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Manawatu Herald, 19 November 1895, Page 2

By a reference to Mr Alf Fraser's adverisement it wi.'l be noticed that he has )p»ned up a fine assortment of Christmas sards we.l worthy of inspection. H» is !xpecting to arrive this week gift books and he Chr stmas numbers of th ■ t ap is he is [.gent for. Ashburton ItfcLachlan, saya Truth, has risited the Government Siaie farm and onnd t n acres pan ed with app c trees, ,nd he thought the basin ss sboud be tbandon d. He though 1 , too, the Minister if Lands wou'd be a better farm manager han he Minister of Labour. On Thursday Messrs Abraham and Wiliama hold a stock sale at Palmerston. Booking chairs of the styles prevailing lowaday.s are believ dtn hay» been invent- ' din the seventh century. They are men- ' toned by Venerable Bede : " The women | ; iow are so luxurious that they do have haii'd with wooden circle* on the leges and rhich sway, back and forth in such sort hat it mak-th one sick to behold them." ligh* you are old " Venerable " even a3 it raa ihen bo it is bow. t.<

Only £600 a year is spent on travelling expenses of, fruit experts* Who are are they; anil where are they ? Messr-» Gor on & -on hold a sale of stock at Feilding on Friday. The g-ap=* vine in the garden at Hampton Court Palnce is in splendid condition, notwithstanding its great age of 127 years. Early in the Reason it \va3 pruned of ahout 2,000 young bunches of fruit, and it now bears upwards of 1,200 massive clusters in pn>ce-s of ripening; The N.Z.L. & M; 4. Co t report of hemp — London dab es during the week report a firmer tone in this market, but local values remain unchanged, with very little enquiry. Mr E. J. Dowling, manager of the Bank Of New 2ea a. d at Oimaru, shot himself through the head on Friday morning. He had been subject to internal complaints for Bom* time, and suffered latterly from inaoirinia, consequent upon ill health, and Worry that was unnecessary, as his position as a manager of the amalgamated bank was assured. He complained prior to the suioide that he was not feeling Well. It is supposed that the distressing act was the outcome of a momentary impulse, consequent upon the physical agony he was suffering, as he had sent for a doctor. It is stated that the dress to be worn by th • Empress of Bu sia at the coronation cc emony next year has just been ordered in Paris. It Uto be decorated with pearls and gold, mawe'lously worked, and is to cost ov. r 1.000.000fr. .. • „ Mississippi has a convict farm, and it is not only self-supporting, but it actually yields a profit of something like £10,000 a yeah Hhe fol' owing extract from the farewell address by Lord George Hamilton to the London -chool Boar 1, on hi* resigning the chairmanship of that body, is worth placing upon record. He said: "As this is the firs* time I have ever had the pleasure of b ing associated with ladies in an administra ive capacity, I should ike to say that there is no part of the work which is more effectively performedj where authority is betted mairnained, and where the amount of work done in the time consumed is greater than in those committees on which the ladies serve." A pretty look out for the Levin State farm orchard : — S ■ much fruit has been raised in California (his season that the local markets have been glutted, and in Sau Francisco tons of melons, pears, and plums have been thrown into the sea. The oMest bui ding in the wor dthat has been uninterruptedly used for church purposes is St. Martin's Cathedral at Canterbury. The buiiding was originally erected for a churcht and has been regular y used as a plac ■ for religions gaherings for more than 1;500 years The snakewoo-i tr-e of Jamaica has hollow trunk and branches. The -ondon correspondent of a contemporary says : — A. tend r has been accepted I by the Ag nt-General for the constructionof a new ca'-ile steamer for the use of the liew' Zba and Governwpnti" Messrs Dunlop, of Glasgow, »iv the successful tender | ers, at a price considered reasonab o, j namely, ab-.ut £30,0000. Th« new steamer is designed strictly for use and not ornament. She will not be by any means pretty or yacht-like in appearance, and will not have any; him? like the fine lines of the Hinemoa. But she W'll be a useful, comfortab c boat, although her cabin accommodation will neces c arily be limited She wi 1 be fi ted up forward with all the necessary cab c r -pairing apparatus. As r gards I her machinery, she is to have every latest imp ov ment in ngine- and boi'ers. It is estimated that she will s ea>n 14 knots per hour on a comparatively small consu uption of coal. I understand she is to be named the There-a. Indian pipes, made in the shape of an elephant, h *ye been foun 1 in the Missis? sippi Vai ey, which g es to sh.nv that at one time here must have been elephants on the American continent. Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders and Son's Eucalypti Extract. lest its eminently powerful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza ; the relief instantaneous. In serious cases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burn-!, scaldings,. bruises, sprains, it is the saf-st remedy — no swellings — no inttam mat ion. Like surprising ~tf<>cts produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis, In flam matiou of the Lungs, Swellings, &c, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs. . In use at all hospitals and m, dieal clinics ; patronised by His Majesty -.h • King of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and eject all others. — [advt.] -One of- the drawbacks if- country life, at least io the small settler, is undoubtedly the increased price he has to pay for any articles of clothing or gen ral drapery, by reason of the extra charges for freight or carriage. This drawback need exist no longer/for extra charges, are doite 'away with- under the new,pgrjcel system which has been- inaugurated at Tfl A|9..Hou9e, Wellington. v Under this system any of the parcels advertised will be s nt to any address in New Zealand,, post free, the prices charged being exactly he same as those, at which the goods are sold over the counter in Wellington. As may be imagiu d, however, this liberal offer ia only' extended to cash customers, and a'l orders for advertised parcels mu-t be accompanied by cash for the amount, before the order can be executed at Te Aro House, Wellington. In illustration of the system we will give an examp c. Take for instance No. 7 parcel, whioh con ains 7 yards of double width sty ish fancy check tweed ; 2 dozen buttons and silk and twist to match ; 2 yards of body lining and 4 yards of skirt lining. This complete parcel will be Bent, post free, to any address on receipt of 15s 9d, from Te Aro House, Wellington.