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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3501, 26 September 1882, Page 2

Early rising was practiced by a very large number of persons to-day for the purpose of seeing the comet. The little selfdenial that was thereby entailed was fully rewarded. The Artillery Band played a 'selection of music on Marine Parade, near the Court House, last night, in first-class style. There were a large number of persons present, who seemed' to enjoy the musical treat afforded. In the year 1880 the revenue of the Borough of Napier, according to a Government return, waa put down at something over £SBOO, and offices expenses afc £1603. In the same return Invercargill shows an income of £15,641, and office charges £545. It will be seen by our telegrams that young Mr Winter, brother-in-law of Mr Sheath of this town, who was reported missing at Christehurch, and for whom search parties had been scouring the country towards Akaroa, has turned up at Hokitika. The number of entries for the forthcoming Agricultural and Pastoral f-'ociety's show at Hastings is as follows :—Horses, 94 ; cattle, 55 ; merino sheep, 80 ; longwools, 91. It will be seen that there is a slight falling off in the number of entries from that of last year. Unless something is done a good many of tho drains connecting premises with the main sewer will cause more mischief than enough. We have seen some of these drains that are completely choked—a? was predicted—and they are creating worse nuisances than those tbey were intended to obviate. We are requested to acknowledge receipt of the following sums in aid of the Jack relief fund : — From a friend, £2 2s ; J. G. Kinross, £2 2s; Colonel Herrick, £1 ; John Bain, £1; J. Harding, £1 ; R. Harding, £1 ; David Gray, 10s 6d; H. R. Holder, 10s ; I. J. Hutchings, 10s; James O'Connor, 10s; Ole Hansen, 10»; John Dwyer, 10s; William Ireland, 10a; John Sullivan, 10s; R. 8., 10s; R. E., 10s ; H. M., 10s ; George Turfrey, 5s ; Benjamin Ireland, 5s ; Mat

Vestey, ss; D. E., ss; D. X, sa; Poor Boy 5s ; E. P., ss. The Hawke's Bay Rifle Association held their annual meeting last night at the Empire Hotel. Captain Garner presided. The balance-sheet showed the sum of £8 8s 9d to the credit of the Association. The election of officers resulted as follows :—His Worship the Mayor, President; Messrs J. H. Vautier and H. S. Tiffen, Vice-Presi-dents; Mr J. Ross, Treasurer; Mr G. Pram, Secretary ; Messrs Cato, Galbraith, "W. Duncan, Hooper, F. W. Williams, H. Williams, and Secretary and Treasurer ex officio, General Committee. It was resolved to erect permanent targets at Petane. Votes of thankß were passed to the late President and to Mr W. Villers for their cordial support to the Association, and the usual compliment to the chair terminated the meeting. Mr David Fleming, of Clairmont, Waverley, left for Napier on Monday evening, (says the Patea Mail) taking his wellknown pedigree bull Ensign 111, by the Duke of Hazlecote, out of Red Rose. Tbe bull has been sold at a high figure, and will be a valuable addition to tbe herd of the purchaser, H. J. Twigg, of Petane, Hawke's Bay. The French Chamber of Deputies have voted to omit tbe name of the Deity from the oaths taken in courts of jastice. The new formula ia to be:~-"I swear to my honor and conscience." The Chamber also voted the removal of religious emblems from courts of justice. The best cuts of beef—that is, the most nutritious—are the toughest. So say the scientists, and the butchers well know it. But the people who buy, all want the tenderloin, at at least the best of the sirloin. This is probably the finest portion of the animal for roasting. The cooks say that beef should be simmered—not boiled—for at least five hours, There has lately been exhibited in the Botanical Garden of Berlin the biggest flower in the world—the great flower of Sumatra, known in science as the Rqfflesia Arnoldi, and peculiar to Java and Sumatra. It measures nearly 10ft in diameter. Sir Stamford Ruffles and Dr. Joseph Arnold were exploring in company when they discovered this champion plant. Captain Gipsy Smith, a leader in the Salvation Army at Hanley, seems to have been rather hardly dealt with. He was presented with a gold watch as a token of respect on his leaving the district, and for accepting it has been dismissed from the Army by General Booth. Two lieutenants, who also received watches, will only be reinstated on giving them up to the Army. While the Pope was taking his usual drive one day recently in the Vatican. Gardens, a shot was heard close at hand. The coachman took fright, whipped up Ma horses, cried out " Help! Assassins!" and drove full speed into the court-yard. The guards ran for their arms, barred the gates, and went in quest of the supposed assassin. They returned to the palace with a dead cat.

An excellent way to stop bleeding at the nose is to give vigorous motion to the jaws, as in eating. In case of a child, give it a wad of paper to chew, or a cracker, and the motion of the jaws will usually stop the bleeding. If not, take a piece of paper— the margin of a newspaper will do—and roll ifc into a long narow wad, and crowd ifc between the upper lip and the teeth. This acts as a compress upon the blood vessels and checks their flow.

A chemist of Vienna has invented a new kind of glass, which contains no eilex, potash, soda, lime, nor borax. In appearance it is equal to the common crystal, bufc more brilliant; ifc is perfectly transparent, white, and clear, and can be cut and polished. It is completely insoluble in water, and is not attacked by fluoric acid, but it can be corroded by hydrochloric acid and nitric acid. When in a state of fusion it adheres to iron, bronze, and zinc.

The following has appeared in'thelLondon Times:—" The Bishop of Lincoln, writing to the Mayor of Grimsby on the temperance question, says the temperance pledge is iiot scriptural. Ifc undermines the Godhead of Christ, and he who takes the pledge and breaks it weakens the bonds of society. Tender consciences fear to break it, thus often sacrificing their health and entailing a burden upon others. The pledge is both unscriptural and heretical."

The terrible Tay bridge"* disaster is recalled to mind by an extraordinary discovery on the coast of Norway. There has just been picked up at Trondbjem what is supposed to be a door from one of the carriages forming part of the ill-fated train that fell from tbe bridge. It is described as being half covered with blue satin and padded with horsehair. Ifc is provided with brass handles and lock, and bears on the inside the number 414. The door has been sold by public auction as wreckage.

•The official native report of the engagement at Alexandria was to the following effect:—"Admiral Seymour killed. Eight ironclads sunk, two burnt, and four bound together to be brought to Cairo." At Tantah the buried Sheikh, Said Elbedawi, was reported to appear every night on the Mosque, and to incite the Moslem forces. To futher work on the fanaticism of the people ifc was reported in the villages that all the shells fired by the fleet bore this inscription: " This shell is intended for the destruction of Islam."

In these modern days of social improve • ment there is hope for everyone so long aa life exists, and the results of science show there is an antidote for every disease, however deep-rooted or stubborn. The external application of Pepper's Sulpholine Lotion, which may be obtained of Professor Moore, chemist, &c, Waipawa, is infallible in the eradication of all descriptions of skin diseases. No family should be without thia valuable specific.—[Advt.]

When Jenner discovered and developed the idea of vaccination he was regarded aa a wild theorist. The world was not more unripe then, proportionately, to innovations than it is now, but the people scoffed the idea because ifc seemed visionary. When Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam: Aromatic Schnapps was first given to the public, many discredited the worth of the great cordial. To-day, it stands wsthout a rival elixir in the catalogue of magnificent tonics. —[Adv..]