OMNIUM GATHERUM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15350, 13 January 1912, Page 18

OMNIUM GATHERUM.

A MnMcrton housowifo was surprised ;i morniiyj or two ago to discover u live frog 'having u bath in her milk jug. Tho Cnriif'sio library nt Jvoviu is now op?n, ami is meeting pnblio putronago from lx>th local townspeople and farmers ot tiio district. Country orders "ml to the Waterloo Hotel, Cavcrsham, dispatched at once. All bran-iis of whiskies, wines, and alo in sleek.... 'IV.c largest supplier of milk at tlio Woodvillo clr.'rso factory delivers about 18001b of milk dailv. an<l Is per lb fcr buttcr-lat is being advanced to supplier.--. I'carly-whito teeth nvu maintained by using M'Clititon's tooth soap ami powder. Tastes nico; no grit. All chemists.... Sinoo November ll;c Afihhiirton County Council has purchased 406,860 birds' exgs. Of these 281.112 weio delivered nt Ashburton, 116,36* at frikaia, and 9384 at Methvon. Thornton and Co., .Moray place. (op|iosito First Church), have nn hand a Inrjo selection of headstones and monuments at prices to suit a 11.... A man who broko open the public noimd at Gisborno and rescued several horses, was fir.'-d a total Bum, including costs, of £6. liis Worship pointed out that the maximum penalty was £50. t Scott's Catarrh Cure, a remedy; 2s 6d bottle.—l 7 Princes street,.. Several farmers in the Mafterton district intend to thresh tbeir crops from the stcok. Tlio majority, however, arc stacking. One settler retimaks that his cat crop will produce 65 bushels to the acre. Corns cured whilo you sleep by using Marshall's Kura Klava. Tlio best corn remedy on the market. Is, at Marshall's Pharmacy.... Within a stone's throw of Foxton (Bays tlio Herald) a holder of 35 acres of land gru2en and milks 2 cows, besides keeping a 'horse, etc.. whilo another holder of 45 ncres milks 25 cows, keeps a horse and 12 head of youn? (stock. Sulphur" and Sarsaparilla Salts cools and purine* tlio blood; Is 6d.—Scott's Pharmacy... A lino of 22 fat turkeys, auctioned nt Timani lately, brought tho fancy price of two guinea* per pair. Othor poultry was equally expensive. Ducks made 8s 9d a pair, geese 10s 6d a pair, and fat cockerels 7s 9d per pair. New bathiiw cap 9 Ju£t to hand, from Is. At Water?' Pharmacy.... It is said that 36 agricultural and passtoral cs;ociatier.s have agreed to tno proposal to approach tho Government to set aside a portion of tho racing tax, and allow A. and P. toeietics to distribute it for the enoonrajornont oi borec-brecdinir,

[ Connoisseurs wiil get in Bourbon coffco ft fine full body and nutty flavour. No bottled liquid will ever fill tlio plaeo of this genuino ariiuln.... During the year just ended 2707 dogs wore reginterod with tho AshlMirton County Council, «s against 2731 for 1910. During the past year 83 traction engines wero registered in tho county, as against 78 for 1910. Waters' Livor Saline is better than pills, and more nloasmt.—Wators, chemist... A Ixvllot of tlm members of tho Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Labourers' Union is being taken on tho question of amalgamating with tho Waimato Workers' Union. The ballot papers aro to bo returned by tho first of tho month. Iliro motor cars from Wimpenny Bros.' Premier Garage.—Telephone 1245.... Advice has been received by the Gisborno Bcrough Council authorities from tho Federal Storage Battery Company, New York, intimating that it is hope<l to ship the two tiamcars now lieing constructed for CJialxjrno by tho ■beginning of February. Frank 11. Blakcley, surgeon dentist, 174 Princes street South (over Kilroy and Sutherland's). Telephone 1483.... TV Official Year Book flutes that tho number of cattle in New Zealand for 191011 was 2,929,171, showing- a considerable inoreasf, amounting to 216.E45, In tho alxivc figures are 'fno'.ii'.'cd 804,078 cowti, dry nrd in milk, and heifers to calve tire season. If there is a certain amount of doubt as to whether Sir .Ics. Ward or MrMassoy will I* our next Premier, Micro is nono whatever as to Mresm A. F. Chcvno and Co. a stock of furniture and furnishings being right up to date. Blinds, Unolcums, and recovering our spoiialtirs.... At Kohuratnhi, a Tnranaki hack-blocks sittlcmciit. a lady was taken suddenly and seriously ill. The nearest doctor lived at Stratford, 45 miles away, He was hastily summoned, and by means of a motor car and two relays of .horses, ho covered tho distance in about thrco hour* nn<l n-half. Send us Is; in return wo will |>ost to you a dainty blouso length; bettor one* at Is 6d, 1, 9d, 2s. Or if you desire a dress length send 2s 9d; better ones at os lid, 4s lid, 5s lid.-Christie and Co.. the Store of Economy, Mosjriol. Order early, as wo anticipate a big rush, as tho wines are the best in tho trade.... Tho returns mado up to April 30, 1811, show that theiro were 23,956,126 sheep in the Dominion; a decrease of 273,494. Tho export of frozen lambs for tho year ended March 31. 1911, was-3.839,922. and the export of frozen sheep for tho same period was 2,107,782—5 v. total of 5,047,704. In addition there wero 46.009 cwt of legs ami pieces exported. Some _ idea of tho vast quantities of timber imported into Canterbury is given bv the statement that for ono month alono ended December 9 last, no less than 8.601,800 superficial foot wore landed on the wharves at Lyltcllon, and most of it came- from America, and was probably Oregon pine. Bathing costumes reduced for tho next few wcks. Children's suits, in plain novy stockinette, at Is 3d, Is fxl. and Is fid. Ladies' and girls' navy bathing costumes, with separate skirts, 5s lid; bettor quality, n.ivy and red costumes,-with snirls, trimmed white braid, 6s lid. Naty Canadian costumes, tunic and separate knickers, trimmed ml. wliito. or sky. 4s fxl and f» 6d. Bathing caps, 9Jd, Is 3d. Is od, is 9d, Is lid. Bathing shoes, Is 9d.—T. Ross, direct importer. 130 Princes street, Dunedin.... Over two miles of the Otiro- tunnel havo now been" pierced, and of that distance about ono milo and .vhnlf Ims been lined. Concrete is being used for lining tire tunnel instead of brick. Shingle is being obtained from tho liealoy River at one end, and from thcßollostcn River at tho other. There is a groat demand for pigs in the Waikato nt present, writes tho Prow corrcs|iom!ont, and a regular pig buyers' war is racing. Buyers arc everywhere scouring tho country for pigs with ;ho utmost keenness, and ono man is said to Iravo arrived breathless at a farmer's houso at 4 a.m., as he had heard that tho farmor had tome pigs for sale. A mwlinm?m recording tho rovolution-i of a shin's propeller suggested tho cosh register; a rubber band twisted round «, pencil suggested a well-known olectrio switch. Indeed, most of the profitablo patents are but adaptations! of other ideas. To nrotccl any good notion consult Messrs Baldwin and Rnyward. the reliable patent attorneys. Joel's Building, Crawford i-troet. Diinodin.... An interesting enso arising out of orgil'iination work for the "trade" in conn-jc-tion with tho recent licensing poll in i',o I'ahialua electorate will eomo licforo Mr L. G. Reid. S.M., at Pahiatua on tho 2>:.!i iitit. A Ma£*erton legal firm has, it is understood, been onaged by the plaintiffs. The claim is for a substantial amount against tho trade. A dastardly trick was played on an Ei. tlsam n>sidont recently (says the Argue). Underneath the copper bailor in tho washhouse n ipiantity of mplimrs was plneed, and when tho liro was lighted the employed received tho foroo of the explosion to such an extent as to turn him twice backwards. He was severely burned on one arm, his eyebrow* and whiskers were sinjed. md his clothing set on fire, Tho scattered firebrands twice set the building aflame, bus prompt lusi&tanco. prevented furtlicr damage. liontlomen who are desirous of scouring a very stylish and high-grade typo of boot or (.boo a'ro particularly invite<l to call and jnspect these two linos wo are now showing. These aro neat and stylish shoes ajxt Ixjoti for summer wear. Tho patent Derby shoe, with swing too, welted, of suixirior English make, quito a oobby shoo, prioo 255. The |»tonl Derby boot, with swuir toe, welted, English make, dull kid legs a very dressy hoot, price 27s 6d. This footwear is pa-rticiilarly suitable for afternoon and evening wear, or for all formal occanons. Very easy fitting and most comfortable wearing footwear. We havo many other styles in gent's footwear for summer, in tan as well as black.— Cookham Home' Depot for Ilighgrado Footwear, Princei street.... A strange affair happened at Belvedere, Lower Wairarapn. A l>eo farmer in Iho <li«. triet had several hives of bees on tho <ido of one of tho hills last season, and' among them wore two empty boxes. All wero left there in readiness for swarming this year. On examination a week a?o by the owner it was found that the two empty lioxes tad been inhabited by fwarins, Tho bees are the same as his own. halfbred Italians, and presumably his own have •■warmed and taken to the empty hives instead of ilyinp away to fresh places as U usually thv, custom.