V The authorities of' the al Departmepf; have lateTy i-eceived 1 sarn r pies qf a tvbvv variety Jf inaike, 1! Which has been produced at Cuzco,' in Peru. It is bright ayd Almost white in color, and so large th.it at first sight it might be mb-takeb for broad beans. It hash thick fkirij arid is,softer than ordinary maize ‘butAt i 1 ’ b hite flovvqry ‘ and has a very , nice taste. Of ebufse, it remains to be, seihr Whether it will suit out 1 N.e,w Zeatniid c!'‘ii»ate, bat as Cuzco is far ah »ve fea lc\el :t i> expetted to do . so._ It 1 KtiU ax if it would be“ peculiarly adapted for being choked in a green state as a vegetable. The Pre L .aria coil esporident of the Cape Tinics. describing some of the* Boers''.who, shyrendered there after < pfea ce wa.S‘ ’ agreed to, says,:—“They show no sighs of dejection, nor* on the other hand, 1 Was there ang swagger. /They behaved'qhletlyv but as ihen who had don their dhty and who were not ashamed of themSelVes. 1 In appearance they seemed to "b‘e enjoying the best of health, iiV spite of hardships en^lurfed., Their hbrse>, as a rule, wei e a poor' looking lot.s’ Some few were i mounted bh tnules ahd an 1 in such cases.the outfit, if photograph* rl, have answfeigd as Suitable illusti-at ions < for thq pages of c Dpn Qdixote/ There ; . was hardly a textile fabric ti nd er tie J cun but what had been, Used for th;■ : purpose of cHmpiling or keeping old* gairipfehts, together. Bits of oilcloth, canvas, silk hose, and handkerchiefs could be seen scattered over the limbs ' of a single individual, the liinbs alone lending form : to , the covering, The .stock phrase now is, 4 Have you seeiT the newest thing .in trousers?’ and if 'one at the ‘ description' given the ingehuitjr '<Jisplayed ' iri ‘ the fash’i<mi ng of these ( gai*friehtsi has to be admired. Tiie 1 vveahefs Vtheinsfelves seed! father proud than otherwise of the suits, for, dressed itt, tlreifr, "there, is nq mistaking the lpen Whh stuck out to the last, and they; like'the people to kpniw it. For . all one knows/ 'these nien, may havfe 1 created a neW staiidard of g'eriealogical re^pebtahility 1; : " : *** Subscription tb MOTUEKA STAR : - Three Shillings and Sixpence a Quarter which may begin any time
IF YOUR CHILDREN are subject to croup watch for the first symptom of the disease—hoarseness. If Chamberlains Coimh Remedy is given as soar as the child becomes hoarse, the attack can be averted. Even after the croupy cough has the attack can always be provented by giving this remedy. It is also invaluable lor coldsmnd whooping cough It always cures and cures quicklv A Manoy, Motueka, sells it. 4 •
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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 104, 12 August 1902, Page 4
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