OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13857, 21 March 1907, Page 12

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Tlio fhcrmoinetcr was tho invention of 1 Galileo, 1555. *■ Drinking the king drink—King coffee.... Iji the Indian Occun only 370 out of ( 16.c00 Ulrmds arc inhabited. tf the whole wafer-power of (lie Niagara were used it would bo worth £200,000 a day. \ r i;it cur new showroom, which is full of the latest gas fittings, lavatory basins, »orceliiin enamel baths, and sanitary fittings. A. and T. Burl (Ltd.), Stuart street.... 'Ilie go-called ironbark-treo is a sort of Australian eucalyptus, ami. weighs 641b to the cubic foot. Drinking the kin;: drink—Kins; coffee.... There ;irc in India 200,000 widows aged between 10 and H years, and 80,000 less • than nine years old. ' Frank R. Blaßeiuy, surgeon dentist, 174 Prinecii etroct South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's).' Telephone 1483.... There are something like 40,000 public schools in .Japan. Tho buildings arc comfortable, and education is' compukory. The average rainfall oil Dartmoor and lite hillie'' parrs of Wales and Cumberland is more than three times that of London. Men'f overcoats.—Latest Kiifjlish make; abundant selection. Prices from 35s to 78s.—Brown, Bwinj and Co. (Ltd.)....

Probably Iho owner of the largest number of doge in tlin world is a Rucsian cattlo king, who has 35,000 dogs to look after 1,500,000 sheep. Tlio medicinal properties of llio cucumlwr am well shown by our Cucumber and' Ulycerinc Soap: keeps the skin, soft as ■velvet; price 6d.—J. Waters, chemist, 20 l'rinees street.... The Hon. J. A. Millar. Minister of Labour ami Marine, will visit Oamaru at Easter, ar.d will take part in the bowling tournament. Photo (icons.—Cameras, albums, mounts, tripods, lenses, shutters, plates, films, P.O.P. ill endless variety.—At Marshall's photo ('.Apartment, 86 I'rinccs street, Duncdin. Write for catalogue. gratis.... Jn the orchard of Mr John Kilbride, Southbridge, is to be seen an apple treo whieh is bearing its second crop of fruit, this season. The first crop was picked about Christmas time. The tree is of the Trisli peach variety, and the fruit is very healthy. Hundreds of our customers are now placing Micir whole season's orders with us, and find it to their advantage. .Lovely goods opened in all departments. 'Inspection invited.—l). Christie ami Co,, import busy drapers, Mosgiel, and at London.... ''The newspapers are not to be trusted," said Mr Rutherford, M.H.1!., at Maekenize,. on Saturday night, " when you want to form an idea of lie personality of Ministers. If yon read the Liberal payers, they are taints from heaven: hit't if yon read the Conservative journals, thev are devils incarnate." A smart tailor-made costume is tlio best dress for a lady.—Ansoll and Co., Octagon, are genuine ladies' tailors.... Mr C. II: Guthrie, who has for some yeare had charge in Waimaie of the National Mortgage and Agency Company's business, will shortly leave for Duncdin, where he will manage the auction department of the same company. To prevent, bad odour.* from sewers, drains, sinks, and privies, use Quibcll's disinfectant. It is very cheap. You can huv p. large bottle for Is. So why bo without it? All storekeepers keep it, and so does 0. M. Marshall, chemist.... It has evidently lieen decided that the auxiliary schooner Hnia- is to abandon further, search for the sunken Elingamito treasure. Messrs Piteaithly and Co., local agents for the vessel, have received a telegram from Eaipara slating that, thi Iluia was to leave that- port for Lyttolton. The Kcv. 11. Sholto Bishop, the Anglican vicar of St. Phillip's, Railway Town, New South Wales, was bitten on the neck by .a red-l lacked spider while conducting matins. 1 , lie has since been an inmate of the hospital, suffering from the poisonous effects of the bite. Comfort,able comforts can now bo procured from us for the coming winter. Our stocks of woollen underclothing, doctor flannel, and blankets have all been secured, and as they conic dircct from the manufacturer?, you ean rely on the prices being reason- * able. Inspect these goods. They are nearly all unshrinkable.—A. I''. Cheync and Co.. Mosgiel and Lawrence.... There are at present at the police station. Ashburlon, beev in barrels aggregating in qisauiitv close upon a hundred gallons. In addition to this there is a collection of whisky, beer, and-eioul, the bulk of which has been seized within the last few days. During January 6267 men were employed . by the.State on co-operative works in the colony. Of these, .524 artisans and 2500 labourers were employed \iv the Public Works Department, all but 138 artisans and 123 labourers being engaged on railway works, the North Island Main Trunk lino absorbing 2147 men. The Department of Roads employed 2443 labourers, the Wanganui district having 299 men, Wellington 266, Rotorua 265, Auckland 295, and TaraiKiki 262. Thomson and Co.. Moray place, have just landed, ex Oswestry Grange, a large shipment of square and other granite monuments. Inspection invited.... Treasure liuming is at present being inir.iged in by Maoris at Tokoma.ni. The prophet Werata announced that 6omo bullion lost in an immigrant ship, wrecked in t lie early days near Ponr.wa Creek, was to be found at a certain spot, and his followers have been busily engaged digging near the Tapuwac rook's lo find it. So far. however, tlio treasure has not been discovered. ■ \ The Methodist Conference at Pcrth\ recently passed the following motion:— "That 'l'homas Albert James having, by t his grossly immoral conduct, covered his name with disgrace and brought shame to our Church, this Conference views his conduct with horror, and resolves that lie bo expelled from the ministry and membership of our Church." .fames bolted to Canada with a girl formerly employed as a servant in his house, and devised an elaborate scheme to suggest that he had boon drowned in Sydney Harbour.

iho now coats just to' hand arc Iho prettiest wo have opened for many a day, reaching from below the kneo to the bottom of t hp dress, and made from rainproof tweeds in pretty cheek stripe and fancy mixtures. They are beautifully finished, and, being_ tailor-made, they fit like' a glove ami give a stylish and ladylike appearance to the weaver. The prices this year aro extremely moderate, running from 15s 6tl. 17s 6d. 19s 6:1, 21s, 255, and 29s to 455, and are well worth tho careful consideration of every lady contemplating buying a new coat at T. Ross's, direct importer, 130 Princes street.... Reporting to the Labour Department lipon the condif ion of the building trade in Iho various centres' during last month, the Now Zealand district secretary of tho Amalgamated _ Society of Carpenters and Joiners supplied the following notes:— Auckland, fair; Christohurcli, dull; Dunnevivko. no return; Duncdin, good; Gisborne, slack; Gore, cjuiet, several out of work; Hastings, no return; Tnvcrcargill,, no return; Maslerton; good; Napier,' good; Nelson, Fair; Oumarn, fair; Petono-Hntt, slack; Paliiaiua. <|iiiel; l'alinersion North, moderate; ltotorua, good; Wellington, fair; 'l'iniaru, fair; Ivalkino, good. ' For tho Easter holidays we have a splendid assortment of cameras from 8s 6d upwards. AVo give free lessons with each camera, and instructions to anyone calling. 11. L. Sprosen, chemist, Octagon, Duncdin.... In the course of an address at llaetilii last week. Mr Fowler, organiser of the Farmers' Lnion in the Wellington provincial district, urged that the selling price of New Zealand wool should be fixed by the pastoralisfs—and not. by the brokers. A first-class expert should bo appointed at a good salary—say, £2000 a year, which would mean ;i rate of par hale,—and ho would lie able to go lo the auction room and see that the clip was not sold below a certain price. Mr Fowler was convinced that, if . such a system wa3 adopted tho fanners would receive mora money for wool than they did under tho present arrangement. Footballers ■ will bo interested in tho "Umpire" hoot, which is being brought forward by Cookhain House. It is specially designed and manufactured for football and'hockey players from line, soft chromo leather. Particularly pliable uppers afford free play lo tho muscles of Iho feet, and allow room for action. An outside strap give? rigidity lo the bade, while the toeu are finished in the square, blocked fashion so (,'enorallv approved. Solos are of solid leather, with clean-cut leather studs. It is surprising to know that the "Umpire" lioot is being sold at 9s 6d.' It is really extraordinary value, and \ doubtless footballers and hookey players will not bo slow to take advantage of such an offer. The " Umpire" at 9s 6d is obtainable at Cool;ham House, the depot for high-grade footwear, Princes street.... The wood-lxirer has been much in evidence in Auckland of l/.te. The Auckland Star states that flic worm luis been playing havoc with New Zealand-made furniture. An Auckland resident, seeing some sawdust at the buck of a. substantially-built ohcsf of drawers, looked for tho cause.- Ho found no trace of decay in tho kauri front, and sides, liciiher was there ally sign of worm-hole in tho drawers. A few holes in the kahikatea hack—a. heavy piece of timber—drew attention, and in a few seconds there was not; a more astonished maii in Auckland, for ths householder, sharply tapping, the back of this substantial chest'of drawers, sent'his fiat right, through it! Ilis astonishment doencncd into real alarm when lie found that nil tho kahikatea fnrniitire in the house had been attacked. Wickerwork had also received unwelcome attention from the borer. The only reissurin? feature of the revelations was that kauri had not been affected, even though kahikatea in the same pioec of furnituro had been eaten through and through.