THE WAYS OF THE WORLD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1467, 13 February 1886, Page 2

THE WAYS OF THE WORLD.

I do not want to pose as a prophet, but the following may possibly interest such asdo not take the advice of the Salvation Army Captain. It would appear that a marble slab has been discovered in Oberemmel, on which is inscribed the following lines :

" Quondo Marcus Paselia elabifc Et. Antonius Penteeostum celebrabit Jst. Joannus Cristum adorabifc Totue mundus vae clamabit!" That is : " When poster falls on St. Mark (April 25th), and Whit Sunday on St. Anthony (Juno 13th, and ' Corpus Domini' on St. John (June 24th), then fill the world will call for help." Now, in 1886, ail these three, holydays occur precisely on those days. Then again, the prophet-doctor, Michael Nostradamus, who was born on the 14th of December, 1503, and died at Salon, on the 24th of June, 1566, says : Quand Georges Dieii crucifera, Que Mai-c le ruesicetra, Et que Saint Jean le portera, La fin due monde arrirers?' 1

That is : When Good Friday falls on Saint George (April 28rd), Foster on St. Mark (April 25th), and ' Corpus Domini' on St. John (Juno 24th), then all the. world will cud." Hero again all the three days occur together in 18X6.

" Forewarned is forearmed." I have given the warning now, and if people do not lake it, and put their accounts straight, and pay their subscriptions to this paper a year in advance, I am not going to hold myself responsible for any damage they may sustain. There is a way in which people may find out for themselves whether their time has arrived. The total of certain Scriptural periods is 3770. Put. this down on a bit of paper, and also you age at nearest birthday. You must he careful with regard to the birthday, and also you must omit taking any notice of months or days. Next multiply your age by two, and add the result to the 8770, then add another two to this and next divide by two, and finally substract your own age—.and the result will show you the year in which the world will come to an end.

Talking about the Salvation Army reminds me that a few word 3 ore due to them, They have again commenced to pray in front of the Office of the Leader They gave that game up for a long time, but a new officer has taken charge, and probably he may. think he can secure converts, lie gave me a terrible start a short time age. I was sitting down, calmly reasoning out the probabilities of the world coming to an end, when a fearful, tremendous, terrorstriking sound fell upon my ear, and I jumped up at once, thinking it was the lust trumpet. It was not ; it was the voice of the Captain of the Salvation Army. Those who have heard him will notbesurprised that I made the mistake.

I am instructed to say that, while believing the end of the world is at hand, the proprietor of this paper wishes it to be understood that he is still ready to receive subscriptions in advance. He has a firm faith in 20s in the £, that is if the money is coming to himself, otherwiso things can go on as they are.

A storekeeper played a nice trick on one of his customers not long ago. The customer was a lady, and of course she was always complaining. She returned to him a chest of tin as being the greatest rubbish she ever tasted. The storekeeper knew different, but felt it was useles to argue. He apologised, said the tea had been given to her in a mistake, and that he would give her another. He took the tea into the back store, got an empty chest and put it into it, and returned with it to his lady customer. She took it home, and when &he next returned she informed the storekeeper it was the finest tea she ever drank.

Once upon a time Temuka could take " a shine " out of its School Committee, but, alas, those times are gon<?. They never equalled the Mount Ida School Committee, however. Some time ago a member of the Committee and the Chairman had a difference, with the result that both got up from the meeting, went out in the moonl'ght, and had it out.

I am told some of those who supply milk to the Temuka Dairy Factory got only threepence per gallon last month, owing to the quality of the milk being inferior. There is nothing wonderful in this. Up in Manawatu the factory had to be closed altogether through the inferior quality of the milk. When it started first, all went smoothly for a short time, when it was discovered that milk sjpplied did not average 5 per cent, of cream, The manager put up a notice to this effect in the factory, and, strange to say, there was an immediate improvement (10 per cent.) which, however, lasted only a few weeks, On the average again falling back, it was decided by the management to pay each supplier for quality, not quantity, but the generous farmers held a caucus and stopped supplies, and the butter factory now stands as a monument to those who pledged themselves to support it and failed to do so. So long as the directors were willing to pay for milk and water the suppliers were content, but they could not stand an analysis—so I conclude from their action. Cheese cannot bemade of water,

Mr Brohara, the Inspector of Police, Was brought down a peg or two the other day in TVmuka. He can™ out to see how the severed tails case would get on, and of course, as in duty bound, was denouncing the immorality ot being cruel to animals. An old acquaintance of his was listening, and he said : " Mr Broham, do you remember when you got me to dock the tail of your horse for you ?" A smile overspread the countenance of the Inspector 5 he saw at once he \»as in a cornel, but was determined to make the best of it. He said : "Ah, but you used turppntine," Citixen : " That is Jquite right, but turpentine would increase the pain." Inspector : " Well, the Act was not in force then." Citizen : " The Act is in

force now, and horses' tails are docked,

and so are the tails of lamb?," Inspector: " Ah, but you see these things are necessary. It is different with cows ; they want thejr tailß to protect tficm from the flies." Citizens : " Arc not horses sensitive (0 flies, like cuws, and do they not want their tails '/" Inspector : " Well, I don't know—but I must go down lo the Cour f . (rood J day, Mr *-—," and he travelled.