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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 91, 30 January 1892, Page 2

Eugene Field declares that when James Whitcomb Riley gaye 1 some readings on shipboard, while returning from Europe a few weeks ago, he had two enthusiastic Scots among his auditors "It is no wonderfu',Donal'," remarked one of them " that a tradesman suld be sica bonnie poet ?" " And is he indeed a tradesman ?" i asked the other." 'Deed is he,""answered the first speaker. "Did ye no hear the dominie intryjuce him as thehoo.-ier-poetP Just think of it, mon— just think o' sica gude poet dividing his time at making hoosiery 1" - The Optician says that a well»known firm of opticians in London manufacture specially constructed spectacles to be worn by horses. The object is to promote " high stepping." Horse spectacles, we learn, are made of stiff leather, quite v inclosing the eyes of the horse, and the sglasses employed are deep concave and large in size. The effect is ,to give the ground in front of the horse' the appearance of being raised ; the animal, therefore, steps high, thinking he is going uphill, or has to step over an obstacle m front of him. If the system is persevered with when the animal is young the effect is said to be marvellous.. Many horses, it is alleged, could be materially improved by a visit to the optician, and it is recommended that the sight of all horses should be tested. This particularly applies to valuable hunters, which are found optically unfit for their work, when a little artificial assistance would make them as useful as over. Apart from this consideration, many vices, it is believed, might be cured by means of eyeglasses. The cause of shying is, as a rule, short sight. Look out for J. B. Hamilton's first great bargain sale commencing on Saturday next, when the whole of this well* known fashionable draper/ stock will be offered at sweeping reductions. Every article will be marked in plain figures and goods will be sold for cash only. This sale will be the cheapest ever KmjiWn in Feilding and will be a regular shelfclearing sale, as all unsold summer goods will be clean slaughtered in price so aa» to sweep out the whole lot. — Adyt, There is one thing every housewife should know, and that is— Hercules Baking Powder is the best. Why? It is the cheapest because it is the best fpr making bread, pastry, cakes, puddings, scones, etc, In 6d and Is tins. - :