GLEANINGS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1773, 15 November 1883, Page 4

GLEANINGS.

Tna number of visitor to tin* Tutor national Fisheries 1' \hili\tion on Satuiday was 37,000, making a total for ln*t week of 110,391 Tliu total nnnibci from tlif oponiim' of the Exhibition lias bewi 1,80:5,014. A MOVi-MhM' is bcinir made in the I^k of 'J haunt of ii Icl r.itf tho hitinlii'ilt!i armnei&aiy, of the birth of Sir Modi's Montelioiv, B.irt , who is i.i i;ood liuiitl , ,i*.';his icsiduioe, Eistelill Lot] go, neai Ramsgate. Ml, t»\u\ii Fi.ow m Adim>, w/- Mis, Sai.ili Midler Flowoi, .mthoi of tho h>mo, "Nearer, iMy (iO'l to riiee,"' was the daughter of the editor ol \ dimbi ull'i' weekly. Shy was bom at Ca'nliiid^o in 1805, iind died in IS 1 ( > Th» Inmn \wifirSt pnbliblivjd in IStI, \\a> given tin. tune " Bethany,"' a.rl In _.miiu popnLu at once. !■'( u 'mns'iow li.'X'iii'i ati ) hold on poj ul.i 1 .ific.tiim oi .i him ition Pi TH: Sl'i Ml . piojn letui of tin Peudietoii Alum Wm i^, Mane!' •'tel , dead. Hi' u,h tin (limjhv (.i tM oi flu 1 pu> ce&s for man ltactni 1.14 llii.h fu In the i<fuse shale of oolhcues and tlie w.i^te atniUomaoU liquoi of ga?\\oik>, and the inventor of man) \alu>>ble piactu.il cbcmic.il and mechanical piocesso^. He was a native oMVi tl), «hi w hu studied chcmistr\ in lm leisnie liouis while an appientice. His alum woiks aic the largest in tlie world. A dklss is to be i \hibited at London, embroidered with line wnc thu.id, so airanged as to foi )i m^iiads of tiny incandescent Limps, and connected with conducting wiies tuminatii 1^ in the heels, of the we.iier. The dics~> docs not atti.ict attention until the mciki pLu<;-. bcr lieel upon one of the small buttons m the floor, confined toi the puipose, and connected below will) an ili'itiie geneiator. Thee.'lict )-> manual; the whole costume liiust-. into a daz/lmg builiaiicy, iind K'ui.iin-. lony a-, the wnib continue in < out, tct with tin <lc<.tiu tuirent, The pah nti c hopes to lune this cObtuine oi sain • modification of it adopted foi l!i( Mage ]ln\\ To ,Sj fi i:i, \ I'wi.i, - Some dft\ ycaib.'i'^o, w i it'll ,i <, it. m:i Wo4uii M.ii, w.is but. i])ii l\ >'ukd, il v. a-, i w i % lv of no small diliii ulty m 'j.< t a |'t'\ to gcthei, e-peci,i[i\ .' •, th ■ inhabitants ■weie noloiiou--ly diMiuiucd to the ple.isuies of litigation The couit had been foice-'l U> ad) nun man\ times fio.n day to day, beeau eth sh-nll as often eainc in and ii]>oit<<l in nu oniplete panel. Finally thiiig 1 * <.arne to a nisis. The jiul^'e fixed a da> hi \ mid w liidi no fuithei toibe.uuiLe <o,ild be e\t iu->ed Vi'licii t'i.it da 1 , allied. lin ontlii) <a>tir shenlt lushed into the coin r-iomn, and exclaimed, " It*, all u»ht, \om lionoui ; we'll hine tlie )tii\ liv twelve oilock. I've got clcN' 1 !) of mi loL!\id up in a bain, and we aie niniiin^ LiivJ twillth with do^s ' " Win \ the ]!'.'\. -.unacl Johnson was preaching in quaint old Nalein m>>iio yeais a»o, tlu i-■i -■ was i c i tain niciubu of the congli'gatiou, a poith letned uhalei, who ulv.tu.ibl3 tl.'jit 1 abnlv tliiouL'li the whole \ luc 'liu--.it, li u^th wakcii"d the lie of one of (la ; on<i df.uons; and one 11101 mug h" Itnatid 111 11 1111 11— • 1 i m the pew of the woitl.N 1 ipt.un, w no, loinmi; to hiuib'-lf a feu moments, litei, piompUy went to -hep. Thcdt.noii Kaned o\ci and .shook lns.um "' (J.i'iil, coi.ie, wake up ;don t -"p in nn ctii ' • JOh what's the tiouble ?" said t!ie 1 tpfaiu. " I ' repeated the diaion, " waku up." " What's thi'iini',' .' 1 k(d tlw ciptain. "Am t I ilinion in th' jnilmt '" " Yli-, of com -e In 1- '\\h\ "' '• s'\ tnl, then 1 giie-s tln.i'j;- s 1; mu on u^lit 1 " And the c.i]Jtiiu - td-A .imii-i 'f c indoit ably and ( ,i!mi!v >< Minn d In-, hi-idn 1 , Till Salvation Anm "i".it ob|i> t lslo shoot t lie < vi 1 opt \|<>.;, I], t!a ',' i_-v, df.es not cling w ith mm h t n,,ui, N> tlu do^ti.ne of a peisonal ihv.l b"i tliL .\)m\ ii.,s nothing to do wiih modi in tluohjuv, noi unleed with an> tiling tls iikkl in 01 ancitnt. The letei t,n,, fir ti c inln u'uus quasi inibi-.m lornn I.,1 '.', wmi'd m indcieiibibk it time wit 11. ih ,d\ 10 h^'lit against, and po w niiuis ( ' o 1 1 "_' baltle foi Satan honi w r ho>i I.lllk pi i-onus nniilit be taken ; and wen it not f.>i tin unifoims and badge-, the ','ospt 1 of h\>tena, which may do sonn ;,o'id, but 1, ci i tain to ellcct ,1 laige a'lifiuil ofe\il, would not atti.ict tlu unthinkiM'.' ■-o e.i^.lv as it fIOGS. j\oi, Without tIK"-C L'U\ L'lV. 1 would the Aunv di .w d >w 11 Ujkui lf-tlf the hostility of tin bas ( ! iMdb, to w 'ui'mf couise ital-o owes mucn "I its ].o;,ul,ii ity. ,Sr\! H)W 111 )n, ]»i.! 1 jj.* _ ']'he 11 Stook-Kei-pi i-,nid I .up 11 1- ( nioni'le fiajs: — Theiei. 1 pfipi.Mi h -lie; pi wn.if paita of the counti > tl.at tin ■-millov, n is a er y ti-i*rul in t ic po'.'i!\ >,i.d , ,unl tin, iMiot w ithout found ition. ''he ollow ing jeiuaiks, Mipplicd by a 1 01 11 -.pmiduit, Vlll give .-oine ldi 1 a r 'i tte' c niaiMiei of its cultivation . \\ l j ■ >11h on and-a iju.u t''t bushels ot tli_- w lute -ti' il \ vaiH'.v aie leqiiiinlioi .owing oi><j jue Tlie -oil should be good not 100 M-ong 01 too cold — well woiked, „nd well i.iaiiuif d. It will giow V( 1 \ villn- a 01! suitable foi potatoes. Tin i.i.ji will bo LiiL.tl^ impioved by tin addit'on ot 'ome kind of pota«-h, k.uiut, ivt , at tin l.ileoi about 'A cwt. pel ,itn, to )>• ili'l' il in .it tin tn/ie of bowing, about Ap il >>\ \j ( y 'J'|i c seed is dibbltd 111 ii> iow , tlni t\ intlies . p.ut, the holes beiny uu'liticn inches dujp. Foul seeds, ,11 c put 111, and the -npu lluous plants aie hoed out as mum as possible, to pievent tlieii spoiling one anothei. Theaveiage 1 -, joi L\ biisln Is to the acre. Sunllowei is supposed to inipait to poultij ,1 g!os-> plunnge, and to increase then pioliliciess. Jfc is ,il-o an 'j\tellent food foi t .ittle. whol at it, leavis, btenis and a'l. Tin b.uk i-, used foi paiici-niakin;'. ,uul the stem, -uhen diied, foi fuel. Tin a'ii's conta'ii ten per cent of potasli Sunilowci wnl, it you can soil it. is ninth moie nioht.ible tlinn buck wln at. («h\]JUL Skdi.i 11 I 1 us Sdii>iiu> In an .11 tides cntithd " Skobeliil as a Gcncial and a nun,' tne Un-sun St Pcteisbiug (la/cttc (juohs the lolloping lcmaiks which (I'linal "-kobckll made to the olhceis of a ugiinent of hus .us about the ehaiacter of the " futuie enemies '" of Ku-s U •- " The whole Strength of the dennan .11 my ins in the stall of olhceis 'Jlns, to'be |ust, consists of leal h(io(,s. Tn hundiuL they liiive been killed, and \it tin v never gave 111, but looked Jioinan Ohmpian standpoint down upui tin si ld lL >i ,, half (lespisingly, like u'ods The ({1 mnn &o ldier is a pool crc.ituic. Jle hates hib oflicer with hi, \\h<d«- soul, because j n bhti he finds no w.uim human feeling. The consequence 1, that the whole iel.itionship ib basvd on .1 sf niggle ItetMcen ' egotism and f-'ai- an ailificalaml imcvitainbond. Jt oul\ oiue\oii bting flown the piouil ofiieei fmni his pedestal he. vill loso his whole aufchonty and prcbtiire ' in the eyes of the soldier 'You, cavaby. men, from the fiist d.^ of vvai will h i\e to .solve the problem— to eaptuie the (Jerman oibcers, whatevei it may cost, and to send them back- with tools' caps on their heads. With us it is difleient. Our lclations to the soldius aie brotherly, and thesoldieis willtheiefoic jmicion the ofiioer esoiything, and do what he can for him. Our soldicis have often seen their officer leinain safely behind the bushes ; but this does not mattei to them ; they follow hia command, and do not- qjt m j ndynif nt en him, if' only the officer is a good follow. "' ' ] Om; .SmrLiv. —ri.iecis- .7. Shoitts-' Popular Art Union —lt n inst-rlass Oil Paintings by celcbi.ilL.l nrtisN ",P( 0 tickets at Is Jhe pn/cs are m.tffiiiiictnt .in«] costly Countrj subscribers scndniff st.imps or otli'crvvise will have tickets bj letuin post. Enclose stamped envelope for reply.— Fk vm is J. Snoiiii.liO Qtircn-slrerf, Aurkl.ind.— fAnvi ] ' You will do well to furnish your house from Garlick and Cranvvoll's. They have now the most complete Furnisliins' M'arcliouso in Auckland, furniture to suit all classes, good strc.f((, ,md cheap. They have Tapestry C.irputs Horn 2s 3d per yard, Brussels from 3s lid per yard. linoleum from 3s (M to fis, Oil Cloth' from Is 0d to 4s (id per yard, good 12 feet wide Oil Cloths at 3s Od per yard. Immense assortment of Iron Bedsteads from Infants' Cots to 5 feet wide half-tpsrur Jiedstp.itK Double iron Redf read* from 255. 480 Bedsteads in stork to select from. 'Beddings of .ill kinds and sizes kept in readiness. Dining, Sitting, Drawing-room Furniture, and and alarpeassorbnpTif of Manchester and Furnishing Goods, including a lot of Cretonnes, Rook Catalogues sent free to intending' purchasers. Garlirk and Cranwell pity Hull Aw^o* Q" 66 "'^* A wc Wa«!i;