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A LITTLE boy was coming home with his mother from church when he heard her saying that the sermon was not worth much. The little boy imme- diately turned round and said Oh, mother, what could you expect for a halfpenny?" HER FATHER I find, sir. that you have no money and no credit." Young Smart. You do me an in- justice, sir. I have easily borrowed several hundreds since it became known that I was engaged to your daughter." PROOF POSITIVE :-Admiring Mamma: I don't think you have quite caught the expression of Evangeline's nose." Artist: "Madam, Raphael couldn't do better than that." Admiring Mamma: "Why not?" Artist: "Because, madam, Raphael is dead." W IFE: You can see now how much your friends care for you. During your lpng illne« only one has called to see you." Husband: 'tAnd that was Hardup, wasn't it?" 3es, he camaftvery day, and he said he was very sorry! that you JHre too unwell to see him. He is the onW real frjfen you've got." Yes, I suppose so. The ay bef was taken ill I promised to lend him fiveotoundf." a FRED: How are you tti" g A twith Miss Angell ? Did you speak to% lwr fMher, as you- determined ?" Frank Yes.' 4 Fred A" And h^w did it come out ?" Frank Sofco. I 'Mr. Angell, 1 love your dauater.' Sai^ne: So do I; now let's talk about somefHing else.' Fred: And then ?" Frank: We tued about something KITTY She says they're CTIgaged, and he says they're not. Now, what do you think of that?" Tom I think it will take a jury to decide." SonIER LODGER I shall want a bath every morning." Landlady Mercy me! what sort o' trade dae ye work at that ye need saemuch washin' ?" MARY," said the sick man to his wife when the doctor pronounced it a case of small-pox, if any of my creditors call, tell them that I am at last in a condition to give them something." Miss CARHART: Our acquaintance has been so short, that I feel I ought to know more about you before I consent to become your wife." Pelham Parker (stiffly): Very well. I can refer you to any "»f the girls I have been engaged to." SHE wore a locket round her neck, A locket of shining gold The shape of a heart and large enough A picture petite to hold. I opened the locket to ascertain Who was her particular pet But instead of a miniature photograph Was a sign which read-" To Let." HERE is a story of a tennis tournament. One young lady not being up to time, the secretary sent a verbal message to her house to inform her that if she did not come at once he should scratch her. The maid, horrified at the want of courtesy in the use of the term she did not understand, endeavoured to soften the message by delivering it thus Please, miss, Mr. Racket says if you do not come at once he will squeeze you." A BOY writing a composition on Extremes," re- marked that" we should endeavour to avoid extremes, especially those of wasps and bees." THE congregation of a country church were horrified during a morning service to hear their new (and athletic) curate cry out at the end of the lesson, He-ah endeth the first innings." JUDGE Witness, in this altercation did your wife make any sweeping remarks?" Witness: "She did that, your honour. She hit me three times with a broomstick." BEGGAR (who has just received a sixpence): Thanks, kind sir. I'll do my best for you. Mr. Bountiful: What can you do for me ?" Beggar: I will recommend you to my friends." "Do you believe in the transmigration of soulor "Not 1. And you?" "I am convinced of it." Indeed! Then what were you once upon a time ?" "An ass." "When?" "When I lent you that •'overesK: r

A READER'S GLEANINGS. As INTERESTING HoUSE. — The most interesting name connected with Youghal is that of Sir Walter Raleigh, who lived in a warder's house of its ancient college, built about a hundred years before his time by Thomas, eighth Earl of Desmond. It is in the old English style, with three high-pitched gables, and is surrounded by an old-fashioned garden, full of myrtle and arbutus. Here one may still sit under Raleigh's favourite yew-trees-whose branches are twined and twisted lovingly together overhead-and wish that they could only utter what is doubtless buried in their ancient hearts, of all the sayings of the historian and the poet as they sat and amoked the first tobacco that had curled its blue smoke in the British Isles, and discussed the first books of the Faerie Queene "— then about to be published. When thus our pipes we both bad wearied well, (Quoth he) and each an end of singing made, He gan to cast great liking to my love. The walls inside the house are chiefly wainscotted with Irish oak, and some of the furniture is very quaint and old. But it is in the drawing-room— Raleigh's study that was-that one feels the deepest interest. Here is the very oak table at which he wrote (perhaps some of his love-letters to Queen Elizabeth), and the chest where he kept his papers. Here Hre the quwintest old pictures, books, deeds, and parchments; some of the latter with Raleigh's seal, and one with the autograph and signet of Queen Elizabeth, in which she grants a pension to the Countess of Desmond. The wainscotting is covered with rich carvings, and the dark oak mantlepiece is very handsome, and rises to the height of the ceiling. Behind the wainscotting, in an adjoining room, supposed to be Raleigh's bedroom, a quantity of curious old books were discovered a few years ago probably part of his library, as he quotes from several of them in his History of the Warld." The house was owned by the late Sir J. Pope Hennessy, who before his death acquired a very fine portrait of Raleigh, painted when he was mayor of Youghal. Sir John BHV-S All accounts agree in giving him a commanding presence, a handsome and well-pro- portioned figure, a forehead rather too high, and the lower part of his face, though partly hidden by the moustache and peaked beard, showing rare resolution." -Leisure Hour. ORCHID MIMICRT.—We have 35 species of wild orchids in Great Britain, but it is in the hot, damp forests of the Tropics that these bizarre-looking flowers, admired not only for their lovely forms and delicate perfume, but curious for the strange mimicry of insects and other animals which they take, attain their greatest luxuriance. Mr. Bateman, whose study of the order is as profound as his works describing them are sumptuous, remarks that flies are mimicked in Opbrys muscifera, bees in O. apifera (the only British orchid capable of self-fertilisa- tion), drones in O. fucifera, spiders in O. aranifera. The columns of many of the Catasetums and other genera make excellent grasshoppers. Mosquitoes are borne by Tripfcfccerdta antennifer, or Flor de Mosquito of the Beruvians; dragon-flies by Renanthera arachnitM moths by Phaloenopsis amabalis. Insect- like IJ. nnæ are also conspicuous in the flowers of Restrejia antonnifera. The butterfly-plant of Trinidad is n. the well-known Oncidiiim Papilio. Swans Ire f. in the species of Cycnocbes doves in Peristefca elMai pelicans in Cypripedium iraprcanum, which, Atom ttie ;reat resemblance of its flowers to the bird of %iHWiai e, is styled by-tile natives Flor de i eliCHDo.lL e ins of th§.er and the leopard are rivalled he etals such plants as Stanbopea trigriua, Mlbo): lyllimi leopardislim, &c. The flos lyncea of C^rnai iez (Stanhopea^fartiana) is so called from its Jh'nx-l: fe eyes and^Eeeth; Dendrobrium lanrinnm as m ch of the I abcut its face; and various ,t C. seufiapterum esp(-cially-grin i like the liest m e ceras anthropophora. the manorc s. is a w nown British plant. Even extinct animals do not always escape: a geologist would instantly recognise the head of a Dinotberium in the flowers of Masdevallia infracta. Pleurothallis ophiocephala has a strong resemblance to a serpent's head. and Pholidota imbricata an equally strong resemblance to a rattlesnake's tail. Lizards occur in Pleurothallis saurocepbala and Epidendrum lacer- tinuni, and frogs in Epidendrum raniferum.—Science for All. IORE POTATO.—Renan had a great contempt for mere words, however eloquent. One evening he met, at a sort of literary dinner, M. Caro, the philosopher beloved of fine ladies, who set himself to prove the existence of God. His eloquent assertions did not seem to interest the sage. In the middle of one of his most sonorous periods, M. Renan attempted to n ake himself heard. But all the ladies were intensely interested they would not have their pleasure spoiled. In a moment. M. Renan, we will listen to you in your turn." He bowed submissively. Toward the end of dinner, M. Caro, out of breath, stopped with a rhetorical emphasis. At once every one turned toward the illustrious scholqr, hoping that he would enter the lists, and the hostess, with an encouraging smile, said, Now M. Renan—" I am afraid, dear lady, that lam now a little behindhand." "No, no." I wanted to ask for a little more potato."—The Fort- nightly Review. TIIE NDTS AND TUB MICE.—In front of me as I write I have a tray full of shells that, have been rifled by the nut crackers. Those with the Inrlle irregular rent and some with the whole side ripped off with jagged edges are the sqnirrel's work: these with the round oval holes always near the bie end of the shell have been plundered by mice. But it is curious to note how often the same shell has another hole, much smaller and perfectly round on the other side, and nearer the small end. Why was this ? Did the mouse get all it could reach out through the big hole at the big end, and then- like Isaac Newton with the large door for the cat,and tbe lit.tle one forthe kitten -take the trouble to nibble a little hole in the very hardest part of the nutshell to get at the rest of the nut? The squirrel would have turned the nut upside down and let the kernel drop out. I wonHer the mice have not given up eating nuts long ago. The labour they expend is enormous. But they do not care for trouble, apparently. Note these walnuts. Each has two little ruund holes, one on each shell, nearest the sharp point end of the nut, and it is easy to see what happened. The mouse nibbled one hole, ate what it could reach—very little indeed-and then found that for some reason or another, the walnut was fastened inside to the shell. So then it tried the other side with exactly the same result, and then it left the nut in disgust. But this did not prevent it attacking the next walnut in precisely the same way with precisely the same barren results, and the next, and the next, and the next. The partitions inside the nut prevented the mouse getting at the kernel, but it did not desist from trying. On the other hand, absolutely useless work is never, so far as I know, done by the mice. I never found an emptv nut or a bad one that they had attempted. The squirrel, on the other hand, dees not care bow" bieh" his nuts are. But. when we think that the squirrel relishes young fir cones, with turpentine oozing out at every pore, we can appreciate the dura ilia, with which nature has blessed the merrv little foreiter.- The Contemporary Review. A SINGULAR MAN.—The Hon. Henry Cavendish was a mathematician, astronomer, geologist, alchemist, recluse, and—eccentric. Mr. Cavendish was intensely shy. He bad quite a diseased aversion to all, and especially to female, society. The only j way to get him to speak was never to look at him talk as it were into a vacancy, then it was not unlikely that he might be set going. Nevertheless, men were a trouble to him. and women an intolerable nuisance. We mention this as an eccentricity, but there are doubtless many men who share his prejudice. He avoided communication with his female housekeeper by dppositine notes on the hall table. A female servant he would never see. If an unlucky maid showed herself she was instantly dis- missed. In his villa at Clapham he had a second stair- case built so that he might prevent the almost in- evitable encounters with the bated sex. To Mr. Cavendish's town bouse in Gower-street few visitors were admitted. The favoured ones who crossed its threshold reported that books and the necessary apparatus for a science student were its chief furni- ture. He had a second repository for his bulky tomes in Dean-street, Sobo, where he kept a large number of works on science. He did not object to lend these books, but they were to be well taken care of and returned quickly. In fact, so fond was he of method that he would himself actually sign a receipt for any of his own volumes which he wanted to take away. Whenever Mr. Cavendish entertained his guests he would always give them the same fare-a leg of mutton. A story goes that one day when four friends were coming it was asked him what should be ordered for dinner. He answered, A leg of mutton." Sir," was the reply, "that will not be enough for five." Well, then, get two," said the host. When this gentleman died he was the largest holder of bank stock in England. He owned EI,157,060 in different public funds, besides freehold property of E8000 a year, and a balance of ESO,000 on account. This large income was allowed to aecumnlate without attention. On one occasion, when the bankers had in hand a balance of E80,000, they thought it well to acquaint Mr. Cavendish with the fact., If it is any trouble to you I will take it out of your hands do not come here to plague me." Not the least trouble to us, sir, but we thought you might like some of it to be invested ?" Well, what do you want to do P" Perhaps you would like half of it invested P" Do so, do so, and do not come here to bother me, or 111 remove it," was the churlish finale of the interview. Cavendish was 78 years of age when he died, in 1810, and he had never changed the fashion of his dress for 60 Temple Bar. r

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GREAT ClinlE TRAMWAY. Tdg the Editor. SIR-I have regd with interest my friend, Mr. MeMaster's letter re the Great Ormeshead Tramway. f I gather from iflthat Mr. McMaster admits that the Urban Ifistrict Council have made a bargain with tlie promoters, whether bad, good, or indifferefit, is for the purpose of my argument, beside the question. As I and others among-stfilie promoters did not come into the syndicate until after such bargain was made, and we put our money into it on the strength of fiuch bargain, looking at it from my point or view, I feel we are hardly dealt with by the Council, and that the policy that Mr. McMaster advocates is nothing but repudiation.' I do not think that Mr. McMaster, in hi$ private life, is a man who would repudiate a bargain once entered into, even though he ffclt himself miscaken. .—. h Yours truly, > STEPHEN DUNPHY, Llandudno. —o—

ST. GEORGE'S HALL. t. To the Editor. SIR-At. the monthly meeting of the Llan dudno District Council, I see there came on for discussion, the question as to allowing the above hall to remain open for the per- formance of stage plays. It is now some months since the Council's Engineer inspected the place and condemned it as unfit to be used as a theatre. It is perfectly evident 1)0 anyone who knows the place, that in case of panic the loss of life would be se«4lMs^yet the Council has decided that Mr. ifVooacoc^'s existing contracts are of more/importkn<» than the public safety. Having/come to tfoisj-decision, two questions arise fPirstly, ,^I^|ar,fev r. Woodcock's existid^ contacts'! ffccondly,sloes their (the Councp's) ^ecisiqjb# allow 3jr. Woodcock merely to cdfory o\M those existing contracts, or is h|| to be ifcHtufed to make^resh ones ? Frofii the followgpg, whkjjjffis an exact copy of an %dvertisem|htKffiStappeared in the Stage o|Feb!uarw"l7th, 1898 :—" Wanted for St. Geofges TheJtre, Llandudno, good com- panies, bruar 21st (wire), February 28th, March lOfih (thr/ £ e nights), March 14th, and on first company for Easter.—B. Woodcock." I gather thac between now and March 14th, Mr Woodcock has one existing contract, for three nights only, viz., March 7th, 8th, and 9th, from which date on he is vacant. On the report of the Engineer, the Council would have been within their right to close the hall forthwith, until such altera- tions as were necessary were carried out, and in the interests of the public and the com- panies visiting t he place, they ought to have done so; but for reasons best known to themselves they have virtually ignored that report. Mr. Sarson seems to be the only one to recognise that the first duty of the Coun- cil is to watch the interests of the general public, and not those of a private individual. I wonder what the Board of Trade would have M say if the facts ef this case were laid before them., How this place has been allowed to go on so long without interference from the authorities is, in the words of 'Dundreary,' one of those things which no fellow can understand. Y oltts faithfully, C. A. HUTTON. 1, Augusta Street. [The Council decided to let the hall remain open for carrying out existing contracts not later than. June 1st.—EDITOR, Llcm. Advertiser.]

IRELAND V. WALES. — The crushing defeat of Gallant Little Wales in the Hockey Match—wo to nil—came as a great surprise, And proves that Ireland is making great strides in this game, as Wales won teasily two years ago. Again, in the Bootball Match, Ireland won by i goal tcfnil, this being the first Association International victory for Ireland on foreign soil. Try a little of Edwards' Bred, Wales!

J.IIE quewiiun, UVUptver Ot — -• — barber ?" is answered y The Philadelphia J tulle tin: His tongue tied was Qke that of Tennyson's brook It flowed on for ever." THE other evening, Mrs. Kennedy was dressed and ready to go to the party at Mrs. Lane's, when Mr. K. came in wearing a beaming smile and carrying a small package in his hamil. I have a surprise for you, my dear," he said—" a lovely little present." Oh, how nice Something original, too, my dear—altogether original. It's an ornament for the hair. Just sit down and let me arrange it. Now shut your eyes until I tell you to look in the glass." Oh, how kind of you, 'Gustus I was just wishing I had something that would astonish those stuck-up Lanes." or It'll just paralyse the whole set," said Kennedy, working away among his wife's frizzes. You remember reading about that countess who is making such a sensation wearing a live beetle!" Yes, indeed: is it something alive ? How de- lightful Well, this beats a beetle all hollow. It's just the sweetest little live mouse-" The impression gained by the neighbours just then was that a keg of gunpowder, or something, had exploded in the Kennedy mansion and, as that gentleman has since circulated a report that he had cut himself badly by being thrown out of a dogcart, it is fair to suppose his experiment in jewellery failed. A HANDBILL announcing a temperance pic-nic was conspicuously headed" N. B." notice,' I suppose," said a man who stopped to read it. Oh, no," replied his friend—" no beer. COMPLIMENTS may be offered in all sincerity, and yet have a very equivocal sound, as in the case of the city knight unable to aspirate the ietter h," who, being deputed to address William III., exclaimed, Future ages, recording your Majesty's exploits, will pronounce ou to have been a Nero." A FOREIGN journal fays Poe's Raven" was borrowed from the Persian. If Poe was alive, he would doubtless deny the .towl-as-Persian! AN envious paragrapher remarks: It has been observed that the lady with a diamond ring will scratch her nose in a given period four times as often as any other woman."

1 A pArBt announces t^iat'm certain gerrtlean has been nuptiated -that is arr]..7 A MAN who bad had a sevei% fell^as asl/ed by the surgeon, "Häv81Ded yourself near the fibula ?" No, sir," aniwefol hej^'jwrf the market placer A PERSON below middle stature observed. he could boast of two negative qualifications, viz., that he never wore a grebt coit, nor ever lay long in bed. A DEAD hen is bettsr thsIiKa live one she will lay wherever you put her. A STINGY husband threw all the blame of the law- lessness of his children in company by saying his wife always gives them their own way." Poor things," was her prompt reply, it's all I have to give them!" You will observe," said a host, as be showed a visitor through his house, that we have two halls." Yes," returned the guest—he was an accountant —" I am glad to see you live on the double-entry plan." MISTRESS (to new cook): "Now, Sarah, if you are ttrictly honest and economical in your marketing, I will give you a few extra shillings per month." New Cook Thank you, ma'am I will think it over, and let you know in the evening." I WALKED the floor all night with the toothache said he: to which his unfeeling listener replied, You didn't expect to walk the ceiling with it, did you 1" A DRAMATIC author went to see his own play per- formed, and expressed his surprise to a friend on the thinness of the home. I suppose," he added," it's owing to the war." "N lied his friend, I think it must be owing

i INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY I MATCH. WALES v. IRELAND. —— This match was played on Saturday, on the Cricket Ground, Llandudno, before about five hundredi spectators. The weather was extremely cold, and perhaps this accounted in a large measure for the comparatively small attendance. No alteration was made in the Welsfy team, but the representatives of the "Green Isle" were re-arranged. This, however, evidently had the effect of greatly strengthening the eleven, all of whom were in capital forha, and played a good combined game from st^rt to finish. The match com- menced a feil minutes prior to two, in order to give those, who wished an opportunity of witnessing the international football engage- ment on the Council's Field, at. 3-30. The Irish captain won the toss, and elected to play with the wind and sun in his favour, an advantage which could not fail to prove of material assistance to his men. No sooner had the teams bullied off than the Irishmen at once made for the Welsh goal, and before play had been in progress many minutes, Porter opened their account with a beautiful low shot. This was followed by two or three more points in quick succession, notwith- standing the spirited defence of the Welsh back di vision,Bremner, in goal, being heartily applauded on several occasions for neatly clearing his charge. The Irishmen constantly returned to the attack, and at half-time had scored 7 goals to nil. It was evident that the principal cause of the failure of the Welshmen was their lack of combination, for individually each played a good game; but instead of being content to remain in their own position, every man was constantly wasting his energies by en- deavouring to follow up the ball wherever it travelled, with,the result, that when the ball was sent to where he should have been, their was no one to prevent the Irishmen passing towards goal; The Welshmen had the wind in their favour during the second half, and for a considerable period kept their goal in- tact, and their opponents defence employed. On one occasion, at least, they were unfortunate in not scoring, the ball hitting the post and rebounding out of play. Before the end, however, the visitors quickly added three more points, and ran out the easiest of winners, by 10 goals to nil. The teams were WALES :A. Bremner, Colwyn Bay (goal), R.V.Johnson, Deganwy, and +A. G. Edwards, Portmadoc (backs), tldris R. Jones, Sefton, tA. E. Taylor, Chester, and A. H. O'Neil, Deganwy (half-backs), R. C. Page, Chester, and G. S. Davies, Newport (right wing), tE. F. Morris, Cfe«steiiN4^eritre)) t Rev. E. Powell, Wrexham, and R. e, Bala (left wing, forwards). t IRELAND :— T. C. Pelrott, Donnybrook (go^), R. O'Connor, Den^ybrook, and John- stone, Dublin UniversityJfeacks), S. Harrison, D*dr. fC*inthians,) and C. Or^en, /Three Hock Rovers (half-backs), Anjjjjrev^fs (North [ljown), ai\d W. Crawley, Thfee Rock fkfver| (right wing), A. M. Porter, Thrlp Rock Rovers (centre)!' W- E- Grove- White, Dublin l|riiversity^/and P. Carton, Thre^Rock (left wjng, forwards). \f SignififR old I«fernationals. Umpires:—J^fessrs. Stanley Christopherson (Ireland;, ancTPage (Wales). » v*

NORTH WALES GOLF CLUB (Llandudno.) The February Monthly (Gold) Medal was played for irpon these well-known Links, on Saturday last. Owing to the counter attrac- tions of the two International matches on that day—Wales v. Ireland Association Foot- ball, and Wales v. Ireland Hockey-the number of members competing was lower than usual. A strong west wind interfered with the scoring, but under the circumstances the returns w,ere very creditable. Mr. A. T. Evans made the best gross and best nett return, closely followed by Mr. A. D. T. Marks, and as both these gentlemen already had wins in for the medal, that honour fell to the third man, Mr. Dendy. The following was the result A. T. Evans 02 5 s7 Wins 1st sweep A.D.T.Marks.103 13 90 2nd A. Dendy 103 12 01 medal C. Pratt 104 12 92 .rd sweep W.H.P,ollason 101; 12 94 Messrs. A. Conolly, G. Webb, E. Eckersby, and E. Thorp returned no cards.

LLANDUDjNO ECONOMIC BUILDING SOCIETY. The second advance meeting was held at the Society's offices, 2(j, jostyn Street, on Tuesday the 15th inst., at the close of the annual general meeting of members. The Se|retagy\lr. A. J. Oldman, having presented the first batance sheet, audited by Mr. A. <t. Pugh. cfA.,jfclpoi |ed|Lhat the membership had steadily increasld^iom 1h|o4!4. representing 17(i shares of £ 100 valu iffr The Register Nog held jAr Mr. George Henry Edwards, of 21, Jiii|fe^ stree^j Llandudno, was suc- cessful in obtaining next right to an advance. Mr. Edwards thus oj$lli&; free of interest for 1(! years, the right, to the us. £ 500, or he may surrender the Book of five glares and receive a sum equivalent to tlO as preuiiu ia addition to his subscriptions already paid. v| i*

COMING S-f1-LES. —i Messrs. W. Dew &, Son advertise that they will sell on Monday, Iarcl11st and succeed- ing days, the costly tnodeih household furni- ture, including drawing* and dining rooms suites, billiard table, glais, books, valuable oil paintings, carriages, iiorses and other effects of Tanyfoel," Penmaenmawr. On Friday, March 4th, at the Marine Hotel, the following private residences, Summer Bank/' together with t:e stabling at the rear; "PreswyJva," Abbey Road, o. 13, Taliesin Street and that-xletachcd residence known as 14 Bryn A'on," charmingly situated about midway jbetween Deganwy and Tywyn. On Tliurf*day, March 10th, the valuable and fully licensed hotel, known as the Imperial Hotel, oecupying the most important position in the town, close to the Railway Station. At the same time will be offered three valuable building sites adjoining the hotel. -0- The attention of our readers is directed to the list of seven sales, advertized in our columns by Mr. F. J. Sarson. Amongst the various fixtures, we notice a most important sale at Glynlsa, Lloyd street, next Tuesday, Wednesday ancN,Thursday, the furniture &c., iS/far above he average, whilst the Catalogue is^a majterpi^Qe of composition and v|p-to-da\e lefterpreafe. The Sale at Meth^en^4rtT*ffigJbtter end of March will attract ^idespjMfid attention, owing to the costliness 'fcffiSlartistici nature of the Resi- dential appointment^" This auctioneer's monthw sale jot properties at the Marine Hotel, include! three Semi-detached Villas, in Craig-y ckto/ The Camt)rian Klondyke," also an eligible Freehold Property in Pen- rhynside, which now possesses most effective systems of drainage and water supply. For the benefit of householders in general, we uny point to the remaining sales of furniture at 13, Craig-y-don Parade, on March 15 and 16, and also at The County Auction Mart, on March 10, of effects removed from Prospect terrace, not omitting the monstre sale of Glass, China i ifcc., within the same Sale Rooms, removed from 145, Mostyn street for the convenience of sale. Mr. F. J. Sarson will shortly publish in this paper further details respect- ing the above fixtures and a supplementary list of additional sales with which he appears to be liberally supplied.

r THE PROPOSED NEW ROAD TO ST. TUDNO'S CHURCHYARD.T—There seems to be a strong feeling in tIe town that a new road ought to be m 3.4e to St. Tudno's, chiefly for the use of funerals. The public ought to eat more of Ecftvards' Bread, then there would be little, is any, traffic to our cemeteries.

Ei-i,s's COCOA.-GI-LATEFUL AND COMFORTING.— By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of tLe tine properties of well- selected COCOA, Mr. Epps has provided for our break- fast and supper a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frinie"-Civil Service Gazette.—Made simply with boiling water 01 milk.—Sold only in packets and pound tins, by Grocers, labelled —"JAMES Epps &, Co., Ltd., Homoeopathic Chemists, London."

AMERICAN HUMOUR. 0 OH, mamma moaned a Detroit small boy, my tooth's got an awful headache." PHOEBE HICKS, of Petersburg, Va., lias become the eighth wife of a widower with thirty-one children. A step-mother may entertain ill will toward the chil- dren of her predecessor, but she can hardly hold enough to go around thirty-one. A GEORGIA paper says that Mr. Wheeler, of Hancock Country, cut a watermelon a few days ago, and when opened, it displayed a di:,tiii(-tlN-fc)rnied W on both halves. This must have been one of the melons that will W up. SAILOKS are a sentimental class, although you wouldn't think it to see them swabbing the decks on a foggy morning. In Chesapeake Hay there are four points in naming which the sailors have dropped into poetry. They are Point Lookout and Point Lookin, Point-no-Point and Point-Again. I SEE," said a talkative guest to an uptown hotel clerk, "that St. Louis has the biggest bore in the country—an artesian well over 30CM feet deep." The clerk sighed and said, Well, any man who stands behind this counter for a day will agree that there are bigger bores than the one in St. Louis." nO'T you see. sister Jones, de cause ob dis 'dustrial depression am dat dere is too much money in buildings and dere ain't 'nuff in circulation; and dpre am too many people in circulation and dere ain't 'nuff money. JOHN HnIHAH of Xew Jersey, has twice applied to the Legislature to change his name, but that body has refused. It is not stated what lie wished it changed to, but we suspect lie wanted Hip hip substituted for "John." BILL Xu: says it takes the female clam a long time to hatch out her young owing to the low tem- perature of her feet. I)ER shudge on der bench vas a I.Kity shmard feller, but efen dot man dond can gif some brains to der fool. — A YOUNG financier, aged 4. who was given live cents for every mouse caught in a small trap, finally asked leave to spend the proceeds. The nurse was told to go wherever lie i,d li(,r, to see what lie proposd buying. He paj&rfIdllW' toa and candy shops, but paused beforej/Tiardwani st<Me, and pointing to tlie window, claimed triumph jptly I buy more mouse tra| £ Fanny u THE lofe Josh Billings wote Love iz a lighted kandel/and coquets fly ar it. just az a miller duz. tia by and by they di Ito it, and then what a burnt c ('t and miller -NN- v. It ain't KLi'Lfly so senshjff'that they quarrell so often, it iz b^Bu# thareilfso mutch phun in making up. W -01F- I don't kno but a pmdr «y possibly fall in love, but if she ever du/. shejpoi't »io it. J About the last thin duz few ekt hiz faults iz tew quit I should jist as soc) (,kt te monkey fall in love as to see a da y. The wimmen ought tew ketch all them phellows who part their hair in the middle, and clap a red flannel pettycoat on them. The chief end ov woman, now daze, seems tew be to wear new silk clothes, and the chief end ov man seems to be to pay for them. About all that this far-famed philosophy kan teach us, iz tew sufler pain and not own it and it seems to hav reached the hight of its ambishun when it courts sorrow for the sake ov being a martyr. Pure ignoranse. after all, iz the best alloy for vanity, for a vain phool iz quite harmless. It iz better that we be graiter than our condishun in life, than tew hav our condishun appear too grate for us. Thare iz nothing that a man kan do that should cut him off from pitty the fakt that he iz human should alwavs entitle bful to =-

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