Miscellaneous.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 392, 18 December 1908, Page 2

Miscellaneous.

Persons wbo require a first-clae* piano on very easy terms are advised to read tbe new advertisement of th* London and Berlin Piano Co., on our back page.* Beer and pbilantrophy evident'y yo liHnd in hand in the no-licen*® dwtdc* <>f Ma to ma, judging by the foil uiug advertisement appearing iu one of tbe G;>re journals : “ Horse cover lost, be tween Mandeville and Gore. Reward, ♦wo gallon* beer or to bospi tai, on returning earns to— ’’ Tbe butter moisture trouble i< more serious than ie generally thought. A min applied for the po M'ioo of factory manager submitted, us one of bis qaalifioaiione, that h> could pat 26 per cent, of moisture io butter, fur be bad been iu the babil of (faing in coonectiou with ihaTarauaki • r»de ! The maxim that it is better Iu be born lucky than rich was illuatialed by a story told of the rise in wool the otber day (ays the Napier Telegraph). Au influential farmer was approached to deal with his clip privately, and couseuted to do so. He named bis price at 8d per lb , bet the prospective buyer placed bis value kt 7<d, and the difference of |d blocked the transac tion. The projected deal was cried off. A day after «he farmer sold hw wool for lid per lb., and fhe fact of hie sticking to his debitable ]d po £6OO in bis pocket. And yet they say farmers have uu luck.

According to a wire from We'ling ton Dr Cockayne has been instructed by the Government to make a comprehensive report ou tbe beat way of dealing with drifting sand, which in some places is threatening to became a serious danger, especially on the coast between Patea and Paekakanki and

just.north of Wigton. It is estimated that over 90,000 acres in Wellington

alone are threatened with destraction. Something has been done with Marram grass, lupine and iceplaut, but it is not comprehensive enough. The planting of pines, especially jack pines, has been found effective io America. Dr Cockayne is at work near Balis, and after completing investigations in the Manawatu district will go further north. Tbe current issue of Night and Day, the quarterly organ of Dr Barnado’s Homes, is well worth perusal. It tells tbe story of a work which has rescued over 67,000. children, and which has always 8000 under its care. A fully illustrated account is given of tbe annual meeting of the homes and an ab scraot of the report of the year 1907, Tbe fourth party of emigrants from the homes l‘or 1908 baa just left for Canada. This party—l6s strong—brings up ithe number emigrated by tbe homes in all to the astonishing total of 20,271. Most of these bave gone to Canada, and 98 per cent, of them bave done well. Tbe accounts for ihe year are appended. A copy of j the magazine will be sent gratis and i post free on application to tbe hon. sec , Mr George Code, 18 to 26, Stepney Causeway! Loudon, E.