INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 9539, 4 November 1892, Page 2

INGLEWOOD.

[from our own correspondent.] Ndvembir 3. — I understand that Mr Ths. Drako, sen., has disposed of vis farm consisting of 114 acres, near Mr U. Brown's sawmills. I am told that tho price givon is £0 15s per xcrc, and that Mr A Atkinson of Dudley Road was tho purchaser. A poll was taken to day by Mr Schu macher, the returning ofiioor, of thoße who aro in favor of raising a loan from tho Government for the Mangaono and Kaimata North special voting districts. Tho voting was in favor of the loans in both cases.

A peculiar poisoning caso has occurred at Horaham, in Victoria. A family named Cartnichael, comprising a mother and seven children and a young lady visitor from Ballarat, made their midday meal on bread and cream. Shortly afterwards two children became ill with violent stomachic pains. Two other children had been sent to school, aed one was afterwards found in the fitreot apparently dead. Dr Young attended all the sufferers, the entire family being in various stages of poisoning. All aio now out ot danger. The mi k had been '• iet" in a now tin over night, and placed on a stove to heat. It is supposed that the heat had drawn out Borne acid poison in the solder.

Robert Frost, while cr iy fishing in ono of tho natural wells at the foot of the cliff at Ciipo Grant, Victoria, on October 20, was washed by a large wave into the well Being lame ho was not quick enough to get away when the sea was coming, lie was not again seen. 110 leaves a widow and child. A companion in tho vicinity was unable to. r nder him any assistance.

Wife (from the window at one a in., to tipsy husband) : " Woll what's your excuse for cmiing home at this hour ?" Husband : "Let mo in, M'rin. Just come fom tho meeting of tho labour union. Been considering what we'd do about the recent strike." Wife : '• Well, yci just sit down on the doorstop and consider what you'll do about the rocent lo.k-out.' 1

Finely powdered Peruvian bark^ is recommended to keep ladies' hair in curl in moist weather. It is applied with a powder puff. Unfortunately, this suggestion is valuable only to persons with bloade or light brown hair. On black hair the powder shows a tine dust, und cannot be used.

The American girl's latest restorative is quinine. She carryies it in the form of pills in an ornamental cut glass bottle with a gold stopper. Is has quite superseded morphia and strychnine lozenges. If fho is tired she takes t a o pills ; if in a draught one ; if hungry, four or five ; and if her feet get wet, ten are the correct numbor. Each pill contains two grains. Six are a cure for indigestion. Tho quinine bottl is produced on all occasions und in all sorts ot places.

'' I hear that Filzer made a most eft'ec tivo speech to his supporters last night ?" i' Elective ! Well, you ought to have bo n there, tuo applause was tromondoiis"" " What wjs the chief point ?" " When ho said, ' Wl at will you ull take ?' "

Kind Friend : " Would you forgive me. dear, if I were tv tell you something bad about your husband ?" Angcrod wife : " Forgivo you ? Dearest, I would bless you. 1 '

An excellent substitute for tea is prepared by the Germans from the leaves of the common strawberry plaut.

First Young Lady: "Oh, yes; and it was oil so lovely. They had 'As You Like It 1 in the garden." "Did UosaliDd drosa according to popular ideas?" " Ye ac; but she stood behind a tree nearly all the time." .

Unman nature (masculine) Two friends in conlidentH c >nverso, nnd one o? them explains why ho has at List proved faithless to tho love of many ye>ira : "Oh, yes, my dear fellow, I know tho deceived urn, once twice — Iltaveu know. 1 - how many more times ; I forgave her and loved her the moro. She ruined me with her extravagance, and I forgave her once more — and lotod her always. But now— well, the truth is, she has grown fat and plain, I bhull never euro to see her again J '