Brevities

Western Star, 13 August 1912, Page 2

Brevities

Serfage of wood fuel was the cause of coal first coming into use Kvery human being is connected with Gods world by a thousand ties, and cannot live a single day without doing good or evil. ° Paris, as the world knows, leads in fashions, and it is estimated time in franco IMO,Wu woman and 70,U0U men earn their living by supplying the latest modes. , . At Sotheby's recently the special marriage license from the Archbishop of Canterbury, granted to Lord Byron and Isa bella Mill banks on December 20, 1814, was sold to Mr Maggs lor £o3, and two letters by Oliver Cromwell sold lor £425. ,^ le defendant in a recent action for divorce iu San Francisco, after having judgment given against him, said that the petitioner could have he custody - M the petitioner could have tho custody of a pet spaniel. The judge refused the request, and gave the petitioner custody of both child and dog. The War Office is said to have issued an order regarding certain machine guns issued to Territorial battalions, where possible, unless mules are to be employed to draw guns. But, tho order proceeds, “ when a mule is not available, any intelligent non-commissioned officer may be employed instead.” Thbuvsands of fully - inscribed war medals are lying in the War Office storc100ms awaiting claimants. Looking over the tarnishing piles, one cannot help wondering what life’s tragedies may be responsible for their remaining year (iU '. undisturbed. This lection represents every vliieh British troops have been tho Crimea. Dr. brands Ward, lecturing on photography before the Camera dub sud that there were fish which undoubtedly possessed tho faculty of bluf■ug. llto bleimy is an example; nl:hough as incapable as a strip of velvet of doing injury to its enemy, it Is able when disturbed to assume a most ferocious expression, and to this fact is to bo attributed its immunity from attack and its great fertility. The Grand Duchess Maria Adelaide, )vbo became eighteen years of ago on Juno M thus attaining her official majon j, took the oath on assuming tho sovereignty of the Grand Duchy of LuxV"" 0 1,1 Sp«i from the Throne tho young ruler nronused to bo kind, accessible, and bonevo!ent an d a(ldod: » Tha . t wial which is so ardently desired, has , lv ! mauicd np h, the present an elu-ive ideal. Must, we not pursue tho work of rapprochement and solidarity f May we VI hr Birin j'isl ic, irill „i,d SJXSf rXf J, h ” s, r ts . f z coiiv I f? on tho balglllg the national hvmu. a'wht (Jf'VVn Coii R h nt UM;27« f "'“ t Gur,. •