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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7827, 20 August 1904, Page 2

The caretaker of the next building approached a grocer and handed him a paper containing some white powder. "What do you think that is?" be said. " Just taste it and tell me your opinion." The grocer looked at it, smelt it, and then touched it with his tongue. " Well," said he, " I should say that was soda." " That's just what 1 replied the caretaker, triumphantly. " say it's soda, but my wife says its ratpoison ; she says she's sure of it. Just taste it again so as to make sure." There was company at table and the cake was passed to the guest, who took one of the largest pieces; then to Johnny, who took the other large piece. As Frank took the remaining small piece, he said, under his breath to his brother, " Pig." " Well," said Johnny, " if it had been passed to you first, which would you have taken'?" " The small piece, of course," said Frank, with righteous indignation. "Well, then, what arc you grumbling about ? That is the piece you got, isn't it?"— Youth's Companion, KBISF, BUT rOSITIVB. Mr Alexander Miller, the well-known builder, of Eoslyn, is not lavish with words. He says what he has to say briefly and to the point, Writing under date 19th May, Mr Miller says :—" I suffered from rheumatism in my head for two months, and was cured by Eheumo in two or three days. I can recommend it to suffering from the same complaint." It voiume in a nut-shell. Two months^ , agony cured in two days! " I can recommend it," says Mr Miller. You can believe him. Bheump is sold by all chemists and storekeepers at 2s 6d and 4s Gd per bottle. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Wholesale Agents.—Advt.