LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 258, 6 November 1911, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

Among the exhibits at the A. and P. Show will be a foot-power milking machine, and a performing chimpanzee. The total of the Salvation Army'? self-denial fund in the Australasia:! territorial area this year amounted to £43,187, as sagitirist £39,358 last year., or utn increase of £3829. The privileges for the A. and P. Show were sold by auction on Saturday as follows: Publican's booth, Mr E. Hurcomb, £80; lollie stall, Mrs Course, £15. , "One of those unfortunate cases in which a mother has overlain her child," was ;the Coroner's remark at Timaru the other day, when recording a verdict of accidental death at an inquest on an infant three weeks old. V , White linen skirt and blouse.—MeFarlane's. Bargains. > • * * At the Wellington musical competitions on Friday, Mias1 Hazel Cuthberteonj of Spring Creek, was awarded second place in the pianoforte solo under 18, Chopin's ''Impromptu in A Flat." Of her performance the judge (Mr H. Gregson, of Auckland) said: ''Miss Cuthbertson would have won had ©he commenced a little slower." Miss Cuthbertson is.a pupil of Mr M. A. Cheek. In the Irish Soog competition, Mr T. F. Bull, of Blenheim, who sang "For the Green.' received honorable mention, the judge (Mr Baeyertz) remarking that "all those awarded honorable mention gave really excellent readings."

The system of groynes just built on the eastern sid_e of the Taylor riverbed near Burleigh have a quite monumental appearance. About a dozen big piles of stone, a few yards apart, project from the bank into the riverbed, and, being of solid and stable character, they afford a reliable rnean^ of diverting the force of the floodwater arid preventing an overflow down Maxwell Road. This, point was a very critical one at the time of the recent flood, land some such work was absolutely necessary to save tho tow a from an overwhelming inundation o? Taylor water. The.cost of the work which was nearly £200, was dividpd between the Borough Council and fcho Lower Wairau River Board.

"It is ill arguing with a hungry man, says the old proverb: but it is worse playing tricks with a' sick one. When the doctor orders brandy,. he means the Best Brandy. Give your patient the best—MartelPs. *

| Occasionallly (says the Wellington ; rpst) the gloomy atmosphere of the Magistrate's Court is dispelled by shafts of wit, but a stern rebuke from the orderly usually nips all laughter m the bud. On Friday morning however, a female inebriate's reply to a Magisterial query so amused the u2m ~at the shar P command, "Silence!" fell on deaf ears, and counsel, Pressmen, and even the + • ?? en in blu6 > laughed unrestrainedly. Accused was strenuously denying Ijhe allegation of drunkenness, and stated that liquor had not passed,her lips for a period of six months, notwithstanding the evidence of the constable, whose olfactory nerve at the time of the arrest was; strongly assailed by an odor not usually associated with tea. "How do you account for the constable's statement that he smelt liquor on you?" asked his Worship.. "Well, he might have been drinking it himself!" was the naive reply that convulsed the Court, but failed to save a conviction.

Th© Catholic Club's euchre tourna- • ment to be hold this everting will ter- J minate the season. The special prizes ; will be presented by the Rev. Father ; McDonald. j Th& fleeces which won. for Mr A. S C. Mcßae a gold medal at the Rou- j baix Exhibition were selected from : the clip by Mr Bert Browne, local - buyer for Messrs Bourke, Wilson, and i Co., whose judgment has been fully | demonstrated by the award that has j been made. J Why wait for that hoarseness to | "wear off," when Zymole Trokeyswill stop it so much quicker? Disagreeable coughs are often avoided by fcbo use of Zymcle Trokeys. One of tlie prettiest routes in the district just now lor drivers or cyclists is the New Renwick Road, which is beautified by/a long line of hawthorn© hedges, profusely fiowored. It is a charming study in Nature's sweetest and heavily-scent-ed whits. A reminder is given of the garden fete and picnic to be held at llenwiek on Wednesday in aid oftftie Prebyfcerian Church fund. There will be entertainment for all, and .the presence of the Blenheim Garrison Band should add materially to the enjoyableness of the gathering. Have you bought your tennis or! cricket shoes yet? No. Where can L get the best value? Try Copp and Knight: they have all .the best makes, and their prices are reasonable. At the monthly meeting of the Friendly Societies.' Council, held on Thursday evening, the matter of holding a United Friendly Societies Garten Partly was discussed, and furtfcer consideration of the que&tion was held over till the nest meeting Several other matters of an important nature were discussed. Every Woman knows that a welled zed collar keeps clean longer than a badly-fininhed one. It is economy to use "GLAZO" Linen Polishing Tablet, becau.se it Rives a splendid finish to the linen. Sold at 6d tabl?.t at all stores. . There is a marked extension this season in the area of the Wither and Vernon lulls devoted to cropping. The plough has been taken well up towards the summit of "the hills, hundreds of acres having proved to" be within t(he arable region, and now bearing fino crops of oats and barley. Profitable yields have been secured'from iihese hills and flats during the past few reasons. Perhaps it lias been ..yon r experience' in the past to find it difficult to set exactly what you require i* drapery, furnishings etc ThW should not be, and don't be dasappointed—Kirkcaldies' have ail agency here, where you can get samples submitted to you of any material you require. A big attraction for visitors an>l residents of Benheim on the evening of People's Day ?t the Show, in the shape of o. swimming gala at xno swimming hr.ths, has been arranged. Included in the items is one in whien Mr Bert Carpenter will give an exhibition of every known stroke in swimming, from the breast stroke f>o the present-day crawl. Practical demonstration of life-saving will be given by a. squad of boys, and a lecture on the subject will be delivered by a medical practitioner. Several other novelties and natatorial items will make up an excellent programme, which will be announced m a few days. Simplicity in use, perfection in result, "GLAZO" Linen Polishing Tablet gives a brilliant polish to cuffs, collars, end fronts., You should try a6d tablet. Obtainable from all stores. It is expected that a considerable quantity of red clover or cow-grass will be harvested locally this season. One experienced farmer advises tthatl the hay should be cut off before tho boginning of December if possible, to give the clover a good chance. The clover will yield more satisfactorily if allowed to ripen thoroughly; and growers must know that the clover, after being cut, should not be turned for drying. This is a common and a losing practice. The more tJhe clover is handled the greater is the loss of seed: and tho turning does not add very much to the value of the residue as fodder. Clean, white, well-finished cuffs and collars add smartness to ones-dress. "GLAZO" Linen Polishing Tablet is what you should use. It gives n brilliant glaze and finish to the linen. Sold at all stores, 6d tablet. Green maizo as a means; of carrying stock through the hot summer months has hitherto been an almost wholly neglected crop in this district. This season, however, it is cr-tching on, and it is said that a considerable areabas been, or will be, sown. Good returns may be secured by sowing rigjit up to January, and the right principle is to sow in succession. The middle of summer, and the autumn, when the grass is dried up or languishing, are periods almost as difficult as winter time to tide over, and, considering the notable ! success achieved in the North and in Canterbury with maize, it is sur- j pricing that this method of . feediuK stock lias not been gonerally adopted long ago. Quite a large number ni I cows-and horses may be sustained lor months on the growth of f>n acre cv two. One report from a. Government experimental "station states that sixty or some such number of cows were kept in good milking condition for j two months with, a couple of acres <-t maiz©. Moreover, winter oats or Cape • barley thrive on the sanw ground immediately after the maize has been pulled. The making of silos is wholly a cypher in this district, th& hay returns seeming fully to satisly farmers, and whether maize will ever be grown in any quantity for this purpose is a matter of speculation; but for green feeding, this crop, as has been said, is coming increasingly I into use. The cultivation of lucerne is also extending rapidly, and a considerable area has been devoted to it this season. One excellent suggestion is that the stoney, dry areas in the •vicinity of the Taylor riverbed and the hospital, from which _ the local bodies possessing them derive but an insignificant revenue, would, be rendered much more profitable if devoted to lucerne, which has already been proved to be capable of giving handsome returns in that locality.

The temperature of last night was on till© verge of freezing, and another degree or two would have meant a generai frost. It is said, in fact, that a touch of frost was. experienced in some localities, and that tomato and other tender plants went by tho toard. A heavy fall of rain occurred on Saturday night and early on Saturday morning, and completely broke up the dry spell. The rain clouds have not yet disappeared, but :if they did let down further rain it would noi> be without benefit on the higher lands. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Lodge held its usual weekly meeting on Friday evening in the Orange Hall. Bro. Ward., C.T., presided over a splendid attendance. After the usual business Bro. Andrews, Grand Chief Templar for New Zealand, installed the following officers for the ensuing quarter:— Bro. F. Vercoe, 0.T,, Sister Thomas. V.T.; Sister Handcock, Chapkin; Sister Thorns, Secretary; Bro. F. Lumimas, A.S.; Bro. Bi-oddock, Marshal; Sister I. Simpson, D.M.; Sister E. Vercoe, Guard; Bro. .Gear, Sentinel; Sister Warebam, F.S.; Sister Lummas, -Treasurer; Bro. Ward, P.C.T.; Bro. Silver. L.D. The G.C.T. then gave a very inspiring address to both officers iand members. After the newly chosen officers had returned thanks for election, tlie Lodge was closed in the usual way by Bro. Vercoe, C.T. Few people outside the jewellery trade have any idea how the brilliants they buy and wear are fastened into their settings, and a great many retail jewellers who have sold jewellery for years are equally ignorant. The art.of setting jewels is comparatively simple, the skill of a setter depending upon his knowledge of the strength of the material and the delicate touch required, which can only be gained by years of practice. There are only four distinct methods of setting a diamond, according to the Liverpool Echo, though mountings are made which involve two or more of these methods. The most common is the clamp or claw. The operator imbeds this mounting, whatever it may be, in warm shellac on the-end of a stick (six inches of broom-handle is generally used), leaving the setting exposed. This cools and holds the delicate pieces of jewellery firm in all parts. Hs then, with a thin file, files all the clamps, bringing them up to sharp points. Then, with a scraper or graver shaped like a chisel £all his cutting tools are miniature chisels of different-.shapes), he digs out a bearing or shoulder for the edge of the stone on the inside of each clamp. He now, with a pair' of sharp-pointed pliers, bends the clamps inward or outward as they happen to require till the stone will just squeeze into the circle of clamps. Then the stone is pressed firmly down until the edge rests squarely on the bearing of each clamp. This leaves, the ends of the clamps sticking up past the edge of tho sitone. The next step is to push all these ends over the edge and burnish them tight. A piece of soft steel abotit three inches long is used for this, filed to a small square end, and fitted in a round handle. When the clamps are all firm in their places, they are bright-cut, as the term is. Tho clamps are trimmed to a point with three cuts, two on the sides and one on the top. The setter cuts away from the stone, and must be careful not to dig too deep into the gold, or ho will push the whole clamp away from the stone; then, to make a good job, the stone must come out and the clamp bent forward again. Some who manufacture the finest goods do not believe in bright-cutting clamps on rings, as the sharp edges left are very severe on gloves worn over them. A setter employed by these firms merely sets the clamps to a t>oint, and the polisher buffs it round on top, when the work gets the last finish! Science with her wizard appliances has done marvellous things for mankind in the matter of protection against disease. She has searched out the causes of the scourges that formerly played havoo with the human race. Smallpox, diphtheria, cholera, and typhoid fever have been hunted down and made to reveal their deathI dealing secrets. We have "Teamed to be cautious as regains the character of our drinking water. We know the danger of the malaria-carrying mosquito. We appreciate the insidious menace of the common house-fly. We understand the importance of enforcing pure-food laws. Nevertheless, there is one broad avenue along which disease and death march arm in arm, right into the very heart of the citadel of life. It is the highway that leads from the Kingdom of Dust. The myriads of dust motes are the real executioners of mankind, especially in those occupations where the formation of dust in a neeessarv concomitant. An average man breathes about 21 cubic feet of air per hour. Under the very .best conditions possible the air he breathes is never entirely free from dust, tinder ordinary conditions the average business man in his comparatively sanitary office breathes in thousands of dust particles every hour. The workman, who earns _ his livelihood in shop, factory, or mine, has his proportion of motes enormously increased, owing to the nature of his work; unfortunately, also, the character of these particles is too often changed from the innocuous kind to the death-dealing splinters due to certain occupations.. An artisan working with keen-edged tools must exercise extreme care in order to prevent harm to himself. If he is surrounded by circular saws revolving at lightning speed, or with vats of corrosive acids or furnaces of molten steel, these perils are at least in open view, and many nrny be guarded against. It is different, however, with the dangers lurking in dust. ! They are invisible, but none the less deadly. In a steel-grinding factory, the air is charged with flying, jagged splinters of steel, infinitely sharper and more dangerous than the razoredged tools to which he is accustomed. Every breath sends bits of metal, keener than the far-famed Damascene blades, right into the midst- of his delicate lung tissue.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. Business men should not fail to call at the Express Office for quotations before placing their printing elsewhere. Lowest prices consistent with good workmanship. Obtain a quote from us. * Medical authorities agree that, although there are many contributing causes, excess uric acid in the bioorl is the real cause of rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago, and kindred diseases. RHEUMO is the one remedy that will remove the excess uric f:cid and quickly give relief. SoW by all chemists and stores at 2a 6il and 4a 6d. * "LINSEED COMPOUND" for coughs and colds. 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