MISCELLANEOUS.

Western Star, Issue 906, 17 December 1884, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

The “Parmer’s Tribune ” tells this chapter of real life : graduates this mouth, Mr Thistlepddf? ’ “ Yes, she’ll bo home about the 20|h, I reckon.” And your sou graduates also?’’ “Oh,- yes, lie’ll come holne about the same lime.” “ And vvllat are they going to do P” “ Well,” therold man thoughtfully, “ i don’jfcsl exactly know what they want to drjve at, hut Martha she writes that wants to continue her art studies bn the Continent, so I think I’ll just sepd her to the dairy and let her do a litjle plain modelling m butter ;aud says he’s got to go abroad and polfeh up a little, and, as good luck will haVe it, he’ll be home just in time to spread himself on the grindstone and put an edgo on the cradle-blades against the wheat harvest.” And the old man smiled to think that he hadn’t thrown

mopey away when he sent his children toßfihool. r . ' I Wicked for Clergymen.—" I b«Jirve it to pe allWftjrxg and even wicked for clergymen or olh'f public men to be led into giving testimonials to quack doctors or yilo stuffs - called medicines, but when a really imritonous article is made up of common valuable remedies known to all, and thalall pbysieiajis use and must in dad}, wo should . fredy commend it. 1 therefore cheerfully atjd heartily commend Hop Bi'ters for the good they, Have done me and my friends, iirmjy .believing they have ,no equal for.tamity usp. <■-•'1 will not Ik. - without them.” BeV. ■ —-, ■ Washington, D. (J. Bead.., j The church door collections taken on Sunday, Uctober 19, at the special service's in connection with the opcniiig of the Wellington United Presbyterian {.hutch, Glasgow, amounted to the large sum of £11,375 12a hid. Th s aura ii ambiig'the largest ever collested in one day in any place (£ worship! in (liaSgdW, l is exclusive tf £ll6O subteribed for a new organ. The Greatcsi. Blessing;—A simple; • purp, harmless remedy,that .pure*, .every , pme, and prevenf* disease by keeping the blood purr, stomach regular, kidneys and liver active, is the greatest blessing pygr conferred upon man. Hop Bittern is that remedy, and its piopnetors are being blessed by thousands who have been cureaKby.u. Willyou:try it? See. ; LqriJ.Beay will succeed Sir James Fergusson as Governor of Bombay. “ Edugh on Eats.”—Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, grophers. 7?d. Duggists. Kemp*thotue, LTosser & Co., agents, Christchurch. 1 It is rumored in Berlin that Germany intends shortly to establish several colonies in the Pacific and New Guinea. “ Buchu-Paiba.’’—-Quick, complete cure, all annoying kidney, bladder,and urinary diseases. Druggists. Kempthotfne, Prosser and Co., agents, Christchurch, I

Au - extraordinary case of sheej|* stealing is reported from the southeast, near Eobe (S.A.) Mr Eobert Poster, a sheep-farmer at Lake St. Clair, found on the selection cjf Stephen Jeffrey, at Needy Creek flats* fifty of Ins sheep, shorn, killed, anjd placpd in a heap ready for burning in the scrub. A trooper reached Jeffrey’s house at live o’clock in the afternoon, and found the stolen wool on the premises. When arrested Jeffrey became very abusive, and subsequently went into a tit, iu which he remained for oyer two hours, despite all efforts to restore him. When bo became sensible he was placed on a mattreSs iu a dray to be taken to a doctor, bill he died in ten minutes. He was sixtyfive years old. Decline of man, nervous weakness dyspepsia, impotence, sexual debility cured- by “ Wells’ Health Eenewer:” Druggists. Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., agents, Christchurch. Inspector, examining a country school, looks at the sewing, and after testing one seam, throws it down with the contemptuous remark :—“ Eubbish!,” Member of kchool Board present, with considerable warmth—- “ it’s nocht of the kind as rubbish; it’s very good shuing.” Inspector, turning to nu xnber of (school Board iu a rage—“ What do y«-u know about ii, sir ?” Member of School Board, stretching himself up to his full height, and darting a look of almost supernatural scorn at H.M.l.—“Urn a tailor, air! ”

A Beautiful Painting.—Mr G- 6, Green, ot Woodbury. New Jersey, U. S. A.;is presenting to druggists and others in this cminiry some very flue pictures in oil of his magnificent house and grounds and laboratory at that place.; Mr Green is the proprietor of Boschee’s German Syrup and Green’s August Elower, two very valuable medicines, which are meeting with great favor, the first as a remedy for pulmonary complaints, and the latter for dyspepsia and disorders of the liver. ' These preparations have attained an immense sale solely on their superior merits, and are sold by ail druggists throughout the world. The price l is the 1 same fur each, 3s 6d per bottle, pr sample bottles for 6d. The sample bottles enables sufferers to prove their value at a irifling cost. The Senate . are agreed to aii additional 43,00U,0u0 fr-ines for Frei.cn operations in Tonqum.