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Manawatu Herald, 8 October 1896, Page 2

In this issue appears an advertisement relating to th 9 world renowned Wolfe's Schnapps. The cherry plums have been cut off by the severe frosts and there are likely to be few, if any, in this, district. Troopers are being enrolled in England by Imperial officers to act as mounted police in Rhodesia. The Legislative Council peremptorily threw out the much stone-walled Liquor Bill by 18 voles to 10, at which, no doubt, the Premier is pleased. On Sunday next the Rev. W. Dawson of Otaki will conduct the services in the Methodist - church, and on Tuesday the opening of the new sohoolrootn will be ( celebrated with a children's concert. The particulars appear in our advertising columns. The teller of the Bank of New Zealand at Blenheim went to the strong room on Monday morning and struck a match to light the gas. A terrific explosion followed. The plate glass windows were smashed, and the papers, cheques and notes in use strewn all over the room. The teller (Mitchell) had a narrow escape, bat was burnt about the face and arms, and his hair was singed The ledger keeper was hurled from his desk into the manager's room. The others on the staff eacaped injury. The force of the explosion caused other buL dings in the vicinity to vibrate. The came was a faulty gat pips.

Messrs Abraham and Williams hold a horse sale at Falmerston on Saturday. The sharp frosts we Have been experiencing have played sad havoc With the early Drops of potatoes. A syndicate of Auckland and Taranaki speculators is reported to have decided to I commence oil-boring operations at IngleI wood. A London syndicate also proposes tG start work in the same district. Prom Judy— First married man ! Ah ! in these days we don't see so much of the " Darby and Joan " business — Second married man (turf patron) : No s it's more 11 Darby " and Oaks. Then and now. At the battle of Trafalgar the heaviest gun used ihrew a projectile weighing only 321 b., which was 6.41 inches in diameter; the modern 110 gun uses a Bhell weighing 3,0001 b., of IG£ inches in diameter. A monster boar, which has been doing great damage in Swanson's Bush, Waitakerei, Auckland, for the past 15 years, has been shot. His length from snout to tip of tail was Bft 6in, and his tU3ks were lOin long. From " Fun "—Sold again !— Tomkyns : I've been for a ride in a horseless carriage. Robinson : ReaHy ? Where did you go ? Whose carriage was it ?— Tomkyns : From Victoria to Charing Cross on the Underground Railway I A healthy appetite, but a bad digestion. A fork, a piece of iron, 2 teaspoons, a needle, a piece of lace, a crochet needle, 2 2£in nails, 4 pieces of glass, 8 buttons, and a key were recently taken from the stomach of a woman in an Odessa hospital recently. She is still alive. The Engineer of the New Plymouth Harbour Board states that as soon as all the available machinery is set to work the Board will .then be in possession of dredg-ing-power equal to a total of about 100,000 cubic yards per annum. This should, in a year or two, vastly improve the condition of the port, and effectually provide for its future maintenance. After four days' boring, Mr Smith, manager for Mr Job Osborne, well borer, struck water at a depth of 220 feet, three miles from Qisborne, obtaining a good flow, accompanied by a supply of gas, which burns at the pipe. Much interest is manifested in the result, as providing a good supply of artesian water in the district. The work has been undertaken for the Cook County Counoil. Capt. Ames, of the 2nd Life Guards, is credited with being one of the tallest men in the British army. This gallant warrior measures 6ft Bin in his stockings, and looks it every bit, thanks to his upright carriage. Nor is Capt. Ames of the lath sort ; built in proportion to his exalted stature, he is as fine a specimen of British physique as has ever been seen. We cannot say we altogether approve of the innovation. Two men in New York were in love with one girl, the letter's parents favoured one suitor, the girl the other. Finally the parents proposed that the two men run 100 yards race for her. Unlike the usual ending of such contests the suitor the girl favoured won. Mrs Williams, widow of the late Bishop Williams and mother of the present Bishop of Waiapu, died early on Tuesday morning aged 95. The deceased lady arrived at Paihia, Bay of Islands, in March, 1826, and afterwards resided in Poverty Bay for 28 years till obliged to leave there on account of the Hau Hau disturbances in 1867, when she came to Napier, where she has resided up to the day of her death. A correspondent of Newbury, England, hae sent a paper an account of a most extraordinary slaughter of snakes which took place at the beginning of August at that place. Quoting from his letter he says that "no less than 1,698 snakes, nearly all young ones, were killed. The snakes had found their way into a disused saw-pit, where they had laid their eggs in a heap of saw-dust, the heat of which duly hatched them. Not being able 1o crawl out of the pit, they were easily despatched by 2 men armed with sticks ; had they all been allowed to escape we must soon have become swarmed with these reptiles. Surely this must be the record for Bnake killing." A Thrush's nest. How many have noticed how beautifully they are built. The nest is about six inches deep and three and a half inches in diameter. The outside is composed of dry grass placed, apparently, very roughly, but the inside work is made into a close matting, the coils tied into tight rolls with threads of dry grass rolled round them, and then the inside is plastered with clay or other material until it is hard and bears the appearance of felt. There are plenty of thrushes around the town. The eggs are a bright pale blue dotted at the thick end with small black spots. They are an inch in length and three-quarters of an inoh in diameter. A landowner was much bothered by flaxhands using a paddock for their horses, without leave, and on visiting the paddock one day rounded the animals up and sent word for the owners to take them away. So far so good, He went the next day to see if his action bad been successful and was surprised to find a ' moke ' tied up to the fence with a saddle on. This appeared, at first sight, a deliberate attempt at opposition but on approaching the animal he found a note tied on the mane " I will give you — (so much) a week for the keep." Whether it was the horse or his owner that would have been really answerable in the end need not now be enquired into, for the landowner appreciating the opportunity for correspondence wrote on the horse, "If found here to-morrow, will be impounded." The hor6e (?) took the hint and has since kept clear of the paddock. At the third quarterly committee meeting of the Foxton, Manawatu, Wanganui and New Plymouth Railway Benefit Society, the secretary's and treasurer's quarterly reports were read as follows : — Sick fund, balance brought forward from June, £152 19s sd ; receipts for quarter ending September, £114 10s ; expenditure £124 sss ; balance in hand, £143 4s sd ; medical fund receipts, £28 465 ; expenditure, surgeon's acconnts, stamps and stationery, £27 8s sd; carried forward, £1 7s 7d. Eleven members were admitted into the sooiety, making a total membership of 326. The medical fund showed an increase of members for the quarter. Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders and Son's Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effect in Coughs, Colds, Influenza ; the relief instantaneous. In serious cases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy — no swellings — no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis. Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, &0., Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs. In use at all hospitals and medical clinics ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned i with medal and diploma at International ' Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and ejeot all others. — [advt.]

Under this system any of the parcels advertised will be sent to any address in New Zealand, post free, the prices charged being exactly the same as those at whioh the f|oods ate sold over the counter in Weiington. As may be inlagiaed, however, this liberal offer is only extended to cash oustomers, and all orders for advertised parcels must 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 example. Take for instance No. 7 parcel, which contains 7 yards of double width stylish 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 sent, post free, to any address on receipt of 15s 9d, from Te Aro House, Wellington. One of the drawbacks of country life, at least to the small settler, is undoubtedly the increased price he has to pay for any articles of clothing ox general drapery, by reason of the extra charges for freight or carriage. This drawback need exist no longer, for extra charges are done away with under the new parcel system which has been inaugurated at Te Aro House, Wellington.