LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2247, 8 October 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Notice re postponement of concert and dance m aid of the Rakbia Library Fund appears elsewhere.

A Melbourne man has reoently been fined £20 for kißßiog a married woman againßt her will.

The Persian Minister to the United States has resigned because the newspapers apeak disrespectfully of hia master, the Shah. The Premier of France m the new Ministry, was once a working watchmaker oa the Boulevard de Bebastopol.

The " Oamaru Mail " says that Mr Hialop will leave for Wellington on Monday, but it h by no means oertain thai he will join the Ministry.

In Bootland the topic of a sermon or diecourse of any kind is called by old-fasbicned folks its "ground," or, as they would Bay, its " grand/ An old woman, bustling into kirk rather late, foaad ths preaoher had commenced, and opcm'Bg her Bible, nudged her next neighbor, with the inquiry, '' What's his grund ? " " Oh," rejoined tho pther, wh,o hnpppned to be a brother minister, and there.fof6 b privileged oruic, " he's lost his grund long aindej but he's just eoomin."

Oa July 10 the* fcigg 6 ?* ball on reoord took place m the Palais io Industrie. It was m reoli'y an entertainment offered by tho " Exhibit ora of all Nations " to the .Gfoyorjjment, the municipal oouoeil, and the prinofpfil citizens of Paris. It ie eaid that 34 000 invita'iona had been issued to this gigantio Sal (Us JBaajwsante, and if such was tha oajsa there was ample room for them m the vast interior of the Palais de 1' Industrie, which was splendidly deoorated and arranged for the oooasion.

The late Mr 0 E. Bunny, of Wellington, at the time of his death, had been a member of the New York Life Insuranoe Company for eoaroely eighteen months. His policy was for £500, and one of ita provisions was that if tiie insured died at any time during the next twenty yeara all the premiums he had paid should be refunded with the amount of bis policy. In accordance therewith a cheque has been handed to his widow Jfor £521 JB3 ,6d, jla her acknowledgement, says a Welling, ton contemporary, she points out that the coot of thii polioy wai simply thtfflW ot £21

The great nayal powers Unaohed 60 ships ] of war last year. Of these 15 were English, 9 French, 6 German, and 6 American. The reet were divided amongst the other powers.

Tho oldeßt existing monastery m Europe, perhaps m the world, ia that of Melk, m Austria, which celebrated tbe 800 th anniversary of its foundation a short time ago,

A letter received by a correspondent m this district from Mr Joseph Iveas, ex-M.H,R., states that he has disposed of the " Albury Mail," and purposes returning to ABhburton where he will reside.

A Home paper Bays that artificial boney, whioh is more common m the market than consumers know, is made of potato ataroh and oil of vitriol. The exquisite white comb is often made of paraffin wax,

A man was recently getting into bed at Daylesford, iViotoria, and hearing a rustling noise m the blankatß, struck a match to . ascertain the cause. Judge hia horror at | finding a snake 7ft long twistiog about m an eel-like manner. There are over 300 persona living at Nen thorne ftho new Otago goidfields) ; 83 business ! and residence sites have been pegged off ; 160 ', licensed holdings, representing an annual i revenue o! £2000, are m work there, and there are two banks established on the fiild. j A man was recently oharged at Glenly, Yiotoria, with the \aroeny of a newspaper from beneath the door of a grooer m that township, and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment without the option of a fine, the presiding justice characterising the offonoe as a mean one and deserving of severe punishment.

An Austrian savant has obtained a harvest of 4000 Bpoqges, vrhioh are the result of an experiment ojf literally aowiDg small p»rtß of living opongea m a soil favorable to their production. The Aastrian Government is much delighted with the experiment, whioh iB to be repeated on a larger soale m Dalmatia. The cost of the 4000 whioh have been growing for the laat three years, is a little over £11, everything inoluded. Mr MoLannan, of Orona Downs, has a flock of 670 eweß whioh have over 120 per cent of lambs. The ewes havr been running with Shropshire rams, and the lambs, without exception, hate black faoes. Mr MoLennan says the mixture of Shropshire and Linooln produoea fine lambs for freezing purposes, as they grow into fa* ness for butchering sooner than any other kind, and their flesh ia of fine quality. i The maize crops m the Bay of Plenty

The maize crops m the Bay of Plenty districts, inoluding all the Ooaat settlements of Opotiki, Whakatane, Matata, and Te Puke have been remarkably good, the yield, we are informed, (says an Auokland exohange) averaging as much sb 80 bushels to the acre. Up to the present the steamers have brought to Auokland bb muoh aB 5500 saoks of maize, and several cutters have also brought cargoes of about 250 saoks eaoh. The prioe m Auokland ia 3s 8d per bushel, and eaoh saok contains nearly five bUßhels.

The 400 th anniversary of the discovery of Amerioa by Columbus, which, m the language of the programme, culminates on the 12th of Ootober, 1892, is to be celebrated by a prize of £1200, and an " acoesßit " of £600, whioh will be given under the auspices of the "Royal Academy of History" of Madrid for the beat original work on tbe wide subject of the diaoovery of tho New World. The competition will be international, as the language used may be Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, French, or Italian.

Last evening Professor Hiekton gave an exhibition of horse taming m the Town Halli before a fair audienoe. Two horses were brought forward to be operated on, and Professor Hickton succeeded m completely subduing them. His methods are similar to those used by other tamers who have been here, but he takes many more liberties with the animals after they have been brought into subjeotion. He stands and aits m various positions on their bare backs and m various ways demonstrates that he has them completely under contiQl.

Hindoos especially bold the tiger m superstitious awe. All Borta of powers are asoribed to portions of the tiger after death ; the fangs, the olaws, the whiskers are potent charms, uiodto'inoo, lovo philters, or prophylaotios agtinst the Evil Eye, magio, disease or aeatn. The fat is m great demand for rheumatism and other ailmeuts ; the* heart and flesh are said to be tonio and invigorating remedies, giving strength and oourage to those who eat them. The whiskers are supposed to possess, among other powers, that of being a slow poiaon when taken with food, and the rudimentary olavioles are also mnoh valued.

To find the live weight of any animal, measure the girth olose behind the thouldera, and the length from the joint of the shoulder to the butt of the tail. Multiply the equare of the girth ia feet and inches by the length m fer/t, and multiply the produot by -23, -24, ■26, 28, '30, aooording to the fatness of the animal : the result will give the weight m imperial stones. Thus the girth of an animal m moderate condition is 6ft, the length from point of shoulder to insertion of tail sft 4in. Then, 6x6^ = 36 x 6J = 192 x -24 = 46 08 stones. This is the live weight. The oarcaaeß would be about 5-Biba of the live weight for cattle ; for sheep, from £ to 5-8 hs ; and for a pig, from & to Jtha of the live weight.

Half.paßt five o'clock iB the hour at whioh Queen Christina rises. Sinoe the Spanißh Court went to sojourn m the cool shades of La Granja, the Queen Regent and her ohildren have delighted the neighbors by their walks abroad. Europe, for the time, abounds m early.rißing sovereigns. Kaiser Wilhelm gets up at bix, the Emperor Joseph Francis is at bis desk or abroad by five, and the Czar iB often astir before three a.m. Perhaps they get up beoause they oannot lie a-bed. At any rate, it is good to be a sovereign, if for nothing else than to have one's virtues pro* claimed. Thus the world has never been suffered to f ;rget that Napoleon was an early riser, as also Charles XII. and Frederiok the Great.

When the Viennese banker, Baron Sina, who was the partner of Baron Hiraoh, died ia 1876 each of his four daughters inherited a fortune of three millions sterling. The eldest married Count Viator Wmpffen, who treated her so brutually that she was obliged to obtain a judicial separation ; the eeoond married the late Duke de Oastrioß, a French* man, who squandered the whole of hia wife's fortune, and she was only saved from destitution by a legaoy from her mother, who died ia 1834 ; the third married Prinoe George Mavrooordato, and was so unhappy that she was compelled to sue for a separation, and waa rendered Ptill more wretched by the suicide of her only son ; and the fourth married Prinoe YpsilanlJ, who oommitted suicide m order to eaoape a worse fate, to whioh be had exposed himself by dishonest financial transactions. His widow was deolared bankrupt m 1886. Her eldest lister, the divorced wife of Count Victor Wimpffen, has just oommitted suioide m Vienna.

The best medioine is Sander and Sodb' Huoalyptj Jjxtraot. Test its eminent powerful effects m oougbs, golds, influenza, etc — the relief is instantaneous. Thousands give the most gratifying testimony. His Afajesty the King of Italy and medioal Dyndioates all over the globe are its patrons. Bead the official reports that accompany each bottle. We have no oooasion to offer rewards m proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medioal clinics and univerBities, the official communication of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne ; the djpjoroa awarded International Exhibition, 4meterdam— all these are authentic dooumente, and, as sgoh, not open to doubt, We add hero epitome of one pf jibe various cases treated at the olinio of j3ohult?, W-P. professor, etc.—" 0.8., 24 years old ; opngpstional abscess on the thigh. Inoisiona made m two places. Although Lister's dressing was applied, the secretion beoame, two days later, ytfy oopious, and had adopted a foetid deootnposed ob^raotor. The temperature rose enorm,onsly. tn bonuea^ncG the dressing was removed, and id p^fi, Wo*e made daring the Jay-t^ine repeated irrigatiQnß wiih Buoalypti pxtraot. The offensive footer dis- : appeared very so.on, the feyer abated within ! a few days, and tho patient reooyered after; the lapsa of several weejks. In this instance we must not lose sight of tjoie fact that the latter treatment saved the patient's IJfv '— (Advt.) 3

Keating's Cough Lozenges cure Cough s Asthma, Bronchia?, Medical testimony stat c that no other medicine is so effectual m th c cure of these dangerous maladies, On c Lozenge alone (rives ease, one or two at an v time ensures rest, For relieving difficulty i^ .breathing they are invaluable, They contai no opfrni nojjf *ny violent drug, Soldby&n

I An old man of three score years and ton, /Who has been m trouble before, but who !na > kept out of it for some time, wa brought I before Major Steward, J.P , today on a joharge of drunksnness. Sergeant Felton suggested that it would be well to get him into the Old Men's Home, and the Magistrate concurring, undertook to make the necessary applioat'on, A fine of 10a with the alternative of 24 hours imprisonment was . inflicted, so as to seoura him shelter and food lin the meantime. The case is another instanoe of the evil effeotß of drink as the man m question was years ago engaged m a large way of business, and an employer of many hands. Tbe *• New Zealand Herald " says : Already ' speculation has begun as to the candidate

for the seat for the Waipa district, which has been rendered vaoant by the" death of Major Jiiokion. The names mentioned are — Mr J. M. Shera, Mr 8. Vaile, and Mr W. S. Allen. The last-mentioned gentleman sat for some years m the House of Commons for New-cnstle-under-Lyme, and was a member of the Radioal party. Hq e*me oat to Now Zealand and purohased a considerable amount of property m variouß districts. He is at present on his way out again, after v, short visit to England, and may be expected m , Auokland by next San Franoisoo iteamer , It is said that while he was hero ha stated that he would have no objeotion to go into politics. In the " Pahi&tua Star " W. F. Howlett, > well known m the bush districts and not j unknown m journalistic oircles, writes :— A ; certain noted judge of land had wearied his j legs by inspecting carefully a large rough I section; oh dear, how he wearied them.

Miles and miUs of rioh, unctuous olay you pueh through ,you get drenohed, torn and cold. The oruel lawyers howk pieces out of your nose— a fact— and you get biok to camp hugging your secret, namely, that the land is for oertain reasons available for your purpose, Well, thp aaid mv determined to put m, and requirad a marked oheque to ■end with his applioatioD, When he went to the banker to get the oheque marked, the ' amount enabled the banker to Bpot the ■action. This was • tip with a Tengeanoe 1 The banker immediately applied himself and got it 1 The uiual monthly meeting of the Greet■treet Bohool Committee was held m the Bohoolroom on Oat. 4 th. Present — Messrs Sutherland (chairman), Good, Blaok, S. and J. Knox. Oorrespondenct was read as follows { —(1) From Board of Education stating that no grant could be made for renewing fenoes till the Board is m reoeipt of its share of the amount recently voted by Parliament for Bohool buildings. (2) From Board of Education stating that they would allow £2 10a for repairs to outbuildings. (8) From Board of Education forwarding copies of a Patriotic Hymn whioh have been supplied by the Education Department for distribution among the schools throughout the distriot. The Board also advised having paid m the amount for cost of repairs to the sohool house, (i) From Mr B. F. Bell asking for the use of the sohool to give his entertainment. " Diorama of the Egyptian War." Granted aubjeot to the usual conditions. The Master's report was received and read. The Committee were glad to see that the attendance had increased during the last quarter, but considering the number on the roll it had not increased as muoh as it Bhould have done. It was resolved that the small matter of repairs brought under the notioe of the Committee by the Maater be left m the handß of Messrs Good and Blaok. It was decided to have the fenoes trimmed and generally pat m order. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Master oalling his attention to the state of the trees m the sohool grounds. Accounts amounting to £4 4« were passed for payment and the meeting adjourned.