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Woodville Examiner, Volume VIII, Issue 868, 10 February 1892, Page 2

Articles entitled “ Explosive Medicine ” and “ Phcnacetine in Influenza” appear on our fourth page to-day.

Mr Thomas William Fisher, farmer, of Wnitutiira, has been appointed a member of the Wellington Land Board. The body of the unfortunate Maori, who was drowned in the Ngnrnroro river last week, has not yet been found. The Secretary of the Wuipukurau Hospital sends us the following return for the week ending February 6th : Patients in Hospital, male 24, female 2 ; received during week, male 4, female 0 ; discharged, male 1, female 0. The opening of the Makuri Gorge Road brings into accessibility one of the finest pieces of scenery in the district. Far above the river the road runs along the range. Mr E. Hall intends taking a number of views of this line bit of scenery.

Mr Scally is making excellent progress with the Makuri Valley Road contract. Although only a fortnight on the ground Ik miles have been metalled. Only two settlors have yet obtained burns' in Makati district. There arc 5000 acres of fallen bush still awaiting a burn in that district.

Messrs Colville and Derrington, the well-known saddlers of Palmerston North, draw the attention of settlers through our advertising columns to their splendid stock of saddlery and harness.

Mr J. J. Murphy has disposed of his well-known racehorse Balfour to Mr Joseph Paul, of 'Wanganui. The price, wo believe, reached three figures.

This is how they do it in America. At Glen Gardner, N.J., on the night of November 18, a horrible scone was enacted. A young woman named Julia MeUille, who had been brought up iu igoranee, had fell from the path of rectitude, and as she refused to leave the village, a tar and feather gang was organised. Her bed and thatch were it corn shock, and with her sister, at nights they held orgies with the village boys and lads from the surrounding hamlets. One night ten strong men seized her, and tar was poured over her, and feathers sprinkled on. Then they left her lying in the cornfield.

A southern County Council having offered a reward for small birds eggs, received 300 dozen in the lirst fortnight after offering the reward.

Say; (lie AVairarapa Star: —“ The lasting qua'itics of totara timber have been demonstrated iu the case of the water wheel that hits just been dismantled at Mr A. AV. Kenall’s flour null. The wheel has been removed to make way for a new one, which a stall of carpcnteis nmh-r Mr T. Barker tire erecting. In such a. good state of perservation is the old timber that Mi llenall is making u new shoot mi. of the arms of tlte old wheel. Li short, > Iter U'J years’ use the liipber fookss almost as good ;),s when' h was originally put together.

Messrs M'llwruiih, iM'Dachiirii and Co. have entered into a contract for live years for the conveyance of frozen moat from Rockhampton to Loudon. Mr G. T. Hall, who has keen oil ft visit to the Maknri district, informs ns thin in the Maknri florae two miles of the mad are now firmed and a mile i|l t.iljcjd. ’ 'J’h.o 'metal is ready for the remainder. ' iiit,,aided to let :hc other two miles shortly had so complete tub work.

A meeting is being arranged between tbe Wanganui Harbor Board the Waste Lands Board, and the Special Settlement Association to arrange details in reference to the Wanganui Harbor block being taken over by the Association. A writer in the Farmer says:—“ The sheep coming forward for freezing at our local works are in splendid condition : indeed, Nelson Bros.’ people complain of them being too fat. If the trade is to grow and prosper, sheep-breeders on this coast will have to copy the Canterbury breeders and cross their big Lincolns with compact Merino rams, and thus secure a shapely, well-flavoured carcase, weighing from 50 to G 5 II s, a size which commands a ready sale at Home for many reaons. the chief one being, I fancy, the facility such a s'zod carcase gives the retailers to palm the meat off as Welsh or Scotch fed mutton. Half-bred Lincoln and Merino sheep produce rich toothsome meat and wool of superior quality, besides which ns hoggets they do not die in such numbers ns pure-br> d Lincolns are apt to do, being constitutionally a much hardier animal.

The Government intend spending 112000 in roads connecting with the Makuri district. One of the main works to be nndert ken is a ro.ul to connect Makuri with the Danevirke-Weber Hoad.

Taranaki (says the Fanner) still holds its own as a dairying district. The total quantity of butter exported from the Ncw Plymouth Breakwater only for the four weeks ended January 2nd, was nearly 46 tons. In the same period a much larger quantity went by rail to Wellington, so that the total export for the period is considerably over a hundred tons. New Zealand fanners suffer from the depredations of sioats and weasels, but in Victoria they repent themselves of having imported the fox. This animal has taken a new turn and is most destructive to Hocks of sheep. A printer’s error occurred in the advertisement of Mr Hartstouc calling tenders for fencing. The length of the work should have been stated as 60 chains.

The Pahiatua Boy’s Sports Committee met on Monday last, and drew up a programme for their sports on Easter Monday. There will be twenty events including obstacle race, mile race, mile walk, juvenile handicap of 100, 220, and 440 yards. 220 yds hurdles, throwing cricket ball, &e., &c.

James Hutchins will be charged with four counts of embezzlement from the Woodville Court ol Foresters.

It appears that of the 100,174 regular s ddiers solving at homo on the first day of this year, 78,089 wore born in England, 7743 in Scotland, 12,893 in Ireland, 1344 in India or the colonies; 4G were foreigners, and 59 were unclassablc.

Mr N. J, Tone invites tenders lor the erection of a dwelling-house.

It has been decided to hold a bazaar at Ormondvil'e on March 3rd, 4th and sth in aid of the Anglican Church. An influential Wellington deputation has urged on Mr Scddou that a further section of the main trunk line from the Huntervillo end should be let.

The Ne’son Colonist says that a natural enemy to the pear and plum leech has be n discovered. Mr H. Batt, a fruitgrower, residing at Wakefield, has boon fortunate enough to discover an enemy to the leech blight, which is proving so destructive to the foliage of pear and plum trees, as well as to hawthorn hedges. The enemy is a small ladybird, having a trunk which it thrusts into the body of the leech. In Mr Batt's garden several plum trees had been completely cleared of the leech, and it is to bo hoped that in a short time the ladybirds will keep them down altogether. Mr J. G. Ward has erected splendid freezing worlcs and a butter factory at the Bluff. Americans beat the world in the matter of floral decoration. At a recent reception the mantelpieces were banked up with chrysanthemums over which fell a curtain of similar colour. This, when drawn back, revealed a flight of brilliantly plumaged birds hovering over the flowers. They were arranged on wires, which quivered at the slightest movement in the room, rendering the effect a very preetty one. Writing in the Farmer, Mr Howe, the well-known Normanby nurseryman, describes the following remedy which he has discovered for root fungus on f nit trees; —“The best application I have found yet is common salt. I have tried gas tar, lime, caustic soda and sulphur, and sulphate of iron. I base found very little benefit from lime. Gas tar or gas lime is far more effectual than lime, applied in caustic, or slaked state. But common sa : t, after trying it now for several years, I find is the best for preventing the spread of fungus if applied in time before the roots are much diseased. Salt is very quick in its ac'ion, and permeates evei ly through the soil, and is not soon lost to the soil like many other solvents; and in addition, it acts as a fertiliser, and keeps our light porous soil damp during the dry months of summer,

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