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South Canterbury Times, Issue 4553, 25 November 1887, Page 4

“Bill,” said one Jack Tar to another, the other day, “ what is a hanthem ?” “ What,” replies Bill, “do you mean to say as you don’t know what a hanthem is ?” “Not me.” “Well, then. I’ll tell yer. If I was vo say to you ‘ ’Ere, Bill, give me that handspike,” that wouldn’t be a hanthem. But if I was to say to you, ‘ Bill, Bill, Bill, give, give, give, give me, give me that, that, that, that handspike, spike, spike, spike, why that would be a hanthem.” An artesian well is being bored at Galveston Texas. The city stands on a narrow sandspit which fences off Galveston Bay from the Gulf of Mexico, and is surrounded by water, being at different places from two to forty miles distant from the mainland. It is therefore a peculiar place for an artesian well. So far a depth of .658 feet has been reached. At a depth of 500 feet several palmetto logs were passed through. A 9-inch tube is being sunk. Nationalities in the army,—Although there was a slight increase last year in the number of Irishmen in the army, the number has been decreasing since 1868, and the number of Englishmen has gone gone up, the number of Scatchmen remaining pretty stationary. On January Ist, 1887, the nationalities of the noncom. officers and men of the army were as follows: —English, 146,171; Scotch, 16,446; Irish, 32,153 ; various, 3437. The strength of the Ist class army reserve on January Ist 1887, was 46,848 ; of the militia, including its reserve enrolled strength, 108,512 against an establishment of 126,217. The number of 108,512, however, by no means gives the available Btrenuth of the militia, because at every training there is a very large number of absentees. The Annual Army Return is always one that deserves careful study, and, unlike many returns, army estimtes and such like, it is very comprehensible.—Broad Anow. 1 Advice Free.—Consult, personally or by letter, Mrs Louisa Hawkins, herbalist, 140, George street, Dunedin. Send stamp for reply, Mrs Louisa Hawkins’ female pills correctall ailments to whichladies are subject. Safe and always reliable.' Price 2s 6d, 3s 6d, and 5s box. Forwarded on receipt of stamps or postal orders.—[Advt.] “Bough on Corns”—Ask for Weill “ Bough on Coma," Quick relief Complete permanent cure, Corns, warte, bunTxjpns. At chemists and druggists* “feoagh' on Itch,”—Cures skin humors, Mtujtfionsrrhig worm, totter, salt rheumBfcgitflg tflotj. chilblains, itch, ivy’ poison,!