J THROUGH OUR EXCHANGES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1779, 29 February 1888, Page 3

J THROUGH OUR EXCHANGES.

COLOSSU. F RTu^HS. Among t.h'o foj-uooß '< h by Britieh fia&nciers, manufv'tureis, am-i marchsr.ts hst yoar, an Bum mod up at tho etui of the year, wore tho foliowin>;j: — G-. Barton, railway contractor, £«05 000 ; 0. Warina, railway contractor, £552 0 '0 ; J. B rlow, cotton manufacturer ; £592 000; J ;aeph

Ficiden, Halifax. £504 COO ; P. r iv, saaos :na'.ufncturer, £005 000 ; O. Cain, banker. £614 000; O, B, Coop.), brewer, £542,000; Samuel F..x, " Paragon " umbrella maker, £161,C00 ; Sir Joseph Whitwerth, £361,000.

A QUEER M.EAL An elephant which tojk part the other week m a carnival at Waverley was found to have rivalled the faraou3 Alica of Barnum'a ahow, m whose Btomaoh at her deooaae an enormoua quantity of mlsoa!lenoua and wholiy indigestible articles wero lately discovered. Th ! .s elephant amused itself by devouring the oenteuta of a b>x of cloihio« which hid bean left within roach of his trunk* The unfortunate owner had not even the satisfaction of witnessing any discomfort on the part of th 9 robber, which, on the oontrary, showed no additional liveliness after ita meal — including a of boots and brushes.

THE APOIHEOSIS OF MUSCLE. The " Wairarapa Daily " ha 3 been wrestling with the old old problem. 1 What shall we do with our boys V and this ia how it fixoa it up : — lf the boy is small and thin make a jockey of him ; if large aud Btrong a rowing imn or a pugilist. Once there was a time when those great m arms, m arts and song took the cake. But we have ohanged all that, and Society now bows the knee to the sucoesßful jockey or the lucky pug. Not long ago a jockey, who h;»a handed la hie own chocks, was burled, and a Prloce of tbe Blood decorated his coffin with a wreath and the Bame jockey had often earned more m a day than many accomplished, hatd-worklnc;, honest man earned m five years. Continents mourned him *Now a Yankee Blorglng beast arrives m London, and the same Prince of the Blood bega the honor of an introduction and the tear of emotion glisteiiß m than Prince's eyes as he presses the hand of the great bullying knocker-out. "WHO IS B \RON HIESCH. A correspondent writes to the " Waikato Times " : — " It may be of interest to some of 'your readers to know that the Baron da Hirech, who is the donor of an unparalleled gift to the Czw of Russia for the establishment of schools for the wel* fare of bis Jewish brethren, at one time resided m Waikato, and that the present Baron Is no other than James de Hirscb, who was a member of Captain Krlppnet's Company of Waikato Militia, most of whom are now located m and around Ohaupo, After the disbandmant of the Militia, Mr de Hlrech went into partnership with a Mr Burra, of Auckland, and traded under the style of Burra and de flirsch, and subsequently, after the opening of the Thames goldfijld, Mr de Hirech erected large reduction worka at tbe Thames for treating tailings. On the death of h's father Mr de Hirach returned to Germany, and became head of the large banking business whose head-quarters ace at Muoio'J,"

ALUMINIUM. s^~> From the scarcity and of aluminium, the chief value of the metal haß hitherto depended on Its usefulness as nn alloying material, It may be confidently asserted that there 1b not one of the naefnl metala that la not benefited by the addition of 3 pet cent, of aluminium, while it la rendered more hard Bnd durable without losing its malleability and ductility. In like manner aluminium Itsolf la improved by a alight addition of other metals. The adaptability to many pnrposea ia a valuable property, In whloh It hae no superior. The latest addition to the llatof -ita Jiaoful alloya la that with ziuc. Three per cent, of aluminium added to 97 per cent, of zlno prodace3 an alloy harder than either metal separately. Pure z'nc ia very dull m color, and ao ia aluminium, and yet the alloy is remarkable for Its brilliancy. This property of improving the good qualities of other metala and of being improved by them la remarkable. No other metal possesses it except iv an Inferior do^ree.

AN INGENIOUS MACHINE

Oao of the moat ingenious inventions of the day, says an American contemporary, was shown In Ttocheater, N.Y , recently, by the Inventor. It 1b a machine for pasting labels on packages, suoh as bakingpowder, fruit cans, patent medloinea, eto. This machine will automatically piok up, scour and clean, gum the labels, stick them on the package with the utmost exactness, and discharge the package when done, all at the rate of over 200 per minute. It will work equally well square or oblong or oval packages as with round ones- All the attendance required Is to feed the packages into a trough and keep a supply of labels m position. All this is done from one driving-shaft. la the belting of it 1b employed some ingenious arrangement of belts, for from one shaft run belts which revolve the machine ten times per minute, and revolve oupa which holds the packages at the out end of long arms, twenty-two times per minute, revolving m the same direction By many it is regarded ss the most ingenious arrangement of belting ever seen,

According to the " New Zealand Herald " The Maori people are far from satisfied with their member, Sydney Taiwhanga, and have held a meeting at the settlement of the Chief Taurau to discuss the matter. Their memberj it appears, promised to attend, but di«i nyt. He also promised to pay the expenses of the food used, and he is not likely to do that either. A member's business is not all beer fend skittles, and even great men have theii 1 troubles.

Holloway's Pilm — Teachings of Experi enoe. — The united testimony of thousandsextending over more than forly years, mcßt strongly recommends these Fills as the best purifiers, the mildest aperients, and the surest restoratives. They never prove delusive, or give merely temporary relief, but attapk all ailments of the stomach, lungs, heart, head, and bowels m the only safe and legitimate way, by depurating the blood, and so eradicating those impurities which are the eouvofe and constituents of almost evek-y disease; Their medical efficacy is wonderful m renewing enfeebled constitutions. Their action embraces all that is "desirable m. a household mddicfn^... They expel every. noxious and effete matter •, and thus (ho strength is tured an dthe energies stimulated.

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