Varieties.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 401, 14 January 1904, Page 7

Varieties.

;v\i . ♦ ...... A COLLEGE SHOEING. has evidently JjKraP been reduced to a eoieuce. At; rMaK. l ea3 *< that is what wa may infer from'the fact that the National Association of Master Horaeahoaxs in the United States intends,.to establish a college devoted |to the trads. The purpose ffiatitution, it must be confessed, lis 'admirable. A coarse in horse anatomy, |thß*|B&dy|o£ elementary chemistry and ', metalrargy| and the rudiments of veterinary surgery are to be included in the curriculum. ':; LUCKY AHDUNLUCKY HOtJKS. As common as the Buperstifcioa that Pidday is au unlucky day is the belief, on the Continent of Europe and in the • ' Orient, in the unluckinesa of certain hours. •■' In Paris this superstition is so rife that tastefully embellished carcL* containing a list of hours to be avoided are extensively sold, and it is stated that President Loubefc, before his recent visit to Russia, took pains to ascertain what wotild bs the lucky hour for starting on his journey. Predecessors of M. Jjoubet have been equally superstitious. Gambetta was so fully persuaded; that some days were lucky and others unlucky that before embarking on any important enterprise or ( journey ha consulted a famous reader of cards as to what would be an auspicious day. President Carnofc' was sceptical in such matters, and selected an unlucky hour for starting on his jouraay to L/ons, where he waßsasasssinated.

'* BALTIC AMBEE. . It ia said i;,o be an ill wind that;. blows nobody good. According ,to iha .'«Field,' tremendous gales which'raged ia January ia9fc did tho inhabitants of Rome of the villages .on the southern Balfcio coast a very good inrn, large quantities of amber being washssd ashore oy the waves. At Bothqnen;} for inaUnoe, am bee worth 24000 marks! (£1200); was picked up, while at obhes? places" there were satisfactory harvests of "this valuable substance. . A SEUESOME TOMBSTONE. ."«*< •' "i''?i ! » , :■ '■■:' ". . : There is probably not ia the whole world a tombstone with so terrible an inBMipbioa. as.that whiaii has recently been jeiein&d in the; oharehy&rd at. Debrecain, ia Austria. The stone baa been placed xby the Local Culture Association, whieh de'oidod that the remarkable record of the ' fam'iiy Moriez shonld bo preeerred. The inscription on the stone leads «—•- Here rest in the Lord, Joseph M. aricz, Senior,! Died in the 62ad yea* of his age. H<l was shot by ;his son. ;-? ; , j?(i ■&■'?;': Moricz, ■■- : ' ; - ■'• •;:, ' '-• Died at the age of 17, through Suicide. &*••' Shtfhad Shother Mother. ■ '■ Joseph Moriez, Junior, mDWSi afMe'.age of 27 in He had Shot hie; Father. The eternal Charity bo merciful to these poor sinning Souls,

SCIENTIFIC KITE FLYING. ■ The latest competition ia to coscern f itself with kites— with, the height to which kites can ba seat into the air- The comp&itpra Ifor the moat part wiil be savants of the oldwfc society of its kind in the world—the Society of Great Britain./ ' Th€t?i|liß tb take place on the Sasser' daw»s> eii mileß from Worthing, on or about 25feh Jane. It will ba open to all comese.. Kites hare already a value to the isconaut and to the zaeteorologiah, and the idea of' the society is to encourage scientific kite flying and to test the best form of kite for attaining great altitudes. No kite that fails to reach- a height of 3000 feet can qualify for the priza—the society's silver medal! «Thiß performance, however, > should not ba difficult, foe at the Faiis Exposition M. Teiesereue de •Bori attained an altitude of ,> three miles, and' Mr. Botch, an American, has achieved 'upwards of 15.000 feet at Blue Hill, Mpseashnsetta. Should there be any difficulty in getting sufficient wind on the downs, motor cars will probably be used to. give the kites a/start—just as a boy runs against the wind with his paper toy,.

;B AGIT&EIiE : BRING GOOD LOOKSI When woman learns her A B>C's of: beauty and charm she finds that grace comes near the beginning of the leeßon. A well developed arm, a pretty naok and .good shoulders go to the making of a charming figure. , ■' ;--:■ '-f- . : : '^ur'' ■ To obtain these nowadays there are ■-$ hundred nieMs, but none more pleaaant,\ entertaining and benefioial an exercsra' than bagatelle. Wheu a - woman cleans tar over the table, stretohisg her arms to make a shot, sue exercises the muscles of.; her- waist, and a novice will feel a Blights limpness from th* BtreteWag 0? thesfe aaua«leß» ~;.-< r. 1 - ' "v, -.'j-m