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Motueka Star, Volume III, Issue 116, 23 September 1902, Page 3

An American expert advises as follows : —Make your trees root deeply by ploughing and cultivating the orchard the first, seconn, third, and following years, and by keeping the surface clean.

The Eiffel Tower is to be eelfpsed by a gigantic globe, which will be the sensation at the forthcoming World’s Fair, to be held in St. Louis, United States, America. The globe in question is to be 700 ft in height, and will contain a roof garden, theatre, circus rings, and an observation tower.

A Bunnythorpe farmer has cleared the sum of LBO 12s from oaten chaff raised from cropping 6| acres. Land in that portion of this district is at present fetching faiily high pi ices, and in most instances they equal those paid for the best land in outside districts.

The Union Steam Ship Company will commence the summer services about the beginning of December. Steamers will 'run daily to and from

Picton and Nelson, Onehunga and New Plymouth, and an extra vessel will travel between Lyttelton and Wellington.

The Government Poultry Expert has completed the compilation of the ne-v pamphlet on poultry matters, and will probably be ready for circulation in about a month’s time. The pamphlet, of which IC,OOO copies are to be issued, will contain some of the contents of the pampnlet published last year. The new portion will deal with poultry incubating, the feeding, and rearing of geese and turkeys, etc. The Hoi). C. H. Mills, in answer to Mr Guinness, repeated his former statement "that the Government will not put any sum on the Estimates this year to enable Education Boards to pay school committees ou a more liberal scale.

“Will you admit now that there was something in my point ?” asked the member for Wakat.ipu when the Acting-Premier yielded to pressuie and altered a clause. “Oh, no,” replied Sir Joseph. “I go on the golden rule, and never admit anything.” “Ah, no,” said Mr Fraser, “that’s your chief’s golden rule.” Culled from the public works debate :—Sir Joseph Ward, apropos of the demand for increased votes and at the same time the denunciation of laige expenditure : “It’s time we heard the last of this preaching of political hypocrisy !” Mr James Allen: “Those are strong words !” Sir Joseph Ward : “Oh, no ; hypocrisy is a very common word —I have heard it often lately.” (Opposition laughter.) Mr "Haselden: “Not from your side of the House, though !” Sir Joseph Ward : “The membei for Patea wants over a million of money for his own district alone.” (Laughter).

The “ Microbe” bringing cough and Cold, Has now a busy season, And bound to get a lasting hold Unless we list to reason. Neglect may bring us to the grave, That’s positive and sure, But every danger we can brave With WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE.