Sincerity is the saving merit, now as always.—Carlyle. The time wasted by men in 1 •'iNg in the wrong pocket woiild. make the : ; . .ration rich if they had it. Some of the richest men in England owe all their wealth to beer, and some of the poorest owe all their poverty to the same tiling.} “John, you are not listening to a word I am saying.” “ Yes, I am. lam all ears. 1 ' “ Yes, and that’s what makes it all the more provoking.” Employer—“ Brannigan, where have yon been for a week back?” “Been to the hospital, sorr. But who told you that I had *. weak back ?” “ Old Skinner is a very chariUhl* isn’t he ?” “ Yes. But if ever he tes, broad upon the waters, he expect* U ft sardine sandwich.”
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Northland Age, Volume VII, Issue 48, 28 July 1911, Page 7
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