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Woodville Examiner, Volume XIV, Issue 2466, 13 January 1896, Page 4

Mark Twain savs the dre>s uor.i :.t tli Sandwich l>!auds is ehicllv nothing, cxceiil on State occasions, when it is a pleasant smile and a I'lrar conscience.

Hit' shijriing companies trading to New Zealand are getting a von he u;e share of the .South African trade, reiuavks a coiiionnorary. The Goth'e, on her present trip, landed 2G(.i peoole at Capetown, out of a total passenger lint of 4f!U.

Though music has no ehavni for the lion line l , tiger, it lias been discovered bv a naturalist who lu's been conducting experiments in the London Zoological Gardens that these animals are powerfully affected by the iiiiell of lavender water. Under its influence they become as docile as lambs.

"Writing of (he shearing, the Kaweru Star prints the following : —"To this cornier!'on it may be nie.ii.io.ied timL Mr R. W. Foreman among others, lias had gratlfving results from the shed. The last two Lincoln ewes fhorn by him on the first day's shearing gave 351bs. On the second day the last tour hoggets clipped ;">olbs ; and on ihe ibird day two aged rams and two ram hogects gave S2lbs."

A. writer in our Xew I'lyirotith morning contemporary suggests ihr.t. that as tho Government Dairy Inspector is od a tisil to TaviinriVi, be was veijr.es'cd io lust the milk at each factory in o-ue" to sec whither the [Jabcock te.-twr record* o' the ra'-'ous factories avo correct. We have bei'-vl several complaints .is io the milk lcui.'iis, I),it vfhislhrr they are ventilated by peop'e who have inferior cows, or a-e l'nble to other delects beyond the reach of the Babeock tester, w« are not i> l- epa ed to say. We have alwn\s b-eit led 'to brieve that that te-tor, like the photograplr'c apparatus, " couldn't lie

Mr Alfred Austin, just now a;>po ; >ited Pout Laureate, is the Lith in succession for the last two centuries :—Mm l)i vden. 1070 ; Thos. Shadwcll, HiSS ; Xahum 'Luc, IW> ■ Nicholas Kowe, 1715 ; Lawrence Ju'sden, 1718; Col ley C'ibber, 17150; Win. Whitehead, 1757 ; 'Thomas Wart on, 178:5 ; llem-y James I've, 1700 ; Robert Southey, INK! ; William Wordsworth, 18ti; Al'r.'d Tennvson, 1850; Alfred Austin, 18 l Jb\ Mr Austin only receives .Eloo a year salary, access to (he Queen's wine, cellars, uiid the right to jr.it n twig of laurel in his hat ; but. jniblishe'S think he ca i make it worth £7OOO to £BOOO a vear on Ids works.

The "whole art" of being a governess is lomeuhatamusingly set i'ov'th in the Wagga (X.S.W.) Express, which publishes u letter received by a city linn who engage governesses for the country. Thus the writer lay* down the law:—''Dear Madam, —The Isitlv I would l>ke as governess io my little gi>'l, 13 yea'-s of age, must be able !o teach Ivigl'sh, French, music, drawing and needlework, ami assist in all household dtit'es except washing und ironing. We keen a woman servant. On Monday the governess wa*he» up while the woman is busy in the ,'uiudry, and she sees to the vegetables while ihey are boiling ; on Tuesday helps the woman to fold the sheets and tuble-clo'hs ; on "Wednesday the governess airs, ;-oris and puis away the clothes; she does all the mcnd'ng (wo arc only four in familv), darns the seeks and stockings, patches the trousers, and does all repairs. !>he sees to the table if anything is forgotten on it, and clears anay; gets afternoon tea for visitors."

A correspondent in Turkey, in a letter published in the Daily Xcub early in November, wrote: —" I have no hesitation in stating that if ihe Sultan has sown the wind, he mu.-t inevitably reap the whirlwind eventually, and this country is bound to become the scene of events within a measurable di.lance of time winch will bring tiie Eastern question to the force such a form as will force Europe to ti'i'to and intervene effecfivulv for its final settlement. I foresee scenes of distress and carnage in which Europeans as well as native Christians will be the victims—anarchy pervad'iig llie whole country—race fighting against race, i'e' ; g : ou against religion, until Europe, wearied of horrors and realising the iirqu'tv of d'sun'on under such scenes in thi* nineteenth century, shall unite ftnd probably proc'aim an International Government for the count y. Europeans, and Englishmen especially, do nat realise the crisis we are passing through, and I only venture to hopo that these words of a humble individu ' like myself will, at all ercnU, induce thoughtful minds to stu.ly the position carefully, so that when this crisis does come in its acute form, England may be prepared for taking her proper pnrt of it.

There is a quaint u>id or'gina.l doctor located on one of the island!* of I'ugo. Sound says tne New York Me.Tcal Record, lie advertises in posters and placards printed in a home outfit. In one of his announcements he says : —" Legs and ai-ms sawed of white you wate without pane. Childbirth and tumors a spee : atity. No odds asked in in measles, hooping cough, mumps or dianvar Haiti head bunions, corns, waris, cancer and ingrowing tow nales treated scientifically. Coteck, cramps, eost'vencss and worm nailed on sight. Wringworms, pole evil, shingles, moles, and crosseye cured i>i one treatment or no pay. Private diseases of man, woman, or beast eradicated. I\S. Tonus cash invariably in advance. No cure, no pay. IVS. (Tako Not ; s.) No coroner ever yet sot on the renianes of my customers, and enny one hiring me doan't hat' to he good layiiV up money to buy a gravestone. Come won, come awl." This man is said to do a good business although you would not expect it, and his patients say ho cures diseases, a\d does it thoroughly and quickly. A horse kicked H. S, Shafer, of the Freemyer House, Middlebur<», N.Y., on the knee, which laid him up in bed and caused the knee joint to become stiff. A friend recommended him to use Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which he did, and in two days was able to be around. Mr Sinter has recommended it to many otheis, and says it is excellent for any kind of a bruise or sprain. This same Eemedy is also famous for its cures of rheumatism. For sale by , Montei(,h Bros. 070ot