A strange thing about a house cat is that, if .allowed to run wild in the country and get its food by killing rabbits, chickens, and such live things, it w:Il gradually but surely take the colour and r.tripes of the regular -wildcat, id act and live like one. An Accrington lady recently went out to America by steamer to be married. Having no parents in the States, the Emigration Commissioners declined to allow- her to land, but the obstacle was overcome by bringing the bridegroom on board and solemnising the ceremony on the v a ter. The Austrian Emperors crown, which is regarded as one of the finest w-orks of European goldsmiths, contains over ,£.100,000 worth of gold and jewels.
The great Spanish palace, the Escunnl. is so large that it would take four days to go through all the rooms nnd «partmnnts, the length of the way being reckoned at twentv-threo Spanish leagues which is about 120 English miles.
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New Zealand Mail, 29 November 1900, Page 59
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