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Temuka Leader, Issue 1482, 20 March 1886, Page 3

No, Esmeralda, no ; a smile does not fall across men’s path like a gleam of sunshine in a gray day. Half the time a smile does not mean anything but a contraction of certain muscles. We have seen a man smile as he climbed the dreary stairs that led to a dentist’s lair. We have seen a man smile when he missed the train. As Shakespeare has remarked, “ A man may smile and smile and be inwardly as a ravening wolf.” “ Bough on Bats.”— Clears out rati, mice roaohei, flies, ants, bed-bugi, beetles, insect, skunks, jack-rabbits, gophers. Druggists, Kempthorno, Prosser & IK Agents, Ohriis. oburoh. tMr Young had been to the lodge. On his return about midnight, his spouse demanded if he knew the time of night. “No,” said the slightly mixed partner of her joys and sorrows (in Mrs Young’s thoughts that night, principally sorrows). “ Then find out,” remarked the amiable wife, as, with unerring aim, she threw the kitchen clock at her beloved s head. “ Ah,” said Young, as-he tenderly picked himself up from the floor, “the clock strikes one. We take no note of time save by its flight.” Elibs and Bugs, beetles, insects, roaohei ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by “ Bough on Bats,” Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Agents, Christchurch. S A dog on a warm summer day lay down in the shade and soon fell asleep. He was awakened by the noise of a huge bull approaching his shady resting place. “ Get up,” said tne bull, “ and let me lie down there!” “No,” replied 'the dog, “ you have no right to the place ; I was here first.” “Well,’ said the bull, looking innocently at the dog, but with a ferocious twinkle in bis left eye, which made the dog’s spinal column run cold and his lower jaw give way, “ let us toss up for it.” “ Thank you,” said the dog politely, “ I never gamble,” and he walked away. The late King Alfonso of Spain kept in his private appartments in Madrid the veil and wreath his first wife—who it will be remembered, died only a a few months after their marriage—wore at her first communion, and also the veil and wreath she wore at their wedding, several pictures of her, and soma toys with which he and she used to play together as children. His second wife, so far from objecting to his tender memory of her predecessor, named her first daughter Mercedes after the illfated young lady.

TO FARMERS. THE Undersigned will be CASH PURCHASERS of First-class GRAIN throughout the year; also of CHICKWHEAT. Our Storage being limited, we would suggest the advisableness of Farmers themselves holding throughout the surrounding Districts where possible. Railage and Storage will be saved if advantage be taken of a Local Market. INWOOD AND CO. Winchester, March 6th, 1886. nolO gORWICK’S BAKING POWDER Is used by Thousands of Families for Raising Bread, with half the trouble and in a quarter of the time required with yeast. Berwick’s Baking Powder. With this article small loav’sof bread can be made in a few minute if placed in a quick oven, Borwicks Baking Powder Makes delicious, hot, digestive tea cakes in a few minutes, and Norfolk Dumplings better than yeast. Berwick's Baking Powder Invaluable at the diggings and in the bush, where no yeast is to be got. Berwick’s Baking Powder Saves segs and butter in making pudding and pastry, and prevpats indigestion. Baking Powder As used in the Arctic Expeditions, and by the Armies in the Crimea and China, will keep for years in a dry pUoe.