AN OLD-TIME PAPER.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7748, 31 December 1890, Page 3

AN OLD-TIME PAPER.

I-1 » '' From a copy of the Geehna ddven tiaer of November 28th, 1840, some Idea la Rained of the times halt a century ago Iα Gfaelongv The ad« vertiaements Inform us the Union Bank of Australia gave Interest on deposits of three months 7 per cent., on current ac« counts 4 per cent. At that early period a tailor made superfine frock, dress, and ehooting coats, and had imported SOO pairs of stockmen's boots, with alike, satins, poplins, and mouse Uno do lalnes. Fine old tawny port could be had in wood and bottles, with, fine old Jamaica rum— indeed we fear there was a large quantity of the latter spirlc drunk in the forties. A notice is siren of an amateur concert, bat it appeared that objections had been raised by several membera of tho Episcopalian Church thereto. "Unletia nothing else but sacred music waa performed, and finding the impossibility of . obtaining sufficient assistance for that purpose," IE was resolved that the danation to the building fund of the chutcb. from, that source ne abandoned, but tliat, uovortueless, a concert for benevolent purposes be held. A meeting of the first Regafcta Committee is announced, the full report of the meeting beinglneertod and paid for Bsanadvertisement.Pai'entßand.xuardians are reminded that a youth !» wanted as an apprentice to tho printing Wueineaa " whose education would be attended to. Tho subscribera to the Gedmg AdvtriUtt of. fifty years ago were politely informed that all subscriptions must be paid £n advance. What an enormous convanitmca this must have been to the publisher. Jα* stead of patting the price ot every paw* down in his book, he was saved all trouoae, anxiety, and loss. For want of this firmness how many newspaper managers have prematurely grown baldheadedTl'bo litda community of Geelong had a cabinetmaker and undertaker, "who. by a steady determination to please, hoped to merit a share of public favors." A collecting botanist; advertises collections. Then & partner fa wanted, none but principals to apply, the partner not to exceed eighteen years, of genua temper, ruddy complexion, light hatt, rather above than below nieuluxn height, slender waist, swan neck, neat loot ana ankle, possessed of good musical and of a fortune in her own right of JsauO per annum, or ,£ISOO in cash, &c, apply to W.X.T. To this notice there are several replies Iα the same issue, one from a- lady who considers herself the bttllo of. Mcl; bourne, who will accept W.X.X. is he is not more than twenty-two years, an elder eon, with a moderate fortune of £20,000, having hair at auburn shade, noble forehead, arcbea brow, eye of azure blue, aquiline nose, coral cheeks, ruby lips, pearly teeth, ava Apollo chin, fine figure,, height about Stt Win, and a duellist, as she has alreaaf six beaux to her string. The others wteo replied to this matrimonial advesrtisemeet somewhat sneered at the sincerity of tna gentleman who sough* a partner in tarn way, and whether anything came of it I* not disclosed. A gentleman of the long robe addresses the clergy, gentry, aettlera, and inhabitants io four separate classes by saying, " I take this opportunity of! «• troduclng myself to you* notice, and ttag td inform you that; I shall have much pleaeure in drawing deeds? and conveyances for such of you as may require my Mrvices. I beg to state that lam a member •SIS tLcSurtsof t*wlußof^a t MA lc is my intention to be admitted to ws Saoreme Court of Sydney with &9_Htso delay S VonttA* «fc" TUto wetW* , of advertising, we believe, ia now infra w<, and discouraged by an institution caUed the Law SoeW Following this is » caution to shoemakers, who are warned that a young man under enaag:emea6 to a cobbler in Geeloa% from BnK** B jV haenoe arrived as anticipated, ing all other cordwaicora against tbta peraon, for whom £2 Iβ offered for hfe ap« prehension. In the leading columns the editor dilates on a case of Justices , jnstlce; and it ever will be so. Oa the weatbw the record cornea m> to present tiioee. "The crops are rtllflooking vrell,W should the same mitte -eooUnaMlwar may Buffer serious Injury." Fo? »J» SHwrfTDsy celebration, there was «*- ---oected to ba some exckuto&oto io tto ffians to be invited, but history dose aot retetewhlch of the clase were prohibited fromthe"Scotch agias,"as thefaa«?isia Thetajor rottkjj was is «ood order jast then, xweive Laanceston in November, ■W^, whe«« ft te enacted thae following prices for work and labor Iα the ««#ftt Fnrnwiill to all whom it may concern.— 100, 7sCdj bricks, Jtet lime, 8d per bushel i Vd}Wj»*y** 1«L r 3s; and W™* morticed raillS § bars ana S }>*£*&, ul la W, l »» tt «v pet &'