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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1829, 1 November 1884, Page 2

A woman who accidentally fell into the river Irwell, at Manchester, England, was rescued, but subsequently died from poisoning, having'during immersion swallowed some of the water of the filthy stream. A farm servant in the 'lsland of Burray, named James Simpson, while. engaged cutting weeds, was attackel by a horse graaing in the fields, and so seriously kicked that the injuries ended fatally-. The Bavarian Government, weary of hearing complaints from citizens about the adulteration of beer, instituted an investigation, the result being that three brewers were sent to prison and 33 wore fined. The Zoological Gardens in the Regent's Park, London, now contain 2398 creatures according to the Society's last annual report—37l mammals, 1398 birds, and 269 reptilea. The visitors last year numborod 743,485. Ou an average five London people are drowned in the' Thames .every' week. A half-bred English bull dog, the ohampion ratter of America," recently killed 100 rats in 9inin Bsec. ', ' v There are 424 piano manufactories ih Germany, and they turn, out thousands of instruments each year. Paris haa 437 schools, of drawing, with 182 professors and 27,000 pupils; their cost is nearly 1,000,000 francs. Two American railway companies, which afford work to 75,000 men, employ only abstainers from intoxicating liquors. "Why do little children go to heaven' when they dio ?" asked the teacher. "Because," answered the bright boy at the head of the class, "because it's unsafe to trust children in a place where ll »_ C... II l A recent issuaof the Ararat and Pleasant Creek Advertiser relates that a ewe in Mr Kimpton's flock at Watgunia gave birth to a lamb with more than the usual complement of limbs, two extra legs on the near side being attached to tho backbone over the hip. Each was well developed and when the lamb was born were as largo and strong as the others. The lusiis naturae was, however unable to follow its mother, and being found by Mr M'lntyre, he took care of it, and having a goat in milk placed it with her, and the animal soon evinced fondness for its fosterchild. The lamb is still in Mr M'lntyre's possession and is strong and vigorous. Cubed of DBmMNo.-"A young friend of mine was cured of an insatiable thirst for liquor, that had so prostrated his system that he was unable to do any business. He was entirely cured by hop bitters. Itallayod all that burning thirst, took away the appetite for liquor, made his nerves steady and he has remained a sober aud steady man tor two years, and he has no desire to return to his cups. "-From a leading R.R. Official. Head How m Get SicK,-Expoae yourself night and day .[sit too muoh without exeroiso, work too hard without rest, dootor all the time take all the vile nostrums advertised and then you will waut to know _Wbhs' "bough oh corns."—Ask for Wells "Rough on Oorai." Quiok »<* Wto, bunloni, N.&DruaOa, .>