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Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 83, 9 November 1872, Page 2

Recent Outrages in Ireland.—A case of murder or homicide has been perpetrated near Thomastown, county Kilkenny. The accused man, John G-orety, from Ba'lyconnaught, attacked Michael Kennealv, a neighbour, with stones. Kennealy is -'end, and G-orety is concealed, but the police are tracing him.—A serious mdee occurred near Castlehar, resulting in the death of a man named Michael M'Andrew. A dispute arose as to the right of passage, and five persons, relatives, attacked deceased, who sustained injuries from which he never rallied. The accused are all in custody.—A man named Reillv, from smashed in the skull'of a man named Carroll, with a stone, at Bughfellegue, in the county of Tipperary. Reilly has not yet been arrested.—On August 15, the head of a butter-buyer, named Lalor, was frightfully cut in Main-street, Tipperary, with some sharp instrument, from the effects of which his life is despaired of. The nape of his neck was cut three inches deep, down to the bone under the ear, frightfully scarred, and two deep wounds on the neck, which lead to the supposition that an attempt had J been made to sever the head from the body. Three men were arrested on the same night by head-constable Timothy, and brought before Mr Cash, who remanded them.—A terrible attempt was made on August 15 to strangle a man named Walsh, acting porter to the Waterford Workhouse. It appears that a man named Drohan, after undergoing six months' imprisonment for a murderous attack on the late assistantmaster, went to the gate of the workhouse, and catching Walsh by the handkerchief which was round his neck, made the deliberate, attempt to strangle him. Walsh was in a very weak state for some time after. Drohan was committed for trial.—The paid porter of the Waterford Union, a man named Brown, has disappeared in a most mysterious manner. Mr Ryan, the master, is in communication with the police, but all his efforts to trace, him have failed. He was known that day to have £23 on his person. He had no friends, and had but the use of one arm. He was remarkable for sobriety.—An agrarian outrage i 3 reported to hare occurred on August 12 at Aghadoe Cross, near Killarney. Mr Samuel Murray Hussey, agent orer all the large estates in that county, was returning from Lord Headless residence to Killarney, when he was fired at from behind a ditch, but fortunately escaped. The cause is ascribed to some notices to quit being served on estates of wiiich. he i 3 ' agent. * - . I

A music master is wanted by a good many tradi, men, to teoclx them the scales correctly.—Swindle) Again: A great number of people lmve been dor. brown at the seaside this year.—Fee biiuple: Alt to a quack.—M«n olUm criticise gu-Is' ligures; but when a girl hot* a few thousand of hor own, they generally think the iigure about right.—The lteid Dodge of Venice : To pluck the tourists.—Best Helps to Tragedy: F helps.--A liberty of tho Press: Squeezing a pretty girl m a crowd.—Why was Paris, tho brother of Hector, like un inexpert beii-rmger ' Because lie made discord in a peal ot' bells of belies). —Sowing seed is no doubt un active cxereisi but may it not also be considered a seedcniary (sect, entry) occupation.—Amongst the towns now agitating for cheaper meat, one of the foremost is C/wwbeni

The good people are evidently bent on having more to chew, and Jiuiy wishes them success. —A gentlcmau, on being asked whether he was weather-wise, said no; but, 0,11 the other hand, he was otherwise. —11' John Bright, or Mr Gladstone, or any other icliuw, lel't £100 m his will to Judy, it would be a good gilt indeed (in deed). —A kangaroo is a curious cuss: wnen it's wide awake it's leaping.—Fanner's Mem : There is always wet weather at sheep-washing.—We have lately had many sauces advertised, but the one which just now engrosses the most attention is the Sourc of the Nile—in fact it is the c/uf Sauce.—Judy think Mr Ayrton, for the future, luui belter leave oil' t hat " 'ere tone" towards scientific men.—Autumn Manoeuvres : Slopcr has begun his already. The A, B and C Divisions, however, have their eyes on him.— It is no good now looking for Manners at the Boart of Works.—Why is the British Constitution in great danger just now? Becausc it's all up with both Houses of Parliament.—An acrobat, lately staying a Ramsgate, is said to have run up a butcher's bill after several unsuccessful attempts.--Eye-water Mark : The tear of beauty in its pocket-handkerchief.—Some women are angry when you tell them you love them ; others are angrier when you don't.—A bed contains two sheets; a quire twenty-foui;. It takes twelve beds to makp a quire—Judy's, news-boy moves on with the world. He goes on with the Times through thick and thin, i.e., thivujh mud anjd through rain — A lawyer, on leaving his office, told his clork to say, if any one called, that he was engaged in a case As he had simply gone to his dinner, it must have been a "casus bell:.'—"Oh, do go along," said the youn K lady when a love-sick swain asked what scent she preferred. (Eau de Cologno, perhaps.)—" Life is but a span, Life is short," says proverbial philosophy. 7T c ° J 7'° s P om{ellfc is now reading a book by Mrs Riddell, which she calls «• Life's a Size."—The best tree lor a country banker's back garden : A cashier (Acacia, you know).—A Leading Article: A blind man's poodle.—The Real Licensing Bill is Bill Gladstone. On the I,2th instant, honourable members were so tired ol hear, that they all determined to go elsewhere. — What quality does a newly-ordained clergyman most desire? Accuracy (a curacy).What musical instrument is of most use to a person travelling in India The piano (the P. an,' O.).—A currier had a pair oi horses given, him the other day j how do you think he used them ? Tanned 'oin, of course. -A copy-holder: A compositor.-Handy Book-markers-Dirty thuinbf.-An adventurous astronpmer, with some spare capital, is looking out for a safe spec,—on the. disc of the sun.—Clergymen and waiters are much alike : They both wear white ties and take orders.— Two lovers sitting together the other day at a secondfloor window in the Strand, fell out.—How to Cut a Swell: Turn your back on him.—Why would a deaf' adder be a good collector of debts ? Because she could stop arrears.—Whon are cricketers most likely to " stick to their stumps ?" When their wickets are pitched. YVliich is the worst county in England to. sell cheese in? Tho county in which therein Nuneaton. A Place of Interest: A loan office.—A Hint to Boxers and Bathers : Strikeout.—A gay spiritualist may be called a happy medium.—A Thing not Generally Known: That people who. get to high words often use low language.—That carpet s, though bought by the yard, are worn by the foot.—Young ladies who lace themselves too tightly when dressing for dinner evidently prefer grace before meat.--Though a pawnbroker's shop is crowded, it is always a loansome place. At one of the recent strike'ineetings, wheel-wright was the best spokes-man.—" I don't, remember seeing you before," as the lawyer said to his conscience.—Companions in Arms : Twins.—" How is Coal, now?" As black as ever.—The Re-leaviri<j; Officer: Spring. Among business men those who. are most sharp generally get most blunt,—Why is the inside of a thing unintelligible? Becausc we can't make it out. —A promising young man is all very well; better have a paying one.'—A thermometer can hardly be called a vegetable, though sometimes it may be up to eighty.—A Private Still : " 'Tention." —The two front log' of horses are, enriou u lv enough, .j'Jlp'l forr-Aegs, while the other t.wo are always styled h/-nd-le?s, even when the animals are not dear (deer). —Quotation for people oblig.-d, by the present high price of provisions, to use Australian preserved mutton : " And doth not a meat-tin like this make amends?"—Shakspeare.—Why is Australian preserved mutton like France at the present time ? Because it has no Bony-part.—A " Free Agent" : One who goes off with his master's cash.—ls the man who believes in suppers necessarily sup(p)erstitious;— To .Juveniles: When doe-* a birthday become a heathen ged? When it's Ma's (Mars.)— Judg. Legends of tite Roses.—There.is an old legend which says that Eve brought the Rose out of Eden with her. It has always been a favourite flower with the Jews. In later times the Rose of Jericho has usurped the place of affection so long held by that of Sharon. This rose is a native of Arabia Petrea, and opens only in fine weather. It also possesses in & remarkable degree a reviving power, and can recover • its life when to all appearance dead ; hence, the Jews use it as a symbol of the resurrection. A Mexican plant, possessing the same wonderful tenacity of life, is constantly for sale in the streets of New York. The White Rose has always been sacred to to Virgin Mary, and, mingled with the cross, it was the device of Luther and also of the Rosicrucians. Tho lied Rose is the emblem of love and also of silence : hence, it was often placed over the doors of guest rooms, to signify that perfect freedom of conversation might be indulged under the rpse, for nothing so said was to be repeated. And as stratagem delights in silence, as well as love, the Romans placed it on their shields. Over Greek, Roman, and Chinese graves it is a frequent emblem, and the Turks will not suffer a red one. to lie on the ground since the days it was coloured by the blood of Mohammed. The Arabians have a legend of a gar len of roses planted by King Shaddad, and now buried in the desert, which is analogous in many respects to the Garden of Edeh. Throughout Southern and Central Europe it is used, in love-. spells and divination. One common German superstition is to name rose leaves, and then throw them into a basin of clean water. The leaf which sinks last is to be the husband or wife of the inquirer. Another superstition is to throw rose leaves on. hot coals; the burning fragrance is. thought to attract good fortune. White roses blooming at an unexpected time are believed in England to dpnote a death in the family of the owner, and red ones a As the.lily is the emblem, of France, so the rose is of England, where it assumes more of-an,historical than sacred character. The death is announced at Ghichago of' Mr Tollefson, a Norwegian, " probably the tallest man on record of the present day." He was seven feet nine inches in height, and weighed 375 lbs. He refused all offers from speculating* showmen, .proposing he should exhibit himsel£

Nbw Process op Cleaning Wool. — A new method of cleaning wool, preparatory to its manufacture, was shown in operation a few days since at Clog Hall Mills, near Rochdale, by the patentees, Me»ara. Paul Toepler & Co., in the presence ol many manufacturers and scientific men. The object ol the gathering wan to exhibit- to hi many persona as possible a new process of dealing one of our duct textile materials, in respect of which every improvement must claim the attention of Yorkshire maiiufaoturcrß and oi all who are interested in wool, home or 1 jreign, and especially the lutter. livery one in tue trade i.-t familiar with the delectw oi the present system ol preparing wool lor manufacture, 'lhe cleaning agent chielly employed now is alkali, which is said to have a tendency to deprive wool of some of its valuable properties. In the present'process of Messrs Toepler fusel oil and cold water are the cleaning agents. The patentees claim for this process the following advantages : —A saving of five per cent, in fibre ; that is to say, that the wool when cleaned will make a piece of cloth i> per Cent, heavier than the same wool cleaned by the ordinary or alkali process now universally practiced in tins country. 2. —The wool will work better with one-hall' the quantity of oil now generally used—will botli card and spin better, and with onethird of the present waste. 3. More work can be done on the carding and other machinery, and the wool can be spun to much greater length without any diminution of elasticity or strength. 4. Instead of cleaning the carding engines every two days, causing injury to the cards, and producing much waste, it is only necessary to clean them onco per week, whereby saving of labour, of cards, and of wast eis etfcctcd. 5. in dyeing wool, yam, or cloth, the colours produced greatly excel in depth and brilliancy. 6. The cloth made from tho woo) is superior both in appearance and reality, as it is fuller, firmer, more endurable, more elastic, and less shrinkablo. By this process grease and dirt are removed from wool by a series of immersions in cold water and fusel oil. It is claimed that the process destroys none of the wool hair, and it is said there is thus a saving of about. 6 per cent, as compared with the alkali treatment of wool. On this occasion a large quantity of Australian wool was sumbitted to the process. Wool dirtier or more saturated with grease could scarcely have been found. It was first passed through cold water, by which the looser dirt was removed; next, in succession, through two vats containing fusel oil; then through one with half fusel oil and half water; and linally through one of water only. On emerging from these baths the wool was lifted to an upper room and dried. Its purification was then complete. At tho end of the process it was perfectly white, soft to the touch, and quite free from the odour of fusel oil. By a simple process of distillation the fusel oil used'in cleaning the wool is recovered again loss a waste of from 4 to 5 per n ent. The wool grease may be manufactured mto axle grease, and lor such purpose is valued at lis to 18s per cwt. An exchange, whose editor has been suffering a very common annoyance, which he ought to be used to by this time, and accept with philosophic resignation, says: "Nothing so infuriates an editor as to have a .great loose jointed galoot stride noisily into his sanctum, pick up a newspaper, rustle it for a moment, and then slam it down, creating an atmospheric concussion, which scatters two hundred and seventy of his clippings —and gleanings from seven hundred and four exchanges —into tho spittoon and 'wastebasket. The editor who can keep his brows from corrugating, and repress the convulsive contraction of his biceps at such a time, is a spiritless milksop, whom it were flattery to call a sheep." When tho small-pox'gets hold of cither of a pair of lovers, look out for romance and agony. The papers arc telling of a Chicago girl who very recklessly (lew to tho bedside of her small-pox stricken lover, and insisted upon nursing him regardless of danger to herself. It was a severe case, but she was unceasing in her devotion, ami principally through her care and skill the patient recovered. Soon she herself fell D victim to the complexion-destroying monster, and although she survived tho attack, at its close the beautiful pink and white of her fair face had flown for ever, and from being tho prettiest girl in Chicago became one of the plainest. Her lover had attended her through her illness, but when he saw how fearfully she was changed his love for her departed, and when the marriage day drew near he refused to fulfil his part of the contract. She took his refusal very calmly; no reproaches came from her once pretty mouth, which had lost its prettiness in saving the ungrateful one from death ; her cheeks, which the tell-tale blood used so often to tinge with rosy red. retained its colour, and she married an octogenarian worth 500,000 dollars. In a letter on the use of tobacco, the Lancet savs: ■ —"To the poor man, working hard and living hard at the same time —to the soldier fat igued, cold. and ill-fed during a campaign—tobacco is, we believe, both useful and comforting, It soothes some excitable men, and enables many another to concentrate his attention on subjects requiring thought. If tobacco bo the poison that its enemies declare it to be, it is eminently slow in its action, for every workhouse, lunatic asylum, and charitable institution has it? greyhaired votaries to the pipe." Pour milk into pans not more than 1J- in. deep, for the shallower the vessel the more abundant will be the cream that rises.