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Manawatu Herald, 21 May 1896, Page 2

While a young lady was singing " Sing, sweet bird ' at an Auckland concert last week, begins a paragraph in an exchangj with, apparently the laudable intention of keeping her name out of print, but upsets all such good intentions by continuing — " John Quin, her brother." See the point ?

There are over 1000 species of mush rooms known. Many are edible.

An Oxford don, famous for his absence of mind, and also for an unfortunate habit of mixing his words in his sermons, la'e'y electrified his heareM by saying, "W« all know what it is to have a half-warmed fi-<h (half -formed wish) inside us. " And, again, speaking of the different gooial grades in this mortal life, he add'd, " But when we die we all oome to a lead devil (dead level.")

" Eggs and Poultry" saya " The farmer should not be so unreasonable as to expect poultry to pay without, at least as careful feeding a* other sock ; the grain should not be inferior." This is another way .of stating that feathered bipeds of an advanced age are not to be caught with the outer husks of corn.

Worth remembering. Our letters are the same as those used by the Romans ; the Roman or Latin alphabpt is one of several alphabets derived from the Greek ; and the Grenk alphabet i:, with a few adaptations and addi.ions formed from the Phoenician ; and the Phoenician characters are derived from early Egyptian hieratio charaoters, or abbreviated forms of written hieroglyphs.

The Victorian Agricultural Department has decided to adopt the New Zealand sys tern of grading butter, and has asked the New Zealand Government to select an expert grader.

A cyclone destroyed the western portion of the town of Sherman, in Texas, and 120 persons were killed.

There is now no inch of soil in the United States where prize-fighting can be legally carried on. Congress has passed a Bill, and the President promptly s gned it, which makes it a crime in the District of Columbia, or in any territory of the United States, or in any Btrip of country under Federal control, to hold a prize fight.

In the United Kingdom the increase of expenditure for intoxicants in 1895 over the previous year was £3,676.984. The total expenditure was nearly 143 millions ster ling. The increase was chiefly in England.

A society ia being formed in Paris for the purpose of insisting that Legislative action be taken in regard to the declining population in France. The result will be watched with interest.

Yesterday afternoon Mr P. E. Jenks went into his paddock to catch his horse and caught it, and held it by a rope which he twisted round hi 3 arm in some manner, when something Btartled the animal and he careered around the paddock/ with Mr Jenks, who was unable to free himself. The result was a damaged arm and bndly swollen shoulder. Mr Jenks visited Mr Hamar, ths chemist, who found there was no dislocation, and it is hoped the patient will Boon be all right.

The Otaki Mq.ll says that Sir Walter Bull*r has only leased about 400 acres of the Papaitonga estate, the open land. The tenants are Mesqra CorufordandMoLeaYey.

Over 150 trucks are to be taken from this colony to West Auilralia for railway purposes.

Mr John Duvies has been again re-elected chairman of the Wirokino Road Board.

Paris fashions— There is no longer the possibility of a doubt that mohair 3 and alpacas are the materials for early spring and summer.

The business of the big draptry firm of the la'e peter Bobinson in London has been formed into a coflap&ny, and his heirs receive £734,000.

It has been ascertained that Trudgeon was an inmate of the Burnham Industrial School at the time of the Kaiwafra murder and for some months afterwards.

Ha's are really very pretty this season in Patis. The shapes are less eccentric ami raoro breaming, and the. trimming ex • cepdiutfly variedi

A bricklayer's labourer named Charles Hook, employed by the Public Works Department, fell off the launch Ellen Balance on Tuesday morning an she was proceeding to Shelly Bay, and was drowned.

Messrs Abraham & Williams will hold a clearing sale of Mr F. Q. Andrews' stock at Shannon on Monday, the lit of Jane.

All through the district Mr J. G. Wilßon has been remarkably well received.

Next Wednesday Mr J. R. McMillan will sell without reierve on acoount ol Mes6Vi Dudson Bros, oaten sheaf chaff, horses, the mare " Elaine," drays and waggon, and a 10 h.p. portable engine by Eoby.

We thank Mr Eagav, the secretary of the Otaki Maori Racing Club for a complimentary ticket for the meeting on Monday-

The sale of privileges for the Otaki Race meeting realised £80 17s Cd as against £95 12s 6d laßt May.

The Pohangina County Council passed the following resolution at its last meet* ing :— That the e'erk write to the Palmerston North Licensing Committee expressing the opinion that this Council is against the granting of any hotel license in or near the Pohangina Township.

Mr Blake showed us this lnor'n'ng a few whitebait that had just been caught In the river. This is very early, almost a month f oo soon. The Natives generally say that when the whitebait come early a dry summer ensues.

Mr Goovge Coley started his flaxmill this morning.