CLIPPINGS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2144, 6 April 1886, Page 4

CLIPPINGS.

OXCE thero wu* u hin fl man who wns oomitiintly fuitimiiilAug hi* employer, a fimnor. Olio cl iv the farmer wont into the 1 biinvand foiiiifl that his mail had hanged him^-lf. Looking ut the d inglinjf body a 'few minute, be exclaimed, *• What on earth will thut fellow do , iT' 1 , ' A'Nb»v York shoeblack attract! trade by distributing cards that tellu how" nicely he shines shoes in the following simple language :—'• Pedal teguments artistically illuminated and lubricated for the infinitesimal remuneration of 5 cents. Antiquated teguments (pedal or superpedal) expurgated judiciously and resuscitated with expedition for nominal cortipeotation. Of the innumerable foretastts of heaven enjoyed by every patron, ft • Would simply 'dtate : From the eventua-, tion of the operation, even to ita ultiuiafe' successful completion, the patron inclines superincumbent to cushions, ' which ja sybarite might envy, in a superlatively ' luxurious attitude, in which the horizontal and perpendicular are gracefully #UM&»* n l <•■;' -' 07 *"- ]. The Bprmah -'Photograph ek.— Lor.d Dufferin has sent home an official telegram confirming the statement Of, the Time* correspondent, that the P.rovost Marshal of Mandalay, for his own amnsement, took photographs of the Burmese captives aa they were being shot by the "TJntish'sOldiers. He further states thft the Provost Marshal assisted in the extortion of evidence from these wretched creatures; Lord' Dufferin does not staj« .that this, disgraceful conduct was punished 'by the dismissal of .the Brovofet Marshal right 1 off. ' It whs Mtrely not necessary to communicate,. with the Indian Office before taking this step. A roan who abated hit • position in thisscandalous manner should not be retained" lotffcttibbaf ih the' public^ service after proof of his guilt has oeen established. ! ''tfak following tragic result of a ♦•rush" to a goldfield i> reported from' Queensland :— "A party of ten miners started, from Normanton for the recently dis-' < covered ; Croydon goldfield, North on Thursday. The heat - ,wa#,<awjui even! for that high latitude, '! aod, before 'the dose Of Friday, when ', about '6s mile* of the journey/ had 'bedn ;, coffered, , Jour of ■ the party had sub's. Wimbed.., The six other travellers bid " ,beaq fouid on the road in.a<moribund" condition. . This is the largest fatality 6f * tfhgjkindon record. . It is suggestive, indeed, of some other cause 00-operatit q with the sun's rays, and it is not surpri iing to' hear that* NottnaltbtT dostor hiis setout with a view to exhuming one of the bodies add asceffainin'g exactly to what so many, simultaneous deaths are traceable. Poisibly it will be discovered that bad water is partly responsible." ■ f j7 A ¥R6*tNBKT Pi^cieulWrisf pbco tent in very valuable present oorf r trout spawn to a New York' merchant, 'who is more remarkable for wealth than refinement. H,,,Thfij doaftr's idea was that tbe%trotit might be hatched, and would thriye in a small artificial lake, which was a feature of the millionaire's grounds. Be was mach surprised at receiving the following noite some ( days ailjer:— "My Dedr Friend,— Them water peas as you. sent . !!< wm' excellent fried. I had considerable railroad people and one or two bankers t : to, -dinner the nighf; as thqy cam?.' s We \, p^Tpr. wpuld have koown, what thojeoncerna were only for Maria, who has just graduated at a phemale school, and kno^a < '/ li'fßight. ■• Sho told us ns theui peas were qujtje common in <Ltke Tahoe, «nd that they grew under the water same as you sent I 'era. We,alls6nd kind regards, and ' would be pleased to have some more * w^ter-vegefaHes when you are sending -•>;thecfty:'' ./ , „,; WhAt a Little When Once , Din.— The following is related as a true story, and it may well be so, for the smallept '"inotd^riis fiaTe:'often lfidto the greafest ■ teswts;— Many years agd two armies q^fere arrayed agamsti each, other in Ire4:lafad;anfl fou'g'hfc what is, JinWn\';as'the, -- ' battle of $c Boyiie. 1 ' B was the Ist 61 Jflly, -'V-hW summer's d*ay. Just ''Wore '^ha • battle, the sentinels of King 1 William's • ittfrrif feli uncommonly tired ahd sleepy, •' and (very much inclined to take' a nfnp.; notwithstanding the near neiglibouthOod . -.of th^ 'enemy. Of course^ if .grovlii up ( . aojid^ers, fell asleep,, a little drummer -boy ( co.uld npt b,e expected to keep awake.- — While he slept, his. companions nodding around Jbim^ a ( litf)le- wren, spied some* crubs Upon his drumhead,' and straightiriy'Kbped'iipon ft & pioft r lhem \fy\ The % oise of .her little feet and her beak hoping on the parchment woke the lad, who * 'spied the enemy advancing, and instantly gave the alarm. But for the little plrd, the sleepers might' haVe been surprised, and the events of the day altered. A& it ti -was, the skill of ' William won him 'the rietory, and James fled, beaten, from the ; field. — Banbridge 'Almanac. \^illtam Beach, champion oarsman of me world, was recently enteVtained at •jo a banquet in Sydney 1 ,-" on the'eve of his leaving for £ngland. In responding to the toast of his health, the champion/, who was received with most enthusiastic cheering, said : — "I thank you for the kind manner you have, received me here this evening, also for the way in which' you hay j nuy healthy j No doubt many persons'will wonder at my going . toJEpglandj but, as, you are fully a\vare, 'Tiinrnot getting 1 lounger, 1 and in a very short time, l* dike ni) others, must go back. If I wait here much longer, you will ste someone come and' beat me on the Paramatta river, .but I would not be the Beach [you saw beat Edward jlanj.,)»n Vw At „ the , present „ time* I .j.amV^in the . very, ibes^, , of . , health and strength, and I feel confident that I' can beat any man in an outrigger in a j. fair, race. (Gentlemen,; I wi^h to , give ihose people another chance of gaining . that title who have never given me any CTe4ty,f,oi\ my; victories. I ant goidg to j&ngtand to ro^» but I will not rov^qpract in Amerioa m ot that I anirafraid to ro\V there, for I am s^e. I should .receive as mocKJair^play there' as I wcmld' in Australia 'or England, but because if' l row a race in America, I must be there four or "ifive months-, which would bring winter : round, aod I ussu're you I have no desire t vtoirow or train in the winter. Mr Kemp is going with me, and will train me, so r tllaTirrgiiarantee T shall belrelTlooked after. Gentlemen, I must now say goodjbye. 1 Ope thing. l am sure ;of. and; tbat ,-fs, JLJav'eyorfc' goocl wislicsj One Ithing I ask for, and that is, that on my return, win or lose, I shall hold your kind respect." (Loud cheers.), %

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