Miscellaneous.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4241, 16 November 1886, Page 3

Miscellaneous.

Mr de Garmo : “ 1 suppose about this time of the year you young ladies who are going to graduate are engaged ail the time in preparing yonr essays. Urn! By the way, Miss Eugenia, what is yours going to be ?” Miss Eugenia: " Pale-blue, trimmed with real lace.” It is necessary (says a Home paper) again to warn the public against the general but very dangerous practice of extinguishing paraffine and other oil lamps by blowing down the chimney or lamp glass. A fearful result of this has occurred at Westbourne, Bournemouth. A mother has, after intense suffering bad both her arms amputated close to the shoulders, and death has ensued. The father, in putting out the Barnes so severely burnt his hands that work to him is impossible for some weeks. Seven young children, the eldest ten years, the youngest three months, increase the burden and responsibility. An amusing incident (says the Auckland *■ Bell”) occurred at the Stark Purchase Inquiry. One of the witnesses examined was Mr Silas Eastbam, of the North Shore. Mr Eastbam stated he had been only two years in the colony, and was therefore a “ new chum,” and knew very little of Sir Julius Yogel. Mr O'Meagher, however, pressed the witness as to his knowledge of Sir Julius Vogel, when Mr Eastbam replied as follows This is a curious fact I am now going to tell you. At one time 1 heard Sir Julius Vogel to great disadvantage, and be annoyed me the whole night and kept me awake. I "slept'* in the next room to him at the Waiwera Hotel. Sir Julius Vogel snored most dreadfully. (Laughter). There was only a wooden pa ti.io i bet we n us, and 1 bad the full benefit of Sir Julius Vogel’s—well, I won’t call it a voice. (Renewed laughter). 1 shall never forget it. I would not go through the same agony again for, I might almost say, all that Stark got,” (Laughter.) Mr O’Meagher: " You do not want to make his acquaintance again in the same way ?” “No, Ido not,”