OMNIUM GATHERUM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14380, 25 November 1908, Page 12

OMNIUM GATHERUM

Fish .'worth £57,000,000 is landed every year in England and Wales, finding em- . pldymcnt ..for 40,000 nion and boys. All outeide photographic work of tho very beet quality undertaken; portraiture equelling the beat studio work'; 1 home groups a . specialty;— Guy, Witness Office. Tel. 805;... •■ Very few calves are being raised by ■ dairy farmers' in the Eketahuna district this season,' as it is. found moreprofitablo to feed tho skim milk to.pics than to calves.' • : i'or electric • lighting, heating, ironing, cooking,, or motive power, consult tho National' Electrical arid Engineering Compiny .(Limited), 47 Crawford street. Tele-. •.phono ,2108..;. .. During the hot weather school children in Oldham (Lancashire) are being taught in the publio parks. ' Baiter, ladies' and gents' tailor, awarded first, class diploma, by tho London Cutting Academy, for special proficiency cutting ladies' and gents' garments; trial order solicited.—A. Baker,. 59 • Princes street (upstairs j south! end Mutual Stores), Dunedin.... ■■-..,' J '". . . At.Maharahara adairyman received from the New Zealand Dairy Union a cheque for £164'-3s-8d for milk supplied during the month of October.',. The union paid altogether to'its suppliers for that Qonth the sum of £6553. . Hire motor cars from Wimpenny 8r05.... 4 theatre in Paris lujs solved the. problem of the matinee hat.' Notices have'beon put up throughout tho houso requesting that pretty women only should remove their hats., :. ' ■, '■'~'.' Eczema,' varicose ulcers, all skin. eruptions disappear, after using 'Bed Cross Ointment. A consignment of laccwing flies ha 6 been received by the Agricultural .Department from'.'lnspector'Reid, who was pent to the Cook Group to report upon ,:tho fruit industry, there. The insects have proved very effectual natural enemies to many of tho smaller forms of insect pests, especially to different species of aphides. i Voters, be cool headed by wearing one of' our straw hats for the summer. Our values are unbeatable in head gear. Children's galateas in oiklloss varioty at Christie and Oo.'s, Mosgiel.... .' Westminster City Council spends about £250 per annum in payment for doctors' certificates, which it insists upon all its employees forwarding when they fall ill. The council,says it is money well spent, for the sj'stcm prevents malingering. . The high standard of quality, fit, excellent finish, and reasonablo prices arguo for the supremacy of our made-to-measure suits.-rllerbert, Haynes, and Co. (Ltd.), Duncdfn...; The Rev,' W. F. Boreham, of Tasmania, who recently visited New Zealand, says that teachers are not so well paid over there as they aro in Now Zealand, Several teachers haw reoently left Tasmania for New Zealand. Some of them, Mr Bojoham; says, aro settling in Canterbury. Indigestion or Noxol, which will you have? You canriot havo both. Noxol is the best indigestion oure knowp. 2s at all chemists and stores,.., Mr P. W. Gibhins of Neath, High Sheriff of' Glamorgan, lias heon granted Dormission to appear on official occasions without a swordi as he is a member of the Society of Friends. The Lord, Chamberlain stated that precedents existed for the omission of the weapon on account of conscientious principles. Taieri electors should take, particular notice of the splendid value now being: given at Messrs A. F. Clicyno and Co.'s furniture warehouse, Everything up-to-date in beautifully-made furniture. Repairs executed in the best manner possible... Tho drinking water supplied to the city of Auckland has evidently very few, if any, impurities. In a bacteriological Report upon the water supply for. October. Dr Frost has stated to the City Council that the water is very pure* and exceptionally fit for drinking purposes. • ■' . An abundance of hot water is a boon in any hoSic. A. and T. Burt's corrugated copper cylinders ensure a plentiful supply without extra fuel expense; They aro strong, safe, and economical. Frank H. Blakelcy. surgeon dentist, 174 Princes street South (over ICilroy and Snrhprland'sl; Telephone 1481... "Would j'ou believe it?" queried a recent visitor to the Old 'Country, "the fare for the half-day from London to Stratford and. back, more, than 200 miles altogether, wasoi\!y.4s. Just fancy running up. say. tu Rotorua from Auckland for 4s!" Summer Show visitors are advised to see tho window display at Wators's Pharmacy.... Some very good stone is now being brought, down from the Tirnaru harbour quarries and tipped, into the eastern molesome of tho best evCjf obtained there. One of the stones bvoujrhl down lost week weighed over' 23 tons. Tho now electneail,y-<lriven machinery and pneumatio plant installed by Rotten and Clarkson for dressing done is now completed. This firm can now supply all kinds of monuments and headstones in anv design, cheaper than the imported article. Call and inspect, at Rogcn and Clarkson (lato G. Mnriro and Son), -monumental sculptors,- Moray place..,, ;

The new Pullman train do luxe now in construction for tj,e to JrighC . nw, wiU cost £40,000. It W lll S™t our drawing room oars, two composite smoking caw, and abuifet fitted in a style mtherto unapprouched in railway enterprise, it is said to be the finest'train i» tlio world. ■■' i- -' J. Waters, Chemist, 20 Princes street has a-window display interesting to farmers.... One of the latest stylish and most sensible shoes for the summer is called* " Eh Tout Uis shoe. It 13 worn as a lace, buckle, or bow shoe. It's the shoe of the season. lfe-Smions Continental Boot Depot, opposite Post Office, are agents....'' I A, peculiar accident happened to Dr MacW, pf Dannevirkc, a few days ago. Ho was m the act of opening a tin of aluminium paint, when, as '■ the air I gained access to the inside, the contents apparently ' exploded, and a quantity of tho paint was driven into his right ojc Dunns: the ensuing 21. hours lie was unable' to attend to-his professional duties. ■V'^ 1 ;•'"'. Sores, burns, ulcers, • speedily ; cured with ■Ked Cross Ointment; soothes »nd heals."> •M. Paul Woifskci, Professor of- Mather n f a^Sn at Dal ' n ' 9 ' adt . has' instituted a prizeof- ioOOO as an inducement to re-discover'tlio famous thorem of format,- which-has been lost for two centuries. It was Fermat who first applied algebra to geometry',' arid it was of. him that Libri declared that ho knewmany things .of whichV wo; are ignorant; in fact, in many things he was in advance of his 1 successors. ■'■'*'.'■ '' '".Ge'mVlampß possess high l efficiency! Ihcy give more light, with less current consumption,! than ordinary lamp 6, goUj' agents, the National Electrical and Engineering Company (Limited), 47.'Crawford street.... /.■ In one of his addresses to the Avon electors Mr G. W. Russell- said that when he lived at ; Riccarton he tried an experiment with IQ. acres of land -ho leaecd there. One year he farmed eight and alialf acres,;and from that area he obtained all the milk, /butter,, fruit, and vegetables that ho xequifed for. His family',' ,and .£67 worth of produce 'It cost about £15 to get that result. . ;.';..- '•'..,'..'■ Avoid paying for main street expenses .by • a gentle walk, to Lochhead's (Ld.),' corner Hopeand Walker streets.. The innumerabie ■ household necessaries are worth seeini:.., .; "May I bo struck with, lijjhtning if I am not. telling the truth!" said a; witness at Beziers. : The .words were hardly 'out of his mouth before lightning struck tho building, and the witness fell on-the floor in an agony of fear.' He was unhurt, and, rising to his feet, he confessed Tumself guilty of the crime of which he had just accused another mail.' ■.'■ />'.' Special bargains'for show hundred ladies', florai delaine blouses—ls lkl, 2s lid, and 1 3s 6d; 50 dozen ribbed white, oream, and pink-singlets,'at three for, Is; 75 new sunshades,: pretty patterns, for Is lid; new 'lisle' gloves, from lid pair;, new kid glovcs,,->all-sizes,'2s-6d* and 2s lid; ladies' tan lace stockings 1 ,.-from J.» 'pair;.'- nowj -luces, ribbons, corsets; bojte, scarves, and a lovely lot new Gibson girl collars, very lateat .novelty—7|d;'9d, lid, and Is M eaoli/-AtT.. Boss's,' itnportor, Princes street..!. , . ',( '. v •'•, . ''/Olive Bulle'n,' aged] about'; 21 years, died * suddenly at Singleton on; ; Novemoir'.l (says: the .Sydney . Horald). ,V The Methodist choir was, practising 'in • : the church for sijecial ,sovv,iccs,. -and■'tho- deceased was. singing a solo to.a Violin obligate She suddenly swayed. While falling shown 6 caught by a gentleman and carried to the Methodist, parsonage. Attempts were made to resuscitate her, but she died in a few minutes, ■-, . ; .. v '■;.. ,', ; Ladies at present visiting Duncdiii are, invited to inspect the now up-to-date styles, in footwear at tho City Boot Palace. 'We have an immense stock'of fashionable tan boots and shoes in beautiful durable soft leathers in the popular shades—the kind that' will appeal to women who want "something very nice." Mcdiuni tan, fanoy cross-bar shoes, 10s 6d; golden : tan " Langtry" shocs| 12s 9d; " Gardenia '* tan fanoy cross-bar shoes, 12s 9d; .dark tan sandal,• bar shoes, 12s -• 8d; ■ dark' jtan Oxfords, "'• Cuban heels, 146 ' 6d;'; chocolate tan Oxford shoes, waited' soles, 17s 6d; dark' champagne taii, " Qtzduii"; Derby shoes, remarkably smart, 21s;' nut . brown tan glace kid boots, 16s 6d;' chocolate glaco tan, welted,;. 22s .fid; a special lino-dark glace kid tan bootsj goloshed and back strap, neat, for 14s 16d. : In children's footwear wo can\ off or splendid' i value, while in men's (boots and shoes; we havo a choice selection' of every kind for summer dress or .rough work; lowest prices '--City Boot Palace, George street (G. M. Pifey, Maiiager)..., . The motorist's .chief- troubles in Ireland, said Mr Arthur Marshall, in a lecture at the Royal Photographic Society's Exhibition, arise from the fowls which fiy alongside the car, the ducks which squat down and let the car pass over,them; and the pigs which lio'in tho middle of the road and refuse to budge'.\ : ■ ,'.-! ~.'.',.': The greatest good the Suffragists are doing in their prison visitations (says the Queen) is that thoy are' destroying i'the blight of irrevocable dishonour attached to the fact of having been in prison. . What if a man has been to prison? His. experience can be now discussed' witluthosc of many' charming, intelligent, and exemplary ladies. They can compare psychological note 3; they ,can bring forward useful suggestions for reform. ' v , It is not the r.amo that makes tho shoe good—it's the shoe that makes the name good. If you wear our " Doris" . and " Queen" glace, tan, and patent shoe, laoe. or button, 17s 6d to 245, youiarc siiro: of long service and comfort. .Our,, men's British and* American "Solid Value" boots in tan, gliice, and Cookhams made Bluchcr or goloshed fronts, 20s to ,255.— Simon's Continental Boot) Depot, Princes street, opposite Post Office,... : _ Sparrows, parrots, and> other birds are visiting thejYarvawonga district of Victoria (Australia) in great numbers, ' Recently afarmer hit upon a novel idea for ridding nis cultivation paddocks of cockatoos; He captured several of the birds, and oainted them rod, groen, black, and brown. Then he liberated them in a field on which amob of white cockatoos had alighted. The appearance of the strangely-coloured birds frightened the others, who flew, awav screeching. The experiment proved satisfactory. Mr S. Stockbridge, 97 Tory street, Wellington, N.Z., , writes:—" Chamberlain's Tablets are tho finest corrective that wo have over had in our home. I always give them to'rhy children, and find that tihcy are the safest medicine for therii. Wiiat I like about them is that they are mild and gentle in their action, and never leave | anv after effects. People troubled with Indigestion or Constipation will find that Chamberlain's Tablets can always'be depended upon." For sale everywhere.