CLIPPINGS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2016, 9 June 1885, Page 4

CLIPPINGS.

The Washington Monument vvashtiucV three tiniia by lightning tlio other dnj , in ashowei, without ttio least dama-g>* Ijomg done ti> it. JIAMfHs H>U I'K.S - It in riftlil tiint i few beet* ted d.uly to litltui glowing 01 I fattening hogs causes the latter to g« 1 inon- hem-fit limn otlior food tlian they olhei w l^c would Sv.ink Fr\ kii Th ore weie eight on* bleaks icpoi ted in Inland the neck end Hi. Jvimry .'fl'-t, one in I)ingle Union two in IliMiisuk me, tuo in Kilkinny, one ii Kdendetiy, one m Kiinisuoi tliy, ami one in l)o inre Woof. A Hoc in A II w.vru'K.— After hiving Ix-en shut up in a haystick for thiitj three days, whcie it was accidentally nn prisoned by an Ohio fanner, a hog hiii vived and woiked its way out of thr opposite side of the stack to which lie enteicd, but eighteen pounds lighter. Bvki.ky v. WiihAT. —It is rcmaikahh that the average price of b.nley in London for fivo weeks in ISSI-viy, fioin November 15th to Deccnibci 13th - exceeded that of wheat. On No\enibei 29th list, wheat was 30s 6d and barLj 31s 3d, being 10d a quarter above wheat. Barley is generally 12s a quaiter below wheat ; in fact, taking the past 25 ycais, barley has averaged 13s Gd below w heat. Pkkoiikkons, thk Jlok.sk Dkalkr's Favouritk. — Foity thousand hoises are bought and sold annually by seventeen of the leading dealer! of New York and Chicago, who unanimously declare that the one-half and three fourths blood Peicheions have moro style, action, be«>t endurance on pavements, and sell fur more money than any other class of hoiscs in the market. 11 KAsr, " — Massa wants to know if you can't settle his small bill to-day, kabc he wnntH tho money bad," Haul a darkey to a gentleman "No, I can't. This is the third time you hare come for this money t ) day. Your master isn't afraid lam fjo ; nt» away, is he?" "Not '/.ackly; but look he.ih !" said tho da ky sbly and mysteriously, "he's agowme to run 'way hissilf, and darfcr' wants to make a big rise." Amkkicvn Tkotteiw.— The Biccdeia' Gazette gives the name of 130 hoises that have tiotted a mile in 2min. 20secs. oi less time ; foimeilj 2 30 lists were pub lishcd, then a '2 2,"> lift was tried, but of late ytais even this has grown to such foinud.ible propoitions as to exclude it fiom annual publication. Maude heads the list with her unbeaten lrcoirl of 2 OOJ, and Jay-eye-see comes second with 2.10. How to Skrvk Roast Pio. — Of late they have gut into ft tiick of serving np the loasted pig without hia usu il concomitants. I hate the innovating spiiit of this age ; it is my aversion, and will undo the country. Always let him appeal erect on his four legs, with a lemon in his mouth, a sprig of parsley in his ears, his ti otters bedded on a layer ol sage. One likes to sec a pig appear just a* he used to do upon the board of a Swift, a Pope, an Arbuthnot. Take away the customs of a people and their identity is destroyed. Pkickof luisii Bacon i\ London*.— The highest pi ices obtained for Ir.Bli bacon were more frequent before 1876 than they have been since, and SOj to 86j per cwt were often the top quotations. In Jnnnaiy, lS7f. ba«on was unusually cheap at 50s to 04s, according to si/c, and in that year also Ami'iican middles were exceedingly low pi iced at about 2(Js to 30s. Irish lard has fluctii atod widely in price during the last 1 1 years, selling sometimes as high as 70s to 86s, and at others declining to 60s to 50s and under. Sin Walter Ralkkiii ov Wivp — Take especial care that thou delight not in wine, for there was not any man that came to honour or prefciment that loved it ; for it transformed a man into a beast, decnyeth health, poisoneth the breath, destioyeth natural he.it, brings a man's stomach to an artilicial heat, defoimeth the face, rotteth the teeth, nnd, to conclude, makcth a m.in contt mptiblr, soon old, and despised of all wise and worthy men ; hated in thy servants, in thvsdf, and companions; for it is a bewitching and infectious vice. A drtinkaid will never shake oil' the delight of beastluiLH«; for the longer it possesses a man, tin more he w ill be subj-ct to it ; for it dulleth the spirits, and destroycth the body, as ivy doth an old tree ; or as the worm that cngeiidercth in the kernel of a nut. Take heed, theiefore. thit such a cureless canker pass not thy louth, nor such a beastly infection thy old age ; for then shall all thy life be but as the life of a beast, and after death thou limit only leave a shameful infamy to thy posterity, who shall study to forget that such an one was their father. — Sir Walter Raleigh. National Rkform Union* — Lord Rosel.ery was the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the National Re. form Union at Manchester on the Ist of April. Replying to a vote of confidence in the Government, he protested against the misrepresentations which wore constantly being made of tho Ministerial policy in the Soudan. He said their military policy was designed to mcuie certain defined civili/ing objects, and in lesptct to the proceedings which weie now taking place at Suakim, he said that they were taken on the advice of Loid Wolseley, who held that they wtie necessary to the safety of the English foice. Speaking on hia own behalf, he expressed the opinion that the best hopes for the future of the Soudan lay in the formation of an Kngliih trading company, by which means alone the land could be opened to the advantages of peace, commerce, and civilization. With respect to Afghanistan, he declared that the Government were determined on the treaty airangcmcnts with tho Ameer, and said that they were anxious to secure a definite and final settlement of the difiiculticH which beset us. They had good hopes of a peaceful solution, but were piepaied to defend the honour and interests of the nation. The LtTKRAm Stvi-k ok tick Hiiilk.— Sydney Smith, talking of beauty of style, remarked — " What so beautiful as that of tho Bible ?" What j»oetrj in its language and ideas !" and taking it down from the bookcaso behind him, he road, with Inn beautiful voice, and with his most impressive manner, several inhisfavourite passages ; amongst othors (says Lady Holland) I remember — " Thou shalt rise np before the homy head, and lionoin tho face of an old mnn ;"' nnd part of that most beautiful of Psalms, the 135th■'0 Lord, Thou knowestmy down-sitt'-ig and mine upiising; Thou understandest my thoughts afar off. Thou compas^est my path nnd lying down, and nrt :toqnnintcd with all my wa\s . . Whither shall I go from Thy spiiit? If I ascend up into heaven Thou art thcie; If T make my bed in hell, behold, Thou ait there. If 1 take the wings of tho morning, and dwell in the nttcimost paits of the sea, then there shall Thy right hand lend me, and Thy right hand hold mo. if I say 'Surely tho daiknesi shall cover me,' evon the night ahull be light about me ; yea, the darkness hidrth not from Thee ; but, the night shineth as the day : the darkness and the light are both alike to Thee {"—putting tho Bible again on the shelf.