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Manawatu Herald, 10 September 1892, Page 2

Lambing returns are now coming in. A contemporary sayg the percentage in Rangitikei is likely to. be 75. Mr B. Gower {informs us that from one small flook he has tailed over 100 per cent. We hear of another sheep farmer who expects to get near this, as he has had many doubles, and even triplets. •The experiences of the " Sandwich" man on Thursday were suoh that others will not be tempted to interfere with the new line initiated by the adventurous earner of an honest " bob." In the afternoon business became warm, the small boys saw an object to attack, and attacked, His hat was •• bonetted " and he was considerably/chevied by a number little less than fiftjr. The. " sandwich " who had become a plain slice, took everything in good part, and a long beer refreshed him greatly. Referring to the Oroua bridge accident we notice that the Mercury blames the Manawatu County Council for not repairing the hand-rail. The care of this bridge is vested in the Manawatu Road Board, and therefore the C«unbil had nothing to d$ with the repairs, or even to see if such repairs were needed. The blame should be laid on the right shoulders. The stock advertised by Mr Guerin, have been sold. Mr Hopkirk, the contractor for the erection of Mt Smith's new house at Motoa, is making good progress. The Manawatu County Council meets fov business on Wednesday, at Sanson.

Messrs Stevens & Gorton's stock sale at IPatmerston is advertised elsewhere, and will be held on Thursday. 'Mr Greenwood has taken Mr Hooper as partner, and Mr Forlong has severed his connection with the late firm fo Greenwood & Forlong, and bas removed to Wangauui. The SB. Aovangi, which arrived at Port Chalmers on Thursday brings Colonel C. W. Babington and family and Mrs Yarker, relatives of Mrs Bobinson of Herrington, on a visit to this colony. Hor passage has been anything but a smooth one. She left London on July 22nd ; had modenate to strong trades, and arrived at Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, on August 14th, at 2 a.m. She met unusually severe weather in the bay, and was cony pelled to land her passengers in chairs swung from the yard-arm. Left again at 3.30 p.m. same day. Had boisterous weather aoross the Southern Ocean, and reached Hobart at 2 a.m. on 3rd inst ; left at 11 p.m. that day, and had thiok weather to arrival. Messrs Baker <ft Cos. advertisement of their stud horses, Somnus and Loch- , nagar will appear in our next issue. A new advertisement from Messrs Thaoker & Pallant appears to-day. They are determined to " keep the game alive." The Returning Offioer, Mr T. F. Gibson, Esq., notifies in another column the result of the Borough Election. Mr McMillan has an advertisement in this issue thanking the Burgesses for their support The notice from the D.O. Assignee of Daniel JohSnnes bankruptcy is advertised to-day. Mr Osborne at the meeting on Wednesday night " scored " off a questioner. At the end of his speech he was asked, if elected, what would he do with the other tailors in the town. He replied, that for himself he would continue to do, as he had been doing and give an extra pair of trousers with every suit he made. He also remarked that as the questioner had given him an opening to advertise, which he fully believed in, he would like just to mention that his outter and tailor was the best in the district Not a bad turn to make, and most unexpected. We have much pleasure in drawing attention to Mr S. Startup's new advertisement appearing to-day. He has determined on a sale, at which, boots and shoes will be sold for next to nothing. Verily, verily, there is nothing like leather. At any rate the public has the innings now, if never before. Mr S. M. Baker, sometime clerk to the R.M. Court iv this town, has started in Palmerston as a Licensed Native Interpreter. We remind contractors that tenders olose at Sanson on Wednesday at noon, for the erection of a bridge over the Oroua river on the Campbelltown-Long-burn road. Messrs Stevens & Gorton's sale at Bulls will be held on Tuesday. Services will be held at St Mary's church, Foxton, on Sunday. Tenders for leasing the Shannon ferry must be in at the County Office, Sanson, on Wednesday next at noon. A special train will run on Wednesday morning to Sanson and back. See advertisement. Only in Palmerston. The Staiulard says; — A resident of this town bought a piece of meat the other day and on taking it; home discovered a tumour on it. He wisely refrained from eating it, and has it for inspection at his house. He considers a qualified inspector should from time to time examine the meat sold by butchers. At Eketahuna the funniest stories are told of the co-operative works. One party (says the Pahiatua Star) is mentioned who never worked more than five hours a day, and never made le3s than fifteen shillings per day. An English paper says that reoently the Parisian Tramway Company has had its horses shod with a shoe made of Bessemer steel, which can fie fitted on the hoof cold in a few minutes without a single nail. The sole is similar to that of the ordinary shoes, but at the front it has a bell-crank lover, which rests on about half the height; of the fore division of the hoof without compressing it in any way. A ring of the same flexible metal encircles the ho .f, run 1 ning from the two hind heels resting on the, top of the said lever which completely sup-' ports it, and consequently prevents it from compressing any parts"of' the partition of the hoof. The shoe has three small interior oalks whi h penetrate the horn of the, hoof, and prevent the shoe from getting displaced without the ring being previously removed.

Some men try advertising as the Indian tried feathers. H e took one feather, laid it on a board, and slept on it all night. In the morning he grunted out, " White man say feathers heap soft ; white man heap tool — humph."

Messrs Austin and MoPharson return thanks for their election.