Untitled

Opunake Times, Volume XXII, Issue 772, 12 September 1905, Page 4

The following interesting paragraph from an old number of “ Hansard ” shows the value the Maoris placed upon their lands in early days “ The date of the Auckland deed of their land is October 20th, 1840, and the block contained 8000 acres. The price paid was 50 blankets, £SO in money, 20 pairs of trouses, 20 shirts, 10 waistcoats, 10 caps, 4 casks of tobacco, 1 case of pipes, 100 yards of gown piece. 10 iron pots, 1 bag flour, and 26 hatchets. It was signed by four Maoris, There is a memorandum stating that £6 extra was given by Captain Syn\ons on July 26th, 1844.” f Wtan speaking at Wellington- on Thursday evening last Mr Fisher was interrupted by an individual at the re ®s fch o hall who interjected, “ When are you going to resign ? ” In reply Mr Fisher said : “ There’s as much prospect of my resigning as there is of the sun not coming un in the morning.” In Massachusetts, at the town of \Vare, there is a hen with a wooden wu l- i a c k'°k eQ a stone thrown at the bird caused the removal of its o g. The owner thereon had a wooden subsitutute fitted, and with this the hen about the farmyard. She uses it ag a means of deence, and can e» H j|y B t an( j on it while . , ra jod with the whole leg. fv, * W^ F m roosting, she allows tt perch 0 le S t 0 hl,n 8 a ° wn behind J c Mug woman who professed , literary taste, and an unbounded y w .iration for Scott, was asked by ~f Awrence Hutton, the American literature, how she liked “ Ivanhoe.” She liked it immensely. What did she think of “The Lady of the Lake ”? Oh, she thought it was just sweet. Then he said : “ And now tell me, what do you think of Scott’s Emulsion ? ” She thought it the best thing the novelist had ever written ! Better Than Pills You will never wish to take another dose of pills after having once nsed Chamberlain’s Stomaoh and Liver Tablets. They are easier to take, more mild and gentle in their action and more reliable, as they can always be depended upon. They also cleanse and invigorate the stomach, and leave the bowels in a natural condition, while pills are more harsh in effect and their use is usually followed by constipation. “Just What You Need.” Only 1/6. Sold by Harwood and Treeby. For Bronchial Coughs take ' Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d