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Southland Times, Issue 12771, 2 December 1893, Page 2

Time’s Up.—lntending exhibitors are reminded that all entries for the Southland A. and P. Show close at 8 o’clock this evening. Generous.—Mr H. S. Fish’s friends and supporters have decided to pay the whole of that gentleman’s election expenses in the Dunedin election contest.

Committed. —At Queenstown yesterday Joseph Hildred Forsyth was committed to take his trial at the next sittings of the Supreme Court in Invercargill on a charge of Having been guilty of rape of his daughter at Kinloch, Head of Lake. Fire in Mataura.—Yesterday about 10 o’clock a five-roomed house in the suburbs of the town and belonging to Mr CharlesjTown, was destroyed by fire. The building and furniture are reported to be insured for L2OO. A piano, cheffonier, and a few other articles of furniture were saved.—Own correspondent. Unclaimed Letters.—Letters from places beyond the colony and addressed as follows were received at the Post Office, Invercargill, during the month of September, and remained unclaimed on the 30th November :— 6. Carley, M. Hannahan, M. Halpin, Geo. Hyde, E. Jones, Thomas Nolan, George Robertson, Fred. Tillerson. Leslie M. V. Turner.

Horticultural.—A meeting of the Committee of the Southland Horticultural Society was held yesterday evening, and all the necessary arrangements for the show, which is to be held on Ist and 2nd January were completed. The general opinion expressed was that- the prospects of the show were very promising. The list of special prizes is much larger than in previous years, and comprises a number of items of considerable value.

Direct Trade.—Messrs Tothill, Watson and Co. report having sold the Aparima Factory’s output of cheese (about 35 tons) to a home firm at a satisfactory figure. This method of doing business is perhaps that complained of by Mr Gerritzen, as reported by cable from Sydney, the other day, but it appears to be the simplest and probably the most profitable to the producer. A New Establishment. —The premises in Lewis’s buildings at the corner of Dee and Esk streets have been recently opened under new auspices, part of the shop being now occupied by Mr S. Ferguson, watchmaker, and the other and larger portion by Mr E. Wright, hairdresser and tonsorial artist generally. Mr Wright’s shop is excellently appointed, a patent American lounge chair being one of the features of the establishment. The fittings have been constructed by Mr James Stewart, and reflect credit on that tradesman’s taste and skill. Welllighted and ventilated, the room is sure to become popular, and to bring to its occupier the reward his enterprise deserves. Late and Early.—Mr Fairbairn, gardener, of North Invercargill; brought to this office yesterday two samples of fruit considered worthy of notice. First, an apple of last year’s growth, known as the Rhymer variety, which has been kept all through the. winter and is now almost as fresh and full as when pulled—the shrinkage is scarcely perceptible. Second, samplsc of black and red currants. Both fruits are well grown and nearly ripe. In Mr Fairbairn’s opinion, and he speaks after experimenting, the apple above mentioned is the best keeper in the market, is a good bearer, and of excellent quality for cooking. Technical Education, —An interesting experiment is about to be tried by the Southland Education Board. The members of that body have determined that their new inspector of works shall be educationally as well as mechanically and practically useful and with this object in view determined at their meeting yesterday to give Ll5O per annum to a man who would attend to the inspection of works, spend his spare time in turning out school fixtures, and in instructing those pupils who care to attend in the use of carpenter’s tools. A workshop is to be built for him, and boys from the country as well as from the town are to be afforded the opportunity every Saturday of gaining a little technical education. - - We Shall See.—Of Sir R. Stout’s return the Evening Press says There seems to be a general consensus of opinion that Wellington has done tbe right thing, and has reason to be proud of the members selected for the city. Especially does this apply to the prominent majority for Sir. Robert Stout, for with him as leader of the Liberal party we may now look forward with the utmost confidence to a purer and mory satisfactory state of tnings in the colony and tbe reestablishment of confidence in future legislation. We have seen for the past three years the fairest country on the lace of the earth teeming with untold wealth, left to flounder along withnut the necessary capital so needful to develop its resources.

SurerJustiOe.—Such a thing as a jury is unknown in'Holland. The Bench consists of three judges only, ' who have not only to render a verdict according to their personal conviction of the accused’s guilt; but have to take into consideration whether the required legal evidence has been forthcoming, and whether the crime, as alleged by the prosecution in the terms of the law, has been proved. A Serious Loss.—A deputation of tanners, harness, and bootmakers, who waited on the New South Wales Government recently, stated that the necessity for complying with the Branding Act of the colony meant a loss of L 200.000 per annnm. They asked that the act might be altered so that cattle could be branded, with only a letter, and on a less valuable portion of the hide, such as the shoulder or cheek, as the practice hitherto followed, had done considerable damage to the hides, and if good work ?was wanted, tradesmen had to use English or American leather. ,

Artistic Fretwork;—Mr William Ross, who has stuck to the production of ornamental chattel l ? in fretwork till he has become quite an adept at it, has just finished his most pretentious work, and it is on exhibition in the window of Mr D. Ross’s print shop, Tay street. The design is known as “ The Bells of Normandy/’ and ■is intended for the casing of a clock. It stands about 40 inches high and being elaborated with many spires, balconies, quaint gables and other architectural adornment, is quite an imposing structure.. The doors of the church'open to give access to the pendulum of the ’ clock, the face of which is the prominent part of the faga.de The large amount of fretwork in the design is very cleanly cut and in good proportions and the work is strongly gut together.

Masonic.—The installation of officers of Lodge St. John.S.C., took place on Thursday night, R.W.M. Bro. J./Matheson opening the lodge. The installing officer was Bro. D. Macpherson, D.G.W., with Bro. H. Neill, D.G.S. as director of ceremonies. The officers installed were:—R.W.M., Bro. A. J. Rankin; D.M., Bro. W. N. Stirling; S.M-, Bro. W. Sandilands; S.W., Bro. Jno. Brass ; J.W., Bro. W. J. Taylor ; Treasurer, Bro. A. McKenzie, P.M. ; Secretary, Bro. G, Coates; S.D., Bro. E. H. Whitmore; J.D., Bro. R. Dunlop ; 1.G., Bro. John Forrester ; Tyler, Bro. T. Crawley ; Stewards, Bros. J. McClymont- and James Walker; Auditors, Bros. Mitehell and Affleck, P. M’s. At the conclusion of the ceremony D.C.W. Bro. Macpherson, on behalf of the lodge, presented P. M’s. Bros. James Craig, Walter Searle, A. McKenzie, and John Hewlett with P.M. jewels each. A social was held in Hanan’s Hall afterwards. . Tomatoes Without Manure. — That plenty of good tomatoes may be.grpwn with little or no manure I have had abundant proof. I have seen long houses filled with tomatoes that had only a bit of ordinary soil in an old packing case to grow in, and I have seen them producing plenty of large and fine fruit, and the proprietor well satisfied with his returns. It, however, requires more skill to grow tomatoes successfully without manure than with it, and growth requires constant care to regulate it, and io cut away all that is not wanted ; useless leaves must bo removed before they have exhausted the roots. Careful attention to the roots, as regards moisture and stimulating liquid, just when the condition of the swelling fruit requires it, is a prime necessity. These are the lines on which those work who cannot command plenty of manure. —Cottage Gardening. The Kola Nut.—Half a kola nut will, says Mr C. F. Scott Elliot, in his report on the botany of Sierra Leone, enable a man to go without food and support great fatigue for twenty-four hours or more. It is an excellent nerve tonic, and is especially good for keeping the brain clear and active at night. It prevents sleep, however, almost too thoroughly, and should not be taken less than four hours before bed. It is said to remove immediately and thoroughly the unsteadiness and stupidity duejto drunkenness. It grows freely everywhere, thrives whenever planted, seems to require no special condition of soil, and yields at the rate of LBOO per acre. Another property attributed to this nut is that of rapidly clearing foul water and improving beer. A company has been in active operation in Glasgow for some time preparing this nut in various forms as an article of diet.

It Will Come.—A steam quadri-cycle, which will carry two persons at 10 miles an hour on ordinary roads has been constructed by a Yankee mechanic. Imagine two bicycles, the wheels about the size of ordinaries, joined catamaran fashion, with a small boiler and engine, and a rigging of machinery hanging between the rear wheels, a seat for two persons in front, with a steering wheel for the driver to grasp instead of reins, and the carriage is revealed. The little boiler will stand more than 100 pounds of pressure, generated from a three jet naphtha flame, the fuel being carried in a tube bent around over the boiler. It holds four gallons, enough for a seven hours’ run. A ten gallon tank of water is also packed away in the works. The engine is vertical, 2 inch cylinder, 1 inch stroke, working a crank shaft to which, is attached a balance wheel and a chain wheel, from which the power is communicated to the rear drivers. The throttle valve, steam whistle, and other controllers are under the hand of the man on the seat as he steers. All complete, the total weight of the vehicle is 400 pounds. It is graceful in outline, and in appearance like an arch seated buggy. When the Tide Turns.—At the recent Labour Conference in Sydney the labour members of Parliament fell in for much abuse, most insulting interjections being directed at them. Apparently much jealousy existed on the part of those envious of their positions and salaries. Apart from personal disagreements, bitter conflicts occurred through the divergent views of the sections represented by the socialists, the single taxers, the trade unionists, and the labour leaguers. Each of these sections had its pet fads to air, and warmly resented contradiction. After a discussion extending over six hours, it was resolved, by 66 votes to 43, that the fiscal issue be sunk at the next election, the labour members present without exception voting in the minority. They stated that from their own experience it was impossible to contest an election unless a candidate declared his convictions on the fiscal question. A motion was submitted having for its object the healing of the breach which had occurred between Messrs Sharp, Kelly, Fitzgerald, and Johnston and the other leaguers. The great point taken was that the Government bad been kept in office by the votes of these four labour members, who were freely designated as traitors to the cause of labour. After a heated debate a resolution that these four members should be treated with undying hostility was carried by a' large majority. It was also decided that in the view of the conference all passengers and freights should be carried on all State railways absolutely free, and that the cost should be defrayed by the application of the betterment principle. It only remains to be said that the Mr Fitzgerald referred to is the young New Zealand compositor who was sent to England as the orator and shining light of the New South Wales labour party at the time of the maritime strike, and whose sayings and doings were the subjects of frequent cable messages. Then he was an idol, now the same people promise him undying hostility., - Strained Interpretations.—Our muchabused Bible has been made responsible for many things it does not teach; as, for example, when it was represented as fixing the creation of the world six thousand years back, whereas it named no date, but only said, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” The inspired truth has also suffered by processes resembling the following : First, a narrow misconception, formed upon some fragmint of revelation; then, a searching of th i Scriptutes for confirmation of that conception and a tearing loose from their coi nxtion of passages to be used as proof-texts ; then, the erection of the misconception so supp; rted into a dogma; finally and most lanun ab y, tie making of that dogma, incorre. t as it is, and inessential as it would be even if correct, a standard of faith and a test of orthodoxy. So much of this unwisilom has Le m perpetrated in the past that we co not w onder when, in any religious body, wise men protest upon occ ision against the creation of new standards and the further multiplication of test! of orthodixy.—Methodist Review, U.S.A.

' Metallic Iron as a Purifier.—The filthy water of the river Nettie is purified for use in Antwerp by being passed through revolving cylinders which contain small pieces of iron, and it has been ascertained that lolb of metallic iron will purify 1,000,000 gallons of water. It is stated that germs, bacteria, and other objectionable matters are completely removed from the water thus treated. Invention. r

The special attention of readers is drawn to Messrs Lorie and Co.’s advertisement, which appears in these columns to-day. This firm have been instructed by a certain financialinstitution to realise a large stock of pianos, and organs, and to effect this they have taken the premises lately occupied by Mr Rabbidge in Tay street (formerly J. Stock and Co.’s). As is probably well known, Messrs Lorie and Co. are a firm af auctioneers some years established in a large way in Dunedin, so that the'mere fact of their undertaking such la sale is sufficient evidence of its bonafides. Price and Bulleid specially remind the readers of this paper that they are now offering vast quantities of high class drapery, mantles, jackets, millinery, dress goods, umbrellas, kid gloves, corsets, beautiful stock blouses ; also in the Manchester department, lovely lace curtains, tray cloths, toilet sets, handsome, cozies and French, cushions, all very suitable for Christmas presents. In our Boot and Shoe departments—New goods just opened and marked at such reasonable prices that defy competition. Remember no old stock to dispose of. See Thomson and Beattie’s advertisement for particulars of purchase of goods under value. Also special value in Golden Wheel Clothing. Men’s Tweed Trousers, 7s Gd and 9s 9d. Men's Colonial Tweed Suits, good Tweeds, well put together, at 395. Boys’ Colonial Tweed Suits, 7s to 11s, all made in T. and B.’s own work-room. Buy them and help the trade of the town.

Certainly the most effective medicine in; the world is Sanders and Son’s Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza; the relief instantaneous. In serious ' cases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swellings—no inflammation.- Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, Inflamiiiaf tion of the Lungs, Swellings, &c., Diarrhcua, Dysentery’ Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary. Organs. In use at all hospitals and medical clinics; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowped with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and eject all others. The advantages of the CishSvstem filly drnnistarted in Mr Ji S. Baxter’s column -elsewhere'.'' SYNOPSIS OF NEW “ADVERTISEMENTS. The Ward Association sell the Winton Caledonian privileges on the 7th Mi's Holmes wants shearers’ cook and female cook Wm. Todd sells horses and carts to-day . . Tenders wanted! or dredging at Bluff Half-price sale at the London Drapery to-day New stock of axes at Hall and Co’s Sloan Brothers—Beautiful goods at the City Boot Palace Robert McNab—Thanks to Mataura electors Returning Officer announces James Mackintosh elected for Wallace Wm. Todd has a furnished house to let. . Hi Spear wants servants ‘ ’ _•> t • 1 A Southland Co-Operative Society—General meeting of shareholders oh 4th Shearing commences at Glenquoich on 11th Mr Kelly’s late committee to meet this evening Mr -Kelly's election—Notice re accounts A dark bay mare lost; reward Wm. Todd sells furniture on Sth - Tothill, Watson and Co. for seeds and manures •: - Novelties in men’s and boys’ goods at Mair and Shepherd's Broad, Small and Co—Goods for Christinas and New Year A. Masters anti Co. are giving hats away ; see advt N.Z.R.—Arrangements Western show oigjith Fillis's.circus opens on 9th . Wm, Todd sells Japanese goods on 7th' Health assured by using Clements Tonic Warners Safe Cure—See testimonials