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Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9122, 1 July 1891, Page 2

Mr Standiah, who has been appointed by tho Committee of tho Turanuki Jockey Club to represent them at the racing conference, will leave for Wellington on Tuesday nest. Tho Conference starts to sit on Friday week, July 10. The overdraft of the Taranaki County Council to date is £1,463 5s 7d. Several members of a local body, who sit monthly not fifty miles from New Plymouth, were recently ' discussing the question of getting in rates. One member suggested that the system of another body in the district should Tie adopted, as it had proved most efficacious, whereupon the officer who collects the rates for the body remarked, "Ob ! that would be all right if members sitting round this table showed an example to the ratepayers," and he added something about " People in glass houses, etc." After this remark " There was a silence deep as death," and each member tried to look as if the cap did not fit him. Mr Bass, the local stationmaster, is at present on holiday leave. His place is being filled by Mr Slater. The members of the Ladies' Literary Club met on Monday, and spent another most interesting evening. The subjects this time were l( The Bronte sisters," and " Macaulay." The programme began with a paper on "The Bronte sisters," written by Miss Devenish, who also read an extract from " Jane Eyre," by Charlotte Bronte. Miss A. Rennell followed with an extract from Macaulay's "Life of Bacon." Mis Skeet then read one of the great historian's essays, "Clive" being the one chosen. Miss Constance 'Bayly followed with an extract entitled '•' Macaulay at Home " A pleanant evening was brought to a close by a short sketch of Macaulay's life, which was read by Mrs Hamerton. What is Local Option? Mr Justice Denniston has defined its limits under the law 'of New Zealand as follows: — (1) To one particular portion of the Licensing Act, and (2) confined to the increase in the number of existing licenses not having any power whatever.over licenses already in existence. The secretary of the Jubilee Exhibition has just received < from the Star office, Auckland, two proofs of the prize certificate, which is quite a work of art. On the top is a medallion, " All Round Mount Egmont," and around it are representations of Maori war weapons, and inside is a splendid pictnre of Mount Egmont and the Ranges. This is the work of Mr W. Gordon. On one side of the certificate are representations of nikau and cabbage trees, and on the other side fern trees, while flax, raupo, toitoi, and cutty grass set off the lower limbs of the trees. At the bottom are six medallions, representing two views of the New Plymouth Harbor, Lake Taupo (with liuapchu in the background), Waitara Freezing Works, a deferred payment settler's honso, uhcaves of wheat, and Art, Science, and Labor. In the centre are the words " Taranaki Jubilee Exhibition," then come the award words, and, lower down, " Now Plymouth, March 31, 181)1. James Bellringer, Mayor." The eertidcate reflects great crodit on tho designer, Mr F. U. Ardcn, and the Star oflice, where the certificates are being printed. The use of sulphate of copper and quicklime as a cure for the fungoid potato diHoaae known as Pcronospora infestam was referred to in our (Leader} columns last weok. M. Girard's experiments were said to be thoroughly successful, tho only objection to tho use of sulphate of copper being its cost, which makew the dressing rather expensive for the potato cultivator. M. Petermann, director of the State agricultural experimental station, Belgium, has been conducting a similar series of tests, but he has also tried another remedy — viz., sulphate of iron. Like those of M. Girard, M. Petermann's experiments showed that the sulphate of copper dressing was effective, and whilst it did riot injuriously affect the weig.lt of the" crop or the richness of the root in fecula, it must certainly I reduce the percentage of unsound or diseased potatoes. M. Petorm nn used a somewhat stronger dressing than M. Girard, his formula being 51b of sulphate of copper, 2£lb quicklime, and 25 gal of water The test Bhowed diseased roots amounting to only 7 per cent on the total quantity raised, us against 30 per cent of unsound tubers where the dressing was not used. The experiments' with sulphate of iron were apparently just as successful, and are regarded as of the utmost importance, as tile cost of treatment is so much less. In the formula, sulphate of iron is substituted for sulphate of copper, and the treatment of the potato plant is identical, the mixture being sprayed on the leaves as Boon as the slightest Hign of disease was noticed. A remedy for tin's very destuctive disease which is cheap enough to admit of general use by potato growers is a very valuable discovery, and should not be lost sight of by Victorian growers. A Fair, Beautiful Skin. — Sulpholine Soap gives the natural tint and peach-like Bloom of a perfect Complexion ; makes the Skin smooth, supple, healthy, comfortnble. Sulpholine Soap, 6d Tablet*, flyery*