SCISSORS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4455, 7 November 1885, Page 4

SCISSORS.

A Sing Sing convict worked two years at a tunnel, and they camo up forty feet short. AVilkie Collins, who was in a precarious etato of health, is said to bo addicted to morphine. When thero is a state banquet nt Windsor Castlo tho plato on tho tables is usually worth at least £250,000. It is estimated that 9000 actors will start out of New York with travelling combinations tho next two months. Upwards of £200,000 worth of goods were sold recently in ono day in ono of tho great dry goods houses of New York. Tho Cliinesorun their history back 7,000 yoars beforo Noah. Anyono who can't dato beyond the flood is called a scrub. Madame Sarah Bernhardt is to appear noxt year as Charlotte Corday, in a drama ■which is now being written by Sardou. Tho Russian Government has issued a docreo making tho Groek Church tho established religion of tho Baltic Provinces. AVo hear a good doal said about tho quickness of Irish wit, but after all is it at all strango that au Irishman should say Pat things ? Tho recent treaty mado between Russia and Japan is not satisfactory to tho latter Powor, which claims that it was made without proper authority. It is reported tint tho boilers of tho Spanish cruiser Castella, at Cadiz, havo exploded. Tho Castella is tho largest cruiser in tho Spanish Navy. Ono hundred nnd forty Prnssiuns who have just been expelled from Warsaw wero marched out of tho city chained together, tho women following tho mon. A wool-ranger of tho Bois do Boulogno, named Guerrier, won tho prizo of £8000 sterling in tho city of Paris loan of 1869, which has lately been drawn for.

Munkaczy's " The Cavalry " is now in Paris. His " Christ before Pilato " and "Tho Crucifixion" aro in Sweden, and will bo exhibited in St. Petersburg this winter.

Paris has just lost an agod citizen who drank ton bottles of wine every day of his lifo for tho last twenty-two yoars, but a ecoro or more of mou aro trying to "work up to take his placo.

Horr Oppenheimer, of Ilanovor, is said to bo tho greatest breeder of horses in Europe. Ho genorully, has on an average 600 horses iv his stables, and the color favored is invariably ohc-snut or bay.

Tho municipal libraries of Paris number forty-two, and it is roported that tho total number of books read or consulted during tho past year was nearly 700,000, of which no loss than 400,000 woro novels.

" AVill you havo somo moro bread, Willio F" said a Kankakee mother to her young hopeful yesterday. " No." " What do you say ?" "No." "No what?" "No more bread, do you take mo for a bakery f"

An inebriate Scot, on his way to tho polico station iv chargo of the man in blue, suddenly collapsed and foil at tho foot of a lamp-post. AVith a sweet smilo ho said, " I'm a' richt now Jean, blow out tho candle."

A novelty in drill in tho Russion army is a ruco between cavalry officers and a railroad train. In a run of sixty-seven miles recontly tho horsemen won. Thoy would havo wou in a cantor against a Now Zealand train.

Thoy havo bcon having it so warm in Arkansas that a baker is said to havo fallen into a red-hot oven and caught cold. Thero is no exaggeration about this, of course Tho Yankee journalist always sticks to cold facts.

It is stated that the Czar's morbidness concerning Nihilism is increasing daily, and that as a result his mind is almost unhinged with droad. He gives no credence at all to tho persistent assertions of his police that Nihilism is crushed out.

"Say, Johnny, a veliiolo with thrco wheels is called a tricycle, ono with two wheels is culled a bicycle ; now what should a vuhiclo with ono wheel bo called"'" "I dunno what it should bo called but wo alius calls it v wheelbarrow."

To keep postago stamps in tho pocket or mcmorandiini-book without sticking, a Now Orleans post-office clerk advises pooplo to rub tho mucilagenous Nido on tho hair two or threo times. Tho oil of tho hair prevents the stamps from sticking thereafter.

When tho British Consulate at Adrianoplo was burned down tho Consul's sisters, huviug escaped in their night-clothes, found that a female servant remained behind. One of them instantly clashed back and rescued tho woman, both being much burnod.

Iv Drogheda a romantic marriage has taken place, tho bridegroom being George Harper, J.P., a gentleman of 86 years of age, aud tho bride being Annie Finlay, 35 years, who had been his housekeeper. The personal estate of this gontloman is said to bo worth £100,000.

A reforencc to tho " London Directory " for tho yoar 1885 discloses that thero aro in London alotie over a huudred shops for tho salo of birds and animals. It is evident, therefore, that a considerable number of catchers must bo employed to supply tho deiders with their stoek-iu-tradc.

Among tho acts of tho lato Plenary Council that escaped the quest of the reporters was ono making the Konrick Biblo tho authorised English version. Hencoforward thero will be but two Bibles recognised by the English-speaking world, tho King James Biblo and tho Konrick Bible.

The minister and his wifo aro making a pastoral call upou Mrs Judkins. All goes well until Johnny goes over to his mother and asks in an Irish whisper: •' Ma, is that gold in Mr Rovcrond's teeth ? " " Yes, why do you want to know ? " " Oh, nothin', only I think it real mean for God to givo him gold teeth and mo only crockory ones." The following definition of Liberalism ■was sent to tho Pull Mall Gazette by Lord William Compton :—" To raise the moral, intellectual, and social status of all who live in the British Empire, to fit them to govern themselves and deal with others iv a right mannerthroughrepresentative institutions." But could not every intelligent Conservative subscribe to this definition of Liberal faith ?

It is reported very confidently that the objections entertained by Mr Stead, editor of the Pall Mall Gazotte, to begin a Parliamentary career have been removed, and that ho will be brought forward as an independent candidate for Southwark, with a view mainly to tho prevention of tho return of Thorold Rogers. It is said that the support of Hpurgeon's congregation will of itself suffice to insuro Mr. Stead's return Bhould ho agree to become a candidate.

Few people who havo not tried it know how comfurtablu an ordinary hat may bo mado by having tha leather lining taken out aud a flannel or, better still, a felt lining substituted for it. It is a mistake to have leather pressing upon the forehead. It is cold in winter and hot iv summer, whereas flannel or felt is just the reverse Many of tho London hatters will now put a felt or flannel lining in their hats at the request of a customor, without additional eliurge. A gentleman m town has a trick dog, of whose intelligence ho is exceedingly proud. In order to demonstrate to a friend tho effect of training, combined with canine sagacity, ho wrapped a silverhiilf-dollnrund atwenty-fivo-ci'iit piece in paper, placed it in tho tho dog's mouth and sent him off with it, telling his friend to watch the result. The dog trotted off to his owner's father, who opened his mouth and took therefrom the paper, which, however, contained only a twenty - fivo - cent piece. Tho dog had swallowed tho half-dollar.

During tho early days of tho post-offico in England, before the franking privilege had been abolished, articles and animals wero sent through tho post very different in character to letters. From the first annual report of tho Postmaster-General it appears that no less than fifteen couples of hounds wero sent by means of a frank to (ho King of tho Romans. Two servant maids " going as laundresses to my Lord Ambassador Methvon," were "posted" in tho samo way, us also was a Doctor Crichton, " carrying with him a cow and other necessaries."

The dam of Robert tho Dovil was supposed to bo worthless ; tho dam of Florence, ono of tho vory best marcs on the turf, dragged a cart; to go further back, Lord George Boutinck in 1837 was laughed at and derided for giving oi guineas for a common-looking old maro of twenty-one and her ill-shaped foal; but the foal was Crucifix, perhaps tho best maro that over run. Of her tho story is told that a lady to whom Lord Goorgo showed her onco, said she didn't liko tho name. " I'll chango it tho first timo sho is beaten," her owner answered ; but sho wits Crucifix to tho end, and her brmes, with those of tho equally groat Bay Middlcton, rest at Danebury, iv a little flower garden, which is tended «with special euro in honor of tho fame of tho two animals whoso names occupy so honored a share in turf history.

Gen. S. li. Buckiier, who was one of tho two Confederate pull-bearers for Gen. Grunt, had a very remarkable staff during the war, and his military family has furnished the Episcopal Church with three biahopi. —tiuUnglfer, of Kentucky, who was a liculuiant-coloncl and assistant adjutantgoticral, is now Bishop of Louisiana; Elliott, another Kentuckinn captain mid iiide-dc-cituip, is Bishop of Texas ; Harris, of Georgia, aide-de-camp, who is v Bishoj) of tho Mulligan diocese, was first promoted to tlus high dignity in tho church. Another clergyman who camo from tho same strange training school is f'houp, a West Point grndua'.e, who left tho old army and went South. Ho is now a D.D. and famed for his sinore and earnest piety, as he was in tho old times for daring and reckless ourajro.—St, Louis Repuhlicau,