MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2343, 16 July 1887, Page 1 (Supplement)

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

“ Death from lead-poisoning" is the polite expression used by Colorado juries to specify a gambler s fate in a shooting affray. Magistrate, to the complainant; “ Who was present when the defendant knocked you down ?"’ Complainant: “I was." A Cauefcl Mother.—Little Lillie: “ Don't you think, doctor, that I look just like my mamma?" Mother; “Hush, child—don't he vain 1” Another Marital Ixyuinv.—“ Don't be a fool; si,.! said, with a snap, to her husband. “Why didn't you t-11 me that when I asked you to marry me? he replied. “Do not put your feet on the cushions,'' is an injunction read occasionally in a railway carriage; “or you will dirty your boots, was found added the other day by a cynical traveller. In.siiik < ImvAiur.—Scene—Edinburgh Castle. Toiiri-t, to Highland sentry on a cold bleak morning: “Sentry, are you edd with the kilt?'' Sentry Xa ; but I'm near kilt v.T the canid.'’ What a Dear Ciheh Saip. --“Tommy.'’ said a mother to h.-r seven-year-old l.'.y, “you must got interrupt tie when I cm talking with ladle-. You inu-t w ait till we stop, an I then y u can talk.’’ “ lint you never stop I" ivP i ted tin- boy. As hoc a- a big uu.n'> aim and as L-ng as a tad man ;.:in--;i such is the aspal .igcv. a: a< lb- Itc.-nns ha*.c f-.un.l ei,.iiuig m.d in t!.e -'(opj-- s ot Arh d-i'* k‘A, a iet . i vi ci of i ’• ntr.ii A-i.u A u: ;;,i. g- ip !■ an-n . t a br.th-T 1., v. e. r • 1. k. and j. '.lowing eon- !•- ?-u-iu< •<; •• Die!, dull : I .-.in living . a J Hop--. - V-:vsoi, but i have g-1 past ton. t..r i m Ting ~p dartv." .-\ i’e:;a.a* ,-o;mte man :anod in i.iuili.a au 0.i.. Ia:-3e walk a eaitixt.ad of ’u-sms is.u lan An.i'n.-ai paper. 1 Th-vw-ie large i ! 1 I i I w-f that they bad b -a, «'e.l l>a in il-ara-n. The 'po--uui trade is in ns mi.mcv ; but we shall foster it with care.

are now made bun scrap leather, which is formed int-> links threaded ..;i m-td r* tU « r wire*. The ;ip. k phasing : end the materials ere inad-' up in >cal!oj.*ed o f other path -ms. It is flexible, ;-nd it U said b« afford a safe fooling, l*e:ng at the same time durable. The English IVesbyterian Synod of ]K<< # which f ills t“ Ih* In-]*! in Loudon, is n<-t likely t» meet in the British metropolis, but in provincial t-mn-proUdJiV Xewcastle-on-Tyin*. The r»*as-n of ibis is that the Central Pi:*-t?yt- ri;ii* Alliance is to hold its meetings in L-sid-»n in which is the bi-centenarv of the. Kciohition Settlement.

The UeC'-»rd announce* that the pre-i----d'-iv.v <•{ the church mk-b.iiary -S »cktv, vacant by lb- death of Captain the Hon. K. Mande. Ims U*.-n offered to an i accepted hr Sir-I. H. Kennaway, M.l*. for EtstHevoti, who has l»c 3 n for .sometime a vie**--president of liie society, and has for many years evinced t* e deepest interest in foreign missionary w *rk.

The High Church lilies of P.rixtnu and similar >ubui lis ju.-titied tln-m-elves fir "••in? to an exceptionally smart ball given Luit by dancing only with wry thin men —d-s g-ns nuigres, don't you know.

At Dublin, in a breach of pio-nise ct*?, it ivas stateJ that, on Udng threatened with pr«-ce'*d»ugs, the defendant wrote to the plaintiff :My dear Sarah, —Votirs f«* band. I am sorry that the 1 daze is up again, and that there is no satisfaction without the law. So go on as far as yon can u ith the law, and, after it, we will In* good frknd-. I remain, your dearly beloved, o. lb*»iNs«»x f ** The plaintiff was awarded bl’vd damages. Thk largest pyramid—that of Cheops has a b.»<eequal to the area of Leicester Square. L uidon, rind a height of do« feet It is co!n}»osed of four million tons of stone, and occupied 100/»->') men during l*uyears equal I > an outlay oj forty midions sterling. It would now co-t four millions sterling, at the contract price of Is <h! per cubic foot. When pursued by a suift d«»g the common grev rabbit jump* ah »ut nine feet dear on level giosind. In probation pi length a hors* t-» jump ns far as a rabbit, would have to clear is* at a jump. There is no quadruped that lias such powerful muscles in bis quarters as the rabbit, and none excel him in the muscles of his loin and back.

Th" Lighthouse Board li.s completed til-' plans fur lighting the Bartholidi Statue <■{ Liberty, un 15.-dl.wV Island, X«ir Y..rk- A -tree' lens will be bhu-d in li e torch, five additional electric lights will be placed apoind tile base, making thirtren of Midi lights in all, and a number of incandescent lights will be paced in the interior i.f tile statue. The light to 1« placed in the t‘.rcli will be one <•{ the uv st \mnderful fixed lights in the world. Tilt: ].r‘pirati.ms f..r the reception of the (Var in the < "-ack province are being push'd on with crre.it vigour at V..v.Tclierkaslc. The tow nis to lie lighted f. r the first time with electricity, and very liand-ome £.-1.1 and silver sabers have bts-u s’.ibsctiiic i f rby the inhabitants in order to in .ke the usual < if.-ring <f bread and s dt. The cxji' n-cs of the rcccjition, which •ail; be rather heavy, arc to lie borne entirely by the Os-aclis themselves. The following story is told about the Archbisli .j.. f V.irk. His Grace was distributing t!.e prizes at a Leeds 11 ijgd School, ami suKse-jnesitly, when riding in the vicinity. he crnie acr-.-s a y ;ug-’.r whom lie thought he recognised, and wh.o wascElecting road di:t. Thereupon the follmvim.'conversation ensued :—Aic!ibi-ho|i— *• lioy, I kn ovy-oir i,.ce: y.oi were at the Leeds U. eg. d School, and i•••faintd a jir ze for drawing : ’ I’lcliiii—“ Y'a, mon. 1 were." Archbishop— “ ! liojk v* u keep up your stadi-'s iu that ait 1" ITchiii— ** Y\ mm, 1 do ; lo .k yon yeere” (pointing to a irndel made of the initcrial he was collecting!. Archbishop (with astonishment]—“ What <)•■ you call that 7” Urchin—“ Ah. mm, that's a model of a church : and them’s the pews, and there's t >e vestry, and that's lb? p lalpe. ■’ Ar bb'shop osinilin;)—“Very clever, I declare ; but vvhtie is the parson?’ l I'ivi.o!—“ Av, mon, it takes a deal ..'muck : • mak- a pa’-cn." His Grace rode on.— The Welri.me. Dr. >chnee, of Prague, who claims to hj ive dis. <iv-ri d a mre for diabetes, and has had that claim allowed by the Medical ; Ouisres? which m*-t at Wi-.sb idea li*t « year, has, ju-I publish..! sJi- r. salts of his , treat no-nt i:i 70 cu-cs. He places the seat ~f the malady in the centre of tie* brain, in which the late Cl mde Bernard ; agreed with him. and hi' method vf deal- | fug with it is by the exhibition vf 1 energetic m-iiein. s, but more pxrtivuiarlr be a car. i d a''st ti m Johygh nc, to r.-■ 00-‘i - o'- 'b. - v-- . ing from , liitCev. I