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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1634, 13 February 1886, Page 4

. The -., Southland . $&Osy < sarjCaptijoaHy! commences an article on the' water sup-! hence deducing conclusions somewhat! : wß >i; -fTqii»,^^sß ( - ir «e&^i<»# % li^«( chronicles of this period :—" The nvat few generations I '^ citizens hat! a regulai! custotri£< ) At. internals iofi I irregular re-j on'rreuce they appear to have sufEeredj from, * although, from the fact that no reinainsj of public, nnd few of ,priya^ft,.batliß luye, ■ iver beeu' discovered, that fel^rrieut d6es not seem to 'have bseu m much request! . except for the purpose ot diluting th/ 'Sa^bifrW bevferage ;of the^ perWH^a pungent and highly Btimulatihg[eßßtjuce obtaiped.by the fenneptation and distil-' latibii of various gfajus and roots. 1 ' , i : | Tw.oiuseful inventions are described m a London Journal as promis,ingl large-! ..ly $*? incr ; oaße ( the:qnantity of gold ex-! traded from minerals.' One of; ;the|nviq •an improved .mercury amalgamating machine, by which the yield of goM ia notably augmented," and most of thei "float" or "flour" gold, hitherto lost! under the bast process is saved^ hat tis fS^afrded asj st i 11 I "m^cefi i mp'o reap t inj tTmlineTsa very ingeniougWapplicatioii ofeleotricity with quick-Jiinc and /com-: mou salt, by which, as is claimed, the; most intractable of auriferous ores are; coinpellptTtJo yield up[th£h jw.Jiole charge, of precious metal. The r rate of produc-j wtion^as provea by exhaustive* t©Vfa<ft?tiste at London, shows about or.« ton per hour of ore for one ' small Sjynamtf -"machine, and' while the certified co'ste amount to hut a few shillings per too,] the value pf the golli gained is said to average 95 per cent of all that the ora contains — a most remarkable result aa compared with other methods. j .• I flowa =nian* says"': — '^I'h? fcinnei' "" Bometime/ has iie^u of a in* a barl>ed wire fence, used but seldom ; he must nevertheless, put up a substantial hinge or slide gate: I have seen a gate put iv a barbed wireg good! fence with very little trouble m this; mauners^s Builds* the.-j fen^e*** without refereuce^to the? gat^;'* then*'lfclect thi-| location«fejr lihe^ ga\e»anß*^taple the: wire securely to the two gate posts ao iti cannot slip. Cut the wires at one of the posts and. fasten the ends to a, light i&&%? w*«f6d i* ws*tt s m ;pt>Vt. *%t one end of this piece of wood m a shal low hole beside the post, and m a wire loop r*)und the post fpr^greater socurity, if yo^lil!^, and place £ w^elloq^ over it/and I^ the post at the top; atfd^your gat« is finished. It can be opened m a moment, and for occasional use is as good as a hinge gate." m Old : frriend :— '• Ydu'oii^t Vo'be very proud of your wife." Host : " I am." Old Friend : " She is a very brilliant talkwclN Pqst : 'VShe is.^AOld/^end : " I could listen to her talking the whole night." Host : " I often do." The close connection between intoxifjjatingi driol7;and>fci3ime;fjs»fb"eerf igepy strikingly illtietrateJ by Lora Napier, of Magdala, who has stated that he caused a return to be prepared of «the offences ot about. tß,poo "Soldiery reiultiho wing that thei total abstainers m Vtlie tium ber had no crime, the abstainers practically none, the whole body, of crime being ainone: those who drank freely. "It is impossible for me," wrote\ the rßishoDj of/'jliQndqn^ aboqt 'stro'ria: drirfk 1 / 1 * to' 'ekkU 'from •tKe memory of the fact that I have found myself very much better able to work, to write.; to. re^d, an^d to ,darwhateveP'l mayhave^to db, eVejr sihee 'I absfcained entirely from- all intoxicantig liquor." - - According to: recent statistigs the food products of the Southern State's of America are largely increasing. Between 1875 and 1884 there was an -increased production oLcbrn amounting to bushels. iThe; gain nnpat^idu ring the same peruftKwaa 29,399,5TC(D bushels. Arkanas, Virginia, the "Cat olinas, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, iandjKebtubky proDu&e ?theinc*reaseMnVcorn,/and it expected that the present year will^witoess a still further augmentation." to live stqck, tne. increasQ is ..thds t reportedA'in 1875, the; Southjhad ,5,193,300 sheep ; m 1885,/ uo less than 12^40,323. The 'nufnber of hogs : given ' ; 'f n " i 875 ' $as 10}03^3000 ; in j 1885, 16'532,5r6. The number of cows went lip from 2,709,200 t0;3i6'12,673.; and the ubxien; and. > other .cattle, ' f increased. , ■ ,f rom , ; 6, 140,800 to .9,423,337,. .Adding, togetjbei; the of alpkinds of farm 'animals, it appears Wat ! 'itf '' 1875 "the "total 'number', was 27,668,105, an(i m 1885 46,427,243 " v ; tfitis Showing 'an 'lnbrea'se m numter of 18,819}138'i; ; and m • vi»lue the progress ,3vas represented by. hdl less a sum than IMS,QQO,OPPO dollars, or nearly 40- mil- ; lions: stewing. „.;,, ;.. :.,;,.-.,,',...■.„.] ; Th& monthly, produce, (report of . the J?e,w,., • Zealand '.JLoan,; s and : , Mercantile .Agency/poinpa.ny (Limited) , sjtates Jthat ithe average wheat 'cfbp ttis' season m : South Australia is under three bnsheis par acre, arid* whfiit grain there is is 1 small and' shrivelled* ! It is expected tKftt Very little will be ayaj}ablo faf export ftipm the Opjpny f >-.f;i ■■ -ji.f.y. <;; f ; .j,,'/

- AV : e l*T»ni tint tltf.' injur.t'S sustained by Mi«B kill,)' Wt-fe Ul..idi>ull) Spill:tl. Air Fitzgerald, chemist,of Wellington, ilr ..\ s uiitiiiiuii tc ctil am h ei-:ti 8 «if value m w.rifiis <ti>eatjt s. Mr Williams m Mr FitZi.'cr;il<J« a«e t. m PaliiK-rslo.i. through -.\ hoin any special article can be uli'taiu'cd. \ We (Chronicle) learn that Mr PiMiiu, •>f.th<- X^U.-ii I'tmt office, is fxpi-i-teil (o arriv iw Wang.iiuii m a ; -Jl ty-jiff" two to.nllthn vacancy caused Vty tlie VetiEtintfi't uf Mt Uiti lite, who <h:«« ;jqij"/''j Mir Htvigpiif/oiii the- 1 : Woudville . ' L t£sa?ninei\:^ \. :i - u „u . \. -„\\ :-' MrH j. Elliott, 'Und«r Seore,t*ril.iu J hc/| LnndH -LMp atmnnf, :irrivfd m Wantfaniii hy t\\f liitc train I.ißt iiiyht. The cxpoHun- m our colnmiifl a day jt two ago of' the Morman Electric Liylit hiibinens has we ruKrct to say, hei-ii the means of nukintj un acqicintid with tliH nronus of :Sonis'""soi;i-owiHg Wan-' victiniß:.> (J/irpnicle. A very gobiKstorv is told of an old i ■ priest m Ireland. Before commencing j his sermon .he remarked, "Wow my i friends, I am* jfoin' to praich a sermon from the epistle o' Paul to the Romans, for divil a X\a& 4id>he ever sind to \ht protestantsi-" '. j We underatand that a number of the rams which were not sold at the late rani fair at Bulls, have since been privately disposeil of . Among these were a Butnber of' pure pedigree? Romney Mnrsh ite^is^th^ prope^\of Mr W. Akeis, which were sold at a satigfactory .figure. . ; . i Messrs /Tiiotria^ ißarnWrj^ .Th^tyas Cummins, .^renuiapj R.: Jackson, ,F. M, . and, Jajiies^liain have been .^lectetttf "licensing committee for Wknganui. Thaje ftas .no opposition. Messrs Welch and Go. have a special display ?ofs valen bines of nianif old* design's iand at, various priceg. . . , . ." . From Dr Mt.rriner who i a'tendinj Miss Eellyy-we le'arh that she is suffering from concussion of the spine, and it may be-some days before the actual extent or nature^otthe i injhnes *^Ban be correfetlyNgsberyihed,^ iiA^rtssfble at present to .say what may be the ultimate effects or final result of the unfortunate ■accident. ■:• : : ■■■'••.. : . . ii : ' " A "lady^jn Otaki, requires, a useful v Ser«: rant to whom good wages will be paid. Money Store hag as special announcement elsewhere to which atten-: We learn that notwithstanding the prolonged drought, m many parks ofFitz j herbert and elsewhere where bush has; (been iefledf. iteaa-30 wet. :uuderfle"athitb;at it cannot be.bu?nt i « I.tiUjniqre1 .tiUjniqre thoroughly dried, which wo.uld require another couple, of wefekk v liot' weather at iettst!' : . • I Messrs, Stevens v a^id €rortpn will sell at/their rooms 'Ran°fitikel : street on Sat-] h ixt&s at^'pim^th^'privelei^eS.bf; the" Bacsiri^ ; Gljib. / 1 »It \ is^probifcftfti. I . thaij t. f Sri^fl the privileges < ithere< will be keen competition. ,d$&S\W- I The following -are- the names of thdi ' persons ! who Werb : noihinateH to-day, if or a Licensing' Cou3mittee:—Thos. Hall by Messrs T. R. Walton and ft. Hutcheson { G. M. Snelspn by Messrs Wollenn'an| and ; %" Stewart by ''• Messrs Wm^lncl4rs / on> atid' r M, Wkay f ]>. G. West by Messrs .3". P.Leary and A. H.j Wylds;H.,S. Palmerson by. Messrs Q-l M^Snelsbn'and j. Hatilon. ' ' A ''■'"' \ A lecture \ with , • lantern ■, illustration^ is annouuced for. Thursday eveniug, m