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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2284, 1 March 1887, Page 3

'■ M. MeissoNlEK, the French artist of world-wide fame, has shown such lack of strength lately that his friends fear lest he may.not recover. 'He works a little in his studio, but lacks vigour and elasticity. Mr Froude is about to take another trip, and this time he goes to Cuba and other West Indians to study slavery as it .exists., " In about a twelve-month, thereiord," adds a literary man, ''we may expect an eloquent literary vindication of that domestic institution." The manufacture of solid carbonic acid gas has become a settled industry in Berlin. It is put up in small cylinders, and ■if kept. under pressure will last for some time—that is ; a cylinder one and one-half inches in diameter and two inches lodk will take five hours to melt away into Solid oxygen should be the next thing, and submarine boats would become as common as tadpoles. Since they've introduced "Eullaby" into the "Chimes of Normandy" and " Nearer my God to Thee " into " Faust" and " The Last Rose of Summer " into the " Mikado "'its pretty hard to tell whether you are attending a nursery, a prayer meeting, a singing school, or an opera. They ought to draw the line somewhere. Yes 1 it is certainly true.' Ask any of your friends who have purchased there. Garlick and Cranwell have numerous unasked for and very favourable commendations from country customer* on' their excellent packing of FurniUTei Crockery, and Glass, &c. Ladies and gentlemen about t~> furnish should remember that Garlick and Cranwell's is thb Cheap Furnishing "VVbanehouse of Auckland. Furniture to : suit all classes ; 'also Carpfits, Floor Cloths and all House Necessaries. If your (new house is i.ueariy finished, or, you arc going to get.married, visit Garlick and Cranwell, Queen-street *nd!'Lorne-street A uckland - Intending purlasers can have a cataugue sent free.