OMNIUM GATHERUM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14529, 21 May 1909, Page 8

OMNIUM GATHERUM

According to the N ow - York Tribune, the number of people per thousand who Mimvo the ago of 40 in London is 826, wjnlo in .New York the number is only

Chilblains (broken or unbroken), sores of al kinds reeved immediately by K«l Cross Unit mem. .. ' J •

In a loiter to the New Zealand Herald Schoo l„y tafeft, cs , ,j OJI , (j "<* °" lroi "-< 1 H» Challenger and other British warship. Co. (Ltd.), of 47 Crawford st., s ,oek (he

.There i s no class that ij m lnore •latently up to the very last, pcmiv "f income, or jnoro often exceeds it ( tho Saturday Review), than tho class with incomes between £1000 am l £2000 l year. *

l'rank H. Blakeley, Burgeon dentist, 174 Unices street South (over Kjlroy an d Sutherland s!. TeWnone 1483. Sheet iron can now bo rolled so thin that ,t. lakes 15,000 sheet, ,„ make a single inch in thickness. Light, shines as dearly through one of tbese sheets as through ordinary tissue paper. Ulcerated legs, old cuts and wounds oezema, relieved at once with Kc<! Cro* Uintment...

Rupture and pneumonia, are prevalent among l„mbs in Southland, and a percentage has boon rejected at. tho freeizn" works as a eonsecpience. The riipturo is supped 10 be due to over-feeding and liisnllieicnt. exorcise. b

r ,JV,) Vato,v > c11 «",', ,sl '> has an absolute cure for Chapped am ] l{ ough lhw[is . u bot(]e ' B A resident of the Maheno district has a second crop of strawberries and w,„. berries growing in liis garden. Tho jecon'l growth .has probably been induced b, tho rain after the fa/ M

JJnL "P.* n" Ull " g prosc,lt I,l;ik « '"' <l«' I , white satin quilte, towels, serviette and hand-made linen goods is equal to the best ~, the Uonnnion.-D. Christie and Co.! lhe Leading Drapers, Mosgiel. Salt-making by the evaporation of fea water has been carried on at Maldon, Lssex-, eve,' smoo the time of the Doomsday survey. Th o Town Council ha., granted permission for the borough Arms* to be Placed on all packages of call sent from

Ihe only way (o stop a boy from getting l.e hes of his clothes is to get the best clo hes for him. If y oll e xum .i, ic our , , suits you find them to be made of strong, tough cloth, a.„d marked remarkably low.A. 1\ Clieync and Co,. Mosgiel... Timber trucks, without sales',"are boinused for the haulage of grain on the railways. This m tljo latest, kind of truck used ill Argentina, where eideJess trucks carrying 40 tons of wheat are lieing used, awl wheat )s carried long distances on them.

Marshals Teething Powders cure diarrhoea and other teething ailments; make fretful children happy. l s packets at Marshall h Pharmacy. Absolutely safe.... lhe Auckland Herald estimates that—in spite of the talk about money being tight and tins iprospeeta lad f„ r the winterfor the next few „eeks an average of him a week will \* 6pe „t on variola theatrical and other shows in the city. .■'■ chemist, | las ] Kst In J ( | illln . size Hot Water Hags from 65.. Mr Remnant's bill, in the British House ol Commons, to establish a weekly holiday lor the police, provwles that, 'save oil occasions of public emergency, no officer shall be called upon to perform duty on more than six days in any week. In Metnoriani.-Nothing is nicer lo markhe spot where departed friends are laid than a.suitable tombstone. You can now "efc the best in these lines at greatly ieduced prices from Kogeu and Clarksoti, the successful tenderers for fiergamiui's assigned stock-thc pubbo gettimr the benefit.Rogen and Clarkson, Moray place (off George street]. Duncdin...

Tim degree of llachploi' of Soienco at the London University has been won by Mr Percy Lewis Dale, without, interruption lo his duties as a clerk in the North-Westem Railway Company at Crewe, which occupied him from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. daily. Among the visitors who "did " the sight* of Wellington the other day was the Challenger's ''mascotte" goat. Jt was led hv one of the petty officers, with a collar and strap attached to its neck, through Hie city and suburban tt.reets, and It. created quite a sensation among the small boys.

for Chronic Complaints, 'Woods' Great Pcppormint Cure, Is 6d and 2s Gd....

Wo have just o|kmic<l a grand range of new "Gibson Girl" lace collars with frill tops-while, Is 3d. Is 6(1, Is lid;' cream, Paris, and black, Is Id and 2s lid; also agrand lot ladies' striped, checked, and spotted stockings, tan and black ground, Is, Is 6d, Is lid, 2s 6dj new coloured veil nets, new lined gloves, new cools, new furs, now corsets, new blouses, and Ihe finest stork of ladies' umbrellas in the Dominion at 2s 6d iij) to 35s—For lovely presentation goods at T. Ross's, direct importer, 130 .Princes street. Dunediit..,.

The general manager of Iho Railway Department, has agreed to waivo the regurequiring tlio wearing of a uniform by officers of the permanent defence staff travelling on duty. Officers must carry certificate from the officers commanding districts for poiu : al by guards of trains. Ideas aro assets, large fortunes are made from Patented Inveruions Baldwin and Rayward, Crawford street, Dunedin, are experts in taking out Patents. Write for information.—Mirams Bros., agents....

While visiting a picture show at Lafayette, Indiana, where scenes from an ostrich farm were, being shown, a lady recognised her son, whom she had not heard of for many years, in the picture. She wired to him, and received an answer, saying he was employed as manager at the farm. In order to iriiaixl against a possible rise in the price of butler, tho Wellington Hc.-pilal Trustees on Tuesday resolved to purchase a ton of butter, to be p'aoed in store. Tho chairman (Hon. 0. M. Luke) said tho step was taken hi view of tile fact that hul lor was on the uip grade, and might go higher.

-•is |MoiAi!u,-) it '(-pii) -c-Q SuijaeuiSuji ■y iKHj'pwijf |t>iir>!'ir>.\i oifi jCq D|«ui •aio')'i!oi( jojti.H supop oqi i|);.w anoij ire jo .tauimb « ut [»[ioq eq ma .i»)b.u jo suojrcß o.ttj, One of the crew or a steamship wits injured when the vessel was off Kureka, California, and a message was sent by wireless telegraphy to San Francisco describing his injuries and asking for medical advice. Within a» hour a physician replied by wireless, prescribing treatment for the injured man.

Ten years ago fixed deposits in the South African hanks amounted to slightly less than five and a-half millions. To-day they total nearly sixteen millions. In other words, oven ten millions of capital has been withdrawn or withheld in tho interval from industrial enterprise, and transferred to the safe keeping of tho banks.

Speaking of t.he Aurora Australis that was visible last Friday night, Captain Oliver, of tho barque Ganymede, stated that on Friday night, just after tho vessel .had passed Olago Peninsula, a magnificent display of tho aurora was teen—the finest ho had ever witnessed-and he mentioned that an extraordinary effect was noticed in tho barque's standard compass, which showed a deviation of 18deg, In slushy, dirty, wet winter weather one of the greatest boons you can have is a pair of goloshes. They keep the feet dry and comfortable, and so form the best .--afogiiarcl against coughs and colds. We stock Hood's famous American rublicrs, which are reputed to bo the best in the world. Men's sizes at 4s 6d, 4s lid, and 5s fxl. Superior quality, with rolled edges, fit any boot. 6s 6d. FoothoHs, easy to slip on and off, 3s 6d. Women's sizes at 2s lid, 3s 6d. and 3s lid. Finest quality, 3s lid and 4s 6d. Rolled edges, 4s lid. Footholds, 2s lid and 3s 6d. For every kind of footwear unsurpassed value and choice can bo secured at the City 800 l Palace, George street. G. M. Pizcy, manager....

With rp£:i.rd to a suggestion that Euroncjin swallows should ho introduced into New Zealand to deal with the inwt pest, Mr A. Hamilton, Director of the Dominion Museum, (states that, on many occasions, blaok swallows frojn Australia and Tns» mania 'have visited New Zealand, especially Nelson and tho northern part of tho South Island. They have even been seen in N'apier, hut tor some reason they hjvvo never succeeded in establishing themselves in this country.

Delicate children arc soon made healthv and vigorous by free use of PHOSPHOR EMULSIOX. Large botUo 2s 6d.