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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2630, 21 May 1889, Page 2

Messrs Kusabs and Sons invite tenders for laying a tramway. Tenders aro called by the District Kiißinoer for approaches to the KawaWaotu "Road. Tim Public Trustee lias been appointed administrator of the estate of the late Henry Pollock McPherson. Mr llichard Reynolds advmtii-t;.- a number of cattle straying on his farm, Wai Valley. It is when the heart is warm with affection that the tokens.of love are most precious—when enthusiasm burn? that, the deeds it inspires are most, serviceable. A goad deed done quickly is twice done ; a seasonable service is doubled in value. Not the Pic's Kyui.t.— Wife: "Tlio 20th of February we shall celebrate our silver wcildinjr. Don't you think we onpht to kill thn fnt pig and have a feast ?" Husband : '" Kill the pig ! I don't see how the miforlmiato animal is to blame for what happened twenty-five years age." Mil P. W. Claydon is said to bo uiiffaprcd on a book on Samuel Rogers and his contemporaries. This will be certain to contain many erood stories, of which Rogers' "Table Talk" is full. Here is one of Rogers' anecdotes picked at random from the book :—" Dγ Fordvcn sometimes drank a gmod deal at dinner. He was summoned one evening to see a, lady patient when lie was more than lialf-seas over, and conscious that ho was so. Feelinß her pulse, mid finding himself unable to count its bent?, he muttered 'Drunk, by (.icd !' JveU mornin?. recollecting the ciremnstanc.--, he was prcatly vexed, ana, just as he was thinkiiiß what explanation of his behaviour ho should offer to Iho lady, a letter from her wns put into his hand. ' hhe too well knew,' said the letter, 'Unit lie had discovered the iiiifortiiUiiW condition in which she was when iiR last visited oer, and she entruitod him to keep the matter secret, in consideration of the enclosed (a hundredpound bank note)."