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Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 421, 28 January 1875, Page 3

~ -Firr'i^mvinfK PotatooF.— Frf&l ly bumt-d newly dr s'aked Yuw will answer the purpose well. But ft is rarely t^ded if the tubers are put away in a dry condition m a dry, cool cellar, or in a well prepared pit, or root house, and there is no d a°ase present" in them. To use the lime it should be slaked with no more water than will make & fine, dry powder, and tin-* should be dusted over the potntoee as they are stored. It acts most probably both by absorb ng moisiure and by its caustic property destroying fungoid .germs. . . . So-ne years a^o I use 1 to remark a well of very singu lar construction at the foot of the tower of the Hot 1 Chsam >jei\ •• I,n t there some strange story about that V " There is," was the strange reply ; and he poceeded :- "At the c o?e of the liBt century the house of M Arnn, whi' h is now iuhibited. by a cabinet makdr, wns the residence of Mr PI .n'eroso. who was treasuier of thp province. He was very wealthy, and had, mained a wife of gieat beauty. They entertained magnificently ; invitations to their dinners and balls were eagerly sought by all who had any pretension to such distinction ; but in no house was gambling carried jxi to a «r enter pitch, or more money lost in an af t ernoon. One night her husband being aw-iy from borne, Madame de Plantero?o was suddenly arousetLJj oinher sleep by hearing sjej>s in her room, and wss horrified to see at her bedside three men, masked anil . srmed, One of i hem said to her in a disguised voice • Give ub the Ky**of the treasure room' • I haven't got it,' she repl ed, with inui-h self-poBSesi»ion. We will try, and if we do not find it, we will put yo.u to the torjure. Upon thK and fear *nd trembling she produced the key, which was conceded under hti pillow, and gave it to her interrogator. Af er« short absenoe he returned, saying that he hud been unable t open the lock, and as she, no doubt, understood the secret of t> c spring she should accompany them. There was no avail in refusal, m d she promised tounlock the door provided t ey allowed her to dr. ss herself. But they mocked her inconvenient modesty, and drag^ng her fiom her bed hurried ber along, shivering with cold and shame. She opened the door heaj s of gold flittered on the ehelTes, a> d as if fascinated by the blase of an much coin, the robbers rushed eagerly into the room. Madame Ilanteroso had recover d her presence of mind, and seeing her advantage instantly closed the door, and i ailed out to the intruders that they should havo ample time to count t heir gains. Finding themselves trapped as it were in their own snare, they cried out lustily, and instead of the brutal manner with which they hai lately terrified fur, uttered most piteous supplications for deliverance. 'Mercy, merry, madam ,' they cried in chorus, 'we ha\e been led to make this rash attempt that we might repair the heavy losses at play which we have sufleied m this I ouse. You know us all. lam the Cheraher dp , heie is the Buron de , and tl c Count de . If jou cainot have merry upon oursehes, take pity upon our ftimilies. Save our honour, which we value more than life. It is true we have been without pi»y for you ; that will wake your generosity shine all the brighter >f you liberate us. For a moment she felt touched by the position of person' whom she had received as friem'a and t'liest*, nnd wav dis post d to sare them from d'shc-our. But casting her eye upon lnr own almost uncovered figure, amt remembering the CoHrs»nees with whi»h they had outraged her modesty, she w thdrew, and left them to pass t lie night in eurh comfort as they inii.ht doiive from the rouleaux o<" eovHted yold b\ whirh they were mr rounded. They were hanged in front of the tower which hud been the scene of their crime. In order that no man in future time shou'd set foot upon the spot f hut had been thus polluted, r deep well of peculiar construction was excavated before the tower." — "Centulle,' a tale of Pau.

WANTED by the WaiKsto Gut. CIub,— PIGEONS in any number. — For particulars, apply to the Sieretary, or to Mi Gwynnb, Hamilton Hotel.

WASTED, a good PLOUGHMAN, also a MAN COOK Apply to K. HiNBT D. FIKOUeSON. Taotaoroa, 12th January, 1875.

W\ N T E D,-G.azing for Six Hundred SHEEP. Apply to KENNEDY HILL. Hamilton, January 27i 1875.

WANTI D, -Tenders for the supply of 20 BURPLESParticulinscau be obtained at, Mr Gwy tint's. Hamiltou Hotel. Tenders to be sent in before 4pm. on Munf day, the Ist February. R. W. HAMMOND, f Hon Sec W T.C.

lOK fc-AlE — An in jnovtd Fairri of two hundred a<res ( close to a buth, wit hi)) lour miles of Cambridge. For luithtr )'BrtuularB »jjj>lj to Mr J. P. Campbell, Store* keeper, Cambridge. "17 OB SALE. A Ptig Mill *nd Mould?, with full inJl fctiuitioiiß bow to n »te and \uu\ biicks. •d}*plj to DAVID CARNACHAN, Storekeeper, Cambridge. |

TO LET. I TEBEE BOOMS, enable for Offices or otherwise.— ! Ajpljt»H M Salmon, Kgai-Uhwahia. TO COISTRACTO.KB and other...— Any person cutting or lemoving Timber or Flax from lot No 465, situated between Te Kapara and beyond T» Papa on the western side of tLe Maugawara river will be treated according to

aw. THE Undersigned having lost his consignment of Dutch Clovtr, in the Cospatiick, directs attention to his Second C'oi sipnment of 30 barrels bhipped in the Anazi, also a paicel of hnest Dutch Rape. R. T. MILLAR, Pateranffi, Jan. 15, 1875.

£1 REWARD, LOST! A BT ACK MAKE, i»ith white bind feet ; branded X -"- and R, bupj.ioetd to liate a foal at foot. The above cwaid vi]] fee givtn to anj pertou on bringing the same to my addreis. W. H. RANDEESON, Cambridge.

£1 REWARD. LCST, from the Run near Taupiri,— Black Mare, small white star on forehead. Brands, T« mahawk on near •nil off rump. The übore reward paid on recovery Apply I *o W. H. lOVELL, «

Taupiri. NOTICE. MR. CUNNINGHAM, Cambridge, ii authorised to collect all Debts vue to me for the service of the | Love " Fancy," for the seasons 1873-4. JOHN HAMILTON. Cnmirif'ge, 2lst January, 1575.

TENDERS. T..NDEBS are iimted for the Building of a STORE at Kili.kil.i. Plans and sj educations can be seen at the Alj>ba Hotel, Kiiiikild, Tendf m will be received till tioon of the 6th February. Ihe loweit or any tender not neces-arilv »ccepted. WILLIAM LO. BOY. SALJSBUHY HOUSE ACADEMY.— BOAKD AND ! EDLCA'IION — .. rs JiHN JVJabon bege to announce ' that liaiing taken a convenient and pitaaantly situated Elf Ten Koomed Hou*e at Mount Albert, known as iSalit>burjr Hi'iite, slie ii prepared to rt-ceire pupila aa Boarders, Terrae sccorduig to agreement. For pariicuiuic uy^iy io Mtstr» Upton & Co, Queen ttreet Auckland.

TAMAUJERE tfLOUil MILL. fTBE Vndt rsigned beg§ to return thankd to the Settleri <JL o. lut WulkjMo lor the \«jij liberal pa.rcuagt) \lit>y nute < b*; vowtti t>U him ior the luut- llirte »nice he treo.eu -4»'» fcbove Aiilie, itiid hujvt* by bi« loug tiffcntiuo a» » nailer, iid »inct utieuiiou to buMUcM) to mtxit, a cuutiiiuaiioe ol Uitir Ittvom. Gnsuiig Wi.eat, It per Bushel O.uckmg Maize fc 9d do do (Jruckiug Gnu, 6u dv uo WiiEAT flu.uai' Ax iliL BXoii£3l I RICE FOB. CASH. 'JLue oIU litck lUloUgit JVir iiiiAW'o L-.1.U IB UuW closeu, tlie kmtaueo Mill br liuui -bue iiiui'u XauiuUero iMJ*\l uuUi tiio j>ow Ouwtriiiueiij. ifioiHi ik ounevuu. WILLIAM. HEID. Juuuarv 27, 1675.