MISCELLANEOUS.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 378, 6 August 1903, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS.

•Whstt'is the excite m*trt on the piaz- , caV Cbel'ey?"' "Fellah just arrived etlt-h'oat- shy golf clubs."—Boston Commercial Bulletin. <"C«"*ofr are ao-changeable on the teach." "Eh?" "One is either blue fa-sen co'.d or red from sunburn." —In* News, A Paradox.—"Funny about **■**«. Un't it?" "What is?" "Why, it's when they.treat us co!dly that we «on?ider ourselves roasted." —Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. A Private Flirtation.—Capt. Tjbve-_ laVe—"lsm you certainly were flirting with «»ne of the men in the ranks." Mis* Coquette—"Ah. yes. But that was % private •a-flair."*—Town-and Country. -** ""Money is like blood," said the ip*rsnthrift nephew; "itisn'teny good onvess it keeps in circulation." "Yea," answered -the wise uncle, "but you shouldn't let either of them get away from yon."—Baltimore American. . Jlcr Father—'"Young man. do youintjfjjd to marry my daughter?" Young Man—"Funny". Tbr-t was the question four daughter asked me the*firs.t evening I <•-;-:•«• here. What a curious lot your faniiiyib! Will let youknow-when I mnke up my mind."—Boston f«eript.Knaslie—"HaTe you chosen any of y#*in" bridesmaids yet?" Maj-—"Yes. •-Fanr.y Lyon." Rosalie—"Why, I thought you hated her." May—"No, m>t txsct'y; but the bridesmaids are to wear,yt!low. and you can't imagine ; b»« they will go with Fanny's complex ;->ii."—Fun. All's Well That Ends Well.—ltep- j mother (entering village school with ! •whip)—"My boy tells me you broke i 'your er»n* across his back yesterday." ! fkrhouln asrer (turning pale)—" Well, ! •I-*-*! raav hav» struck him:harder than ! 1 intended, biit-**" Stepmother—"l f *h»" I»* i*d make you a present of this j >«-Ai>p. You'll find it'll last longer and ' do him more good!" Punch. BRITISH GtJIAItA'S MINIS. I <K It Beller#a Thst th» Cwontry la | BUh la B«<k 0«ld t»t Di«- - - —m*a.--An official report on the gold, dia-; mond and forest industries of British ■ Guiana for the year ending June 30, j 1901, has just been received in this i country and shows that great efforts j are Uc'ug made by the authorities of j the colony to stimulate the production of both gold and diamonds. The report declares that with " the req- i uislu- capital 'and labor, the fields i art' capable of indefinite expansion, j 'says the New -York Son. - -While the work of inducing additional invest men t« has been going on, : those men who are now engaged in the gold-mining business have not! Ijeen idle. A dredger has been erect- ] ed -on the Barima river and conces-.j aioiui have been obtained from the! government on the Conowarook. ■ J'urini.' Cuyuni, Groete creek and; Bar in; a rirera. The men holding j these concessions are waiting for re-f 'turns from the Barima and If these; .'are as favorable as "they are-expect-! '•d-to'be, work on the other streams; ,J tr\\l begin at once. From June -30, \ '•1900. "to June 30, 1001, the production) of-gold in the cokmy was 109,207; ounces. The report is even more sanguine of the future of the diamond fields. It says: "One of the most encouraging: events of-the ysar has been the at-' tention that has been given to the' diamond deposits of the Mazarini. Since July 7, 1900, no less than 8,353 diamonds have heen'declared at thedepartment of mines as -well as 2,151 ' sapphires. With the exception of 183 'diamonds coming from Potato, all of these stones ate from the Mazarini diamond fields." ' It has recently been discovered that the-area in whieh the diamonds lie ia much more extensive than was supposed. The mode of their occur-, rence is similar to that of the Brazilian diamonds in western MinasGeraes and at Sao Joao de Chapoda. On account of this fact, the report •ays: "As the present production of* the Brazilian washings-is estimated at 27,000 carats per annum, the council are of the opinion that the utmost Importance attaches to these indications and furthermore think it to the interest of the colony that the government geologist be instructed -to report fully on the diamond fields. It would seem advisable that the'government should send up an expedition thoroughly to report on the present condition of the fields, particularly as there are many men on the ground and disputes will very Mkely arise as to the locations." The customs returns show that last year 906 carats of diamonds were ex- < ported. The total, number of laborers employed in the gold mines at present is 15,553. Rw m I'ttreaoloarical Qaarrci. **M..-Ginnity, would youse be after telUn' me wot all this means? I'm after readin" ;n the paper* "bouttellin' a man's character by the bumps on his - head." >a r d Mr. Morrissey. "It's a new tinp Jer me." "Dbn't spake of bumps on ther hje v ad .'ter me," answered Mr. McGinnity. , "Didn't 1 go home last pay night an' |>efr"n ter tr»!k 'bout t! r same ting ter Mr-- McGinn:;/, thinkin' fool like 'v. ' she"* be ' I'iressed wid me learnin" i .' . •-•re*-r'J ib-mt me not handin* 1 c v »r im .i-> • - w< • I'd lost a shakir* c!Vt 'T : . •••"!!: --::i- i *. An* didn't Mr* X "i >•»->' - p k up a rollin* pin an" r*mc i. •• 'ii'Mip-i on me head infour n.'- , u,e». s : *t«i of thim perfes.«or<= ■" cot:' 1 i ' i - u: ":i a week. Don't talk ■ ter me*"*. Imnips, Vorrissey, 'cause me temper '• «hort s»* thim bumps on ne i.wn he-til are still as sore as a boi..'*—i- !\*.a :kee Sentinel.