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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9070, 10 February 1908, Page 4

The Pohangina-Koraako Branch of the Farmers’ Union are holding their annual picnic in Mr Foxward’s paddock, adjoining the Forest Reserve, near Pohaugina, next Saturday. A large gathering is expected andja pleasant outing is assured. The Engineer of the Pohangina County Council on Saturday said rimu would last twice as long as totara, as bridge decking, because it was’not a question of lasting but wearing.

Mr W. Osborne, an old respected settler of the Manawatu district, dropped dead at his home at Kairauga yesterday afternoon. Deceased who was 75 years of ago had speut some 25 years in dairying pursuits in the district, and had recently returned from a trip to England. Ho was married twice, and leaves a wife and family. Late on Saturday night a disturbance took place in Christchurch due to a crowd of people taking offence at some remarks made at an open-air lecture, alleged to bo a Mormon. The speaker and his associatse were set upon, and chased through a number of streets by the crowd, but were eventually rescued by the police. ' The Minister of Lands (the Hon. R. McNab arrived at Feildiug today, and after inspecting the site offered for a dairy school he will go to Wanganui, where he will spend tiie night. By half-past ten next morning he will be at Hawera, and will remain there till Wednesday afternoon in connection with the inspection of the sriggested dairy school site in that district. He will arrive at New Plymouth the same evening and return to Wellington on Thursday. Mr and Mrs W. G. Signal, formerly of Mar ton wore tendered a farewell social on leaving Horotui Pnketo, last week for their new home at Te Awanmtn, Waikato. Mr G. Hall was in the chair and with a few remarks presented Mr Signal with a silver mounted set of carvers and Mrs Signal with a silver teapot and cruet. Mr Hall expressed great regret at their departure and wished them every success in their new home. Mr Signal suitably replied. Songs were given, and after supper dancing was iudulged in for a couple of hours.

The recent, Government edict that grain sacks are not to hold more than 2001 b weight of grain is (says the Timarn Herald) likely to prove a disturbing factor to those merchants who have laid in a stock of the large-sized sacks, and also to the farmers who have to buy them, for it will mean that, while the large bags cost more than the smaller ones, they cannot he filled beyond 2001 b, consequently each bag will contain a surplus amount of jute, which will be of no benefit. This, besides being a waste of money, will make stacking more difficult. One merchant, in speaking on the subject to a reporter, considered the Government’s’action a little arbitrary, but it must not be forgotten that the reform has been coming for the past two or three years—in fact, it. was actually decreed some time ago that not more than 2001 b bags would be carried on the railways, but in deference to the merchants who held largo stocks of the larger sized bags the regulation was suspended to enable them to get rid of their stocks.

The idea of co-operative housekeeping is growdng in favour laud, and in oue.;towu it is about to be tried on a large scale. The houses are to he built three sides of a quadrangle, and each family will have its individual house, but there will be a common dining hall, which will be connected with every house by a corridor, though on the payment of an extra sum, meals will he served privately in the different dwellings. One great feature of the nlan is that there will bo special part sot aside for the practising of musical instruments, so that tenants will not be tortured at all hours and in all places by scales and five-finger exercises. There will be a restriction on pets, but none, it is good to hear, on children. The whole scheme seeraa_ to be mostsuccessful, and applications for admission have been received from all classes. BURNT OUT. We take this opportunity of advising Farmers who have had the misfortune to be burnt out of feed lately to try “SUCROSINE ” It is the most economical food to buy. Obtainable from Brice, Broad 00., Ltd., Marton. Pearson’s Pepto-chlor is a safe and sure cure for indigestion. All chemists Is, 2s 6d & 4s.

Three young sons of Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia, nephews of the Kaiser, have gone to the manual labor training school at Gross-Xfich-terfelde, for the purpose of taking a course in practical mechanics. This is in accordance with an ancient tradition of the Hohenzolleru House. The eldest boy, Prince Friedrich Karl, who is 17, is learning the locksmith’s trade, and his younger brothers, aged 15 and 13., are being taught cabinet-maker’s work. One recent occasion is recorded on which the German Emperor did not make, a speech. With the kindly feeling which marks many of his actions, lie provided a sumptuous tea for 200 children attending the school near the house at Bournemouth where he is residing. He sat at table with them for some time, and then laughing heartily cut *the cake which decorated the centre of the room, but, says the wondering reporter, “The Emperor did not make a speech.”

An American has invented a process which he thinks will revolutionise the butter business. The cream is ripened by being allowed to stand in vats for six hours at a given temperature. Then it' is placed m churns with a perforated coil at the bottom made from block-tin, with an air-pump connection. The churning is accomplished by forcing the air through the cream. The butter is made within thirty minutes and is said to bo of more even colour and ■finer flavour than other creamery butter.

Three hoys, the eldest twelve years of age, children of Thomas Toogood, woodcutter, of Walhalla (Victoria), lefc their home at Glengarry. They secured a pony. The children were detained’ by the poloie at Tarragon. The Walhalla police were communicated with, and arrangements were made for the return of the boys and the pony. The father of ttys lads was away when they left home, and on his return found a note on the table, written by the eldest hoy. It was as follows: —“ Wo are going away to get work. We can do for ourselves, thank you. ”

It is stated that the tomatogrowers in Christchurch and suburbs are seriously threatened this year with a blight which is attacking both hot-house and open-air The fungus appears on the leaf as white spots, aud works quick havoc among the plants. The recent leaflet issued by the Department of Agriculture gives the following recipe for a special combined insecticide, and fuugicidde for tomato fungi and caterpillar : sulphate of copper, fresli rock lime, Paris green, 25 galllons water. The sulphate copper must he dissolved in 12)<(gailaons water, while the lime is slaked slowly aud made up to 12% gallons water. The milk of lime must then be/striained into the copper solution with brisk stirring, and the Parvis green, after being made into a paste, with sifted lime, should be thoroughly mixed. Nelson growers have also had to combat the blight referred to, but by spraying witli lime it has been greatly checked.

A strange visitor to New Zealand was the other day discovered on the hillside at Livingstone, Canterbury. A bird about the size of a small pigeon and of the Procellaria genus —wing weary evidently considerably exhausted—was picked up and taken home. The bird, which would be more easily recognised by tbe term “petrel”, quite kindly to its new life, being now in the possession of a resident of Oamaru, and recovering strength swiftly on a fish diet . When it is considered.that, although this species of bird is the most strictly oceanic of seabirds, this particular stranger must have traversed some 6000 odd miles from ’its ] natural habitat—the Maidive Islands —its presence in New Zealand is sufficiently remarkable to be chronicled. Another curious feature with this bird is that while possessing webbed feet In captivity it has acquired the habit of clambering up wire-netting with the facility and manner of a parrot.

A correspondent of the London Morning Post reports an interview lie had with King Oscar at the height of the crisis which ended in Norway choosing her own monarch. “With the aid of a number of documents King Oscar explained the situation as it presented itself to him. As he proceeded he became more and more agitated. ‘I am an old man—an old man,’ he exclaimed, with tears in his voice, “and I had hoped to die as I have lived, the Sovereign of a united kingdom, I have loved and served both my peoples—my Norwegian subjects no less than my Swedish subjects—yes, no less, no less, and they have cast me out.’ Then followed hitter reproaches against the Norwegian people and individual Norwegian statesmen. . . . Of one of the most distinguished advocates of the dissolution of the union of the two kingdoms, King Oscar exclaimed: ‘He is a traitor! a traitor!’ emphasising his declaration with a blow on the table. . . . Leaning hack in his chair,and pausing for a moment, King Oscar replied: ‘I deeply regret, deeply regret to have to use such language, ’ and then in a little outburst, as if to himself, he added: ‘To think what I have done for that man !’ ” ADVICE TO MOTHERS. Children are often troubled with worms, of which there are three kinds—the taenia, or “tape worm,” ascarides, or small “seat worm,” and the teres, or “round worm.” They are ‘not the cause of disease, but simply the effect of a had condition of the body. There is nothing more tedious or troublesome to parents, whose children are thus afflicted, aud which, despite the use of worm cakes, candies, aud powders, still infest the body. Obtain a bottle of Impey’s May Apple from your chemist, and use it according to the directions there given, and you will be gratified with the result. Worms rarely exist in a healthy child, aud the use of Impey’s May Apple makes the delicate ” child happy, healthy, and strong. If unable to obtain Impey’s May Apple where you live, it will be sent post free for 2s 6d by the wholesale agents, Messrs Sharland & Go., Ltd., Wellington. When in Palmerston during the week don’t fail to visit the Bon Marche Arcade (the Square to George street), where a magnificent stock of latest goods in fashionable aud family drapery has just been opened out from the first markets of the world. Value and variety always obtainable at this leading emporium of fashion. The firm invite visitors to walk through'their premises and inspect their extensive stock at any ti e O. M. ROSS AND GO.—Advt Dyspeptics Pearson’s Pepto-chlor will enable you to enjoy food. All chemists Is, 2s 6d & is.

“I was starving in London., sir I” Such was the reply paade by abright, intelligent-looking lad of” seventeen years, who, along witlithree others, was arrested on a charge of having stowed away on board a New Zealand steamer leaving - London. The eldest of the quartet was twenty-six years of age, and had taken the step in order to return to his native land, which, he declared, he would not leave again in a hurry. They had all stowed away amongst ■ the coal, and subsisted for threedays before showing themselves on board. Although not iasked to work, the lad assissted , the coal trimmers, and it was really refreshing to hear the geniuue hearty good wishes for ■ their future welfare as their shipmates asisted them over the side into the police launch at Wellington, which was waiting below. Their combined luggage was stowed away comfortably in two handkerchiefs, and it transpired that these representatives of England’s “submerged tenth” were indebted to the crew for the few trifles which constituted their sole wordly effects.

The Press reports a case at Lyttelton on Wednesday, which shows the manner in . which some prisoners spend their leisure hours in i gaol. The case was that of a criminal named George Ferris, who had been sentenced last year at Wellington to 15 years for burglary, and who had evolved a scheme for escaping from his cell by boring holes with- a brace and bit through the wooden portion of his. cell door. With this end in view, the prisoner manufactured a brace in the shoemaking shop, and stole two bits from the tool shop. He obtained a quantity of putty to fill up the holes bored by him in the cell door, and some red paint to rub over the putty in order to conceal his handiwork. The prisoner also made [a sand bag, shaped like a large sausage, with which he intended to silence the warder in charge of his cell. The sand-bag was a formidable-looking affiair, and would have been a most effective weapon. th o prisoner’s plans were frustrated by the vigilance of the warder. Mr Bishop sentenced the prisoner to be kept in close confinement in a “light” cell for 14 days, and to be fed on broad and water for that period. * THE BALTIC) SEPARATOR IS A MONEY MAKER. For capacity and clean skimming there is no baachine to equal the Baltic Cream Separator. Its new special arrangement of feeding the milk to the separating planes is as superior to the split wing system of other machines as the modern railway train is to the old stage coach. It is the most reliable machine, easy running, 1 gives no trouble, and will pay for itself in increased output of butter. Write for further particulars and pratoical proof to J. B. Mac Ewan & Co., Ltd., sole agents, U.S.S. Co.’s Buildings, Wellington. For harness, or horse appointments of all kinds G. B. Healey has the best and most up-to-date stock in the district. Also agent for A.B.C. incandescent kerosene lamps, mantles, wicks and chimneys. A full stock kept Kirubolton road. Feiiding.*