OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13860, 25 March 1907, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

<» , Tho Westport Coal Company's output ? last week was 7218 tons Sowt. Drinking the king drink—King coffee.... Germany is re-arming the artillery with a • now recoilless gim, and the infantry with ' a. vastly improved rifle. * Visit cur new showroom, which is full of the latest gas fittings, lavatory basins, por- '. celain enamel baths, and sanitary fittings. r A. and T. Burt (Ltd.), Stuart street.... Tito invention' of the hot-blast furnace, ■ as at present used, is credited to Neil6on, ■ a Scotch engineer, who patented his invention in 1828. 3 For the Easter holidays we have a r splendid assortment of cameras from 8s 6d upwards. Instruction free.—H. L. Sproscn, |. chemist, Octagon, Diinedin.... >. Thirteen pounds was paid at Me6sre ; Glendinninx's auction rooms recently for a y copy of the rare Ceylon 4d dull rose stamp of 1857-9. , Attention is called to the fact that we .' biivo Valuze, 4s; Tamris. 4s; i'ompeian. 2s 6d; and all other skin foods in stock.— J. Waters, ohenvst, 20 Princes street.... A Sunderland man named Kerr has just romarried his wife, who divorced him after ho had beon eentcneeu , to six months' " imprisonment for, bigamy. This was hie first act upon regaining his liberty. ; Frank H. BlaKeiey, aurgron .riratiet, 174 Princee street South (over Kilroy »nd Sutherland's). Telephone 1483.... At a recent meeting of the Wanganni , Education Board a. letter was received from the Education Department intimating that no further grants would bo made for bathrooms to teachers' residence?. Men's overcoats.—Latest English make; abundant selection. Price? from 35s to 3. 78s.—Brown, Ewing and Co. (Ltd.).... Regulations are gazetted restricting the importation of pear, appln, or quince treee from North-America. Admission into this country can only be obtained on production of a. certificate that the trees are from s a- district free from pear blight. ■y Manicure sets, from in 6d to £2 2s; 0 . Cherry tooth paste, tubes or pote: faeo powders, highest quality. Iβ, Is 6d, and 3s - (id ; French puffs. 6d; Violet powder boxes. in 25 varieties, Is to 5s each; the famous old *• English Lavender Water, 6d, Is, 2? 6d, and 1- 4s'6d.—At Marshall's Pharmacy.... " Please excuse my absence owing to my jj not Iwing able to be present'—Mr B. M. _ Smith's apology, read at a meeting at Now j, Plymouth recently. Lauphtor long and loud greeted the characteristic 'message.

A smart tailor-made costume is tho best dress for a lady.—Ansoll and Co., Octagon, are genuine ladies''tailors.... Tho Into Paul Kmgor was not an eloquent man, but, ho excelled in brief and pithy, sayings. To a nephew who wanted an office, lie said: "My dear boy, yon arc not clever; enough for a subordinate position, and "nil Iho higher offices are filled." Beforo visiting tho Exhibition, you will look miicli smarter in one of our now jackets. A beautiful range to chooso from in tweed or caracle. In millinery we have soiuo very choice models. Come and see them.—D. Christie and Co., import drapers, Mosgicl and London.... Ono of <ho modern schemes of physical development that have won favour is a systematic method of breathing. A certain inquirer who was interested in tho principle of this system recently wrote to one of ils professors for a descriptive pamphlet. Ono of tho rules on the first page read as follows:— the morning bath tako a <leo|> breath, retain it as long as possible, then slowly expire." Ho decided not to try the system. To thoroughly refresh yourself put a. teaspoonful of Quibell's Fluid disinfeotant into your bath. Ton will be surprised at tho refreshing effect it has. Besides, it helps to render tho body .immune from disease, which is important when plague is about. Rot a bottle from your storekeeper to-day. Costs Is [ only,. Sco display in G. M. Marshall's window, Princes street.... Commercial travellers will appreciate, thia story, which is told.of ojio.of their number. Ho had l)cc'.i summoned as n. witness in a <\iso at court, his employers having sued a. delinquent customer, and tho lawyer for tho defence, was cross-examining him. "You iravol for Jolkop. and Company, do you?" asked tho attorney. "Yes, sir." "Howlong havo you been doing it?" About 10 years." "Been travelling all that time, have you?" "Well, no, sir," said the witness, making a hasty mental calculation; " not actually travelling. I have put in about four years of that timo waiting at railway stations and junctions for tains." Drinking the king drink—King coffee.... From one fund alone raised by tho Rand liaily Mail 10,000 persons wero provided with a meal at Johannesburg on Christinas Day. Taking tho area served as containing ji white population of 10,000 persons, this indicates tho appalling amount of poverty that exists on the Band. "Terrible, real, and distressing was tho story told by tho c'oputation of the unemployed which waited upon tho Trades Council last night." So opens the report furnished to iho press by the secretary. Comfortabio comforts can. now bo proourecl from us for the coming winter. Our stocks of woollen underclothing; doctor flannel, and blankets havo all boon secured, and as they come direct from tho manufacturers, you can rely on tho prices being reasonable. Inspect these goods. They are nearly all unshrinkable.—A. F..tiheyno and Co.. Mosgiel and' Lawrence...: Roar-admiral Coghlaii, commandant of the Brooklyn navy yard, whoso reputation as a relator of good stories Jias increased each timo ho has spoken at a dinner, told a story a few nights a?o which was given to illustrate his distaste for being the last speaker. " A certain ina« died, and a clergyman was engaged to offer a eulogy. This worthy minister prepared a sermon of exceeding length and strength, and just before he entered the parlour to deliver it he thought that it might be advisable to learn what the dead man'b last words had been. So he turned to ono of the weeping younger sons, and asked: "My boy, can you toll me your father's last words?" "Ho didn't havo none," tho lx>y replied, "Ma was with him to tho end."—Now York Tribune. An instrument known as (ho secrophone, which is designed to enable conversations by toiephone to bo carried on in a whisper, is being reported on by tlio chief electrical engineer to tho Federal Telegraph Department. Chapman points out that if the. instrument should prove its claims the erection of 'secrecy cabinets around public telephono bureaux will bo avoided. The new coats just to hand aro the prettiest wo have opened for many a day, reaching from belov: the knee to tho bottom of the dross, and made from rainproof tweods in pretty check stripe and fancy mixtures. They" aro beautifully finished, and, being tailor-made, they, fit liko a glove and give a stylish and ladylike appcaranoo to the wearer. The prices this year aro extremely moderate, running from 15e 6d, 17s 6d, 183 fxl, 21s, 255, and 29s to 45e, and aro •well worth the careful consideration of every lady contemplating buying a now coat at T. Boss's, direct importer, 130 Princes street....

California, now boasts of nearly 3000 milos of oiled roads. The crude petroleum used as .1. dressing for these highways has transformed tho heretofore- dusty and often impassible roads into excellent thoroughfares, whioh malje cycling, motor civ, and general trnffio over them a pleasure rind delight.. Of the 57 counties of the State, at least 40 now have oiled roads. Trie first experiment with oil as a road-dressing was made in 1898, and it. was found that when it was applied it immediately began to bind together all tho loose particles on the surface, and formed a stratum resembling asphalt. Tho definition of manslaughter was the interesting point of tho trial of Thos. Holt at the Lancaster Assizes. Holt was out poaching with William Melon near Chorlcy, and whilo getting through a hedge a twig caught the trigger of hie gun, which went off, and Iddon waj killed. Counsel for tho prosecution urged that if men were engaged in unlawful 6port, such as poaching or prize-fighting, and one was killed, it waa manslaughter. For tho defence, it was contended that there was no difference between this case ami an ordinary shooting accident on the moors. Mr Juetico Sutton said that Holt was legally guilty of manslaughter, which is " causing the death of another without lawful excuse." Tho jury found Holt "Guilty," and ho was bound over to come up for judgment if called on. "She is so ladylike!"—a remark of this kind invariably brings the flush of pleasure to the face of any woman when she cornea to know that such a statement has been made with regard to herself, There is a charm about being " ladylike," a charm of naturalness more tlian of silks and satins and yet, it is undoubtedly tho case that a well-dressed woman invariably attracts attention, If, however, her boots are old and broken, clumsy and ill-made, or her gloves have holes at tho finger tips, tho charm is gone! Wo hnvo at present on sale several lines of ladies' boots particularly suited for well-dressed women. An American typo made from Dongola glace kind, patent leather iocs in tho new shaped round form, 10-button, flexible pump soles, very graceful indeed, 21s; or with tho heavier welted sole 19s 6d. Tho same firm make a neat Balmoral of glaco kid, lacing, patent leather pointed toes, with a specially strengthened back to support; the heel, at 15s 6d. A somewhat similar boot, by Spalding, of America, wo sell at 12s 6d. For ladies who prefer English makes, we have the celebrated Bcstock s " Ariel" glace kid, a lacing boot with patent' leather pointed , toes, silk top lining, at 21s. Thcso and many more in the most up-10-dato styles may bo obtained at the City Boot Palace, George street, Duncdiu (JO3. M'Kay, proprietor).... The sufferings of one Charles Collins, a, Queensland drover, produced idiosyncrasies in that individual which led him to do a good turn to the glaziers of Newcastle on. tho evening of Monday, February 4. Collins, who had arrived from the northern State only tho previous week, ran amok with a brick. Passing up one side of Hunter street, and down the other, ho planted the brick in turn just 'where it would do rnest barm to the largest plate.glass windows ho could find. Before tho police suppressed his exuberance, he had smashed 11 windows, valued at £200. At the court, when answering a charge of maliciously damaging property, Collins fold a story oi how. lie had been imprisoned in a trco for six weeks during a Queensland flocd, living on flour and raw mutton, and tormented by mosquitoes and sandflies. Tho jury sympathised with him, and found him " Not guilty" on the ground of mental irresponsibility. /