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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1952, 10 January 1885, Page 4

Wmi:n a chinmuy roars it may be said t'> ■ jna'; Ihu'iitly.

1 fiKHK arc no liod-carriera in Germany, for tin: .simple reason that a hod is unknown there, oach brick must be passed from li.'iud to hand. Tlu; higher up the fci i;j!;l:iy;r.s arc. the more men are required t> !.-i ■■■, tin: l)ii"!;s. Two men to a story is nlimir the fiv.Tii;,'••.

Finnish newspapers report that Pro-fc>-s')r hiien iVordcnnkjold is about to vary 1■ i s Arc!i.; exptirk-nees by an att■ ■ i.i;■• h t.> iv;; ( ;ii the South Pole. Recently, if. i. !:i!.( il, he left Stockholm for St in order to interest certain inii'i'.'iiti-il jici'-Miis in his new enterprise.

A i. \ J ;r:i-; Indian mound near the town of (liisitTsville (L T .S.), lias recently been opi'iM-d. At .some depth from the surface a \auU wiM found, in which was diec viiiil t!it) skeleton of a giant measuring 7ft -in. IIi>; lvtir was coarue and jet black, and hung to the waist, the brow being hi ii 'i:i.' ntcd with a copper crown.

Si ii. exceedingly important experiment* with a heavy gun, to test its power <<f penetrating armour plates, were made nccMtly at Spezzia. A 100 ton gun, I.'ulml witii ,'Ucwt of gunpowder, was tired ;./iin:-t various kinda of armour 1' .' s which proved incapable of doRuling the attack, and was smashed ii ji.—('iiui't Journal.

Tun Lancet recently intimated that " I-ite dinners, champagne and cigars led ti) an firiy tomb," and now we rend that

at i-.iie mt-ilical Congress at Copenhagen I,•.!('■:i .i'.etoi-s " put away" 4,000 bottles <n IJoiiinger, and other wine?, at one I-.-;'■;'!■'. .Heio is precept warring with pin-lire with a vciujeauce.

i'\!-;'. (Jiiktwvm), R.N., having carficil m;i, a .-iiics of experiment? in oiling tic wires, has come to the conclusion !:i.if wii i'-in ninny cisos such a plan is iii.l.iy i»i:ii' iiciul to fishing vessels, and v.utir especially to ships in the open soa, it i- <■} practically no advantage to life!i:i-. \ ..' .:ivin:.' to p;ifH through the largest !,M •,!,< i.-i, over uliiv'h oil is powerless/ ::i'; Ix'.'i.-l tiidt we sluill ere loua i ,-■! !>• to liiiiki: the voyage from '■■'■:'!.miil to America in five days :■■ ■■■■ now to bo a, practicable ; :, : '' tl.- n< v' steamer for the Cunard ! :•■ , I ~• IJi! liria, can only keep up the ■ .;.•! ■■! during the whole distance- aho . :.,!;, (i tin: otiii r day, namely, twentyre .i: ii , l<. 4 ;ill iidlll". mm; >,i the Camel Corps in Egypt, t.l:i i i:n I i-; i;!iin r a curious animal to Ti i;. :■■."■. Amiability is not one of its chief i-;,;n i: ti-ri-ti>.-:. : It-.: camel roars when h<? is liui'l ■!, ami roirn when lie in unloaded ; il'i.-n 1..; i:i tlw camel dues duty for grow - Y:\rj ;.ii'i _'<• u11; 1 -lii in the man. Their i.rc'it ntbvtho natives in curious. A ciii 1 driver never .striken his animal. Ho ! . tt. r. 'flu; camel is flattered ; I, ;■ ■•!!■ <l " V i ilialil.i ,, -niy friend— ;,.;•! t<,M tl.it !■> ,s ... ;,!f;jiii.lf. llyw, and i. <r. .■• ..i i- r ii in- l.ivis, .iii'l all th.it sort ni lini.-r. 11l u>i; a camel and he won't 1.-i! ■■.:■>■■/notice of it. at the time ; but v.i.l nil y.'iii are down on the ground an'! tli' n look out for hi i hind-legs. 'I'm is how announcements arc mado from the pulpit of duithie Church in Si:-»i|:i!id :" Dearly i'eloved Brethren— Previous to siuuincr the second hymn will y-.ii ♦.■■Jμ-notice that on and after Mon<i'V :i<\t the coach from Itollatcr to !: i| -i, ial will start five minutes earlier? ,yl " i;. it Sandy Macphcrsoii has lost a cf.Uev dog, u-liicli answers to the name of ' \V.«M-!i:e' ; anyone bringing the same to I : i.-!,. I'd {,'i-f'Oin at the Custle will be rc-vai'led. Also, that nil copies of the .••!>. i :i:i'_( pupils cont/iininjx an account of In.' i.if • »rc:it li'.-iiL between Jack Massey .•iii'l Culdy Miildii:t.'s are to be returned t i Mi" l!oyal J'Yee f/il'i'ary at once. We •v. iii now wing the second hymn."

A '.Minxis far more sensible than a in-!i>. Sim hi.'j finer feelings and a more i!i !ii.-;:!.i> mind. There are very few men wlm rc.ili.se this, and in consequence women is mri'le to endure much nn-iiu<:e.-Mai y suHering. One of our inerclntils was k">in» *° church with his

vi?. , riu Sunday riiorninp, when nhe slo|i|i r, (l ai"l put. lir-r hnjjil to her head. '• \\';ifi(.':i t!io matter ?" lie said, startled l-v lli>- lo(/k on liur fnco. •' Oh ! I have • riL on my brown lint." "Kh ?" ojacill.itiil tin; afctonii'licd man. She burst •tito tears. " What, Martha, what fa tho niiitttir with you ?" ho demanded. " Don't you boo what is the matter?" , rctnrni'd in a sobbing voice. " I've fit on my hrnwn lint with my striped ni!k <>h, what will people say :"