SCINTLLATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XII, Issue 3391, 13 June 1881, Page 2

SCINTLLATIONS.

"Bo brlet; tor it is with worda as with sunbeams : the more they aro oondenaed the deeper they burn."—Sootubv.

Always under the lash -the eye. A grass widow is anything but green. The last gobble of a turkey comes after his death.

New mantel mirrors are square with smooth frames.

Every new reformer threatens to knock the stuffing out of ballot-boxes. If you want to appreciate the genius of Sbakspoare put yourself in bis plays. Poor people i eat mutton because it is sboep, and rich people cat venison because it ia deer.

Henry Ward Beecher says it is a serious thing to join the Church, but far more serious not to join it. Nine hundred guests were at tbe Palace Hotel, San FraDcisco, one night recently. Rewl has insured his new house in the Victoria Company for £800. Chas. Fairweatber, an old Invercargill resident, while driving through that town on Saturday, fell back in hia trap dead. Archbishop Vaughan recently stated that no lesa than £200,000 have been subscribed for religious purposes in his arch-diocese alone since he took charge of it.

The Cardens and Dick Thatcher, thoir agent, were left behind at Christchurch on Saturday, while the rest of the Company went on to Wellington.

An editor in Cincinnati, puffing air-tight coffins, said, '" No person having once tried oue of these collius will over use any other."

A weekly newspaper in Maryland announces that the village in which it is published is " too poor to support a temperance society." Even tbe bar-rooms are not doing a thriving business.

Says the "N.Y. Herald" of the 26th: Colonel Ingersoll delighted an immense audience last nigbt, and can be sure of many more, for every bad character in New York wants to believe that Christianity is a fraud.

The Waikato butchers have secured a reduction of their heavy slaughtering fees. Mr Gwynneth's report on Cimbridge water supply is in favour of Holly's Creek, which he estimates will cost £3,700.

Property in Dunedin continues to realise high prices. A block called the township of St. Clair, beyond Forbury Park, realised £5,374 on Saturday.

In his comedy of " Timo Works Wonders," Douglas Jerrold says, " Women are all 'alike; when they're maids they're as mild as milk. Once make em' wives and they lean their backs agaicat their marriage certificates and defy you." Tho legislators of Maine are an honest set. They say there ia not money enough in the State to corrupt them. Recent travellers through Maine state that this is true.

The " Sydney News " Bays over 1000 railway labourers have arrived there from New Zealand to work on the N.S.W. railway extensions during tbe past two months.

A case of revolting cruelty happened at Horsham, New South Wales. A man is committed for trial for throwing his son on tho fire and refusing to allow Mm to have his injuries attended to for several days.

The Victorian Government have an enormous staff of men engaged at 6s 6d a day, rooting up vines in the Geelong district to exterminate the phylloxera vastatrix. In one vineyard alone 53 men are so engaged. Mr Berry is accused of jobbery in connection with the work.

In some of tbe rural districts of Italy a lover wbo wishes to make a declaration of his passion places rose-leaves before the door of the lady. If she rejects him she sweeps them away; but if she accepts him the rose-leaves remain.

From Dr. Wolcott

" Caro to our cofilo adds a nail, no doubt, And every grin, so merry, drawa one out,"

Li Chi, Liv To, Ah Ching, and Ah Chong, have been committed for trial for keeping a Chinese gambling house in' Sydney. The police prosecuted, and it was shown that large sums were invested in these swindles. Archbishop Steins, S.J., of Auckland, is now staying at St. Kilda House, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, the college of the Jesuit Fathers. The archbishop has been seriously ill for some weeks, but he is recovering slowly under Dr. M'Donagh's care. Mr North croft, R.M. of Waikato, dismissed tho charge of assault brought by Mr Poblen against Mr McMinn, on the ground that if the assault was committed it was justifiable. 'Ihe twelve Californian postal contracts were among those included in the Star route swindle described in a recent issue of the Stab. The contracts were originally called for 133,939d015., but were raised to 386,846d015., or a steal of 252,907d015. There are others still worse than these. In Nevada eight routes were raised from 14,.478d015. to 147,273d015., making the nett plunder 132,795d015. It appears that Sir Arthur Gordon's exalted notions respecting the dignity of his office are by no means of recent growth. When he was in the West Indies, he attempted to enforce the rule that when he entered a room all the ladies should stand, and cot re-seat themselves until he had himself sat down. His reason was that, as he represented the Queen, the same respect should be shown him as to her Majesty.