OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13863, 28 March 1907, Page 12

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Goorgo Borrow, writing to tho Morning Herald in 1839, from Spain, was practically the first war corrcepondent. A smart tailor-made costume is tho best dross for a lady.—Ansell and Co., Octagon, are genuine ladies' tailors.... Furniture ami works of art in the United Kingdom are valued at between £530,000,000 ami £620,000,000. Visit cur now showroom, which is full of the latest gas fittings, lavatory .basins, porcelain enamel baths, and sanitary fittings. A. and T. Kurt (Ltd.), Stuart street.... Horees, giraffe?, and ostriches have, in proportion lo their size, larger eyes than cny other living creature. For the Easter holidays we have a splendid assortment of cameras from 8s 6d upwards. Instruction free.—H. L. Sprosen, chemist, Octagon, Duncdin.... The railways of England and Walee own, on an average, 12 acres of land for every mile of railway. Drinking tho king drink-King coffee....

Brown, Swing's colonial blankets, 19s 6d pair (double-bod size), are a marvel of value.... ■ . ' ■ . German engine-drivers rcccivo a gold medal and £100 [or every 10 years of service without accident. Attention is called to the fact that wo have Valaze, 4s; Tamris. 4s: PoitipeJan, 2s 6d; and all other skin foods in stool:.— J. Waters, ehenvst, 20 Princes street.... The. oldest tortoise in the London Zoo has seen 550 summers. Ho has to bo fed. by hand with cabbages. Beautiful cork mats for tho bathroom, from- 6s; loofahs, loofah rubtjore, 'loofah bath shoee, loofah gloves, all prices. Splondkl bath and toilet sponges.—At Pharmacy.... ■ The art of hedge-cutting is much thought of in tho North of England. The present holder of tho champion prize has won 142 prizes and four specials since 'ho entered the lists, 26 ycare age Comfortablo comforts can now be procured from us for the coming winter. Our stocks of woollen underclothing, doctor, flannel, and blankets have all been secured; and as they-come direct from tho manufacturers,' you can rely on tho prices being reasonable. Inspect these goods. They arc nearly all unshrinkable.—A. F. Cheyno and Co., Mosgiel and Lawrence.... ~■■'■ A recent visitor to America, says of Now York that it seemed to bo a- vast tigerpit, in which men and fought and tore themselves to blooding rags in the struggle for existence. : Frank H. Blaneioy, surgeon dentiet, 17* Prinoes street South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's). Telephone ,1483.... The'largest of sea birds is tlio albatross. It weighs from 121b to 281b, and one shot off tho Capo of Good Hope measured 17-Jft from wing to wing. ; Thomson and Co., Moray place, havo just landed, ox Oswcstry Grange, a largo shipment .of square and other granite monuments. Inspection invited.... During his recent stay, in Eaikoura, Mr G. J. Clayton, of tho Government veterinary etaff,■ performed a. difficult operation upon a valuable horse, owned by Mr Davidson, It was entirely successful! Mr Clayton gavo other practical demonstrations in the district in the presence of largo crowds ot farmers Who took a keen interest in tlio methods of tbp. Government official. ■■.'■■', Tho London Dental will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Easter Saturday.:.. •'Thomas Hardy, the novelist, lives in Dorchester. Ho walks with his hands behind Ilia back and his head usually ,bent, a slow, shambling walk like that' of a man Ujrematurely aged. The whole ■ faco is finely chiselled, but it is the forehead , which stands out paramount. Ho, caree nothing for society; in conversation ho ."wems unconscious of his own cleverness. In his own opinion tho onlv work he has ,penncd which will live is "J[ude tho Obscure," ; and ho believes that his greatest book lias yet to come.

Uefore visiting tho Exhibition, you will look much 6mar|cr in one of our now jackets. A beautiful range to choose from in tweed or caraelo. In millinery wo have sonio very- choice models. Come and< soo them.—D. Christie and Co., import drapers, Mosgiel and London.... ' '

Mr Tim Hcaly, M.P., does more travelling in the course of a session than any, other mombor of tlio House of Commons. He not' infrequently arrives in London from Dublin at 6 in tho morning, and leaves again for the land, of his birth the ' same evening, w.hile on numerous occasions, after spending tho night journeying to Dublin, ho has opened a caw in tho lav courts without getting a wink of sleep. , Few people aro aware that Mr Healy is odo of Ireland's leading barristers. The fact that Quiboll's disinfectants weie selected by tho Sydney Corporation against oligomers for municipal use in combating tho last, great outbreak of plague indicates how highly tiie authorities regard this'splon- ■ did preparation as a means for cheeking its spread. Public -bodibs desirous of preventing tho entry of tho plajpie into their dis- > trict should certainly use this certified preparation. All storekeepers sell it. Largo bottles and tins cost Is only. See display in G. ,M. Marshall's window, Princes street.... ■ ',■'■■< A visitor writes from South Africa to a' London paper to point out that '.tho prospects, of women's employment in the., colony aro less good, in her opinion, than they were four years ago owing to tho: general commercial depreeeion. She also draws attention to tho fact that itcachei's who take resident posts in schools must make provision for the holidays, and that at least 30s a week should bo ; allowed for this purpose. There is'a considerable demand for qualified women teachers, but oven in those cases where an apparently high salary is offered intending candidates should_ be prepared to make considerable deductions for the cost of holidays,, dress, and incidental expenses generally. Drinking tho king drink—King coffee.... Apropos of the court-martial of naval stokers at_ Portsmouth, a, correspondent relates an interesting point connected with tho trial of naval officers. After the voting) • as to the verdict, tho officer who is beinpr tried ie brought into tho room,; and a glance tolls him his fate. His. sword was placed on tho table at the beginning of. tho proceedings, with tho point towards him and the hilt towards the president of the court. If no* tho sword is.' reversed, the hilt towards tho accused,- he knows' that ho is 'honourably acquitted, but if tho weapon's point is still' towards him, tho accused knows that ho has to await' sentence. ' ; Tho liow coaf« just to hand are the ; prettiest wo have opened for many a day, reaching from below the kneo to tho bottom of the dress, and made from rainproof, ■tweeds in pretty check etrijto and fancy mixtures. They arc beautifully finished,and, being tailor-made, they fit liko ft glove and give aetyiish and laJlyliko appearance to the wearer. The prices this year aro extremely moderate, running from 15e. '6d, 17s 6d, 19s 6tl, 21s, 255, and 29s to 456,. and aro well worth the careful consideration of every lady contemplating buying a nowi coat at T; Ross's, direct importer, 130 Princes street.... Variations in tho weight of animals aro i considerable from day to day, and even the same day. A difference of 501l> has in. some instances been found in tho weight of horses and cattle, taken at the same hour each' morning under liko conditions. This is not to bo wondered at (says an. exchange) when tho largo amounts of food and drink that those animals are capable of paitakingof are considered. The stomach and intestines of a mature ox are capablo of. holding somewhere about 1001b of food and water. When it is remembered that tho passage or movement of this is often moro or less irregular, it will be realised that such differences in weight;as those mentioned aro easily possible.. Usually, however, Ihoso differences aro much less. They furnish, in part at least, the explanation of tho enormously largo inereaso from short periods of feeding which' soma feeders claim. These should be taken' into account by feeders who weigh frequently the animals.which they feed. Wo expect that (hero will he a greit influx of country friends in town for tha holiday season, so wo take tho opportunity of drawing attention to some splendid examples of British-made footwear now being offered by Cookliam House. This lino of Ixiois is specially designed for heavy wear, and particularly adapted for country , gentlemen. The , name, of "Bostook," stamped \ipon each,' is sufficient evidence of their superiority, representing as they do tho host of British skill in this branch. "Cookham" toots, of "Krupp" hide, with great thick weit«l waterproof soles, leatherlined, open fronts, and broad tpo3, at 27s b>l. "Cookham" boots, of French calf, with calf kid leg, am very, liandsorao, leather-lined, with broad toe, 26a. Bosiock's "elderly scntlcnian's" boot is an oxcollent idea. Hade of fine soft box calf, with wide, roomy toes, yet withal a smart boot., and without toccaps, 22s 6tl. For a. dress boot that or glace kid, with mod. pointed toe, at 22s 6d, is most attractive, as ■ indeed is the whole stock at the depot foe hish-grado footwear, Cookham House, Princes street....

Mr. John Morley, who celebrated his sixty-eighth birthdav last December, is as excellent an example us one could wish to have of a man who has retained the vigour and ! vitality of youth through hard work. There are still people who persist in cherishing delusions about Mr Morloy's personality, Nothing could Iks further from the truth than to roanrd the Secretly of State for India as a stern, cold, unbending , dry-os-dust. Mi , Morley's austere countenance, his quiet dignity of demeanour} his hatred of violence, his known preference for " drab men "—»jl no doubt have contributed lo create a. false impression of his nature. His fole recreation is lom; walks in Ihe country,' climbing over hill and mountain, or sauntering meditatively through quiet countrv lanes. Yet one relaxation he docs indulge—an sionnto love of music. Mr Morlev hae always been a constant concert-goer, and many a politically-mfiled feather has been, smoothed under the soothing influence of music. .