POTATO ELECTION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1716, 5 July 1883, Page 4

POTATO ELECTION.

Thk Journal of Horticulture has held a potato election^ of which the following are a portion of the results : — One hundred and sixty cultivators from all parts of the kingdom replied. Each submitted a list not exceeding twelve, or not more than four in each section, first early, second early, and Lite varieties. Frst Earhes : Considering that no cultivator named more than four varieties, it is a little surprising to find that no less that sixty-nine sorts have been lonn 1 worthy of mention. In this section Myatt's Prolific heads the list, havin<> been recommended by ninety-nine cultivators ; Veitch's Improved Ashleaf, by eighty-sevfii ; Rivers' Royal Ashleaf, by fifty-aix ; Old Ashleaf, by forty-six ; Early Rose, eighteen ; Monas Pride and Beauty of Hebron, fifteen each ; Early Coldstream, fifteen each ; Early Hammersmith, ten ; Early Biul, nine ; .Snowflake, Porter's Excelsior, and Early Racehorse, six each. .Second Earlies : no less than eighty-seven varieties have been recommended in this section, the comparatively new variety Schoolmaster heading the list with fifty-nine votes, followed by Dalmahey with forty ; Covent Garden Perfection, twwnty-nme ; Fortyfold, twenty-seven ; Woodstock Kidney, twenty-five ; Snowflake, twenty-four ; Porter's Excelsior, Lapstone and Beauty of Hebron, fifteen each ; GrampaiAn, thirteen ; Myatt's Prolific, Early Rose and Gloucestershire Kidney twelve each ; ana Prince Arthur, ten. Late varieties : Here there is a great falling off in the number of sorts, only forty being named. Magnum Bonum has the piemier place with one hundred and thirty-two votes, thus only thirty out of the one hundred and sixty cultivators failed to name it ; one hundred and eij;ht recommended Scotch Champion ; eighty-one, Patersons Victoria ; forty • two Schoolmaster ; twenty-nine Lutton's Reading Here ; twenty-three, York Recent; fifteen, Dunbar Repent ; nine each, Skerrey Blue, Rocks, and Red-skinned Flourball ; eight, Vicar of Laleham ; seven, Fluke ; and six Grainpaign.

The man who was hemmed in by a crowd has been troubled with a stitch in his side ever since. A svd accident occm red icccntly during the celebration of muss in the ehnich at Llodio, in the B.issee Pyicnuse. The porch, which h.ul only recently been erected, suddenly gave way under the weight of the snow that had accumulated on )ts roof, three persons being killed and upwards of twenty more or less injuied. Buiuos hired a cob the other day, to take a little cxci cisc. He got more exercise than he wanted ; and, as he limped to the side of the road to lest himself, a kind friend asked him, " What did you come down so quick for ?" " What did I come down so quick lor? Didjousee anything up in the ait' for me to hold on to ?" he asked grimly. Ax eminent English dramatist was about to read a new piece of his to the company of a certain theatre, when, gravely rising fiom his seat and opening a black bag lie carried, he walked round the stage, and placed a new pocket handkerchief in the hands of each of the actors and actiesses piesent, simply lemarking, "Pardon me, but this is a tiagedy." I\\ o friends just married were a few days ago dhcu-sing laptuiou&ly, as they congi.ituhited each other, the merits and charms of their spouses. Said one: "My has got the loveliest head of hair I over baw, e\en on the hair lenovator labels. When she lets her li.iir down the ends fall to the floor." "That's nothing," replied the other. "When my wife lets down her hair it all falls to the Hour." Younu Gi.ucKV, of the Union Club, had been up in Mai in county shooting for a week, when he icceived.uk'spatch calling him home. " My dear hoy,"' said his paitncr, taking him aside, "ha\e you the coinage to bear up under a teuible blow ?" " W-w-h at is it ?"' gasped Glucky. " Your wife has eloped. ' '" Great Scott?" said the dhtiubcd husband, "with whom?" "With your tailor." " You don't say so," replied the bereaved man, with a beaming smile, " Why, I owed him siv-hundicd dollais ! Wlwit'll you take ?" Hk came from the counti y seven years ago, and is now a well-to-do nieichant. Last week he wiote to the old folks, telling them lie h.ul man ted a lady with a very fine voice — " a me/,/o-hoprano of quite extiaordinaiy compiss." He received an answer horn the m.iteinal side of the house, informing him that his lamented aunt was afihoted with .something of the soit during her life, but she had always iound lelief in placing a inustaul pl.iisler on the sole ot each foot.

TttAvfcns Syid.— lt was Ti avers who filled the hoi n of the musician on Mr Bennetts yaclit with clam chowder. "NVliflii the musician bleu, the chowder flew out. " Mem Cot !" exclaimed the musician in terroi, ga/.injj at the deposit of chowder befoie linn on the lloor. " Your liorn s-seems to be s-sea-siek," suggested Tia\eis quickly. Ti,v\ers went once with a fiiend to buy a i.it terrier. The tcuier and the iat weie put into a pit. The iat showed light, and the terrier w.is not very game. " "What do you think ?" asked his fiiend admiringly. "Shall I buy the dog— lie is very costly?" " "Buy the rat," responded Travers. — f)<(>o.i Fnc i'/os.

HohTiLiTii-f) o\' Tin; Wi.^r Coast of Al'lU('\. — We find the following in the Ho»w iWics regarding the outlnenk near Sierra Leouc, mentioned in our telegraphic columns : — A despatch from Sifira Leone, dated Apiil )'A, gives news from the acting commandant ot Sheibro to the effect tliiit Chief Gbow and liis warriors have invaded Biitish tonitory and captured the town of Bainyah, near Carnality, on the Boom liner, muidoicd many of the inliabitants, and those w ho have escaped into the bush liave been sent into the in tenor to be sold as slaves. Ghow has strongly fortified the tow n, and built a war tence or stockade, and is now pillaging the adjacent towns and villages. Ho has signified his intention of holding the town. The Deputy-Governor and staff, with a contingent of 150 of the Siena Leone Constabulary, armed with Sinders, a rocket-batlcry, and tuo G-pounder guns, under the charge of Mr llevington, the Acting-Inspector General of Police, haveleft in the Colonial steamer Jor Bamyath, and a tough fight is expected. Her Majesty's ship Tyne (tioop-ship) has arrived with a detachment of the 2nd West Indian Regiment, and sailed on April 12, with the headquaiters of the Ist West under the command of Colonel Smith, for Jamaica. The troops are held in readiness should affairs atSherbro become seiions.

A Bond or Union*.— The other day a man and woman came to a halt on Grand River-Street, Detroit and the woman dropped a basket she was c<in yin« and called out : "I will ! I will ! I will not live with yon another day?" "You'll leave me, will you ?" he calinlv asked. "Yes, I will." "When?" "''Nowright off— this minute!" "You'll go away?" " Yes sir !" " I wouldn't if I were you." "But I will, and I defy you to prevent me. I have suffered at your hands as long as I can put up with it !" "Oh I shaut try to stop you," he quietly replied, " I shall simply lepovt to the police that my wife has mysteriously disappeared. They will want •your description, and I shall give it. You wear No. 7 shoes j yon have an extra large mouth ; you walk stiff in your knees ; your nose turns up at the end; hair the colour of a brick terracotta, the newest in fashion ; eyes rather on the squint; voice partakes of " " Wretch J you wouldn't dare do that!" »he screamed. "I certainly will, and go in all the papers." They glared at each other for a minute, like cats. Then he walked on. She looked up and down the street, gritted lier' teeth together, and then picked up her basket and followed on after. He had what they call the deadwood on her,