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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 2 July 1891, Page 2

Shannon did not appeal' to advantage in t|ie Court, in the matter of book-keeping. Mf Gardiner produced a ledger that had only a portiqn of 'an a poriit being sued for, and had *k> -yeaft* above the dates the entries were, made, nor was he sure when it was. Ho said ho .couU] exp am ever)', thing by another book, which lie had left at home, and which he did not think .Avould lie wanted Ht» failed- to explain to Mr Hankins why he brought this one boole and not the othovs, My Gas-coigne did not briuft any books, but slated that to the " be t of his l'eootlection " he had entered all goods pnrohaKed at the lime then being spoken of, for iho ■'■oho mill, to Birch ey & I'o., and to :\o oyso clbo. When four accounts, containing moßt of tlic items, were handed to him for inspection, debited to HlvchU-y and Gray, he oould not say how it wns, rxficpt by supposing that he had ( htt'i'cd them to Birohley & Co. and sent the acooiuits to ' J-'lrcli ey and Gray ! It appeared that a trio of creditors had joined together to test the liability of McMillan, ilhodes (t Co., of whom Gascoigne was one, and Mr Hankins playfu ly remarked that after this statement he (Gaseoigne) must feel that 1:p had 'hot entered into a very profitable speculation in this suit, The painters have at last arrived to com" menoe work at the sehoo'. The Board has managed to allow three parts of the holiday to be waated, and thus the children wiil have the full inconvenience of all the painting that is to -be done. They might do things better if they tried. Some few years ago ye had a visit from one who -was .jcon.versant \yjith . concrete work. He obtained many jblis, incurred some liabilities to tradesmen and left. His life for a time was quiet, but latterly an appreciative. Government provided him with an occupation' which created some surprise, and thus flashed the light of publicity upon his ■ whereabouts. One tradesman took advantage of this, issued a summons and obtained a' judgment. .TVm6rrow;Me?srsi Stevens .'and Gorton ■ hblcl their stock sale at Sancton. • • 'Mr Billons, a photographer ' from Palmerston, announces that on Tuesday next he will open "for tkvee days only, in Mr Kirkwood's'old studio, Mr Bi liens in. an experienced avtisfc 3fnd should succeed in giving satisfaction to those who priy hiiu a visit. A cabinet ofc.^pecimen phoios may be seen at Mr Furri'^s- store. ( Mr Tegetmeifer infpi'mecl the/members of ihe London Zoological Society at their last meeting that their is no such thing in Nature as a bluck cat. -The blackest of black cats appears to Ue riot so black as imagination has painted it , there is no case known of a cat of this kind.,that has not at least one tiiftof white hair to break the monotony of its colour. The London Zoological Society have just acquired a pair of thylacines — a somewhat rare, carnivorous marsupial, from Tasmania. There was a pair of these creatures purchased a few years ago, but on'y one survives at the present moment. ''• A curious fact about the ." Tasmanian wolf," as the animal is sometimes ca led, is the presence of a small pouch in the male, as weL as the fema'e: it is the only marsupial which, shows this peculan'ty. ; Solicitor? sometimes get very .odd notions into their heads. At the Court yesterday a witness gave evidence that a creditor of his had given him a clean recipe fora debt owing of £'J3. The . solicitor wanted to know if this had been doni'.to enable him to pay his other creditors iive shillings in the pound? The viMif-ss sail that cpuld not be as he had not tli" mon'-y. it was merely a " wiping--.);" "of an o il <lc-ht. The solicitor sti I assert tvl that vlit'tiar :liu witness had paid the £ ( Jtf which he owed, or had got a receipt was much tho as he was that sum to the good. We know, however, that had the solicitor bejn a creditor of the witness ho would rfaoner have appreciated the veiy niriWtig'«»3iinc« 1 Wnri t)ififn «Tf«i

A Baltimore man claims to have feo'ved the.probleta of canning fruit and preserving &11 of its original flavour. process is thus described :— " Unlike the old fashion of preserving fruits by placing them in large kettles and allowing the heat to penetrate in the bottom and then ascend, the new innovation is based upon an entirely different meth d. He has constructed in his establishment a large chest, into which numerous pipes emit steam. On the upper surface are numerous circular openings. A large copper cap covers the jar from view, and after opening the steam valves, the process of preserving is begun. The steam enters the jar from the top. and not on y thoroughly cooks the fruit in smin. > but retains the original flavours. Grasse is celebrated for its manufacture of scents, using up per annum in the manufacture 1,200 tons of orange blossolns, 800 tons of roses, 200 tons of jasmine, 100 fons of violetS}.an!d'6o tons df tuberoses The paper used for wrapping cigarettes is not made of rice, but either of fine linen or the pith of a plant. A wonderful machine in use in Paris cuts the papers, counts them, fastens them into card-board cases, labels them, attaches the rubber bands, and delivers them ready for sale to the French consumein

Messrs Ross & Sandford, of the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, state that in Colonial and Imported Flannels, Blankets and Rugs they hold a very large stock, and the values are not surpassed in this Colony. They respectfully request their numerous customers to send for price lists of Blankets and Rugs and patterns of Flannels. Colonial X^lannels from Is per yard at the Bon Marchg... Ross <fc Sandford, Palmerston North, Direct 'Importers. . ; Ham'ot— '■ The air bites shrewdly ; is very cod., Horatio— lt is a nipping and an eager air ■ my Lord," Hamlet, Scene 4, Act 1. As in the time of Royal Dane and Courtly Horatio so of !ate, to use a very common express on, the weather has been " bitterly co d." . For the present wintry season there have been imported thousands of yards of the best Flannels ar.d bales upon bales of excellent Blankets at Te Aro. House, Wellington. Uf Flannels we have at present a stock of about 20,000 (twenty thousand) yards in all the best English and Colonial makes, in White, Shetland, Orkney Scarlet and. Fancy colors, and the prices range from s) id to 15s per yard at ie, Aro House, Wellington. ™c ire noted throughout the Province for the excellent value we give in Flannels, pot ihat customers may rely on getting their orders executed most advantageous'y at Te Aro House, We lington. Our usual stock of blankets is between COO and 700 pairs, in both the Best English and Colonial maues. Wejsuy at firsthand in the English markets, from the very best manufacturers an>l at the lowest cash prices, and our Co'onial Blankets are picked with great care, from the best mills. We are thus able to sell our Blankets cheaper than nine-tenths of the trade in the colony can do. Our prices range from 0s lid to 50s per pair at Te Aro House. Wellington. As orders sometimes come addressed to hands in our employ, and delay is therefore caused, we would notify that ail ordere and business letters should be addressed only to janies Smith, Te' Aro House, Wellington.