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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7964, 7 September 1887, Page 2

Henry George says that men ought not to work more than four hoars a day. This will explain why he starts a weekly instead of an evening paper, On the latter he would have occasionally to work about 36 hours a day. In an emergency the foreman and the "devil" can run the weekly. "Freddie, have you been to school to-day?" "Yes'm." " Did you learn anything new? » " Yes'm." " What was it, my boy ?" " I got ou to a sure way of getting out for an hour by stuffi' red ink up my nose." The Auckland Herald points oat that the Government sent Home for the mattresses required for the Whau Lunatic Asylum, when they can be made on the spot. But the local manufacturers were not even asked to tendo . ,-•** The Literary World ol Boßton reviews a boo': of poems after the following artistic manner:—" The book has a cubic content of 117 inches; it contains 608 pages comprising (we take the author's word for it) 800 poems, and it weighs two pounds three ounces — all for 8s with the portrait of the author thrown in." Shortly before his death, being visited by a clergyman whose features, as well as language, were more lugubrious than conj soling, Rood looked at him compassionately, and said, "My dear sir, I'm a f raid yeur religion doesn't agree with you." Mr. Justice Kekewich (says a London paper) has been occupiod with the hearing of an action relating to patentß ia dress improvers. The Court was strewn with various specimens of these articles, and considerable amusement was caused by the spectacle of a Judge and several leading counsel, including the AttorneyGeneral, arguing gravely on the intricacies of the various designs for dresa improvers. Mr. Justice Kekewich, after looking at several designs, said — I hope you aro going to produce another of these articles, Mr. Aston, whioh I do not see here. It is called the Jubilee. (Laughter.) Mr. Aston— l have never heard of it, my lord. Hh Lordship—lt is one whiob, when a lady site down, plays the National Anthem. (Great laughter.) Later on Mr. Aatoa argued that a dress improver was virtually the same as a garter. His Lordship — Do you mean that seriously? Mr. Aston— Yes, I do, my lord. They are the satno, though not ia size. His Lordship—Very well, Mr. Aston. I oun see I shall want a jury of matrons on this case before it is. done, '