MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1495, 12 January 1885, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Aspirants to political fame, and .'rentU'tnen who have bi'en in the lubit of looking at a 'eat \n Parliament -as rlv fii'sti stsi.'^e on the road to fortune, will have 'their st'dotir somewhat clan',H j 'l (wiites th«* Mi'lhourne c.)'n'o.s--po'ciftit'of a coiitpmporai.v) when they consider the cas<« of Mr J. M. Grant. Th-tt gfiitlem.-ii) has for nearly thirty years been a member of the Assembly. i)n .ins; thit ti>ne he has iu*eu a mem--Iw*r of five Administrations, holding offi 'o at various periods for a term up wat\lß of seven years. He has Ween a partner in a leading firm of solicitors, and been the recipient of a testimonial consisting of nearly £2,000, and since the inauLjnraMoii. of payment of members enjoyed his monthly cheque for £25. Y-^t, at. the present moment, he is accordi'ijT to* a statement made on th« fl>or of the House, in siwli indifferent pi'oii! iary circu nstances that, in the event of his death, his fimily would l»e, ill-provided for. Mr G ait has always been honest, and, as a consequence, the sense of his virtue has been his sole reward. The ServiceGovernment purpose to ask the Victorian Parliament to vote a gratuity to Mr Grant.

Two DuMi!i Jarveyg were recently ra'-in^ up Mxc qinvs-ifrev the arrival of the Lo'idon and North- Wesfcbern bofij. They ra-i a dead heat to th" first d aw--bridge,. .where they, collided. .One of the anitnils ffll, an'l the fare-r-ai E'i<,'lish gentlemin — vrms precipitated into the water. After hf* had l»een. -with -.some, .difficulty rescued by tlm Wystanders, and wis just regaining conscioiHness, th« Jiuvev approached, and i eassuringly observed, 'All reight j snr. Get up agin, the mare's not, hurted ]' ! ' Don't dir in the house. — " Rough on Rats " clears out rats, mice, bee ties, roaches, bed-bugs, fties, ants, insects, inolesi jack-rabl»its, gophers^ \ Knnipthorne, Irosser and Co. Agents' Christchnrch. A OA.ID.)— TrtAtLWHO RBSUFFERINO ' PROM the ermrs and indiscretion uf youfch, nervous weakness, early decay, l'>? 3of manhood.- <6»;., I will aeurl a rnuipu that j will dire you, FBKE OU 1 CHARGE. ! This yreat reinely was discovered by a niis«tii»nary in South America. Seod a self. arldrosaod. envelope and sixpence to prepay postage to the Ray. Joseph T. Innav, Hat ion D, New York City, U.S. A,