OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13861, 26 March 1907, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Lord Byron's-greatest pleasure was shooting with a .pistol at a coin held in a cloft sticlc. In Berlin the horses occupy a splendid building, the best-arranged and architecturally the most pleasing of all the royal stables. Visit our now showroom, which is full of the latest gas fittings, lavatory basins, porcelain enamel baths, and sanitary fittings. A. and T. Burt (Ltd.), Stuart street.... Colonial mails despatched from Melbourne on the 20th February, via Brindisi, arrived in London on tho night of the 22nd inst. Mr Arthur Collins, of _Drury Lano Theatre, spent the first two years of his business career in an architect's office; ho afterwards joined a touring theatrical company. Brown, Ewing's colonial blankets, 19s 6tl pair (double-bed size), are a marvel of. value.... Dr Macnamara's boyish ambition was to adopt his father's calling—that of a soldier. His hopes were, however, damped by a eevero thrashing. \ The ancient Egyptians used a form of blast furnace 2000' B.C. We have pictures of these ironworkers on the tombs at Thebes. ' For the Easter holidays we have a splendid assortment of cameras from 8s 6d upwards. Instruction free.—H. L, Sprosen, chemist, Octagon, Dunedin.... Emperor William's visiting cards measure tin in length and 4i» in breadth. On the upper line is the 6ingle word 1! Wilhelm," and below are the words "Deutscher Kaiser und Koenig von Preusren." A most peculiar problem, and one which has much puzzled sciontists to aecoun) for, is the fact that 110 giddiness is foit in balloon ascents. Attention is called to the fact that wo have Yataze, 4s; 'J'amris. 4s; Pninpoirji, 6d; and all other skin foods in stoclr.—-S. Waters, chem : st, 20 Princes street.... The greatest pilgrimages t-» the H~iy Land arc undertaken i y tho 'Maans. if has been calculated that between 2C,MO ;tc£ 40,000 Russians visit Palestine every yeas.

Drinking the king drink—King coffee.... An Italian at Now Tori:, for whom a' doctor ordered a powder and a porous plaster, spread the powder on llio piaster and ato tho combination. > Frank H. Blakeiev, surgeon rlpntist, 174 Prinocs street South (over Kilroy and Suthsrland'sl. Telephone 1483.... An out-of-work man crept into a goods truck at a London siding (.lie other day in order to take a sleep under the shelter of the tarpaulin. When lie awoko ho found ho was at Dorchester, about. 150 miles from Loudon. I-Ie had to walk back. A young .school tcaeher tins died near Wrexham, England, through taking "tho bluo half' of a seidlitz powder without tho white half." A doctor at tho inquest said the blue half taken aiono would produce a depressing effect on the heart. If you suffer from neuralgia or toothacha take Fospheririe, a marvellous tonic; splendid for all norve troubles, mental exhaustion, nervousness, effects of overwork or study. Is, Is 6d, and 2s 6d.—At Marshall's Pharmacy.... Mrs Roosevelt's hobby is collecting old china, of which she has a fine assortment. In the basement of tho White House is an exhibit niado up entirely of remnants of the dinner sets of former Presidential families. King Alfonso of Spain, when quito a little fellow;, was guilty of eating with his fingers. His mother reproved him, saying: " WJiy, my dear, kings don't eat thnt way!" "Well, this King does," ha smilingly replied, and proceeded with his meal as ho had begun it. A smart tailor-mado oostwne is tho best dress for a lady.—Ansell and Co., Octagon, are genuine ladies' tailors.... , Mr John Sargent, said by many to bo the greatest portrait painter of modern times, was -only 23 when his first picture was exhibited in the Paris Salou. Mr Sargent, who is American by parentage, was born in Florence. Although ho lias made his homo in England for many years' now, he has aiever renounced his American citizenship Before visiting tho Exhibition, you will look much smarter in one of our new jackets. A beautiful range to chooso from in tweed or caracle. In millinery wo havo sumo very choiec models. Com© and 6eo them.—D. Christie and Co., import drapcre, Mosgiel and London.... \ The Rev. F. B. Meyer, the well-known minister, lived in his bovhood at ClaphaJn, where his grandparents occupied Macaulay's old house,, in which ho wrote most of his " History of England." Mr Meyor afterwards went to school at Brighton, and then spont a few years in acquiring business habits at a tea merchant's in tho. City of London. To thoroughly refresh yourself put a, teaspoonful of QurbcH's Tluid disinfectant into your bath. You will bo surprised at t.ha refreshing cffcct it bas. Besides, it helps to render tho body immuno from disease, which ij important whon plague is about. Get a bottle from your storekeeper to-day. Costs Is cnly„ See display m G. M. Marshall's window, Priuccs street.... In tho returns gathered at last census one wife in tho colony was entered as being between tho ages of 14 and 15 years, and one became a widow between tho ages of 15 and 16 years, whilst one wifo was divorced between 18 and 19 years of age. There were two husbands in the colony at tho census between tho ages of 16 and 17 years, four between 17 and 18 years, and 44 between 19 and 20 yeais. Thcro wore 10 wives returned as between 17 and 18 years, 248 between 18 and 20 years, and 1101 'between 20 and "El years, ' Drinking tho king drink—King coffee.... " Slowly but 6uroly tho old' notion that bueine33 transactions conld not be agreeably carried on without drinking is giving way. By 163 votes against 15 it has been decided 1 that the exhibitors at tlio famous Highland and agricultural shows Bhall bo forbidden to give intoxicants to customers. At tho meeting at which the resolution was carried not a single speaker roso to defend tho old state of .things."—Westminster Gazette. Comfortable comforts can now be procured from ub for tho ooming winter. Our stocks of woollen underclothing, doctor flannel, and blankets havo all been secured, and as they como direct from tho manufacturer?, you can rely on the'prices being reasonable. Inspect theso goods. They are nearly all unshrinkable—A. F. Chcyne and Co.. Mosgiel and Lawrence.... The editor of a. paper in Western Indiana declares it to be a faet that a "cub" reporter on an Evansvilte sheet, in describing the murder of a man in an adjacent town, wired his paper as follows:—"Murderer evidently in quest of money. Luckily Jones had deposited all his funds in. t.lio bank the day before, so that he lost nothing but his life." It was not a nico man who gratuitously expressed to a young mother a severe criticism upon her offspring. "You see, Mrs " said ho with satisfaction at her discomfort, "I always say what I think." Tho lady's 'husband aud thoughtfully: "Tlicn I can't understand iiow you find so much to say." And during a 6ilcnoo tho offender pnzzled that ont. The now coats just to hand aro the prettiest wo have opened for many a day, reaching from below the knee to tho bottom of tbe dross, and made from rainproof tweeds in pretty check stripe Mid fancy mixtures. They are beautifully finished, and, being tailor-made, they fit like a glove and give a stylish and ladylike appearance to tbe wearer. Tho prices this year aro extremely moderate, running from 15s 6d, 17s 6d, 19s 6d, 21s, 255, and 29s to 455, and aro well worth the careful consideration of every lady contemplating buying a now coat at T. Boss's, direct importer, 130 Princes street....

It is expected that in about six months' time about, eight sawmills will be in full swing at tho entrance to the Waimarino forest, at Rangala.wa, close to Ohakunc, Round about Taihape tho timber milling industry is very active just now, tlioujjh great difficulty i 6 being experienced m petting sufficient Tailway truclts to bring tho timber to market.

The necessity for an improvement of tho existing telophono system has lons been felt, and complainls lave frequently been mado with regard' to the defects which permit of conversation being overheard by outsiders. It is claimed that tho conduit system will vender it almost impossible to hear tho chatter on other lines, as induction will be reduced to a minimum, and subscribers 'will be pleased if the anticipations of the exports are realised. Footballers will bo interested in tho "Umpire" boot, which is being brought forward by Cookham House. It is specially designed and manufactured for football and hockey players from fine, soft chromo leather. Particularly pliable uppers afford free play fo the muscles of tho feet, and allow room for action. An outside strap gives rigidity to the back, while tho toes arc finished in the square,- blocked fashion so generally approved. Soles are of solid leather, with clean-cut leather studs. _ It is surprising to know that the "Umpiro" boot is being sold at 9s 6d. It is really extraordinary value, and doubtless footballers and hockey players will not be slow lo take advantage of such au offer. Tho "Umpire" at 9s 6d is obtainable at Cookham House, the depot for high-grade footwear, Pnnces street.... A remarkable scene of enthusiasm occurred at the Foreign Mission meeting in Melbourne in connection with tho Methodist Conference, when an appeal was made for funds. In one hour £1600 was transferred from tho pockets of the members to the coffers of the Board of .Missions. "It was a perfect conjuring trick," says tho Argus, "and evan tho chief magician, tho Rev. J. G. Whpen, professed _ himself mystified. Ministers, laymen, visitors—all clamoured to get their names on tho list in the ono short hour. A characteristic donation has been promised by Mr W. 11. Day, a farmer, from Kyabram, who told what was being done up there for foreign missions. 'I devoted one acre of my crop to the fund.' he eaitl; 'and in tho drought year, though the ground was bare as that floor in manv places, the cron in that paddock was high and strong. Blessed be His name! I am putting in two acres this year!"' 'I'he Conference roared with tho ■enthusiasm that was swelling rapidly.