General News.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2027, 7 February 1887, Page 2

General News.

A correspoMpt informs a content • porary ho had Hard that a sure way to keep rabbit* from eating the bark off young apple tree* was to kill a a rabbit, cut it into pieces and rub the remains on the body of tho tree. He concluded to try the experiment, and found it entirely successful. If a rabbit goes to an apple tree be in« variably smells it, and if be finds the scent of a dead companion on it be leaves at once and never returns. A plan similar to this is adopted by a settler at tho Taieri, and he says it i* very effective. Blood of any kind, we believe, will keep rabbits away. A gardener at Green Island, who has a very large orchard, is of opinion the process injures the fruit trees, the blood forming a coating on the bark that prevents a healthy growth. The meanest man so far on record lives in this city. His wife asked him to give her a pet. some animal that would stick to her, and the next evening he brought home a leech. —New Haven News. In connectiou with tho probability of war between France and Germany it has been pointed out that the population of Germany, which before the war of 1870 was 38,000,000, is now 47,000,000. France has only increased from 30,000,000 to 38.000,000 in the same period, and Germans therefore say with satisfaction that the longer the revanche is postponed, the more impossible does it become that France can hope successfully to measure herself with her powerful aud growing neighbor. Tho American Consul General at St I’el'-r-l irg, speaking of the Bussian military strength, says that within twenty four hours Bussia could have an army of 625,000 men on tho march, and in one month could make the force 1,500,000 men ready for action. An American learned public school professor of many years’ standing was asked bow many arhhinetices forth# use of public schools bo thought had been published in the last 50 years. He said tho number, as near os lie could guess, was about 7830, all of ihem progressive. He added that he was publishing an intellectual arithmetic himself, wherein such vulgar hieroglyphics as A, B, C, would bo entirely expunged, and superseded by some cultured pranomii a, smh a* Amanda, Beatrice, and Cecilia. For instance,” he continued, suppose 1 abolish these vulgar sums about iMike and Jack digging a duel), and say if Florence, Seraphina, aad Boat can pluck 4000 violets in 19 days, Botio and Scrapliina can do it iu 15 dais, aud Scraphiua and Florence can do it in 13£ days, how long will it tako them all to do up their back hair ?' ” eh, that sounds something like!” said his friend. A story is told of the recovery of an invalid whom the doctors bad given up. His pet monkey got into the room and mimicked bis master's appearance so ludicrously that the latter laughed himself into convalescence. But this u nothing to the cure now reported to have been worked in Havanna by a pair of bag-pipes. A Spanish soldier had kin iu the military hospital there for fifteen months in a state of catalepsy. The other day one of the medical officers bad aa inspiration. Ue introduced a piper into the ward, and ordered him to blow and blow and blow without ceasing. The effect, as might be expected, was miraculous. Suou the Spaniard “ began to show signs of life.’* He can now articulate. It la confidentially anticipated that, it the piper doea not burst himself or bis instrument, the patient will one of these days arise and rush from the hospital. To ask how many of the other inmates hare died would be ungenerous. A singular event occurred at a church at Willenball, Staffordshire. A couple presented themselves to be married, aud upon the clergyman putting the question, “ Wilt thou bare this woman for thy wedded wife,” the b tide groom answered with an emphatic “No.” and left the church. His explanation was that a year ago when be wanted to be married, bis intended bride refused, aud be thought the present occasion afforded him the opportunity of “ returning the compliincut.”

Young husband (tojwifc); Didn’t I telegraph you not to bring your mother with you ?” Young wito : •• X know, That's what she warns to see you about, bhe read the telegram. According to the superstitious, the year just closed should have proved one oi the most unfortunate on record. The number of events celestial and lerresiral which have occurred on that u'lluckiest of all days, Frday, was unparalleled. The year began on a t riday, ended on a Friday and contains no fewer than 03 Friday*, hour months to the vear have five Fridays in them. Five changes in tbo mo on occurred on a Friday, and boih the longest and tho shortest days of the twelvemonths were Fridays this might indeed bo termed Fridays Year. <4

A municipal candidate, whoso principal eupportersare tavern-keeper* and shoemakers, proudly aiiude* to them as members of the bar and bench. Teacher of chemistry to class. Can you give me an example ot the gases in a solid form?’’ Class (with vod« ferous unanimity) : The House of Hepr esen tatives.” Sindeb & Son’s Ecoc.tpti Eitbeot. Tssl its eminent powerful elteote in soughs, colds, influenza ; the relief is iustaatausoos. la seiious oasss sod accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, barns, scalding*, biaisse, sprains, it is the safsst remedy—no swslUag —no inflammation. Liks surprising ttttoU produced in otonp, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, swellings, etc.;

diarrhoea, dyi* n (ery ; disease* of the kidney* and urinary Organ*- In uee at all hoepitata and medical clinic* ; patroniaed by Hre ilsjaaty the King of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma at international EkhiW* non, Amsterdam. Trust in tlria approved article and reject all others. " itough on Bat*.’’ Clear* out rat*, mice, roaches, flie*, ants, bed bugs, beetle*, in*eol*. (konkt, jack rabbit*, sparrow*, and gopher*. At obeouatf and druggist*.