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Waikato Times, Volume XL, Issue 3214, 31 January 1893, Page 2

List week a lad Mined Mills, amplnypd by Mr J. Fiear, of Hamilton, wan uainif mi when the liippnt and inflicted a severe cut on nil leg just above the »nkle. The voung man was tnkfln up to Dr. Brewii, who fltitohfld the (wound, and he is no* piogressing favourably. Mr A. Booth, of Ngarumhia, met'with a pecii!i*» accident on Sundsy, He was throwing a piece of ti-tree, when « anlinter broke off and ran throush hi) finger. He rode up to Hamilton, and after considerable trouble Dr, Brewis managed to get the splinter out, and Mr Booth was able to return home. The following tenderi were received on Saturday for building (labour only) the Snnday-schnnl in connection with St.' Peter's Church »t Hamilton, viz. :-C, H. Warr, £37; W. Johnston, £35: Salmon and Micar, £32 s Connolly and Chappell, £2B; T. Evans, £25. Mr Evan's tender was accepted, and the work will be taken in hand at once. The annual harvest thankseivinu ssrvice at St. Feter'i Church, Hamilton, will be held on Quinquagpsima Sunday, the 12th February: Offerings of fruit, lower*, gram, and vegetables will bo thankfully received fi» this purpose by tha incumbent, and it is hoped the farmers will see their way to put aside a small portion of their crop. A, curiosity, in the shape of a piece of wood undergoing th# process of turning into coal, was lately discovered by a man named Cox. while at his work in tlw Tmipiri Extended Coalmine, Huntly. It is about two feet in length, and some four inches in thickness, ono part of it harnig already turned into hard black coal, whils . another portion is onlv being what is commonly termed lienite, and the remainder is yet in the wood state, the grain and fibre being well preservod, and easily seen. One of the most interesting and keenly-fought contest* of the forthcoming elections is expected to bo that for the Mount Ida seat, where, it is reported, the two Mnckenzies-Scobie and the Hon. "Jock"—will try conclusions, Ihis fight of chumniona will be closely witched from one end of the colony to the other, as both candidates are loading representative men of thiiir respective parties, The chances appear about ftven ( Scobifl boinsr favourite at one ond of the electorate tnd Clio Hon. John at the other.

At 1.15 p.m. yesterday Captain Edwin wired" North to n.iat and southeast; gale, with heavy rain, after twelve hours from now, Glass full,"

I'fhe designs for the Episcopal Church to be erected at Huntly aro now under preparation by Mr T. H. White, architect, Hamilton, and the work is to be proceeded with forthwith.

A meeting of Sunday-school teachers and friends nf all denominations is called for to-morrow (Wednesday) evening in S. Andrew's school-room, Cambridge, to tike int.i consider, ition the advisableness of holding an Industrial Exhibition. A good attendance is hopod for. The limelight Stereopticon panorama of the Abyssinian war will be given at Ngaruawahia oii Thursday evening. Mr C. J. S. Palmer, the eminent actor vocalist, will sing all the music incidental to the exhibition. The prices nf admission are: Front seats, 2* t bask seats, Is; or including dance, Is M, We are compelled to hold over a full report of the concert given in Hamilton last night in aid of the regatta fund. We may say, however, that the items very kindly contributed by Mr Palmer were highly appreciated by the audience, and in some measure will prepare them for the musical treat in store when he comes before them again on Friday next. The engineer and Chairman of the Kirikiriroa Highway Board inspected the bridges and culverts on the River road—which are in a very delapidated conditionon Saturday last with a view to the re-erec-tion of same, and then proceeded to inspect the site of the new bridge proposed to be erected over the Wangamairi. The report will be presented at the ordinary meeting nf the Boar! of Friday next,

We desire to remind our musical friends that the Jacksjn Concert Company open in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, to-night. In addition to the vocal and instrumental selections, Mr E. A. Farrington, humorous reciter, will appear in one or tiro items, and according to our Alexandra correspondent it will be a great treat to listen to htm. We trust the weather will be fine so that our friends may be enabled to come in and enjoy the verr excellent evening's entertainment'prnvided. It is not often that harvesting work is carried on in Waikato on a Sunday, hut last Sunday the reaping machine was going ahead in a field of oats at the Beerescourt Estate, near Hamilton- The caterpillars had got into the crop, and throughout Sunday were crossing the road from the titree opposite in countless numbers,so that it was absolute imperative to get the oats cat as soon as possible to save a total loss, Yesterday morning the grubs were hard at work round the edges, but had not got far into the crop. Here is the Western Star's essay on a politician He's a man with a head of iron, a heart nf flint, and a pocket as large as a cornsack. He talks by the yard, makes promises like piecrust, tells whoppers, votes himself a big salary, travels free, goes to sleep in Parliament, makes a speech in the House, and then puts in Hansard what he never said. He is bold, brazen - faced, vindictive, unpatriotic, grasping, selfish, and not a Christian—in short, he is anything but politic, and is generally distinguished from common clay by being labelled M.H.R., which, being interpreted, means "My Honorarium Right," the shekels being the only thing he loves (?) his country for.

A. simple and excellent remedy for bruises or wounds upon cattle or horses is clay. The clay should be made as dry as possible by heating it in a stove,after which it should he pounded tip as line as possible and sifted through a haircloth sieve, When about to he used it should be mixed with water until about the consistency of thin mortar. The wound should be washed out cleanly with C.istiln s'<ap and warm water and completely covowil with the clay, after which it should be bandaged up and not again disturbed till healed. If for any cause the clay must bo removed, soak in warm soapsuds and carefully remove piece by piece. The advantages of the clay are, being exceedingly fine, it knits tightly together when dry, excluding the air completely and allowing a new skin to form underneath, thus causing the wound to heal rapidly; almost any brick clay will answer. Aboriginals almost invariably used clay as a dressing for spear and other wounds recaivad in fights,—" Loader."

A correspondent from Ngaruawahia writes:-There has been a great amount of growling and discontent at the inconvenience caused hy the closing of the railway gates at the Ngaruawahia bridge, which usually takes place just prior to the train being due; so that all traffic of every shape and form is suspended for the time being, Owing to the lite flood the train service has been very irregular. In one instance the train was some hours late, during which time the bridge remained closed, preventing vehicles and foot passengers crossing the river, and also a great many children from attending the school on the opposite side of the river. If the authorities were to give the matter a little consideration, there would be no cause for such an unreasonable delay, but as the matter now stands, if the train did not arrive till Doomsday the gates would still remain closed. When it is considered that tho whole of the traffic on the Great South Rotd puses over this bridge it becomes a serious matter.

On Thursday next the people of Hamilton will' bp.ve an opportunity of witnessing the wonderful invention of the age, •' The Automatic Patent Rocker." So far, this motive power has only been applied to a cradle. When once started it goes by itsoif and requires no attention: nor does it signify in what position the child may shift—like the brook, it still goes on. A touch of the hand will stop it when the child sleeps, should it move the cradle starts to rock again automatically. The invention has been patented in England, tho continent and United States, As the motive power can be applied in almost every conceivable way, it can he used to propel perambulators, to work the churn, and in washing the crnshings from the gold and silver mining batteries. The Patentee is proposing to turn it into company with a capital of £14,000, a portion of this •um going to purchase the right of the inventor, and the balance to be devoted to the adaptation and extension of the principal to the industries referred to abnvo. A working model will be on view in Mr Howden's window on Thursday, and Mr McGlashan will be present to give fuller particulars,*