lake county.

Otago Witness, Issue 2412, 24 May 1900, Page 31

lake county.

May 19.— Both weather and weather glas=oi have been playing up in several lespects. The former was most uncertain and threatening, while the latter fell, and kept so low that the mest optimistic of meteorologists took flight. The general observation was 'that the glasses had never bean known to have been so low, ami something phenomenal in weather antics may bs expected — snow most likely. In the meantime the weather goes on threatening. There is still a good deal of threshing to oe doje, Piid pome crops are yet to bs cut. Tim JBegmniDg of the End.— As mighc well be expected, the news of the lelief of Alaieking, which reached heie early ycsle.d.iy mooting, gave cause for.^anerpi rejoicings. Bells of all descriptions tolled the glad news, fkgs pioclainied it to the winds, and 'brass band? echoed it thiough cur mountain gorges. It was not only thai undeserved suffering had come to an end, but that a stride, and that a long one, had been made toy.-aids the end. Those otherwise sane people who apprehended,' or pretended to apprehend, that the war could possibly have any other end than that to which it is now hastening may take heart, and rasfc assured that the worst is ever. On the '' Qui Vive' " — The disclosuies mcac anenl the Skippers -bridge .by the deputation v.aiting upon the Minister of Hikes during hia recent visit, and the remarks made in this column on the same subject, have aioused tome .attention amongst the ratepayers, ivho arc on the •' gui vive " for the next meeting of Li!*e County Council, when they are promised — mind, promised only — some interesting revelations ie the bridge. There aie moie bets than one aranged that tome way will be found for postponing ths.evil hour once more. J'^ieaks of Mature. — To say nothing of floods, thipwrcciv-s, file?, weather, c.nd* c o forth, whicbf we have uKvays with us, there are war, pestaieuce, fa oi me, and the National Council ol Women to remind us that we have fallen upon evil times. Wiiich of all these afflictions is the woisfc it would ba difficult to decide. It is generally held th.H the last of a list of disaster ■> is not always -the least. However- that m?y bs, there ara men bold enough io maintain that, tho'isli tuiugs have been bad enough since rnaji l.as mlod the roost, and tyrannised over woman, the case may be worse when woman con.es io take his place und tries her, hand at the game.