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Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 40, 16 February 1889, Page 6

£ suMie Kotict s. NOW READY. THE LARGEST LITERARY WEEKLY SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR. THE FAMILY FRIEND. 8O Price: 8O ' COLUMNS. THREEPENCE. COLUMNS. POPULAR READING FOR ALL. The current issue of the Family Friend is now ready, and among other items will be found the following ILLUSTRATIONS. It is so Different whejj You Win.—A humorous cartoon on ' Consultations.' The Fashion of the Day.—A full page engraving of the latest fashionable toilettes, with descriptive letterpress. Why Maud Did Not Come into the Garden. Just a Nice Little Commission", The Elf of the Season. , Why Young Mr Potts Did Not Propose. The Rifled. Desk.—A Detective's Experiences. Martin Btagpoole.—An East Coast Celebrity. NEW SERIAL STORY, FEZ; or, UNDER A CLOUD. By Mrs C. A. Wells. 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Anent Sarah Bernhardt. The Household.—About the Children, Household Hints, Family Recipes, etc. Scientific and Useful.—On Opium Eating, Perpetual Motion, and several first-class extracts. Better Thoughts.—Tho Uses of Adversity Deceitfulness, Hints for tho Head of the Household, Grains of Gold, etc. The Little Ones.—Our Boys, Tho Puzzler, Conundrums and Catches, etc. Social Notes, Sparks of Wit, and n number of other Humorous and Entertaining Articles on a variety of subjects. Sports and Pastimes.—Several articles of interest on all branches of Athletics, etc. THE LADIES' PAGES contain a variety of specially written articles on Household Management generally, together with Society Gossip from all the large centres n New Zealand and Australia. SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS AND NEWS AGENTS. NOW READY. THE "XTEW TJB ALAND T7IARMER FOR FEBRUARY is NOW READY. CONTENTS: PAGE. fHE. FARM. — Potatoes in February (illustrated)— Uses and Value of Ensilage—Thatching—Measuring Land (illustrated)—A Wood-sawing Device (illustrated)—An Extraordinary Phenomenon —Strawson's Air - power Distributor (illustrated)— Notes and Gleanings ... 25-28 Live Stock.—Live Weight v. Guesswork —Cotswold Sheep—Grain Feeding for Sheep—A Computer for Selling by Live Weight—Training a Dcg—A Well-bred Jersey Bull-Lung Worm in Sheep „ 29-30 The Dairy.-Testing Dairy Cows—Dairy Management—Dairy Skimmings .. 30-31 THE GARDEN.-New Hybrid Gladioli — Single Dahlias illustrated) — Professor Riley and Eddy-Chamber Spray Nozzles — Nepenthes Compacta — (illustrated) — Quantities of Seed Required for Drills of Given Length—A Gardener's Opinion—Buying Fruit Trees —Endive — Weeds in Lawns — Horticultural Clippings—Black Knot—Grape Culture Desirable 33-i4 THE FRUIT GROWER. - Orchard Notes—Manuring and Spraying—Plums —Apples atid Apple Orchards—Entomological Department U.S. AmericaMaking and Refining Cider—Dessert Pears—News from America—Commonsense Gardening — Economic Entomology in Great Britain .. : ... 35-39 THE POULTRY YARD.-Hatching and Rearing (illustrated) — In tho Pigeon Loft—A Judgment Confirmed—About Crossing Breeds-Poultry Scratchings 39-40 EDlTOßlAL.—lndustrial Farms—Selling Stock by Live Weight—Tho Butchers and Dressed Beef Men in America—A New Zealand State Agricultural De- : partment .. "41-43 Butter-making in Hot Weather .. .. 43 Tho Black Rot 43 Successful Co-operation Among Farmers 43 EDITOR'S LETTER BOX.—Home-made Fertilisers and Other Things — The Strength of Paris Green—Amount of Seed per Acre—Apple and Pear Growing „. .. .. 44 Our Inqutry Department.—lmportation of Stock from England — Freight on Poultry from San Francisco „ .- 45 Market Reports ~45 DISTRICT REPORTS.-West CoastHawke'3 Bay—Whangarei— Wanganui —Woodville-Masterton—Wairoa South —South Canterbury 46-53 The Rabbit 54 Helensville Flower Show .. 54 WOOL SALES. .. „ ~ ~ 55.rJ THE APIARY.-Seasonable Hints for February (illustrated)-One Side Cell Comb Foundation (illustrated)— Extracting Bush Honey—Handling Bees after*, Dark-Superseding old Queens .. - V 7 56-57 HOME AND HOUSEHOLD. — Poetrr* The Blind Girl and her Lover—TS a Retrenchment Maniac — Beyond 58 The Storyteller.—The Man w\th- the Whito Hair-Turkish Brigands „ 53.59 For the Ladies.—Excuse for A Confession-My Lady Gl'^owT&g PerU-Fashiqn Items-Fire^^g™ -Ball and Dinner Dress-amplify the ~ " 'C "• •' •• ..60-61 The Children's Post C y ffy nOE < 62 For the Young FoLFi.v_B a WflTfln.r— Playtog at Buttons — Me and Dotty"' _ Tiny Folks in Armour-An Aner^o'.te about Sir Aatley .to S*» * ™*Z 62-63 TTh«%!?^-'-Soine Soup RecipesTn£ c£? mSg*y 'of Cleaning _ Flannel ■-mntJ.mJh^£[lent ~ Housekeeping Hints—Kitche/a Recipes „ .. 2 64 tydim, QI?E SHILLING. •t i* PoyJtataedjftt the STAROfflce.Shortland, §F™^J^a irtT booksellers throughout New MWlftil&tyir v