^ Wendell. Holmes, jus,f published, ah anecdote ia rokted of tiVq^jfajte President .Ezra Stiles, among vj)ios.e memoranda in a note-book, ,was f6un'4) tne .following' entry :, "Colonel Eil'iari Alleu,.of Vermont, died and wont to hell this day." Mr Stiles would not make a fortune now-a-days by writint; tho obituaries of eminent men, unless he changed his stylo somewhat. It we damn people at the close' of the nineteenth century it is at least with some show of faint praise. An Amazon died, repontly ,at Buenos Ayres at' the age of 100 years, whose • eventful career deserves mention. From he twentieth yem 1 she has been a regularly,enrolled member of the Second K&itrtjpht*of Cavalry, weaving the dashing uniform, with enormous spurs. From its ranks she selected the seven husbands whom fate has torn successively from her arms, leaving her to die alone. li'appears from some statements on Mexico in 1882 that some of the gold and silver mines there have been worked uninterruptedly since the Spanish conquest. During the time Mexico was a Spanish colony —that is, from 1534 to 182 L—the mines produced silver to the value of §2,086,568,703, and gold to the value ot's6B,BGS,4ll. Since the Mexican Independence was established in 1821, down to the year 1880, the mines produced silver to the value of §900,658,309, and gold to the value of §48,431,753. This yields a grand total for the production of silver and gold in Mexico, between 1537 and 1880, of $3,105,110,219. or upwards of £600,000,000. Another computation, based on the report of the Mexican Mint, gives a somewhat higher total than this.—Pall Mall Budget. As unpleasant joke. —The Washington correspondent of the Boston TravclUr has the iollow ing : —The cash office of the Treasurer's Department in Tieasury building often contains many thousands of dollars, and great care is taken against the possible depredations of thieves. The room is very high-studded, and contains a gallery which can be reached by the general public from the floor above. The Interest Clei k is an auburn-haired individual of the most nervous temperament, and notwithstanding the fact that he has been in his position for many years, he had never lost sight of the tremendous responsibility ot handling the vast sums ot money which daily pass into his possession. His nervousness has grown chronic, and he is made the butt of many a quiet practical joke. The gieatest of thes>o was played some time ago by one of his intimate personal friends, who obtained peimission from Treasurer Giliillan to try his little scheme. The gentleman aimed himself with about twenty-five feet of twine, and attached to one end of it a machine composed of a steel piod, pointed as fine as a needle, and a solid piece of inbber as a htillnst. JIo stationed himself in a gallery directly o\ei the mtuest clerk's desk wheiothuio were heaps of money all niculy done up in packages. Then he slowly let down his string until it was directly over a large package, and releasing his hold on the twine, the steel rod impaled a bundle of notes, which he quickly diew to the gallery, and havf ing secured them rushed to the Tieasurer's office with his prize, which proved to be GOOOdols in legal tender. Meanwhile the interest clerk saw his money going sky waul and gave tho general alarm, but not in time, however to detect the culprit. The clerk was nearly crazy when he received a note feigned "James Giliillan," asking him at once to come to the Treasurer's office. He went as fast as his legs could carry him, aud imagine his joy w hen the Treasurer hauded him the missing GOOOdols, advising him to be more caieful that his money did not "take unto itself wings and iiy away "in the futuie. This practical ■joke has taught the department a good lesson, to wit, that it was possible for a clever thief to abstract money in the method mentioned, and so double precautions have been taken, and under the existing state of a flans such an event is not at all likely to happen again. Shipbuilding i?oii Japan. —The London nnd China Telegraph says: —"The Japanese who arrived in England to purchase ships have, we believe, two missions —one to buy vessels for the new Company, the Kiodo Unyu Kwaisha and the other to buy men-of-war for the Government. The membeis who ha\e come are Mr Ifco, late captain of the Kongo Kan ; Mr Sasso, of the Construction department at Tokio ; Mr Irwin, Captain Brown and Captain James. For the commercial Company they are to purchase or have built, we believe, eight vessels ; while for the navy they will piuchase or build—most probably the latter —two men-of-war. These will very likely be on the model of the gunboats that have been supplied to China, and which are generally known by the name of the Alphabetical gunboats. The two fast ciuiseis which it was supposed were built for the Peruvian Government, and were lying at Kiel for some time, but more recently at Southampton, have been found to be unsuitable. By no amount of alteration could they be made to carry '25ton guns." A Conscientious Worker.—A correspondent of the l'all Mall Budget^ who ■was intimately acquainted with the late John Richard Green, the hi-itoi ian, speaks very highly of hin literary conscientiousness. Ho states that Mr Green used of late years to speak almost with shame of his biilliant articles in tho Saturday Review save of theie which treated of historical subjects. On them ho expended all the caro which he could jrive. At the time when he was writing- the " Short History*' his means were sorely crampled. It was all important to him to get the ■work out : yet after a considerable portion had been written nnd set up he rewrote it, because he thought the work not worthy of the subject. When he undertook the larger history he thought that he would be able to give a freer rein to his powers, and he wrote som/a 700 pages, which were setup, and ag;iin ruthlessly thrown aside, because tho tieatment was not such an he wished. The woik which is yet ro appear lias been dpi mcd from --imilar causes. No sat rifice of time, money, or labour seemed to him too gi eafc if by means of it he could present his ideal in a form worthy of hi* conception. With a great facility, and many temptations to make money by his pen,' he steadily refused to employ his powers except on the one branch of study to which he devoted his whole energies. Rats and Mice.—lf you wish to destroy them get a packet of Hni.'sM \gic Vkrmin KiLi.VK.in packets, Cd, 9d, and ls>, to be obtained of nil storekeepers, or from T. }i. HILL by enclosing an extra stamp. Lifk in the Busk—Tiibn and Now.— It is generally supposed that in the bush we have to put up with many discomforts and privations in the shape ot food Formerly it whs so, but nOjW, thanks to T. B. Hill, who has himself dwelt; in the bush, if food does consist chiefly of tinned inrats his Colon- f al Saock gives to them a niost delectable flavour, making them as well of the plainest food most erjoj able, and instead as .hard biscuits and indigestible damper his Improved Coioniai. Baking Powdpr makes thp very best bread, scones, cakes, and pastry far superior and more 'wholesome than 10.141 or Icatcn., Sojd by all storekeepers who can obta(n tit^om any merchant in Auckjand. Yon will do well to furnish your house from Garlick'jyjd'CranwclPs.' They ha\o now the most complete Furnishing Warehouse in Auckland, furnituie to suit .all classes, good strong; au'dtfbeap.i They have TapdUny; Carpets;, from 2s 3d per yard, Brussels from 8s lid p!er^ yard. Linoleum from 3s 9d to 6s, Oil Cloths from' Is6fff6Hs >6d"be'r'yai#'(gajnd'l2 fectAvide'Oil ClpHjs .-JtAytfi wnyaid. • Immense afsoftment of iron^Heditisads k°%i^ anM- &sUPti§J e?*<«' wiffc y bal)-tw7BP B^dsteaM 'Doußle* isnulled-'n u1led-' tWad j?ronV26si 480' Hedstek'ds W stock'toselect' from. Beddings o£all kindi and.-iizei tkept hvj niture. and 4nolaJ»rg£ assartthent otMancnesler,