and even-1 t_ftUr the Bill was referred to a committee. Mr Vaile prenwd for an expression of opinion m tbe principle of taxing cyclists, but the } motion was not put. j KEEPING THE BABY QUIET. j Sews is brought by passengers of a bar- _ rowing inc'id-tit which ha« occurred on an • Atlantic liner in mid-ocean (says the "Daily News"), A lady, returning to England with _ few children, was trying to quiet the baby, and xoid to it in the'preeence of the others : ' "Ifyou are naughty, we shall have to put ; you through the port-hole." Sli. afterwards had occasion to leave the cabin for & few , ft-ments, and on re-entering, missed the lit tle one. "Where's baby?" she asked. ! Jar from suspecting tho terrible reality. tt oh, n__mma dear." came the reply, "baby *_» Very naughty again, si) we put her ; !i__»ugh"the i>ort-hok?." The vessel was !itapp«l ami bickcd. but of course without ! <*»olt. The event created a profound sen- i (Mioa among the pasi«iigem. TAKING THE CENSUS. 'j T!m> American papers are tilled with amus- ! hig instances of the diHigulties encountered j .■■rtb« entiuKrators engaged in taking the j *mw. Much ingenuity was exercised by < .-"•iMßtiy arrived immigrants in di-cov_ringl |fctt«it sounding titles for their trade* and ' A greasy-looking Italian, with \ ■Nk hand«. for instance, said he wsu» a*i•"-, «t«t, and when preyed to tell wliat branch I*» was engaged in. admitted he "sinned t «row," biit"„iought that urtist sounded "bet- j .!*• A jolly Irishwoman, wlien asked what; [ m busiiK-j-s was, replied. "Music teacher i I <* H» piano." The sceptical enumerator \ !,' fisted to be shown tlw instrument, enly *****<& the wa.shtub pointed out to him. I don't loike to be put down as a »ash*rwonmi. It's so common like." she **r*«Kd. Lumdres,s was eventually sug -B»»t*d and accepted as a compromise*. RELICS OF THE PAST. *» the Waipira-Cheviot railway cuttings •*» fine samples of chulk have been found, *hkh would indicate the presence of a quantity on the Glenmark estate. 