Manawatu Herald. [Established 27, 1878.] THURSDAY, SEPT., 1, 1904.

Manawatu Herald, 1 September 1904, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. [Established 27, 1878.] THURSDAY, SEPT., 1, 1904.

“ In Auckland there are only two free houses, and six in Wellington, and the proportion is somewhat (he same in the other cities.” —Hon. Mr Rigg on the Tied Houses Bill. Tanner’s new “ Ark," says (he Post, consists of a watertight barrel; the nose and stern are not watertight, and are simply designed for getting through the water. Altogether the “ Ark ”is a wonderful craft, and looks as if she meant business. Mr J. Hunter, who is leaving this town to take up his residence in Palmerston North, offers all lines of his stock at greatly reduced prices. He also requests that all accounts owing to him be settled by the 12th of this month. The first decent catch of whitebait of the season Was made by a local resident yeAthfdhy, whet) lie Succeeded in filling a kerosene tin with these delicate little fish. Considering the sale price is 37s 6d a tin for the first of the season it was rather a remunerative day's work. The steamer Moa successfully towed the scow Sitf Jlrifih Off the South beach yesterday morning, and she now lies anchored in the river at the heads. The next steamer that arrives will most likely tow her tlj) to the wharf where She will undergo repairs. Speaking on Saturday night at Sanson on the way weeds were spread. Mr Kirk, Government biologist said a ship unloaded ballast on some reclaimed land at Wellington and no less than 37 weeds sprang from it, of which 17 ol of them were new to the colony. He said the loss to farmers through diseases in stock was small compared (0 tbe losses through weeds. On tolerably long journeys, say of a hundred miles or more, the pigeon will average a speed of from 37 to 43 miles an hour. The celebrated racehorse Flying Childers, in a run of about three miles, covered 15.63 yards per second. The best horse in the world cau only keep up a speed approximate to that for six or seven minutes at most. The pigeon's speed is about 33 yards per second, just about twice as great. In a little bayou an old darkey’s flat-bottom canoe was shelved on a mud bank. The mud was too deep for him to get out and push, and he got madder and madder. In his exasperation he saw a woman stooping down at the landing some yards above to fill her pail from the stream. “ Get out o’ dat!” he called out, angrily ; “ ef ye takes a drop onten dis yere bayou till I gets afloat again I’ll mek ye pay fer it ef I hev to wed asho’ ter do it 1"

In the House on Tuesday night when the Premier announced that he would accept Mr Massey’s amendment on the land question as a want-ofconfidence motion, Mr Geo. Fisher exclaimed : “ Good on you, Dick, old boy.” Lat er on, when the Minister for Lands was speaking, Mr Fisher interjected : “Go on, Tam, go on! This is the racehorse they call Slow Tom!” This is a sample of the “ wit ’’ a long suffering c mntry pays /300 per year for. Some'yonng men at a bazaar the other day were rather shamefully taken in (says the Opunake Times.) A young lady’s glove was hung up on a card with (he intimation that the owner of the glove would kiss anybody who bought a sixpenny packet. In a short time many tickets were sold, and then the purchasers turned up to have (he bargain implemented. A stout elderly gentleman confronted them with a smile. “ This is my glove,” he said ; *• I bought it this morning. Now, come on I One at time.” But nobody came.

An enormous floating coal depot, said to be the largest in the world, recently arrived at Portsmouth from the Tyne. The depot will hold 12,000 tons, and is to be moored at Portsmouth harbour. It will be fitted with machinery that will enable the biggest warships to fill their bunkers alongside it. Being over 400 ft long, the depot will accomodate the largest cruisers afloat. At the present time great delay is experienced in coaling these ships from colliers. It is understood that the Admiralty intend to build depots that will hold as much as 20,000 tons of coal. A remarkable claim, which at present Rome does not quite know whether to take seriously or as a harmless joke, has been put forward by an Italian peasant named Francesco Roccbi, living near Imola. He asserts fhat he has discovered a method whereby he can change the sexes of fowls* and that in 1903 he succeeded in transforming 230 young cock birds into hens and making them lay eggs; the only difference being that the eggs of the transmitted birds were smaller than those of the genuine hen bird. This year, out of 75 attempts, he has, he claims, only failed once. Professor Grassi, though very sceptical about the matter, has carefully marked and handed over to Rocchi about 100 cock chicks, which the Italian has undertaken to convert into female birds. An amusing incident occurred on Friday afternoon last as the Wainui was leaving Westport. A man, who had apparently been having a good time with some boon companions, rushed down the wharf, and, believing that he had missed the boat, called out to some of the people on board to throw off his parcel. As no notice was taken of his appeal, he made a run down the wharf towards the stern of the boat, and just before the stern ropes were cast off, and the vessel left the wharf, be jumped aboard, crying as he did so, “Just in time.” The boat had barely got free of the wharf when the companions of the late comer rushed along and cried out that he was on the wrong boat. As the vessel by this time was out in the stream, there was no chance of the man getting ashore, so he left for Wellington instead of by the Hauplrj for Greymoqtb,

John Vanghan, a bugler who proclaimed the approach of Blucher at ' Waterloo, has just been admitted into the Ripon Workhouse. He is 103 years of age, and still in possession of all his faculties. Even in the uncongenial atmosphere of a gaol the flower of humour may blossom. In a Wellington prison one Sunday lately, the officiating minister asked his congregation to select a hymn from Sankey’s collection. The spokesman unhesitatingly announced his choice—” Free from the law, 0 happy condition. Automatic machines, to be called 11 Everybody’s doctor,” are to be placed in the Boulevards and principal thoroughfares of Brussels. By putting a penny in the slot one will be able to ibtain a remedy and also the pre scription for such ailments as sick headache, cold, lumbago, and toothache. SANDER ana SONS EUOaLPXTi EXTRACT. According to reports of a great number of physicians of the htghtest professional standing, there are offered EuCalpyti Ex tracts Which pfisieSS fld diirtttiVb (juAlities, In protection of the world wide fame of Sanders and Sons preparation we parish a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can be placed in Other products .'—Dr. W. B, Rush, Oakland F'a.. Writes It is sometimes difficult to Obtaiii the genuifle Article (Sander and &)ds). I employed different other preparations; they had no there* peutic value and no effects. In one case the Affects weiresiriiilalf td the Oil cAmphorn, the objectionable AiJtlOn (if Which is We i known.” Dr H. B. Drake, Portland, 0: - eg in, aaya—"Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus as I think it is by far the best.” fer L. Pi Preston s Lynchburg, V&., writes—" I never used any preparation other than Sander and Son s, as I found the others to be almost useless.” Dr J. T. Cornell, Kansas City, K ins,, says —"Care has to be exercised not 10 be supplied with spurious preparation ■, as done by my supply druggist.” Dr S. H. Hart, New York, says—“lt goes without saying that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is the best in the market.” Dr James Reekie, Falrview, N. M.— ■' So wide is with me the range of 'applications of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract that I carry it with me wherever I go. I finl it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubles bronchitis, etc.”

NfitMiEdT AIWaTS I)ANdEftOt}Si —Ho the average min its seems childish to doctor $ cold, and unless it becomes particularly annoying to him, little or no attention is given to it. Often a cold contracted in the winter is allowed to run until the opening of spring. This is a grave mistake, as even though the warm weather may bring relief) the system is thereby weakened and rendered susceptible to disease. A cold should never be neglected, whether it be a child or an adult who is afflicted, as health and often life is risked. A bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Bemedy, costing but a small amount will bring speedy relief and by its use all dangerous consequences will be avoided. For sale by all dealers. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, for Coughs and Colds never fails. Is A great slaughter of tinman animals, =ueh as fleas, flies, lice on plants, on fowls, on horses and on children’s heads, cockroaches, will be effected by using Book's “ Mortein ’’ Insect Powder and spreaders. Will kill within five minutes every fly in a closed room Price Is. Bock’s " Mortein ”is world fan’ and cunningly imitated. The public will kindly see that the proprietor’s name—“ P. Book and Co."*”is on every tin *6 none is genuine without it. All chemists and stores, locally of M. H. Walker, Red House, Foxton.