THE FROSTS OF AGE
Indicate the waning of that vital flame that burns with In tenser glow in earlier periods of life. Wolfe’s Schnapps is the “ The Promethean torch that can the light relume.”
Resigned.—Mr Justin M‘Carthy has resigned the leadership of the Irish party, on the grounds of illhealth and overwork. Accident. —On Sunday last while Miss M'Donncll, in company with some other ladies, was riding on the Frankton Road, her horse bolted, and in turning a sharp corner, leading to Mr F. M‘Bride’s, she codded with a post and injured her foot severely. Christchurch Election.—The following nominations have been received for the Christchurch seat :—Charles Lewis, R. M. Taylor, T. K. Taylor. The eleotiob takes place on Thursday, 13 :h inst. The Origin,—The idea of carrying a potato in the pocket as a cure for rheumatism has its origin in the well-known fact that potatoes contain a good deal of potash, especially in the skin, and that is one of the reasons why potatoes are so much jnore wholesome if cooked in their skins and then peeled, instead of being peeled before cookiug.
Found Out.—American advices report the arrest at New Orleans of the “ Reverend ” William Hammond, who in 1891 filled the pulpit in the Tabernacle, Dunedin. American papers describe him is the must notorious criminal of the century and guilty of every crime in the calendar.
Balance Sheet,—The balance sheet of the fund in aid of Mr G. Crawford has been handed to us. The following are the items Receipts—Subscriptions per Mr W. T. Grin-* sted, £5 4s 9d. Expenditure—Mainteuance at Arrow Hospital £4 ; Balance £1 4s 9d handed over to Mrs Crawford ; Total L 5 4s 9J.
Memoranda. Professor and Madame Davis give an entertainment in Arrowtown on Wednesday and Thursday next.—All accounts owing to W. Jenkins and Co. roust be paid by 13th March.—The Southland Education Board insert a notice to school committees.—Chetp excursion to Dunedin.— Lake County Council insert a notice to carriers and also a notice re dog tax. Small Birds.—Small birds are playing great havoc with the crops this year in the Tapanui district, reports the Courier. They are getting in their work much earlier than usual, and the percentage the birds will take this year is a terribly heavy one. Already shot guns and various devices to kill are in use, but the small bird gets hia share all the same.
Peculiar Very. — A peculiar incident occurred at Manaia the other day (writes a Thames correspondeut). A little Maori boy playing in the creek at Manaia got out of his depth, and after being two hours in the water was rescued. People around thought he was drowned, but an old Maori standing by guaranteed to bring him round. He lit a big fire :nd hung the body in front of it by the heels. After a few minutes the boy was as well as could bo.
Worth Knowing. —lt is not generally known that the amended Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act does away with bottle licenses after the 30th June next. Section 18 of the Act runs as follows : “ (1) No new hottlo licenses shall be granted within any licensing district after the commencement of this Act; (2) All such licenses in force at the commencement of this Act shall continue in force until their expiry on the 30th day of June then next ensuing.” BankN.Z.—The Weekly Budget says a call is due (no, not due, but a call is made payable by Act of Parliament) by the shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand on the 30th day of June next. Other calls to follow in due course. The directors of the bank are taking time by the forelock and have already intimated the- fact to the unfortunate shareholders, and promising them, if they will pay before the stipulated time, that they will be allowed interest on their prepayments. Don’t the directors wish they may get any ? They may be glad if they can squeeze a moderate instalment when the due date comes. The call will be ruinous to many.
Death. —Death has again been in oar midst, and taken away another old resident of 30 years standing. We allude to Mrs Boyne, the wife of Mr A. Boyne, ironmonger, Queenstown. Deceased lady had been ill for some 12 months, suffering from heart disease, and succumbed to that and Bright’s disease oa Tuesday evening, 4th hist. Deceased was loved by one and all, her cheery disposition bringing brightness to all she came into contact with. The Presbyterian Church loses a zealous worker. She was always to the front when anything was to be done for the good of the church. Her age was 60 years. The interment took place last Friday, when a large number of people followed her remains to their last restingplace. Mr M'Gouu (Evangelist) officiated at the grave.—Own correspondent. A Pertinent Remark.— Writing in the Dunedin Budget “ Man in the Street ” has the following pertinent remarks :—When one looks at the programme presented for the entertainment of the various members of the medical faculty shortly to arrive in Dunedin, one very naturally asks : “ Are they coming for pleasure or business ?” It is exceedingly nice to be able to trip it over from the other side ostensibly to attend a medical conference, but in reailty to have a little holiday jaunt. For, with all the entertaining, where will there beany time to do any work. One of the msdicos on his way here must be rather deficient in the upper storey, for he cabled over to know if good food could be procured in New Zealand ? The answer returned was not flattering to Australia. But what did the doctor expect to find here Semi-savages and mud whares ? Conjecture his surprise on finding we have a university and a,town hall, two cathedrals, a proposed abattoir, a proposed drainage scheme, proposed electric trams, women’s franchise, a Mayor, and a monument to Burns I I conclude he was going to bring some Australian mutton and Queensland bananas with him. The only thing he is likely to bo in need of here is a sufficiently large supply of -blankets. Directors of the Mosgiel Woollen Factory prepend.
Important Judgment. —An important judgment with reference to the responsibility of hotelkeepers in supplying drink on Sundays to travellers was delivered at Masterton by District Judge Kettle in the appeal case Tucker v. Darby. The respondent the police constable, charged appellant, licensee of the Marquis of Norman by Hotel at Carterton, with selling liquor to George Wall, who was neither a lodger nor bona fide traveller. The case was tried before Mr Hutchison, S.M., who convicted the appellant, and this decision was appealed against. The district judge, in his written judgment, says that it was admitted that Wall was supplied with beer and lemonade with the appellant’s knowledge, but Wall according to the evidence, represented himself to the waitress and Mrs Tucker as a traveller, Tucker being ill in bed. His Honor held that Tucker had taken all reasonable precautions to ascertain if Wall was a bona fide traveller, and he accordingly allowed the appeal and quashed the conviction.
Sixgulak Defobmitv. —There is a lad in Wellington, says the Observer, with a singular deformity. In early childhood he was dropped to the ground by a nurse, and the lower part of bis spine was permanently injured. There has since been no growth about his nether limbs. He is now 17 years of age, and though his body has the nominal development of a boy of those years, his legs and feet are those of an infant. His only means of locomotion are the palms of his hands and hia tiny stumps of legs. For some years he has attended the Mount Cook Boys' School, and here a beautifully sympathetic vein in the character of his schoolfellows was developed. Every day the boys used to organise themselves in parties of four and carry their afflicted fellow student to and from school. Of late they have gone further and subscribed for and purchase 1 a little go cart, by means of which they have conveyed him either to school or down town as he might desire. The lad has shown himself particularly bright at school, and instead of going back after the present holidays he is to be put under proper training to become ai>artist, having already shown considerableaptitwde with brush and palette.
Lake County Jockey Club.—A commit* tee meeting of the Lake County Jockey Club' was held in Eichardt’s Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, when the disputed Handicap Time Trot was decided. The stakes were given to Albatross, and the horse Silverwood' alias Rugby, disqualified for life. The owner, M'Lelland, and the nominator and rider, Butler, being also disqualified for life.
Recipe for Pollard Poison. —Boil three quaitsof water and 4jlb sugar in a clean oil-drum or kerosene-tin. When boiling take off the fire and put in sticks phosphorous (3oz). After allowing a minute or two for the phosphorous to melt, begin stirring in pollard, so as to maks a constantly-thicken-ing soup. Stir hard, as this is the time to. get the phosphorous well distributed. Continue adding pollard until the mass becomes very stiff. This is important. Ic will take about 91b of pollard.
“John” on the “Bike.”—The New Zealand Herald says: John Chinaman has. been bitten by the cycle 'craze. There is already one son of the Flowery Land in the city pretty expert on the machine, and on Saturday afternoon another might have been seen'careering.or endeavoring to career, down Symonds-street, under the tuition of a “ Eulopean.” We shall probably haveJohn soliciting orders for “ epling callot,”' not in the characteristic maimer we areused to, but on wheels to the tune o£aChinese version of “ Daisy BelL”
A New Device.—An exchange says—Ai Wairarapa settler has successfully workedout a scare on the small birds infesting, his orchards, and they keep clear, thinking it is ; a shot-gun on the go-off. He has hung upamong his trees two cheap mirrors back to back, so that the sun’s rays or the light strike both. When a flock of birds comealong for fruit and see the gleam, they wheel round and get off from there right away. Presently, alas, they may return and admire themselves in the mirrors andcat more fruit than ever ; but for the time being the plan acts as well as a scarecrow.
“ Kissing the Book.” —lt’s about time<saya the Spectator) that “ kissing the book ” was abolished. There is every reason to believe that this book-kissing is a prolific cause t of disease. Every witness who touches-a police court bible with his or her own lipsdoes so at the risk of contracting some horrible complaint. Look at what occurred in Melbourne recently. A man entered the witness-box at the Police court and kissed the well-worn “book.” Immediately ho had done so one'of the J.P.’s on the Bench, a medical man, called the attention of his colleague to the witness, “Do you see that man’s lip !” he asked. “ There is a virulent canceron it. Wliat about the next witness?”' Even as he spoke the next witness seized the - volumn and pressed his lips on the exact spot a minute before in contact with a. cancer.
Jury Decisions. —A Queensland jury recently acquitted a man charged with burglary, though the- evidence was enough to* hang a vestal virgin. The Judge said: “ Prisoner, the jury have decided that you are innocent, evidently regarding, you as the victim of coincidences hitherto unprecedented and probably never hereafter to be paralleled, i am pleased to hear that you are innocent, and also of your intention .to leave the country. You are discharged!” This is equalled by Judge O’Grapy, at theCork Azzizes. The jury acquitted twonotorious highwaymen. O‘Grady observed-:: “ Prisoners •! these twelve intelligent, go id men have pronounced yon innocent, and I have therefore only to discharge you,.bat' I shall;instruct the gaoler to detain you.two. respectable gentlemen for a couple of hours,, as lam leaving for Dublin at 6. o’clock andt would like a fair start.”
Hawking Nuisance. —The hawking muisanje has become so intolerable in the Tua--peka district that at the last meeting, of the Lawrence Borough Council it was-decided* to» refuse to grant licenses to Assyrian,.lndian,, or Chinese hawkers. The mover of the. mention said the hawkers he had epccially sing;led out were an undesirable class, and-they - so pressed' their wares that women-purchasaS.) from them to be rid of their importunities. lest anything serious should happen.- One of the councillors suggested that the Governtment be petitioned to prevent those “ undesirable immigt ants ” from lauding in the colony.
Of Course It Has Arrived. —A recent Australian visitor (says the Tuapeki Times) was touring the colony and stayed at an.hotel in the Clutha district. Being.astrangerjhe of course knew, nothing about prohibition and ordered a bottle of beer at dinner. The landlord told him he could not do so as his house was prohibited. The visitor comr plained of the inconvenience, and the landlord replied that he could send for a bottle of beer for him if he desired it. “Certainly',” replied the visitor, “ bat how-far have you to send for it?” “ To Dunedin !” replied the landlord. “To Dunedin ” exclaimed the visitor, looking in amazement at the idea of sending a messenger a distance of nearly 100 miles for a bottle of beer for. the dinner he hid already commenced:to eat. “Yes,’’said the landlord, “we-mustsend to Dunedin for it, hut I can lend you a bottle of beer of my own until yours co.res.” And he did and thus the difficulty was got over.
Ratiter Amusing.— lt is not often that the Bulletin makes a mistake, but in its issue of Jan. 11th, a rather amusing one occurs. Two likenesses appear on a page, one of Tom Reeves of Tasmania, who claims to bo champion axeman of the world, and the other of Dr \V. Maloney, M.P., for West Melbourne. The wicked printer, however, has managed to get the names in the wrong place, with result that the Doctor appears in a striped singlet and pants, and bare-armed, and. with axe in hand ready for action, while Reeves is represented as a mild mannered, intellectual looking man, dressed in simp'e and faultless attire—black, with white tie—whom no one would ever suspect of any particular skill with such a rude weapon as the axe. The Doctor and the champion are no doubt, njw searching for the editor, who will be lucky if ho escapes with his life.
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Lake County Press, Issue 695, 13 February 1896, Page 2
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