GLEANINGS.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1288, 30 September 1880, Page 3

GLEANINGS.

Lime and soot should never be mixed together ; lime destroys the ammonia. Farmers in these times of low prices must keep down the cost of production. The light Braham, when well bred, ranks second to nona among the breeds of poultry. The steel tooth flexible harrow has undergone a thorough trial during the last two years in the north-west of America, and has given great satisfaction. Carrots aae said to impart a rich gloss to the plumage of poultry, and that is a point always aimed at by breeders who look forward to exhibiting.

The Melbourne Argns learns by telegram that Cologne Cathedral has been completed. This magnificent edifice, which was commenced in 1248, is one of the finest and grandest Gothic monuments in Europe. In 1842 the. construction of the final section of the building was commenced, and it has only now been finished. The estimated cost of this portion of the work is £750,000.

A Hot Time. — "Sakes alive," said the good-natured Colonel Solon, as he ruehedinto the Oil City" Derrick" office, "I never felt so warm as this but once afore in my life, an' that are time 'twasn't so awful hot in the atmosphere, either." "When was it, colonel?" "Dont believe I ever told you that, did I? 'Twas some time ago..| I was livin' in Jamestown, and was a respectable member of one of the churches, j an' like all respectable members had a ticket for my sleeping berth during long sermons on hot days, One day when 'twas more'n usually hot, I was just a droppin' off to sleep when I thought I'd wipe my forehead I felt for but couldn't find my handkercher. Juet then I noticed suthin' white on the floor beyond my feet, and bein' a little mghsighted, I took it for my missing rag, and went for it. There warn't no partitions below the seats in that are church, so when I reached down I saw some one in the pew front of me had afoot on my handkercher, an' it riled me a trifle ; so when I got hold of it I yanked aboAt 200 -weight on it first haul. Sakes alive; there was the alfiredest scream yer ever heard, an* there I had got hold of old maid Jenkins's summer dress, an' yanked her off the seat an' under it into my own pew afore I node myself. , She flounced up in a second, with a long dust mark down her back, her hat jammed over one eye, her sleeve ripped open, an' her false hair hangin' down on her shoulders. I jest sat there, Bort o' stunned like, with the minister and' the whole congregation watchin' her crawlin' out from under my pew, lookin' like as if we'd been havin' a fight, and' she'd got the worst of it, and' me not a known what to say. I haint abin to that church since, and', as Miss JeDkins said I was drunk, they kind o' read me out of the place, an' I never had a chance to vindicate my karakter."

Fob Low Spibits.— Take one ounce of the seeds of resolution, mixtd well with the oil of conscience, infuse into it a large spoonful of the salts of patience ; distil very carefully a composing plant called "other's woes," which you will find in every part of the garden of life, growing under the broad leaves of disguise ; add a small quantity and it will greatly assist the salts of patience in their operation. Gather a handful of the blossoms of hope, then sweeten them properly with the balm of prudence ; and if you can get any of the seeds of true friendship you will have the most valuable medicine that can be administered. Be oaref ul to get the seeds of tme friendship, as there is a seed very much like it called self-interest, which will spoil the whole composition. Make the ingredients into pills and take one night and morning, and the cure will be effected.

Otago Marble. — The Dunedin Herald hears it is probable that a large trade in marble will de developed shortly on the West Coast. There is an enormous quantity of coloured marble very useful for building purposesnearLake M'Kerrow. The Herald has been shown a magnificent speciman of pure white marble from Caswell Sound, whore it is said to exist in large qnantities.