OMNIUM GATHERUM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14212, 13 May 1908, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM

The Common Prayer Book was first compiled by Bishops Uranmer and Ridley in 1549.- ■ , Hot-water bags for cold feet, from 6s.—J. Waters, chemist, 20 Princes street.... , Posted at Yarmouth tivo years ago, a postcard has just arrived at Bourne, Lincolnshire. ' In order to gain possession of a fortune, an American has married his grandfather's second wife. Avoid paying for main street expenses by a gentle walk to Lochhead's (Ld.), comer Hope and Walker streets. The innumerable household necessaries are worth seeing.... A dinner held at Tunbridge Wolls was attended by 20 local tradesmen all dressed in blue from' top to toe. Wo manufacture steel fluming pipes for sluicing and irrigating works, eluieing and dredging plant, Pclton wheels. We will quote.—A. and T. Burt (Ltd.), Dunedin.... In an introductory chapter to his new book on "Modern Egypt," Lord Cromor quotes Sir Arthur Helps to the effect that •half tho evils of tho world come from inaccuracy. For bronchial coughs tako Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d and 2s 6d. A contest for second-class hands, .promoted by the Timaru Marine Band, i 6 to be held in Timaru on Labour Day. Between 35 and 40 business men have guaranteed £347, and of 34 bands invited to compete, oight have already signified their intention of doing eo.

Frank II Blabelcy. surgeon dentist, 174 .Princes s net South (over Kilroj and Sutherland s!. Tolcobono 1483 A petition has been filcd'"at Temuka , demanding an inquiry i„ to th o mimei ot , conducting the election of the comniis. i s , l .° , ' ers l T ,' hc rocctitly-constitutcd town . district of Pleasant Point. The da to of tho nuiuiry lias beon fixed for Mav 19 . Burns Kail is entirely lighted with'gem i lamps. iho National Electrical and Eu Ki- , ncoring Co., 47 Crawford street, were eoni tractors for tho installation... . An amusing instance of the use of trade i labols is reported from a Crown colony in ■ West Africa, A commissioner asked a , dusky chief to pioduco his copy of a trading agreement, and was amused to find I that tho "honest" trader who had secured the trading concession from, the chief had . detached a Bass's label from the bottle and affixed it to the agreement as a Government stamp. To obtain entire satisfaction in youi made-to-measure suit, at a reasonable cost ' you should place your order with Herbert' ■Hayncs, and Co. (Limited), Dunedin. ' !c. 'j' lo I f dy , who won the "'Sh Ji'mp at • Sydney by clearing a bar at 6ft rode side. ■ saddle fashion. Tho wool production of Victoria for the , last season was the greatest in the history ! ° wm ' valucd »* ) Are you nervous, troubled with indices' L tion, or have that tired feeling? If so , use Wilson's malt extract. Only Is 6d a bottle, at Sproscn's, chemist, Octagon During tho last sessions tho Court » of Appeal established a record for tho • highest branch of Now Zealand's judicature! ihoir Honors have held no fewer than 23 > sittings. The Easter vacation-happily for - the judges-interrupted the continuity of I the sessions, which were opened on March A lady cannot do ibettcr than buy her . .ablo linens hero and now. Why' One 5 glanco at theso snowy mounds of tablecloths, napkins, etc., then another glanco at tho pneo lags, and the question's TT'v n. 1 C3t qaß i h X a , ,wa *' ' Iho Weslt*!i Star says that Dr Trotter put up something like a record in travelling last week Bern* called to Dunedin urgently, he left Overton on Tues(l " jnormng by motor, caught tho early express transacted his business, returning bv - the late express and thence by motor to liivcrton, reaching hom 0 at midnight of ho same day. lW.on and Dunedin a?e ) 165 miles apart. Waters' carbolised tooth'oaste preserve: the teeth-tubes Is 6d, pots Ls._W a 7 e! s Pharmacy.... it is not everyone who is aware that a'Bank of England note has not the June , M, 14 ? 11 Thop^peristhickor I, in the left-hand corner to enable it to retain a keener impression of the vignette 1 nTt,' a ? d . lt J s J Blso wnsidembly thicker in tho dark shadows of the centre letters rfnwf' 1 !' 10 figUrCS afc ' th ° end" . Counterfeit notes are invariably of one i thickness only throughout. Thomson and Co.. Moray place opposite f iTi too largest and cheapest I stock or heads ones, etc., in Dunedin to ■elect from. Telephone 2296.:.. , Ordinary beer and porter contains from ; Z to 5 per cent, of alcohol, while samples ot leverages sold as temperances drinks analysed by Imperial Government analysts i ? ™ > f( ? u , nd t0 contain U P to 12 per cent. 1 w high percentages arc accidental, prffiuniahly duo to natural fermentntior! .. taking place after tho bottling. Mothers with teething babies should get Marshall s Soothing Powders. No mercurv no pensons; absolutely safe. Is packets at" Marshall's Pharmacy.... The acetylene head-lamp on the locomotive drawing the train from Oulvordeh on Saturday evening exploded with a loud report when one of the cnginemen' was J'ghtmg it at the Sefton station.' The glass was shattered and the top of tho lamp blown off. The explosion .was no doubt dus to a small leak having filled the lamp with gas. The National Electrical and Engineering Co. (Ltd.), 47 Crawford 6trcct, carry full stocks of motors, lamps, wires, cables, and all electrical supplies. Telephone 2108.,. The number of persons on relief in dis- , tncts in India whore famino has been declared exceeds .1,000,000, and ihe areas in which distress is acute are extending, Ladies in search of a jacket at the present time can rely on Retting something really smart at D. Christie and Co.'e. Wc have a well-selected lot in beautiful patterns, including plain navys. See- them before pomg elsewhere.—D./ Christio and Co., Mosgiel.... During tile coming session of Parliament a private bill will bo introduced, called Iho Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington Empowering Act. Its objects are to enable certain properties at. Wellington , to bo sold and others purchased and to , empower the leasing of part of (lie Mount 1 street cemetery. ,| Footballers! Have you seen our ".goal'kickers"? Specially made for football. ; These boots are solid'chrome leather, tini ; lined. Stout soles, well studded, uppers : strengthened at back, solid toee; only 9s 6d ; a pair.—pity Boot Palace, George" street | (Jos. M'Kay proprietor) j The Coroner's jury, which sat to hear the easo concerning the death of Mr Joseph ) Petrie.'at Wellington, did an unusual thing. The foreman remarked that be thought il unfair that the jury should be paid, and j that a working-man witness (Mr David I Morris); who had acted (ho good Samaritan to the late Mr Petrie, and who had also spent parts of three davs on the caseshould not bo recognised by the State. The jurymen thereupon (says tho New Zealand .Times) each, subscribed a sum which, with a donation from the Coroner, totalled 16s 6d. There arc furs, and furs. For instance, no matter bow well a summer skin may be mired, no matter how sumptuously it may bo lined, it is still a summer skinall skin and no fur,—and is thus for appearance and wear next to useless. Our new furs are all made from picked winter Bkins, and are absolutely moth-proof. We have just opened lovely sable, inink, marmot, bear, foxaline, grebe, tnd Prolan hare stoles from 2s lid, 3s lid, 5s 6d, 7j 6d up to S guineas, with muffs to match from 6s lid, at T. Ross's fur importer, 130 Princes street, Dunedin.... At the annual meeting of the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce tho president, Mr ,T. P. Newman, commented on tho absurdly easy terms on which credit had been given during the past year or two, and suggested that the tinw was ripe for mono sober terms of credit. When a 17-year-old girl was charged at Birmingham Police Court wi*b attempted suicide, the explanation given by her father was that she had contracted tie habit of smoking an inordinate number of curettes, amounting often to four packetrt v, (lay. Tho case" was adjourned for a month on tho girl promising to give up c'ijaretto smoking. "What cannot bo repaired is not to be regretted," 6aid Dr Johnson. In the matter of boot-repairing wo can endorse tho sentiment. What cannot bo repaired by our competent staff, is positively worthless. W« not only repair, but we do it in an artistit and finished manner. If taken in time, wa will undertake to restore damaged footwear Ito a condition almost as good as new. Our i prices are moderate, and if you tolephono ! No. 763, call, or write, we will send a messenger 'for your repairs.—City Boof Palace (Jos. M'Kay proprietor), George street,... i —It is claimed thai only one out of 250,000,000 passengers on British railroad trams meets with an accident. I Cokls leave weak places. • Weak, coughinjured snots invite consumption. Take mSSIOU'RA, tho marvellous throat and j lung healer. Will etop your cough, at once.