PICKINGS AND CLEANINGS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 308, 19 April 1877, Page 4

PICKINGS AND CLEANINGS.

SELECT! SO A EP.IDE. A Voting iitari mxes asked Mr. low i'v shontd sIC n bride. " C irefntly •«t>a<»rvc t'ie wriote circle of y.»nr afqtiaiiifj.,tc>, and set ct th«_ j>r>.-Un-sfc, blithest, and most vtrtrtntts ittatdun. B<j sure that her pecuniary circums'alios ami health ar? io«l, anl en.a;e yourself t<> l:er. When the happy day ha.* arrived, and the bride and her ivlati»ns are ready to gu to the attar, mount a ll et horse, and fl-e in the opposite direction/' UABEUTY O? VOLCNTESr.3. Fonrtei't; l>tl>ngiug ro.t-'-.e Nort'» Mtl'hsx Vottiut-er Co;-p» wyiv SMinu'>» d fur iue.'lieteiicy and ii-ni-jviy-merit of 3>.. t" t :e c .:]m. Tie d- rmdauts ' had sf"-ued the «.•*«:!". a.T •••uiTiif. but i having" fail-d kartell I drill r-g-d-irly t.i,y had tucrtrv d E r ..-■ I-!-f_ w i,; i tfe «" is sou";'it t» r.'tf >v 'f. 31'. X.:vvt »i »:J..-tvd jaym'-tit of 3)i . arnl granted t:ui-' to tlios-j w..0 applti d for it. A TKKrX OS* TRADE. A corres[>ou! n" of one o; t'io Minc'i st r papers My-* tha' the lititj'ier.s t.avr «dop*cd an tngenious methnl of nisj;nttttig t ieir cis"om n-« wit 1 Auirrciii tn>-M. The., it is srat'd. are buying «M* ait t e "old worn-«»nt bu"!< an 1 «nrie:ated niatrordy rows," and labi-tl.n: them when dressed** It 'id American D.r f, not fm/.-n " Tue price charged for the meat thus tahf tied seems tow to the |»urc';a*er, but is really very hig!» for the st'iil" given in exeiiang". and brave.* t ie selb-r about 3 I. pur pound protir. It has also tie advantage of thoroughly sickening the pnrehiisjr, w!u>. tin.ting it fjuite void of nutrition, and totig i a* a tvlnipthorig. at once swears- to »>a,-j!iew Ainencati beef for thtfuture, ant go-a iutek to beef at the old high pries, when lie often realty yets nneouseionsty Anteric.m beef, which tte wt'y bntehyr sells as Kngfi« r ». ant thereby reaps prolits.— V.tU MM (UtzA'c. SAVts,;* r.tsxt in- tus v l»me*. In the Austriihtsia-i Colonies a v.-ry eonaid: rabhr sutti must be drpo.*i.ted i:i t e vartotM Savings. JJauks to the credit ot the working etn-»'S. T u ( t >n- , - , tn'tt.-i--! , r states that on January 31. IS7T, th -re was at the crtdit of depositors in the Ooveriiui;-iit Saving:* I» ink of no les-t a sum than i.*»".°.o7T 13s. Td.. btin.j an inerea-?-.' of £*!«.). 2J2 I'Jj. Oh during t!ie monrh of January »n the bafaucr at tlie elo.s,' ot the , year. Vv'ork in Queensland must be fairly .remunerated wk n siteli a respectable balance exists, seeing that the who!population of the c-»tony is only about I~O,*KX>, or half thai of New Z aland. TAt-K ! TALK ! TALK ! Mrs. Sur T -, the member f»r Finshnry in tfie L union S'eho.d Hoard, has Lad t ie temerity to vn ImUr t.iritiale c.>nipiui>»ns for a fault which the*" have always a'tnr>uted to wonm-n as t'o-tr speehd i'.v.'»;'ifive —that, of niurlt 3;>eaktug. After a few p.-rtineut remarks on the fondues of m.-u in guirr.it f'»r iii-aihn $ taeir o.vu v.>;l-- n in I dfoate. .Mis, Shit'f that t t: ITo-i-vd el", fc b.. «... phieltf ;w tr.l," visible © < ;:■ iuaj >.-i y ■•:' the tu uJ« ■;» I. i • no: tou'prUuu' c i'. t t e in < on «n Um. x ri"v is :i '<::'. ;':■■■. The- n mi. th'l'r i."i:ott »■: I>-no-i»-I by-I". ~.:.-,._. i•;jft jo , li vl-; .....-;.• ■•, - . ";■.!-■;' i>f t e .ii I until i-ofym ;• U " J i". '■'."> »■'•: l;'"° a r '.-su l'r. rrj ;-Ji v »■ tri > .s—- ---."•'."."> .."">.">•/«>"». a iv,- f,.ik. j'j:: {;;;>;«,-, a multipt er.U'l. ant iti'ereha ig n ; t.he H.tir.s. of J.. take ~'l as th ■• mnltiptrer. u-»> ~,.h.r,-irv ariiotner i\ iinrkabte pro t ret—o' »li'^.l,W.Kl (*.HJ. Keturtuit; (»> E»> inulrt- . p-tieeid ttrst tw •-!, and takuig'-l t- thmuUipit r we g t ."3 3 J3.3 1i '■> J«, all tiuveS fXU'pt t it first an I East ti;iir s. vviiiu'i cad tog.if'ter ."■=!. the uitihtplt •*•*. Taking ttn-'same i«ttitip!te»:i»l, and tntng -J*, the half of 'i. «4 t'te iif'-rtiob-r, w»t;e; a p-roliM", of 2 ».(K>:}.(».»{* («>7 —dl six■*.•» i-xe pS the first an I E-i.s; figure?, v.'hteh read !o ;vtht-r *. tve 27. the umltiphe-. X.-xt w f " rwhafigtug the fi-urts in the reuiubc r 27. an t u-ii.t ;' 72 :r* tve trttltfipil. t", w;.t!i. JK.n*o*-li3Jt as th*' n.utttot e -nd. we obtiitn a pr-duet of 71 lll,til 112-all out'.* ex- pt tie Eta" and E.t:-i r , tt,nr;'S, whVt r«;.-iit toother givj 72, t!te mulsipile,. t>r;. r- :* :<. v». rw cu \ -;s £p t r.:>. Tfie h.HiJ'm /:> JHuhft-.T suggests t!'.C old method of classifying itrunkards. ** l:i Cornier trine s. t ie erinte-Jtieetaof prisoners eoidined for «tru:tkutitie.svt were cudorsed eittn r * boots n;i' or *boot.> oliV oy w.i.y of iuforttiitig the rotuniaii hug o't're t as to the <■ X i.et magnittt te of etc i man's, oftene-% * t»r>ot-t on ' meartt merely drunk and incapable ; ' bo >ta otl" signitijd drunk atid obstreperous." PIN" BACK 3EY SKtRT.*. Ttift following ingetiioiis parody is too good to be lost :—" backward, pin backwar t. my skirts in their (light ; make nie too-k smalt again just for So weary, and my skirts are so long, sweeping tue pavement as I walk a!o:tg ; "atherttu- dirt, from out of the street, looked at by evwry one Efiat I mist : mother, d ar mother. I know J*m a fright ; pin back my skirts, mother, pin \i« l>ack tight. Mother, dear mother, the days are so warim. and I'm tired of the dres-3 1 have on ; it is all clumsy. and don't fit me right ; pin it baek tight, mother, pin if back tight. Now lam ready ; don't I look sweet, smiting on all I happen to meet t I'm in the fashion, so that is right; p' n b-.vek my skirts, mother, p'n "em baek tight. Those who are thin may well be afraid to show « ff a form that it n't will made *. now yon may laugh, but I know I am tt;ht; pin baek my skirts, mother, pin "em back tight."