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Southland Times, Issue 8062, 17 July 1885, Page 4

Not long a?d, a 'public, school inspector aaked the members of a class: 'What is the cause of the saltness of the ocean 1 ' Fluihed • > which had fluihed upon ' her' -inindiMijnV lfttle- girl raised her hand. 'You may tell,' said the inspestor. « Salt . fi«h. sir I . exclaimed the pupil triumph* •^•tttiy;.".^:,;" ; -:.: 4l S: : V. ; "" ';. : - -/-'"' -- 0 \. • * When he retnrned to Jbis seat.ip i t : he,theatre and taid he-had jnst. s teppisd out to'see some one Bhe. griVely respoaded : 'It must iave - ■ beeothe evU-one,' andlwhen J;he,young maa asked if jhe ''iaw". the l cloven foot she turned preity^lios^anii Jsaid :€• No, hut I ■mell the cloven breath.' .....:-_.. ;

' Blessed shade of 'Baint Croesus Mhowled Old Hyson, when M>a fl Wmillinery bill came mV ; 'Bank of the Universe I 68 dpls.

lor a bonnet?'" 'Jes, dear,' she said,' so sweetly, ' these are "the days of Jeffefeonian simpjicity. The bonnet only, cost, l^dol. 60, cents ; the rest is for the *rimidinf»s.' And , the, old man' grinned and paid .the bill with* oat a murmur. Si:,! \ A .Gedrgia editor ;is - responsible for jthe statement that ' the- happiest 'moment in % young lady's life" is when the bas;a Teal live sweetheart.' , There may have been a penoa, here aod there who snpposed that the most felicitous time of her existence was when t •he,hada,dead; i ßweetheart, but the Georgia a Editor has, difiabused their, minds of that im-

pression. •• y t .x ■ - ,- An Australian 'naturalist has discovered the nervous system of sponges—it lief in, the