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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 942, 13 February 1871, Page 2

We regret to have to record the death of Mr Sampson Dingle, the eldest son of Mr James Itingle, one of the oldest and most respected settlers of the place. Mr S. Dingle, it will be remembered, accidentally cut the artery in his arm on the 2nd January, and was for over sixteen hours bleeding before assistance reached him, or he received surgical treatment Hopes were entertained that his life might be spared, but he gradually sank, and expired on Wednesday last, at noon. He was buried in the Cemetery yesterday, a very large number of the inhabitants following his remains to the grave. : —Taranaki Herald, Jan. 21. Mr Francis Williamson, of St. John's Nursery, received by the last San Francisco mail a package of Chinese grass seed, which closely resembles hemp seed. Chinese grass has come into notice lately, from its manufictuting capabilities. The fibre of it can be woven into handkerchiefs of the finest texture. The grass when growing green possesses the most nourishing qualities, sugar being an important constituent, and forms a delectable mouthful for cattle, which prefer it to any other kind of food. Mr Williamson intends sowing some of it, and will have great pleasure in distributing the remaining portion free to any persons who will give it a trial.—-Wanganui Herald.

A man in Ohio recently killed 13,780 snakes, in 20 acres of wpod on his farm, and he says there are as many left. He is trying to rent or.t the woods to picnic parties and Sunday-school celebrations, but the people of the neighborhood have Jiardly any enthusiasm for the piace. They say they don't object to a snake or Jwo here and there, but when there are 4Q,00Q in one sylvan glade, there is likely to be too much sociability. An editor in Michigan, who promised a, year's subscription for the largest melon left at his office, has been perfectly overwhelmed with specimens of this variety of the pumpkin tribe. His office, house, and barn have been filled with melons, and he sold enough of the fruit to pay all of his old debts.

A Scotchman who had to put up at an jnn was in the morning how he jiad slept. "Ah mon," replied Ronald, **naa vera wee], either; but I was Ruckle better off than the bugs, for de'il p, ane o' them closed an e'"e the hale