CHIPS AND SLICES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 259, 20 April 1880, Page 2

CHIPS AND SLICES.

A farmer in the neighbourhood of Oamaru Mr John Reid, of Elderslie (says the local Mail), has resolved upon feeding his sheep upon oats, rather than seU them at the prices now being offered He is of opinion that about 2s per bushel can be realised for them by adopting this means of utilising them, whilst the land will be vastly benefited. Trifles like the following, plenty of which can be found in North Island papers, show how other parts o/ the colony fart in the matter of water supply —A report reached Greymouth that two men tried to escape from being drowned by climbing a tree in the vicinity of Waihenga, and that they had to ramain there two days before they were discovered. As soon as their perilous position was known, Bome Europeans offered the Maories LlO to fetch them off in a canoe ; but they dared not at first venture, When the fresh had subsided the attempt was made, which fortunately proved successful ; tho men being found, when rescued, more dead than alivo, The toughest spiritualist yarn we (Thames Star) havo heard for some timu was related to us lately by a well known believer in Spiritualism residing in this district. He is a Scotsand from his statement it appears he has been turning his knowledge of the mysterious to good account. His wife has been ailing tor some time past, and a sceptical neighbour asked the husband " What medical man was attending her ? Was it Payne, Kilgour, or Huxtable ?" " No," replied the spiritualist, "we hae got our family doctor, Dr (naming an eminent physician who died at least a century ago) an' my word," continued the spiritualist," she's comin' roon fine," The story says the Star, is related by a person of unquestionable veracity, and we bel;ove it to bo true. The Star evidently does not see that a good joko was perpetrated on it by the Scot. The " family doctor" of repute of his class is " Buohan's Domestic 1 M«-dieino," bo pointedly alluded to by ; Burns in " Death and Dr Hornbook," j and tbereforo tho gentleman might truly name an eminent physician who died at least a ccntuary agej. without the slightest spiritualistic notion, being connected with it, Tho Benalla Standard is responsible for the following ; —" A severe reprimand was administerol to a bank ■manager in the district tho other day by bis inspector. Tho inspector, whilo on his rounds called at tho bank, and before leaving took up a revolver, which had been provided as a protection against the Kollys. Upon examination the inspector found it*to be unloaded, and immediately asked the reason why the weapon wbs empty in tho Kully country. Tho manager, after a little hesitation, replied that he ha 4 fired off tho six chambers for practico, but confessed that ho did not know how to roload tho weapon. The reprimand followed clos<> upon the last admission."