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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 50, 16 March 1901, Page 4

INTERESTING GLEANINGS, , Men Capaiile of Bearing Arms —Tht unber of men capable of bearing arms ii _ilculated at one-fourth of the population Great Cafe of VEsicE.-The great cat* of Venice—Honana's. on the piazza of SI Mark—aas never been closed, nignt or dar tor one hundred ar.d fifty years Bund Readers.-K is said that no fewei than 200,000 books tor the blind arebormed annually from the free-lending libraries ; uifterent parts of the old country Appearance op a Man's Height —lt is '"und by calculation tKit at 328 yards a ia;i has the appearance of one-third hia at 437 yards, one-fonrth; and at }6. one-fifth. ~enotr, the founder of the French Museum, relates that during the transport of the re ii-ains.of Abelardand Heloise tothePetit< an Englishman offered him too.ooofr. for one of the teeth of Heloise. , Wooden Skewers—The only manufactory of wooden skewers in the world, it is supposed, exists at Toledo, Ohio, whence millions of them are shipped to England. 1 hey are made by machinery from hickory blocks. Between eighty and ninety thousand are turned out every day. Thimbles—Thimbles lined with india rubber are nowemployed, and are said not to fell off so easily as the ordinary unlineci thimble. They are also warmer to ;he skin, and free from the metallic "rust" which sometimes takes the form of verdigris, a substance of a poisonous nature. . A Quaint-Law.—ln 1541 the Corporation of Chester/ordered, under the penalty of 3 r white or coloured caps, none but sick or aged women should wear a hat unless riding or going abroad into the ; The morning of lifo is tho time 01 abundance, profusion, strength, vigor growth. When the sun bcgir.s to sink when the midday of lifo is past, tho: the hair begins to fada and tho silver gray tells of approaching ago. 1 Sunrise or sunset? Which shal . your mirror say? If the former, thei it is rich and dark hair, long and heav} hair; if the latter, it is short and fall isg hair, thin and gray hr.ir. The choice is yours, for always restores color tr> gray hair atops falling of the hair, make: the hair grow long and boav;-. This is soinet':i:.g yo': itavo boei ! looking for, isu'i \\. ? Ar.d It is some thing you can have fonfidenco in, fo: it is no experir"T.t; pooplo liito uoei claim it vill do overyt?iing, but tz d< claim it ir, tho bvst hair prepa ever made. Prcptitd by Dr. Z. C. Arer Co.. lows!!, AUs., U.S.* PHOTOGRAPHY. BUCK AND WHITE AND ENAMFL PHOTOS, All one priee, viz., 2tS PER DOZEN (till farther notice). For real Durable Finish Enamel are by far you will get what you ask for W. A. OOLLIS, e Devon-street. WAITARA-NEW PLYMOUTH COAOE. T'HE undersigned notifies that he has • .u to, !? ht out Me - Sow - Klßßrt interest to the above BTJBINEBB. Onstomers.wiU please note change of hours, viz. :- Coach leaves Waitara at 9.30 a.m. E. COULTER, I . . Waitara. SOLE BROS., TARANAKI BUTCHERY. We kill anly the PRIMES! OF MEAID grwed on the best fattening farms In the district. TO* UIIAUTY . WE DEFY COMPETITION .' CUSTOMERS WAITED ON DADL7. <3OL3 AGENTS F. ANDREWS' WELLKdOWN ra.Bs.fr BACON " The City Tailor. DEVON-STREET, NEW PLYMOUTB [AVLNO secured the resist- - ance of , I Ftiot-Olabs Tailors " ' I from Wellington, I am now I I prepared to exeoute orders at , ! SHOBTEBT koticjs. I I Oastomera patronising my i_ 1 MtahH«hm»nt. « n «,t. /,„ rT FIRST-CLASS TAILORING hi ItS FASHION, I FIT. k WORKMAKSHIP 5 MO Boy or Girl Labour employed. h-» No Old Stock. Good selection of modern TWEEDS IN FASHIONABLE SHADES. Charges Moderate. 1 'F.W. Jensen, Ii Ladies' k Gentlemen's Tailor. I THE CITY TAILOR, I IWO DOOBB ABOVE THEATRE KOYAI