OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14001, 6 September 1907, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

, According to tho latest statistics thoro are, over.. 150,000 German subjects in .tho British Umpire. ' ' ' The population of the Polar regions was, when estimated a few years back, said to number 80,000. King oolfeo for breakfast, in a cup of good size, makes hubby good-tempered, and healthy and wise Tho United States has over 1800 publio libraries, containing. more than 15,000,000 volumes. The ' Clubs Pennsylvania aro very numorous., Richard Club was surrounded by 219 descendants on his 100th'..birthday. \' : Frank H. Blakciey,-iurgcoir dentist'*l74 Princes street. South (over ICilroy ->nd Sutherland's). , Telephone 1483..., Tho earjiest mention of shoes is in' au Egyptian papyrus, about 2200 years beforo Christ. ■ Italians call locusts "little horses," and the German term, for these pests is "hay horses,".. For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d jfc 2s 6d. Indiaruhber naijs for use in places wlioro ordinary nails aro liablo to corrosion are a Gorman novelty.

Tlio medical department of tho King's household costs £2700 yearly, and .comprises 24- persons. . Alt stylish men appreciate tho suits which our cutter produces from 4 guineas each; they aro the smartest and cheapest in Dunedin.—Herbort, Hayncs, and Co. (Ltd.).... • Tho price of bread in England in 1855-56 was IOJd to Ud per' 41b loaf. In 1867 tho price was lOd to IOJd, and in 1872 9Jd to lOd. - ,

Thoro havo boen'illZ murders since 1887 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, but in ono case only has the murderer been cxooutcd.

An Epidemic of .Influenza is raging in Dunedin. Our Influenza Remedy is a positive preventive or; cure; price 2s ' 6d.: J. Waters, chemist, 20 Princes street."..

A Kansas inan named Dolly,', who' has suffered for 12 years from vhoum'atisnv and gout, has been completely cured by being struck by lightning. ... ' ■' ,t' Som'e of -tho machines for making matches make'2oo revolutions a minuto each, and turn out about 2,500,000. matches daily, or ab0ut,900,000,000 annually. : , Phosphorus.—Tho wonderful brain food.' Marshall's Fospherino contains it. -' For all nervo troubles, neuralgia, toothache, etc.,' it-acts liko a charm. Is at Marshall's Pharmacy.;.. ' ' .- ! . There aro ■ a number of very desirablo immigrants on their' way to tho colony by tho Corinthic and Ruapehu, most of them being accustomed to horses : and farm work. The Labour Bureau has particulars regard-ing'-them. '.iBook your dates r.ow for Brown-Ewing'a " Vacuum ; Carpet Cleaner.'" It makes spring cleaning a pleasure..... Tho Republic of Chili .is . preparing to ereot a. monument to Bernard O'Higgins, the Liberator of-that country. Tho com- . niittec proposes to ■ erect the monument on tho site of tho battlefield of Maipu. • Now ready,' our 'well-known egg preservative. A. Is tin- preserves a .lierbscrio tin full'of eggs.' Simplest,' safest, land best. H. L. Sprosen; chemist, Octagon, Dunedin!.. The .German Emperor rarely prepares a 6peech, and never usos liotes-wheh delivering an address in public. This has been his practice for years, no matter /.what the subject has been on which lie had to express his views., "y : .-

Before putting yourself to unnecessary inconvenience and hustle, in rushing -to Dunedin with your money try-D. Christie and Co., Mosgiel, Ivho are offering exceptional value in all departments Airing AllgUSt.... .

A kind of football-was first played about tho time of Edward in in England; Shortly after its advent, however/, it was prohibited. Lifer. it \yas agaiiv revived, but in tho reign of. .Tames I "it : .was -suppressed as being rough and- brutal.■" Do it to-dav. '■ Visit .tho annual winter sale and.make your-money earn 1 more'. It's the greatest bargain sale exia-nt. -Come and test it. Write for. catalogue.— I Tho''Mutual Stores, Ltd., Princes "street.... Life Bays that the Arbitration-Court'; of Now' Zealand lia«; been .the least . successful method_ of dealing with labour questions. The Victorian Wages Board is'the most popular, ! but it' has never yet been .tcstid in actual conflict. '

A' lad.v oneo remarked,, !'lf I cannot find the floorcloths I want licro there is no use 'looking further." Sho found it and was pleasod. So will anyone bo who requires floor coverings of any kind and buys it here.—Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel..,. A thief who purlqined the bioyclo of a Wairarapa resident displayed a certain amount of ingenuity.; Ho removed the tyres and other < tlnidontifiabio accessories from the machine and threw tho frame into tho Waipoua River, . where it.'wns found last week and handed over to the police. ', .

Real big bargains in. men's, women's, and children's boots ' and shoos can ,bo got at the sale now beinilf held. Contral Boot Store, 43 Gwge'. 6tree,t. . Don't pass"No. 43" without looking; at the windows. Hard-wear .working boot 6 going. oWp just now at the""No.' 43" salo. Don't miss. ! it» Roll up! Roll up!... ■' '. ' " Tho ; present century is a century for the young," dcolared Lord Plunkct, while distributing prizes in connection with tho Wellington Sunday Sohool Union tho. other evening. A hundred years .ago. ho said, it was tho_ old men to whom tho responsible positions ot State wcro entrusted, but. to-day it wa6 Uie young man who was at the head pf affairs in tho nfost important departments of, life. " ' ,

We are making a special display of gai fires suitable for halls; churches, private houses, and offices. No offensive smell; no' flue'required.—A. k T. Burt' (Ltd.), Stuart street....

Bowling is one of'the games that originated in the Middle. Ages. The cxaot dato of its introduction' is obscure, but it has been clearly traced., to tho thirteenth century. ' Tho first bowling greens wcro made in England; In liad weather these could not boused to advantage,' and this led to the construction of covered bowling allcve. It would 'do your heart good to sec tho enormous variety of now goods now being! opened up'at our recently-renovated shop, They comprise ladies' pretty spring blouses in the most.chic colourings and iwith loco fronts at, 2s lid; 3e 6d, 4s 6d, 5s 6d, 7s 6d, and 8s 6d,. 6omo- 355; protty silk embroidered blouse longtlis at 3s lid, 4s. 6d, 4s lid, and 6s '6d.- ' Every conceivable novelty in suede Lisle gloves in three domca and tlio larger elbow length goods at is, Is 6d, Is lid,'2s 6d, and 2s lid. These aro a perfect Bubstituto for skin, while they wear bettor, look bettor, and are one-fourlli' tKo price, in black, wliito, oreani, champagne, pastel, and pretty delicate shades of greys; and an abundance of ' bells, aprons, handkerchiefs, coats and umbrellas.—At T. Ross's, direct importer, 130 Princes street, Dunedin...

The lasting qualities of heart of totara have been further illustrated by tho existence of some posts of an old Native pa or fort which was discovered reccntlv at the southern extremity of Miramar Peninsula by Mr H. N. M'Lcod. . . The wood, which must lie upwards of a hundred years old. appears; on being ,tested, to havo ondurod all .weathers without alteration of ■ tho fibre. ' Mr M'Leod has boon, engaged over a period of eight or nine years investigating evidences of the' occupation of Mira- • mar by Maoris, and has found traces of 18 villages or forts, six of which ho dis- ' covered porsonally. Thc.kid gloves .which delight the feminine heart the occasion of great cruelty to the original owner of the skin. In order to get tho skin as soft and as - pliable as possible, tho goats in India are subjected to a process known as " flaying," or, in other words, they aro skinned alive and killed after this operation has bean (nmplctcd. Tho work of the Calcutta Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has done much to stop this barbarous practice, but according to tho sooiety's- latest report it still obtains in somo parts of India, At the City Boot Palace the latest styles of summer footwear aro now on sale. Thore i 6 an .immense choice from leailing makers of England, America, and the Continent. Ladios and gentlemen will find that we are able to supply elegant, styhsh. and lasting footwear at lowest'prices.—City Boot Palace, George street. We specialise in boot repairs.... . :A former Feildine resident writes from San Francisco:—"Wages are high,, ranging.* from 3dol to'Bdol a day (dollar 4s 2d), but the cost of living and clothes, etc., covers the wages. If a man has fnonds he can cot board and lodging for about sdol o: 6dol a week. The next item is joining a union, which, costs £t It does not matter what your trade is. you must join Jilt union. I consider that unless a man 1m« friends in San Francisco ho is better off in New Zealand."