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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 326, 18 July 1889, Page 4

A newspaper- man has discovered that only two amongst 482 sailors are named ‘ Jack, and in all his talk with them he never heard one say * shiver my timbers,’ or ‘dash my toplights.’ If he were to listen to the conversation of a sailor on the stage, ‘ shiver my timbers’ is pretty mueh all he would hear him sav.

At Malmabury (Vic.) seven years ago an individual who considered he had nothing better to do on the Queen’s Birthday, took a pick and went prospecting in the direction of the ranges. In going through a cultivated paddock, he walked upon an outcrop of quartz, and just for the fun of the thing in passing struck it with his pick. A broken piece of quartz and rich gold! And this is how the famous Queen’s Birthday mine had its origin. Here was a rich reef grinning at the passers by for 25 years. The ploughman bad to “ gee of” his horses to get out of the way of the thing ; and he little thought when ’oe said “d—~" in consequence of. the stone breaking his ploughshare, that he was swearing at a lump 'gold.

At a religious meetingi\ America a number of women str cd up oc the benches, notwithstanding they were desired not to d s 80 . A venerable pastor then quu. t ] y aroge> and eaid . < y think if these; ladies knew they had holes ™ stockings, they would sit ? j Wn ,:, Opon y.hich there was a great ndgetimg ar 10n g the ladies, and an immediate sinking into their seats. A young fjjnister, who stood behind the vete’’ able gentleman, blushing up to temples said: — ‘ Oh, brother, how could you say that ? ’ 4 Say that!’ replied the old man. 4 Why, it must be a fact; if they had not got holes in their stockings, I should like to know how they could get them on.'