MISCELLANEOUS.
It is said that carpenters are so scarce i in Taranaki that high wages are being paid to men who have scarcely handled a hammer. *■ Wade's Worm Figs are moßt effective and not unpleasant ; ohildren thrive after taking them. Price, Is. It is said that the Duchess of Cornwall had about £100,000 worth of diamonds. with her. " Queen Viciobia, her Life and Times," a complete history of a glorions reign, with illustrations, is given away with 61bs of fragrant Book Gift Ten." " The Dalfield Dairy Company, Carterton, has made a record output of cheese for the .season just closed.. At £45 per ton, its value will reach £15,000. Wade's Teething Powders for babies are soothing;, reduce fever, and prevent blotches. Price, Is. The catalogue of a carlo sale -at Stevens', in London, describes lot 494 as ' Four Bets of New Zealand wild Boer tusks.' GUY BOOTHBT'S " Long Live, the King " is given away with the Book Gift Tea.— B. P. Askin, agent. France has some 3,000 registered trades unionß, with a membership of over 500,000. To The Deaf— A rich lady, oared of her Deafness and Noises in the Head by?Dr Nicholson's Artificial E tr Drums gave £5,000 to bis Institute, so that, deaf people unable to j procure the E*r Drums may have them free. Address No. 719 d, The Nicholson Institute, Longcott, Gunnersbury, London, W. Some of the paper made in Gorea la so strong and dense that it is used to cover umbrellas. Every inhabitant of London eats 1731 b of potatoes in a year. A Parisian con* sumes on an average but 491 b per-annum. Dutch cows average about 801 bof butter and 1801 bof oheese in a ' year, Canadian 2801 bof cheese, and Parma 3001 b, The Deaf Hear.— No. 605 of " The Illustrated World "of 626, Cniswiok High Road, London, W., England, contains a description of a Remarkable Care for Deafness and Head Noiaes which may be carried oat at the patient's home, and which is said to be a certain cure. This number will be sent free to any deaf person sending their address to the Editor. Pig-rearing is extending largely all over the Taranaki district, especially between Eltham and Kaponga, the heart of dairydom, It is nothing: unusual for the buyers to take away 140 to 150 baconers from Kaponga in one day. These average about £2 apiece. You can depend on ridding your-ohild-ren of Worms with Wade's Worm Figs, the wonderful worm worriers. Price, Is. A remarkable record of unbroken school attendance was reported at the prize distribution of Aahford (Kent)' National Schools. Fifty-seven scholars received silver medals, for regular school attendance, and of these one had not missed school or been late once during ei^ht years, two for seven years, tWJD for six years seven for five years, ten for four years, fourteen for throe years, eight for two years, and the rest for one year. BKAT OUT OF AN INCREASE OF HIS PENSION. A Mexican war veteran and prominent editor writes : ' Seeing the advertisement of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea* Remedy, I am reminded that as a soldier in Mexico in '47 and '48, 1 contracted Mexican diarrhoea, and this remedy has kept me from getting an increase in my pension for on every renewal a dose of jt restores me.' It 1b unequalled as a quick cure for diarrhoea and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by B. S. Polaon, chemist, Lawrence. Price lij6d, big Bfze 3s. .
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Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4870, 3 July 1901, Page 1
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