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Temuka Leader, Issue 1952, 5 October 1889, Page 3

Short , Couetshii-V The shortest courtship' I ever heard of was that of an eminent -jurist. He was on his way to hold court in a town when he met a young woman returning from market. “How deep is the creek and what did you get for your butter I” asked the judge. “Up to the kpee and »inepence,”.was the answer, as the girl walked on. The judge pondered over the sensible brevity of the reply, turned his horse,'rodediack, and overtook her. f‘l liked your answer, just now,” he said, “ and I like you. I think yon would make a good wife. Will you marry me f” She looked him oyer aud. said “ Yes.” “ Then get up behind me, and we will ride to’ town and be married,” She did get tip behind, and they rode to the courthouse and were made one, It is recorded that the marriage was a pre-eminently happy one; / > ■ ' Ferrets a PAnURKi—A writer in the North Otago Times says: “I am sorry to stale that the ferrets, from which so much waq.eipected, have proved a failure. Of the thousands that have been liberated on the various runs in the district only a few haVe survived the winter. From information received from the the overseers of poisohiog gangs and others I can confidently assert on most runs the ferrets are. almost extinct. One ruuholder who turned ,out several hundreds says that he believes most of them died within a fortnight, and another tells me that he has seen only five ferrets this season, and these were dead ones. On one run, by way of experiment, 120 ferrets were liberated on an island where rabbits were numerous, and after being there for a few weeks it became evident that the ferrets preferred to die of starvation or to eat one another'than take the trouble to kill the rabbits, which were not in the least reduced or disconcerted by *he ; presence of their ‘natural enemy.’ Distemper, too, has made sad havoc in the breeding hutches, and everything connected with them hasbeenfib disheartening that those who: were once enthusiastic in advocating iferrets have become, very sceptical about their utility. It is just possible, however, that if steps were taken to gradually acclimatise them, and to accustom them to forage fer themselves, ferrets may yet become powerful destructive agents, even in the Upper Waituki.” A Maori named Merepeka Papi, in lervice at Mrs Spurr’s, Onehunga, died suddenly on Thursday night. A Gbre brewer named Eichard Willingham has - been fined £SO and his stock and plant forfeited for neglecting to enter six hogsheads of beer brewed by him. The gehtleman who has promised to give £loootowards a free public library for Wellington is Mr W. H. Levin, the well known merchant His Worship the Mayor, Mr J. Diithie, will supplement the amount by £2OO. HoiiiowAY’s FliiS.’—Easy Digestion.— These admirable Pills cannot be too highly appreciated for the wholesome power they exert over all disorders of the etomaoh, liver, bowels, and kidneys . They instantaneously relieve and steadily work but a thorough cure, and in its course dispel headache, biliousness, flatulence, and depression of spirits. It is wonderful to watch the daily improvement of the complexion, as Holloway’s Fills purify the blood. and restores plumpness to the face which Had lost both flesh and color. ; There Fills combine every, excellence desirable in a domestic remedy. The most certain and beneficial results flow from the occasional use of this regulating medicine; even persons in health, or when following sedentary occupation, will find it an invaluable’aperient. The noted quality of the Coffee made in the Oafds Of Turkey, ■ Franco, and America is chiefly due to the fact that only Fresh Boasted Coffee is used; so that none of the volatile oil and other essentials are lost. Ask your grocer for Anderson’s Coffee, and you will have a beverage alike refreshing and stimulating, as it is fresh roasted and ground at the factory, Timaru.— [Adtt. 2J ,

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