The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1880. LOCAL AND GENRAEL.

Temuka Leader, 26 February 1880, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1880. LOCAL AND GENRAEL.

Wages Due by Insolvents. —The following information relative to employes may be useful, in the case of insolvent estates. It is clause 6of the Debtors and Creditors Act Amendment Act, and was passed the 19th of December ; —“ Any artisan, laborer, or workman may c l aim out of I lie debt ors’ estate any sum of money as a preferential claim in res ect of wages due to him, not exceeding two mouths’ wag's at current rates to such artisan, laborer, or workman.”

Branding Tobacco —The police are nowengaged in branding tobacco in the suburbs and country districts, under Hie provisions of “ The Tobacco Act, 1873.” The Customs authorities have been engaged on this work in the city and larger towns. Peeking Twine Binder —At the reaper and binder contest in Invercargill, under the auspices of the Southland Agricultural Society, a gold medal was awarded to the Marsh Harvester with the Peering twine binder.

A Novel Theory.— Dr Jager, a Stuttgart professor, lias, if we may credit the Loudon Telegraph, after pat ient experiments rvitii his nose, proved that organ to be the seat of his soul. '‘My researches, ” says the professor, “have assured me thd, the seat of the immortal part of man is his nose. More than this, I can, by going into a room, tell at once by sniffing whether those who were in it last were sad or mirthful.” Tuis apostle of the human nose brings the great theory which he lias developed from his diagnosis down to the practical matter of the nose as the organ of smell, and he shows how different odours produce different aspirations and emotions of the soul-impulses towards love, Date, laughter, grief, religion, trade, patriotism or dinner. Thus through the nose we may mould the character and reach the soul. Dr Jager has constructed instruments for measuring the wave motion of smells on the nose or soul, and showed his audience, in a recent lecture, on the blackboard, the curves taken by the sf,ent$ f, ent atoms when striking on the soul nerves. Finally, he professes to have discovered u a smell-murdering essonce ) christened oxogene, with which I can soothe the anry man to mildness or infuriate a Quaker.

Charles Dickens' Letters— The Literary World of December 20th has a scathing review of “ Charles Dickon’s Letters.” recently published in Ibis country, The work! says “ Who could find it easy to believe that the man who made us all cry year after year with his inimit. able pathos, his seemingly unlimited comprehension of and sympathy with all human sorrows that can make human hearts a-ho to the breaking, could have broken in its faithful old ago the heart of a woman who had borne him ten children V’ This is the shameful charge which the World says is proved by “ Dickens’ Letters.” The review is one that will leave a deep nia’k.

Pure Ciyism. —The Ashburton Mail do >s not hold a very high opinion of the new Mayor of the township, and no wonder. After the last mooting it descanted upon the question of the conduct of cab-drivers, and said • —The Mayor declared that the latter carried Women of ill fame in the oj en aup and and that these women ‘kicked up an an infernal mdse.’ How he could tell the character of woirrn by,seeing them flying past in a hanhsnm cab is n thing which would puzzle most people.” Of course, this unholy Mayor, Mr Fricdlande i, ,may possibly v.now (nose nymphs at a glance.

School Committee A special meeting ( f tbs Tomuka SchojlUovmnlllec was held last ) ight to consider an application f,oui Teamka Brass Band for the nse of one room to practice. Granted on conditions. The Secretary’s attention was drawn to the fact that nair.es of the gentlemen nominated by this committee fo’ ([election on the Board of Education did not appear on tao list of nanus sent out Tim Secretary stated that he had only f, rwr led the nominations mentioned, an.i reaa p ess copy of letter notifying same Resolved that an explanation oi the omission should be asked from the Board ,

Bottle-Noises. — A larrikin mosquito buzzin ; about the wharf on Mondaviast says an Aucklanl pa; er, alighted on liiC >use of a Custom-house officer, and tumbled off stone-Fa I. The vei diet was “ .Died from delirium tremens.” This fatal accident wiii it is fenced, seriously affect the shares in the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company.

Benefit. —Professor Hughes, wnose enlerl-iouieiit created such a luroie in Ashburton, will appear in the Volunteer iiall this evening, in aid of the Irish Belief Fund, He will be assisted by amateurs in solos etc, and considering the object, we shall expert to see a bumper house. :Professor Hughes appears in Geraldine to-morrow night.