THE GARDEN.

Calendar of Operations, November 1.

[By Hoktus.]

f Hortus is willing to answor any queries. Cor reapondents must give their full name 3 and addresses, though not for publication.]

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ONION (J. 0., Newton)— Late-sown onions will always prove the best keepers, although the heaviest crop will bo obtained from those sown early. You aro quite right in transplanting thoso you thin from tho row. The trans planted ones will make good bulbs. It is .till time to sow fresh seed for the late keeping crop. To produce small onions lor pickling, sow in a bed very thickly, and don t thin them out. The best oiii m thstlknow for keeping i. " James's Late Keeping."

Lifting Large Treks. >"pw (Mc^no). —It would be almost curtain death it you lilted now even it largo balls of earth were obtained, ■antes you goto an **««l^«« shading and watering, and oven then I o tree would receive sticFi a check that it * ould that you must either out down or remove, but *Xlv prefer to cut down rather than chance tho moving. , . KEROSIN* MIXTURE (M-OJ-^.^f.^S ._ thn mlvtnro usually used for killing insects.— Kerosinc, two gallons; common oil soap, ono and tt-hair pounds; water, one gallon. Ho?l tho water and dissolve the soap in the SutaSwEfflftW" tho lire and pour into 2VT s;J_in» chum with a Stick or board ** «ikcKX£nm is formed. This, when cool. a'lKW^ '.or use take snouiii "";_, *;.' mixture and mix with six- MSuVor TOter?'Thoroughly spray your trees drenching every part. Ton-cco Wash.-8011 lib of tobacco to a gallon of watar strain off. pressing out all tho juice f^tho tobacco.* When using, mix one part ofthoabovo to two parts ot clear water, and thnrou-thlv syringo the trees in the evening. CM tobacco will do. Havo tho liquid about ISO degrees Fahrenheit when applying it. The best time tor applying either of theso mixtures i_ in tho evening. Syringe tho noxt morning, before the sun has much power,.with clear water. -

Worms in Manure.

When manuro has been allowed to lie in a heap or the pit for a long period till it has rotted to the consistency of tho soil, it generally becomes infested with worms. These should be got rid of, especially if the manure is to be used for potting purposes. Tho best way is to turn tho manure and mix a few bushels of sholl lime. This will improve the quality of tho manure as a fertiliser, at the same timo either killing the worms or driving them out. A similar result will occur by giving the heap a heavy drenching with strong lime-water, but turning nnd adding the lime is bettor, as you admit more atmospheric air into the body. Trees and Springs, Boußsingnult, in his groat work on "Rural Economy," relates a remarkable in stance of tho inlluenco of woods upon a fountain. "At the place whore it now rises a small throad of water was occa non ally observed, aftor very long rains, but tho stream disappeared with the rain. The spot is in tho middle of a very steep pasture, inclining to tho south. The ownors of the land, perceiving that somo firs woro shoot ing up in the upper part of it, determined to let them grow, and they soon formed a large and flourishing grovo. As soon as they were well grown, a lino spring ap peared in the place of tho occasional rill, and furnished abundant water during the longest drought. For forty or fifty years this spring was considered tho best in Clos du-Dauba." A few years since, tho grovo was felled, and the ground turnod again in to pasture. Tho spring disappeared with the wood, and is now as dry as it was ninety years ago.

Thinning Flower Buds on Roses,

Where largo roso flowers are wanted there must be a sacrifice made in the number of flowers allowed to grow on the plant. Large specimens can only be obtained by thinning tho buds on tho strong shoots, which alone are able to produco them. The Bhoots should have the buds thinned so a. only to produco a few, and if the plants aro strong and healthy they ought to grow large fully-developed blooms. To assist the formation of young wood, so as to pro long the blooming period, the first blooms Immediately they decay should have tho seed vessels removed, which will greatly promote a lateral growth. Tho results to be obtained with the abovo system will re ward tho cultivator better than much larger numbers when tho plants are left to themselves.

Liquid Manure,

In soil whero thoro is a deficiency of enriching elements in the shape of solid manure, either incorporated with it or laid on tho surface in the shape of mulching, the ability of the rOses to produce fino flowers and in greaterprofnsion will be very much increased by frequent uso of mnnuro water. Manure In a liquid state is much quicker in its effect than manure applied in any-other state, whon tho plants ore grow ing strongly. Thero is no better time to apply it than when thore is n conjoint vigorous extension of roots to absorb, and shoots to assimilate it. A fow shovelfuls of cow manure to a small barrel of water makes a splendid mixture when strained off. ' Mulching Roses. — Immediately after pruning the roses, fork over the ground and give a heavy mulching of cow manure to each plant. It will greatly assist in en hancing the quantity and quality of the flowers, also keeping the soil in a cool, moist state better suited for healthy root Action.

Keeping Weoda Under.

This is an important item in the labour nuestion connected with tho management of any garden :it is a question that causes a good deal of study at times. Now, I have fnTariably found that a littlo labour judiciously applied at the proper time will do more towards keeping weeds down than a great deal of labour at the wrong time. The hoo ought to be used irequently, so that woods never can got a good hold of the soil—in fact, about once a fortnight at tho least The weeds can then never get beyond a very small seedling stage, and they are then easily killed. But where weeds are allowed to grow large they require about twenty times the labour and trouble in exterminating than when attacked in a seedling state. Some people never take any trouble with the weeds till they have attained a considerable size. This necessi tates a considerable mine of labour with the hoe, and the rake has then to be used in collecting them together. If the ground receives systematic and frequent hoeing, no raking is required. Tho young seed weeds perish and loave no trace after the first tour's sun. A great deal of ground caivbe cone ovor with the hoe in one day, provided the weeds are not strong enough to impede tho hoe. Many admit the above in Reference to annuals, but I have proved that the same system applies to sorrel, con volvoli, &C and these are very trouble Borne where they have onco got fairly established; but even those will succumb if 7 vigorous and persistent attack is mado upon them with tho hoe whenever they make their appearance above the ground. No weeds can livo long if you persist in destroying its leafy or above-ground portion before it has timo to got well developed. On one occasion I had to deal with a pioeo of ground that was coinplotely covered will the debris of convolvoh. It was an old underdrained garden out of cultivation a few years. ' Tho first operation was drain ing, then trenching and manuring. While trenching, every spit of soil was hied with the long white roots of tho convolvoh. I did not take much trouble picking them out. 1 knew anoasiermethod. After the trenching was finished a crop of cabbages, cauliflowers, etc., was planted in tho spring. Afterwards, whenever the weed made its appearance, tho hoo was sent over the ground, cutting only underneath the surface. It certainly gave a good deal of trouble at first, but before the end of the season the garden was entirely free from weeds. It has now been under cultivation for a few years, and the weed has given no trouble. I have had a similar experience with sorrel. This I simply trench down, then crop. (Jontinual hoeing whonever it makes its appearance will soon clear the soil of it. I would ask those who, unfortunately, are troubled with noxious weeds to give the above system a EKL and thoy will find that the boe is g£ cfipestandVckest way of getting rid of all noxious weeds; even where docks have been allowed too much liberty a per. St attack of hoe will eradicate them HprV is anothor advantage. -By this *• ~l hoeing tho effect on the XtTis LarveS. They grow quicker, SSRha rZduce of the soil is much heavier firtfe surface soil has been kept con filly stirred while the crop is growing. IT«6 enumerate a few advantages to be a continual uso of the hoe :(1 Th-feeed weeds are destroyed, thus not ihe l eeea. l ;* i °! w: ( . to k e the nourishment allowing them to .^ abounda few*.'1 m The «w» >w c gt

a loose ono. Hence a hard surface is sooner deprived of its moisture than ono of a looso nature. (">) Soil that has been loosoncd on tbe surfaco not only absorbs moro moisture from tho air, but if by chance a heavy shower of rain comes on, the rain will bo absorbed as soon as it falls; whereas on a hard surface it will run off to the lower levels.

P. T. Barnum.

Closing Days of an Eventful Career— The Great Showman's Retirement— Reminiscences 01* the Jenny Lind Concerts.-

New York, September 11, ISS4.—There is probably no one who will not bear with re grot that P. T. Barnum, the veteran show man, has made his last tourneo with his famous show. He is now so ill at his homo in Bridgeport, Conn., that his friends des pair of his recovery, and measures have al ready been taken to insure the permanency of tho business with which he has been so long connected. Barnum is now in his seventy-first year, and has beon in active service over since childhood. His father was a poor man, and the boy was put early to work. He has gone through a wider variety of employment than any other man on record, including the sale of lottery tickets, keeping an oyster saloon, editing a newspaper, tending bar, nogro melodist, boarding-house keeper, book canvasser, making bear's grease, dramatic critic, preacher, bank president, author, partner in clock factory, Jenny Lind concert manuger, and last of all travelling show man. He has also been interested in tho cloak manufactory, in land speculation, in the fire annihilator, iv an illustrated news paper and other enterprises. In the course of his seventy years he has known what it is to succeed nnd to fail, but through it all he has kept a kindly spirit, and has been a general favourite with tho public. In look ing back over Mr Barnum's history, tho en gagement of Jenny Lind stands out pro minently; ho was nover tired of talking about it, and although ho afterwards lost the whole half million which ho mado by that speculation he can to this day recall from memory tho exact amount of money which overy town in tho country contributed to that half million. Jenny Lind landed here on the 21st of August, 1850. Barnum had so worked up popular excitement that ten thousand persons crowded down on tho docks, near Canal-streot, to wolcomo her. His agreement was that ahe was to receive §1,000 for oach concort besido all her per sonal expenses. This prico was at the timo considered a wild one, and people on every side predicted that Barnum would loso evory cent ho had in tho world bofore the first twenty concerts wore over. The first concert was given on tho 10th of September at Castle Garden.

REMINISCENCES OF THE JENNY LIND COXOERTS.

Mr Barnum says of this first concert: "The reception; of Jenny Lind was pro bably never before equalled. As Mr Bene dict led her towards the footlights, the en tire audience roso to their feet and welcomed her with three cheers, accompanied by the waving of thousands of hats and handker chiefs. This was by far tho largest audience to which Jenny Lind had ever sung. She was evidently much agitated, but the orchestra commenced, and before sho had sung a dozen notes of 'Casta Diva,' sho began to recover hor self-possession, and long beforo the scena was concluded, sho was as calm as if she was in hor own draw ing-room. Towards the last portion of the cavatina, tho audienco wero so completely carried away by their fooling, that the re mainder of the air was drowned in a per fect tempest of acclamation. Enthusiasm had been wrought to its highest pitch, but the musical powers of Jenny Lind exceeded all tho brilliant anticipations which had beon formed, and her triumph was com plete. At the conclusion of tho concert Jenny Lind was loudly called for, and was obliged to appear three times beforo the audience could be satisfied. Then thoy called vociferously for 'Barnum,' and I reluctantly responded to their demand. " The rubicon was passed. The success ful issue of tho Jenny Lind entorpriso was established. I think there were a hundred men in New York, the day after her first concert, who would havo willingly paid me 200,000 dol?, for my contract. I received repeated otlew for an eighth, a tenth, or a sixteenth, equivalent to that price. But mine had been the risk, and I was deter mined mine should bo the triumph.

"Tho amount of money received for tickets to the first concert was 1,75G,405 riols. As this mado Miss Land's portion too small to realiso the 10,000 do!s. which had been announced as devoted to charity, I proposod to divide equally with her the proceeds of the first two concerts, and not count them at all in out* regular engage ment. Accordingly, the second concert was given September 13th, and the receipts, amounting to 1,420,305d015.,were, like thoso of the first concert, equally divided. Our third concert, but which, as between our selves wo called the 'first regular concert,' was given Tuesday, September 17, 1850." The total amount recoived for Jenny Lind's ninety-five concerts under Mr Bar num's management was 712,161 dole. The highest prices paid for tickets were at auction, as follows : John N. Genin, in New York, 225 dols.; Ossian E. Dodge, in Bos ton, 625 dols. ; Col. William C. Ross, in Providence, 650 dols.; M. A. Root, in Philadelphia, 625 dols.; Mr D'Arcy, in New Orleans, 240 dols. ; a keeper of a refresh ment saloon in St. Louis, 150 dols. ; a daguerrotypist, in Baltimore, 100 dols. I cannot now recall the names of the last two. After the sale of the first ticket tho premium usually fell to 20 dols., and so downward in tho scale of figures. Tho fixed prico of tickets ranged from 7 dols. to 3 dols. Promenade tickets were from 2 dols. to 1 dol. each. Barnum was born on the Sth of July, 1810. H. H. H.

The Brazilian Slave Question.

In consoquonco of the rejection by the Brazilian Parliament of the measure for tho emancipation of slaves throughout the em pire^ dissolution took place, aud the matter is now bofore the country.

Under the scheme for which the approval of the nation is asked, emancipation will be come effective when the slave attains sixty years of age, in case of non-registry, though the emancipation fund, by change of the slave's legal domicile, and by other dispo sitions. All slaves sixty years of ago are ipso facto free. Such freedmen remaining with their ex-masters aro entitled to food and. shelter, but payment of services is left optional with the latter. In case such freedmen leave their ex-masters, however, the Government will provide for their sup port. A new registry of all slaves must be made within one year, based on that of IS7I-73, giving namo, ago, colour, State, nationality, descent, physical capacity, occupation and value. AH slaves not thus registered become free. The registry feo will be §1 for each slave. The valuations of slaves will be based upon their age, and cannot exceed SSOO for thoso under 30 year?, $700 for those from 30 to 40, 8600 for those 40 to 50, and 8100 for those from 50 to CO. Emancipation by the fund will babased on theso values, and will be ad judged according to tho lowest offers made. A tax of 5 per cent on these values will be levied in Bio de Janeiro and the seven lar gest provincial capitals, 3 per cent in other cities nnd towns, nnd 1 per cent in country districts. A tax of 10 per cent to 50 per cent will be levied on the transmission of slaves by inheritance, 5 per cent to 25 per cent on legacies inter vivos, and 10 per cent on sales. A tax of 20 por cent on the income of religious orders from apolices, after conversion of their estates, will go to the fund. Present taxes on slaves are to be superseded by tho foregoing. The domicile of slaves is fixed in the province where they beside at the dato of the law, except those accompanying their masteis. All slaves emancipated by the fund will be required to remain in the municipality for five years in regular employment. - Non-employment will be punishable by fines and imprison ment, and by compulsory service on public works. Labour contracts must be duly registered, and in tho country cannot ex ceed a term of three years. Tho minimum rate of wages will bo fixed at an annual meeting of certain judical officers and councilmen. Unjustifiable absence pn part of the freedmen will be punished by a fine of double bis wages, or double the time lost. The business of buying and selling slaves is prohibited under a penalty of §s,ooo.—"London Telegraph."

GOSSIP FROM STAGE AND STUDIO.

(By Edterpk.)

Gounod's recent " Bolero," a brilliant song for a flexible, voice has been published in three keys and threo languagos.

Sheridan nnd tho "Fun on tho Bristol" Company are expected te open in Dunedin on Boxing night, and Mr Emmet will most likely be one of the party.

Colonel Ike Austin, tho champion riflo shot, is travelling with a small Company, in cluding Miss Gracie Oscar, Miss Eva de Vere, and Mr Harry Benham, in the Gipps land distriot.

The Marie Lanyon Company, which in cludes those New Zealand favourites Mr J. L. Hall and Miss Jennie Nye, aro playing to good houses at the Mechanics' Institute, Launcestoi).

An Austrian countess is about to imitate Mrs Langtry, and go on the stage. She is known in her own country as Countess D'Arco, but will appear on the boards under the stage name of Aladamo Janisch.

Mons. Edouard Romeniji, tho great Hungarian violinist who is now performing at Melbourne, is assisted by the following artists, who have accompanied him from the States : — Miss Hattio B. Downing (soprano), Mr Rudolf Himmor (tenor), and Mr Isidoro Luckstono (solo pianist).

Madamo Fatti proposes on November 24th next to celobrate the twenty-fifth anniver sary of her operatic debut. In 1881, as in 1859, tho theatro will be tho Academy of Music, Now York, the opera will bo "Lucia di Lammermoor," and the self-same tenor, tho veteran Signor Brignoli, will bo the Edgardo.

Anew "training thoatro," to bo called tho "Lyceum," is now in courso of erection in Fourth Avenuo, New York, and it is hoped that it will be opened on Nov. 1. Tho building is intended for amateur per formances, and as a school for the training of aspirants for dramatic honours. Tho school will be the main idea.

The wild-beast business is not a very lucrative ono at present. Prices have "tumbled"heavily. A German dealer in London, England, has 27 elephants on hand. Tigers havo fallen from £200 to £80 ; a two horned rhinoceros bought by the Zoological Gardens twelve years ago for £1,200 could now bo had for £100; bears can be had for a gift, and lions are open to offers.

BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE.

(Founded on a Foot.)

It was in the year 1746, after the Battle of Collodon, that" Bonnio Princo Charlie " lay hid amongst the posses in Glen Morlston, and dared not move out, for posted far and wido, from the point of Ben Attow to Beau ley, wore the English red-coats. It was known that tho Prince was in hiding in tho glen, and the English Government were resolved to intercept liim in any attempt he might mako to reach tho soa coast. But there somo who, "death and exile braving," wero bent on releasing him from his perilous position. " Yo'll no forgot me OH.iroly, Mary hinny, if so bo ye'd never see me mair gin this night owor. • Tis a lang, dreary way I'm travelling this o'on, and there'B none 80 sure-footed but wha'U slip ane day. Kiss me, anco mair, nnd gio me your word yo'll think on your Jnmio till yo moot him again ; it might be on uirth, but it maun bo in Heaven,"

" What for ane ye so downcast this c'en, Jamie? 'Tismony a timo ye've walked frae Invennori.ton to Caenacroich syne ye put the pack upon yet* shoulder. Choor up, mon, and suro I'll no'er forget ye till ye're back haino on the morn. Yo mak' me grcot wi' your dolfti' wailings."

" Dinna greet, lassio; it may bo I'm wrnng, but I've a weight that pressos down my hair., and forbodes sad work for wo twa. But gin I return, or gin I fa' asleep among tho stanos in tho glen, 'tis a' ono syne wo maun meet again. My lassie and my king is a' the world to me."

Tho pedlar -houldored his pack, and (■lowly wended his way down the little path from the Highland clnchan. At tho foot of a mound he stopped and looked back.

The last rays of the setting sun dyed the rich brown heather of the thatched cottago to n ruddier huo, and turned the flaxen locks of his Mary to a halo of glory. The high hills behind formed- a back ground of deep indigo to tho picture, and fondly the pedlar gazed on that well-known scene ; then, waving his hand to the tall girl who stood shading her eyes from the sun to look after him, resumed his course. It lod him overmountainsandmoors,through woods of pino-trces, and by the foaming, tumbling river Moristou.

It a was still, frosty winter's night; each footstep that lie took rustlod tho dying loaves or resounded along the high way. The moon, gradually rising from a bed of clouds, gave a mysterious whiteness to the snow-capped distant mountains, and sparkled diamond-like upon the crystal drops of dew and hoar frost by the roadsido. The feathery birch treos, all blown and bent by their frequent contests with the wind, now rested motion less from their ceaseless murmurings. Nothing disturbed tho quiet, save the pod lar's footsteps, for the very deer, accus tomed to his frequent journeyings to and fro, knew him, and lay still in their coverts. Often and ofton had he trod that path, whistling gaily, perhaps, as he wont, or thinking on his Mary; but now he trod gloomily, drearily, no sound on his lips but the dull, dread presentiment weighing down his heart.

" Whist!" sounded a voice suddenly in his ear, and the pedlar started back several paces. A tall gillie stood before him, having arisen, as it wero, from the very earth itself. The pedlar's alarm was, how ever, short-lived. He recognised a friend, and it was with a " Weel met, Sandy. Fratn where spring ye ?" that he advanced with outstretched hand-. Tho gillie took it, and replied— "Ye re late, mon. I've been waiting for ye this hour and mair. I come from ane ye know," pointing with his finger towards tho rocks beside tho Moriston, " who bids mo tell you dinna gang yer road this night. The glen is chock fu' o' red-coats, and ye might weel be mistaken for one ye are not, and frao those mistakes there's no turning back. Yo know weel ye're unco' liko him in the face. "And do ye think, Sandy, 'tis a' for nought I'm so unco' like him 1 If so by such o mistake he were enabled to leave his den i' the rocks, where he lies mair like a puir beastio than the king o' this land, would it be I wad kinder sic aJjlessedness? Tis little sic a puir lad as lean do for tiim ; but ye manna stop me from that little.''

. Sandy returned no answer. The senti ment was too nearly akin to his own feelings for him to contradict it, yet after his com mission he dared not encourage it. " Fare well, men," was all he said, and sprung into the thickets.

The pedlar-continued his march, deep In thought. By-and-by tho glen opened out wider; the trees ceased, meadows and moors approached the river banks, the hills receded back on each side and then rose skywards more loftily than before, more rugged and bare. Now, again, they ap proached nearer as the pedlar gained tho head of the glen — tho Caenacroich, as it is called. A tributary torrent came rolling its waters into the Moriston, and far off the sound of water falling over the rocks broke upon the pedlar's ear. The grey dawn was just stealing across the horizon when he noared. his destination. Tho end was very close ; but what was the end to be ? There is another Bound besides the ialling waters to be heard now aa the pedlar skirts round a turn in tho road. It is tho regular tramp to and fro of a man on guard—of a sentlnol. "Halt!" cries astern voice, and instantly two soldiers, ono from each side of the road, dart forward.

The pedlar also sprang forward with an Involuntary instinct of self-preservation ; but it was too lato. He was caught and pinioned. "Who are you! and what is your busi ness ?" were tho questions now addressed to him. But he returned no answer.

"It is the devil himself," chimed in a third voice, leaping from a bank. "Shoot him, boys, before he escapes. I know him well."

"Tie him to that tree," said the first soldier, and we'll mako short wqrk of the rebel."

A word now might delay his fatte, but the word wa? not spoken. As the pistol was fired at his head, hecried, "Hurrahfer Prince Charlie !" and sank dead, a martyr for his king. A small cairn, surmounted by a wooden cross, now marks the spot where he fell. It is a worthless tribute, but the deed was a golden one, and needs "no carved marble to ensure its memory. The soldiers, put off their guard by the supposed death of him they sought, were taken at a vantage. In the dead of night Prince Charlie crept up the bed of a torrent, passed the sen tinels, and escaped to the sea coast. The sacrifice wfts offered up and accepted, for "it is good that' a man should lay down his life for bi« friend," . , ... ; .--

MIXING THE BABIES.

A Jolco whioh Lod to a Baby Show.

In ono of Hugh Miller's least-known sketches of somo of his contemporaries, he relates a very amusing scone onacted in tho fishing town of Cromarty by a party of young men who had contrived at various times to extract considerable amusement from the BuporstitioU3 terrors of the fisher folk, never missing a chance of counting them as they wended their way to the boats, or of asking theirdestination—both deemed omens of evil luck.

But the form of fairy malice which was most dreaded was th. tof kidnapping human children, and substituting for them fairy babies, which were called changelings, and invariably proved cross-grained, ill-tem pered, and voracious. A poor baby who was attacked with any sort of wasting ill ness, or becamo unusually fretful and troublesome, was very npt to bo looked upon as a changeling, and to receive any thing but tenderness from the family who wero forced to endure its wailing.

From this popular beliof, the young men in question resolved to extract some amuse ment by effecting a general exchange of babies throughout the village, and then watching tho result. Of courso, in a fisher town, all tho women and elder children take their full share of work in collecting shell-fish and bniting tho lines, carrying them and the nets on board the boats, and finally, when tho men are starting for their night's fishing, all tho women go to tho bonch to help in launching the boats, and sco their husbands, sweethearts, and bro thers start what they well know may provo a service of dangor. Even tho little tod dling bairns gonerally follow their elders to the shore; and many a house is left without one human inmate, savo tho latest baby safely ensconced in his wooden cradle.

Theso babies were tho special game which attracted tho mirthful and mischiovous youngraen. Having taken care to ascertain exactly which cottages were cortnin to furnish unprotected babies, they watched their opportunity when, in tho twilight, the Usher folk trooped down on the shore, without a thought of itnponding misadven ture for thoir youngejt treasures. Then the marauders, dispersing throughout the village, stole gontly into each cottage— cautiously, so as not needlessly to alarm the babies, or attract the attention from any bedriddon old man or woman who might chance'to bo lying in some dark corner. Lifting; each poor little baby from its warm nest, one of theso jokers quickly deposited it in somo other cradle, thence removing the rightful occupant to carry it elsewhere. Era the boats had started, all the babies in Cromarty had been so effectually shuffled that not one remained in-its own home.

Then tho young mon, delighted with their complete success, concealed them selves among tho ruins of a deserted hut, and thero watchod to see what would happen noxt. Of course, the nursing mothers wero the first to hurry back to their offspring, followod moro leisurely by thoso whose bigger babies were securely tied into their cradles, as tho only safe moans of disposing of thorn. Thoy wero greeted by an unwonted chorus of weeping from the younger babies, and lusty roaring from tho frightened older ones, and, some how, the wailing voices sounded unfamiliar to tho maternal ears, as, hurrying to calm their crios, oach mother approached hor baby's cradle, and .heroin, to her in describable horror, beheld an unknown child ! Under other circumstances she might very likely havo recognised a neigh bour's bairn, but thoro wus no timo for such thought—it sufficed that it was not her baby, so thero could bo no manner of doubt that it was a changeling, a horrid fairy brat, left in exchange for her beloved and precious darling. "Naturally," soys Hugh Miller, "tho scene that ensued bailies doscripticn. The women shrieked and screamed, and wrung their hands, nnd rushing out to tho lanes liko so many mad creatures, wero only the moro unhinged to find tho calamity so universal." By this time all tho women in the pluco had assembled to add thoir ques tions and counsels to the genoral chorus. Some urged that they should place all tho chungelings in creels, and suspend them from tho iron hook and chain which hang abovo tho fires, as that was woll known to be a sure method of bringing back the fairy mother, who, on hearing the pitiful cries of their half-roasted babies, would certainly come to their deliverance, nnd restore tho stolen human children.

Tho calmer women counselled that tho minister should lie summoned, to exorcise tho powers of ovil; and so ono advised ono thing, nnd the noxt urged something differ ent ; whilo tho poor mothers heeded no ono, but tore their hair, and tossed their arms aloft, in an infectious frenzyrDf despair, shrieking and hallooing, whilo tho howls of the terrified elder children, and tho wailing of babies, all added to tho diro confusion and uproar.

At least ono woman, wiser than her neighbours, camo to ask tho meaning of such nn astounding Babel of feminine voices, and on learning the state of matters, nnd recollecting various tricks that had from time to time been played by some of tho big lads, a happy thought struck hor that these had probably had some hand in tho matter ; so having succeeded in making her voico hoard, she suggested this viow of tho case, and recommended that all the babies should be assembled in one placo, so that each mother might see whether her own was to bo found.

So admirable a solution of tho difficulty was at once carried into effect. Each woman rushed back to hor cradle, and snatching up the poor baby (now well-nigh exhausted with prolonged orying), " she brought it to this improvised baby.show. Needless to say, few minutes elapsed ere each happy mother recognised her own darling, and joyfully clasped it to her bosom, soothing its alarm, and hushing its pitiful cries. In the general confusion tho perpetrators of the joking, having thoroughly enjoyed its success, escaped from their hiding-place, and mado good their retreat. Tho subject was made a matter for much good-natured banter, and thenceforward the good folk of Cromarty seem to have in a great measure got over their dread of fairy interference in their domestic affairs.

Red Tape in England.

Ah amusino story illustrating the rod-tape system in the British transport sorvico is told by an officer : "My regiment was quartered in the Kyber in August, 1880, and I was acting as transport officer. North-eastern Afghanistan is an almost waterless district, and from the camp on tho hillside convoys of mules and donkeys with water-skins were passing to and fro all day long to the springs in the valley below. On Wednesday morning about 9 o'clock I was informed that, not far from camp, one of the animals had fallen and broken its leg badly. ' The poor beast was put but of its Sain at once,' you will Bay. Not a bit of it. lothing could bo done until a committee of officers had been summoned to see it and order its destruction, fpr some, little time boforo, when a baggage-camel had fallen and dislocated its foreleg, miles frotri nhy^eans of cure, the officer in charge Of the convoy had tho wretched brute shot at once, as the most merciful course. He reported what he had done on reaching the next camp, and thought no moro of tho matter. . Three weeks or so afterwards, however, the pay master of his regiment received instructions from headquarters to_' stop the sum of 500 rupees from Second-Lieutenant Blank's pay, to make good the value of one camel, the property of the Government, which that officer had destroyed.' Bearing this then in mindj no ono would lift a finger against the 1 white female donkey ' (as it was officially described), and, as an impecunious subal tern, I myself could not afford to act as common sense and humanity prompted, 1 could not depart from the regulation on the subject—to report to higher authority in writing. So 1 wrote out a statement of facts and sent it into the adjutant. By the rule of the servico he laid it before the Colonel, who initialedthepaper and returned it. Then it was forwarded to the Brigade- Major, who submitted it to the General in command, by whom it was initialed and re turned. The Brigade Major next passed it on to tho Brigade Transport Officer, <,vhq, after noting it, sent it back, finally, late in the afternoon, my paper had worked its way to mo again, with a notification- ap pended that, as it was after 12 _j., taa Court qf inquiry could qssqrable that day, and, as tho next day was Thursday—a weekly holi day in our army in India, instituted by Lord Napier—the Court could not sit until 8 o'clock on Friday morning. I must, there fore, it added, make the best provision I could in the way of a litter and food for ihe poor beast meanwhile. I did the be.t I could for it in the way of straw and hay, and It contrived to 6*xist until the committee— consisting of three officers—saw it on the Friday morning, when it was: at once ordered to be shot.". .. '■'.'...... -

CLIPTOMANIA.

Tho British army was strengthened lust year by the enlistment of 768 recruits under 17 yoars of oge. Labouchere hopes that the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Children will pay attention to this sub ject.

"My son," said an old Parisian cynic to hi 3 heir, at a Boulevard club tho other night, "you can break nil of the ten com mandments with impunity, if only you re member to keep the eloventh, ' Thou sliolt not get found out.'"

Mr F. J. Fargus—otherwise Hugh Con way, the author of " Galled Back " —is an auctioneer of Bristol. He is a little past forty, is very deaf, and is not particuarly entertaining in conversation. Ho is full of literary ambition. Several years ago ho published a volume of poems, and he has written many short stories for the English magazines.

Mr George Moore,tho author of "A Mo dern Lover," in a forthcoming novel, leaves, it is said, the world of fashion for the world theatrical. The new story is said to bo concerned with the fortunes of a travelling company of actors, and of a woman who throws in her lot with the leading membor of tho company.

Without in the least wishing to detract from tho extraordinary feat performed by the Australians, which stands alone in the annals of the game, I would remind tho cricketing world of a somewhat similar phenomenal score. This occurred somo years ago at Grimsby, when the All Eng land Eleven scored some nine hundred (not out) against tho Grimsby Club.— " Vanity Fair."

In diversity of advertisements German papers are not behind tbe English, i Tho following, which appears on the advertise ment sheet of one of the loading German papers, is by no means meant for a jost, and only the moro ridiculous for that reason : — " A Catholic Girl, with good references, is wanted for everything on July Ist." The advertiser is a German nobleman of the name if Baron Yon Schrotter.

A large irrigation scheme iB about to be set on foot in South Australia. It is pro posed, by moans of a company, to lease 25,000 acres up the Murray dill's by means of land on tho Murray, and raise water turbine water-wheels. It is believod that sufficient water can be supplied at the rate of from 3s to 4s per acre. Tho irrigated land is to bo subdivided into 50 and 100 ---acre farms. The first year's expenditure is estimated at £18,000, and the returns at nearly £6,000.

The character of emigration irom Ham burg to the United States h'os under gone a great change in tho past ton years. In 1874, among 43,143 emigrants, the percentage of farmers was 88, artisans 11.5, small tiaders and clerks 10.5, workmen 10.7, other occupations 4.8, and not specified 24.7; while in 1883, among a total of 89,465 emigrant's, farmers formed only 17, artisans 14.5, small traders and clorks 6.5, workmen 34, other occupa tions 2.5, and those not specified 25.5 per cent, of tho whole.

In tho republic of Guatemala, Central America, they have a happy way of making railways without borrowing money or alienating land which should recommend itsolf to tho GoTornmont of this colony. A railway is projeotod between tho capital and the port of St. Thomas at a cost of $12,000,000. To secure its construction the Government kas decreed overy adult male in tho republic a shareholder, the cost of the shares boing §40 each. In cos. a man is too poor to pay cash down, tho Government will permit him to pay 84 a year for 10 years, The Government collects tho money and guarantees tho payment of expenses as rapidly as the road is completed.

An advertisement of a cod-liver oil man ufacturer in Marseilles reads as follows :— "Tho cod being one of tho small fishes of tho sea, is constantly tracked and pursued by its cnomies, tho whales and sharks, etc. ; thereforo it lives in a constant stato of fear; and it is a well-established fact that fear engenders in all living creatures jaundice and diseases of the liver. Consequently, all codfish taken in the open sea have diseased livers. But all my fisli aro caught in a safe harbour, where marine monsters cannot outer. They live there in 'peace and com fort. Their livers aro perfectly healthy, and that is the reason why my cod-liver oil is the best."

' An enterprising Frenchman some years ago introduced into Berlin tho shop-window cleaning a la Parisienne, and has managed, by strict attention to business, to mako quite a fortune, having no loss than 6,000 customers on his list who pay him 2 marks (•IS cents) a month for having their windows cleaned once a week. He employs forty men, at average monthly wages of 00 marks each. His monthly income, thero fore, reaches the snug sum of 9,600 marks, or over £460. His successes in Berlin have induced him to establish offices it) Hamburg, Frankfort ■on • the - Main, nnd Breslau, and he contemplates going into the some business in London. Competitors have, of course, endeavoured to undermine him, but without success, and he still has tho prestige of tho " original Jacobs."

The utter worthleisness of so-called " expert" medical testimony has once moro been conclusively demonstrated. When, in the recent Dublin scandal case, French was brought up, a jury was ompannelled to decide as to nis mental condition. Five doctors, some of them being "well-known experts in mental disease, gave positive evidence that the prisoner was insane, and threo other eminent physicians emphatically declared that ho was only shamming. Naturally enough, the unfortunate jury, after having been locked up during the greater part of tho day, failed to arrive at any conclusion and were discharged, whilo the Jndgo remarked that he had " never been moro embarassed in any case by the conflict of evidence given by eminent men." Labouchere makes the sensible suggestion that the doctors, and not the jury, should have been shut up, and thoy should havo been kept, in closo confinement until they managed to agree.

German colonisation is making rapid strides in West Africa. At the prosont moment there are upwards of sixty fac tories, divided among fourteen Hamburg firms, namoly : One each in Sierra Leono, Liberia, Accra, Whydah, and Ambritz; two oach in Groat and Little I'apoe, Lagos, and Cameroons, and three in Gaboon, while Bremon merchants have establish ments in Accra, Little Papoe, Koto, Lagos, Angra Pequena, and Addar. Hamburg, and Bremen keep up a regular steam com munication with the above settlements, in this respect completely outdoing Holland, Belgium, and even Franco, which last country also has colonies in that region. In addition to the Gorman cruiser Moewe, which recently sailed fer Cameroons and Angra Pequena (or Luederiteland) with Conßul-Qenoral Dr. Nachtigall on board, the cruiser Bismarck is to proceed to West Africa early in October.

Somo idea may be formed of the traffic on English railroads from the following fucts :—Through Farringdon-stroet junc tion, on the Metropolitan Railway, 1,800 trains pass in twenty-three hours overy day. Through Watford junction, on tho London and North Western Railway, 233 trains pass every day. This gives something like one in every four minutes of the twenty-four hours. At Cannon-street station, on the South Eastern line, the number of trains using the station is 750 in one day. Through Clnpham junction tho London and South Western Railway had, in the year 1877, on an ordinary week day, GSQ trains, while on the Derby Day of 1876 no less than 1,023 trains passed through this junction, The number is now over 1,000. Tho number of passengers conveyed in 1883 was 683,718,137, and season ticket • holders 180,000,000 : total, 863,718,137. Of minorals there were conveyed 189,485,612 tons; of general merchandise, 76,897,356 tons; number of miles run by trains, 268,897,236; miles of railways, 15.656; number of persons employed, 367,660.

The following pleasing fictions regarding New Zealand and Sir Julius Vogel are pub lished as sober facts by the "Western Morning News " of Plymouth, England ;— "Sir Julius Vogel, late Conservative can didate for Falmouth, who hat. just been called upon to form a new Ministry in Sew Zealand, is one of the chief land owners in tb.e great and flourishing colony. He awns large tracts in tho province of Wellington, and has a large house at New Plymouth, as well as in Wellington, the seat of theeolenial Parliament." Of course people here know that it was only by a narrow squeak this great "land-owner" could rake up a property qualification in the colony, and that his two " Castles in Spain," those mansions at Wellington and New Plymouth, dwindle down to the official premises which he occupies by virtue of his office. The well-informed journalist goes on to refer to Wellington district as containing over twelve millions of acres, and as being able to grow " nearly all the English fruits and flowers I" Yet the School Boards of Britain will not admit that the children at the publio schools might profitably receive special lessons oo jthe British colonies. . JM'-s

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Good Words—From Good Authority.— • • • We confess that we are perfectly amazed at the run of your Hop Bitters. We never had anything like it, and never heard of tho like. The writer (Benton) has been selling drugs here nearly thirty rears, any has reon the rise of Host-tier's' Vinegar and all Other bittPra and patent medicines, but'i_f*vfir did any of them m their best days, begin to have the run that-Hop Bitters have. ■ . Wo can't get enough afthj.m. We are out of them half the «me.. . '.-, BStrafct from letter to Hop Bitters Co.jA.ugust 22, 78, from BaNTOtr, Myers & Co.. Wholesale prug sistf, Plavelflnd, O, Be sure and see,



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GREAT INSOLVENT SALE!!! a—aS-gßfa**********. — ii'nwTil** SAMUEL COOMBES & GO. IS NOW SELLING THE DRAPERY AND CLOTHING STOCK OF A. O. STEPHENSON, Karangahape Road. S. COOMBES AND CO. Assert they have never before offered such Bargains in Auckland— GOOD PRINTS, 2id, worth 6|d. DRESS MATERIALS, 3fd. CLOTHING AT REDUCED PRICES. 370 MEN'S TWEED COATS, 5s lid, worth 18s Gd. GOOD TWEED SUITS, lis -3d. Men's Shirts, ll*sd each, and the ENTIRE STOCK is Marked so Low that the BARGAINS to be had in DRAPERY and CLOTHING during this GREAT INSOLVENT SALE cannot occur again. Extraordinary Bargains in Fancy Goods at SAMUEL COOMBES AND GO'S.



Sporting. £10,000 "^8 £10,000 £10,000 7y^ 20,000 Members at 10a. flf_ 3F MELBOURNE CUP, 1884 £ -j-. To bo run Tuesday, Nor. 4. -j-j O Will Olose 30th OOTOBER, 1884. O U — TJ ■p 402 —PRIZES —402 -X J>J 133 Nomination!. 2bo Cash Prizes, _V| E First .. ..OKI. 4at 100 £100 Tr*** Socond ..1200 4at 50 200 I_* Third.. .. 600 10 at 25 250 C Starters (dlv. 20 at 20 400 /— * about £25 co.) 750 20 at 15 300 \__^ U Non-Starters 20 at 10 200 TT (about£lsea) 1515 100 at 7 700 BJ -q 91 at G 455 -q £7005 2G9 £2905 Please send P.O. Orders when convenient, thoy can at all times ho traced if lost, thus protecting Bender. Two stamps required for roplies, and Ono Shilling added as exchange on country oheques, which must be certified to as "Correct." Each ticket has Nino Chances, the Cup being drawn first, after which the marbles are all re placed each time till tho Nine Drawings aro completed, thus giving ono ticket tho chance of drawing Nino Prizes. DqoH thio.l Names and Atidrossos of threo llOdU into I principal Winners in Cup, and four principal Cash Prize Winners can be ob tained by Subscribers on application. Drawing Is attended by tho Press (members of the Press can freely Inspect Ada's books). "Managers of papers at a distanco can appoint a responsible agent in Dunedin, to whom all information will bo furnished, thus giving to Subscribers a guaranteo of tho bona fide character of this onsultation, a course no other "Consultationist" pursues in Dunedin. The Cup of 1883 consisted of 18,000 Subscriber-, who contributed £9300. Names of Committee furnished to Press on ap plication. ADA MANTUA, Caro of Mr. Abraham, Box Ssl. Post Office, Dunedin. £10,000 -£31 £10,000 «§T £10,000 _A.:D_A. ULJ^mrZTTJ^ Offers a Special Prize of .EIOOI Which amount has been depositod with the Editor of Otago Witness, and will be paid to any Eerson in New Zealand who can name the placed orses in Melbourne Cup, in the order as raco reported in Otago Witness. Each letter will be dated when received, and money paid to flrst "tipster." Competitors not restricted to ono trial, but can try as often as thoy please, and it Is not compulsory to havo tickets in Consulta tion, thus giving anyone the chance of obtaining tho above valuable prize. In the event of winners not being tipped, tho £100 will bo oqually di vidod between the Otago Benevolont Institution and Industrial School (Caversham). It will bo observed that Adalsdisinterestcd.flavinfplac.d the money beyond her control, and it mint be paid to somebody—hence her declining to receive lips herself, for she will not accept any. Applications will be recoived until 27th Oct., and must be addressed only to Sporting Editor, Otago Witness, Dunedin. Please keep copy of Up. Winner must apply for prize within one month after race. FIDELITY COMPANY'S ANNUAL PROGRAMME OK THE MELBOURNE CUP, To be Run at|Molbourno on 4th NOVEMBER 12,000 Programmes at 10s. 133 Horses and 195 Now Zealand Bonds, divided as follows :— First Horse _ - £1.000 Socond Horse ..____ 600 Third Horse ..___- 300 Others dividod _ 1.100 Total for Horses -. _ _ £3,000 - 10 New Zealand Bonds at £100 eaoh.. £1,000 10 do do 50 do ... 500 25 do do 20 do _ 500 60 do do 10 do _ 600 100 do do 6 do v 600 iii Bonds. Total.. £3,000 ; Total Amount of Frlzos, £6,000. Will CLOSE on or about SOth OCTOBER, EACH 10s Voucher has SIX CHANCES. 328 PRIZES. 328 12,000 Programmes at 10b. Please add stamps for reply and result __f*Remittancos can be sent as follows :— 1. Cheques, P.O. Orders, or Bank Notes. 2. Make crossed oheques, with Is added for ex change, payablo either to a No. or simply to bearer, as printed, but not to any particular person. If oheques or bank drafts aro payable either, to a particular person or to order, they will be returned to the sender. S. Post-ofllce Orders may be sent, but they must bo mado payable to Fidelity Company only, and not to any particular person. 4. Registered lettors or telegrams cannot be replied to. Address only as below :— FIDELITY COMPANY, Care of Alfred A. Cameron's Box, 251, Po3t-Offl™> ""nmlln. A LEO'S CONSULTATION. • LIST No. 1, ON THE MELBOURNE CUP, ISB4 2,000 INVESTORS AT £1 EACH. To bo divided as follows: First Horse ~ - £1.000 Second Horse - •• jO*J Third Horse 1M Startors and Non-Starters (Divided).. 600 Total £2,000 It is particularly requested that early appli cation for Shares will bo made, as No. 2 List will be opened immediately this ono is filled. Results will be forwarded to Subscribers im mediately after Drawing. Any Subscriber drawing a Horse can Invest In No. 2 List to the amount of Four Pounds without further payment, that amount to be deducted from prize money. Tho Drawing will bo conducted by a Com mlttee, to which tho Press will be invited to attend. , , Application ny Letter ont.y, enclosing Two Stampß. with exchange on Cheques, or by Money Order, Bank Notes, or Drafts. Registered Letters or Telegrams will not on any account bo received. It Bank Notos are sont. please use two envelopes, one sealed aed placed inside the other. P.O. Orders preferred when procurable. It will greatly expedite bu?lncss if an addressed envelope is enclosed with application. Should it be deemed advisable al£er Accept ances are published to re-arrange ProCTatnme No. 2. the same will be notified by circular ana advertisement __ .tv-hut) KIDD. Address-A. LEO. care ALFRKU Shortland-stroet. or Box 237, Post-omce. -a.uc* land. _ . . . OR RANGES, American Stoves, Register" Grates, inspect the Stock at Lette, Woodward, and Co., Ironmongers, Upper Symondß-stroot, .—""



Sporting. TIT BLBOURNB CUP, 188 4. ADAM BEDE IS NOW FORMING! A SERIES OF COM PONIES ON THE ABOVE GREAT • EVENT. 2,000 INVESTORS AT £1 EACH. j. To be divided as follows i— First Horse _'«. ' _ -fiI.OOO Second Horse _, _ _ _ 200 Third Horse _-._-.KO- Other Starters (divided) _ _ 300 Non-starters (dividod) _ _.. _. 1001- Total _ _ . f _*2,009' It Is particularly requested that early applica tion for shares will be made, as each list will be drawn as soon as tilled. RctsultS will be for warded to Subscribers immediately after draw ing, and tho next list proceeded with. Any Subscriber drawing a borso in any list* will be allowed, if ho so desires it, to invest in. tho following list any sum not oxceedin*. Three Pounds without remitting any-further cash, this amount to be ultimately deducted from prize money. No. 2 NOW OPEN. Application by Letter only, enclosing TWO Stamps with exchange on/Cheques, or by Money Order, Bank Notes, or Draughts. Registered Letters or Tek-trrams will not on any account be received. If bank notes are cent, please use two envelopes, one sealed and placed inside the othor. P.O. Orders preferred when procurable. It will greatly expedite business if an addressed envelope is enclosed with application. Address— ADAM BEDE, .... Care of H. N. ABBOTT, \ BOX NO. 2. PQ3*l>OF*i*lC*i;. AUCKM JfP WILL POSITIVELY CLOSE ON {SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3. MELBOURNE~CUP AND NEW ZEA LAND CUP, 1884. Both Run November 4th. A. NEMO'S GRAND CONSULTATION"; On tho abovo event is now open, by 6,000 INVESTORS AT 10s EACH. ta. Each ticket has two separate chances. I To be divided as follows: Melhournb Cup, New Zealand Cup., £2,000. £1,000. Ist Horse „ ..£BOO IstHorso .. .. «■ » 2nd Horse.. .. 400 2nd Horse.. _ 2- W 3rd Horso .. .. 200 3rd Horse .. „ 1< » Starters (div.) .. 200 Starters (div.) .. It » Non-starters (dlv.) 400 Non-starters (div.) 21 0 Total.. £2,0001 Total.. ilic. » ONE TICKET CAN WIN £1.200. Application by Letter Only enclosing two %■. Stamps for replies. If bank notes are sent, filcase uso two onvelopos, one sealed and placed nsido the other. No telegrams or registered letters accepted. P.O. Orders when convenient. ' Address— A, NEMO, ; j Care or F. tomlinson, Barrel Hoi*l- p__—,eU. _MK__A_lra____-a_f~*B " ROBIN HOOD'S GREAT ■_. | NOVELTY COMPANY'S PROGRAMME i ON THE I MELBOURNE AND NEW ZEA.- j LAND CUPS, ' t NOVEMBER, 1881. . Is NOW OPEN with a Subscribed Capital Of £10,000 in 20,000 Shares at 10s Each. 104 PRIZES, EACH SHARE HAVING 7'; CHANCES. _ •. To an Investor of 20s the odds aro 25 to 1, and j £3,110 may be won with One Ticket. __ i .MELBOURNE CUP. NEW ZEALAND j 134 phizes. „cup* i Ist Horso .. ..£2OOO 70 prizes. ;• 2nd Horse.. .. 900 Ist Horse .. ... -81000 3rd Horse.. - 450 2nd Horse.. .. 400 ; Starters (about 3rd Horse.. .. 200 £33 each) .. 900 Starters (about Non-starters £27each) .. -250 , (about£l6oach) 1750 Non-starters ; (about £11 each) 650 ; £6000 : £2500 ; 200 CASII BONDS. - M , 2at£so _ .. £100 40at£10 _ - 400 ! 6at25 .. „ 150 146 at 5 _ _ 730 j Oat 20 .. _ 120 fi — j WILL CLOSE ON NOVEMBER I. 65,000 SHARKS on various events have been sold by ub since starting. Applications as I usual. Two 2d Stamps for Reply and Result. Money Orders or Chequoa marked Correot, with ? Is exchange added, preferred. If Coin or Bank Notos are sent, letters should be registered. ; Telegrams and Registered Letters Re- , ceived. Ton por cent, deducted from all Prize . Moneys, four per cent, of which is! given to i agents who sell Tickets, or Clients who pur- , chose Books of Twenty-five Tickets each. ; Programmes, with Nominations and full par- . tlculars (of past, present, and future), forwarded ; post free on application. Agents' returns must reach us not later than 31st October, or they will not be recognised. Address: - ■ "ROBIN HOOD," Care of T. STAPLETON, Box 238, P. 0., Christchureh, or i JUBAL FLEMING, City Baths, Colombo street, Christchureh. N.B. — Although wo send to Newspapers ! throughout Now Zealand the Names and i Addresses of Principal Winners in our Com- , pany, as many other consultationists advertise they do, wo respectfully remind tho Public and our Clients that our Books are at all times open ) for inspection to any Subscriber. Information ; not confined to the Press. We consider eaoh subscriber has an equal right of inspection. "ItyTELBOURNE CUP, 1884. , A. WELLESLEY'S J CONS ULTATION: Is filling rapidly, and will be drawn early. I 2,000 TICKETS AT 103 EACH, i Divided as follows:— « 3rd Horse. WOI el>m j. Apply by letter only, enclosing two stamps for - reflyiid result, to A. WELLESLKY, care ~ Cnos. F. Andrews, Tobacconist, Wellesley , Billiard Rooms, Wellesley-street, Auckland. , Drawing conducted hy Shareholders, and | "open to Members of the Press. , ________ OR SALE, Furniture, Bedsteads, ! Mattrasses, Palliasses, Fenders, Fire-* irons,at low prlccs^at Letts, Woodward, and Co.'.rlronmbnßers, Upper Symonds-street. ft VZ2&3*



Business Notice*. ITEATING'S -pOWDBR. KEATING'S POWDER KEATING'S POWDER HEATING'S POWDER KILLS BUGS FLEAS MOTHS BEETLES. This Powder m Quite Harmless to Ani mal Life, but is unrivalled in destroying fleas, bugs, cockroaches, beetles, moths in furs, and every other species of insect. Sportsmen wOl And Uiis invaluable for destroying ilees .in their doss, as also ladies for their pot doge. , This Article has Found so Great A *>^_, that it has tomptod others to vend a .so-called article in imitation. The Public areUAOTiONED that the tins of the .genuine powder boar the autograph ot THOMAS KEATING. KEATING'S WORM TABLETSI __,__„ KEATING'S WORM TABLETS^ _______ ■ KEATING'S WORM TABLETS' A Purely Vegetable Sweetmeat, both in; appearanco and tasto. furnishing a moat agree- • ablemethod of administering the only certain remedy far INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild pre paration, and Is especially adapted for Children. Sold in Tins by all Chemißts and Druggists, .^.prietor; THOMAS KEATING. I>k«w. A. and G. Price, ENGINEERS. BOILERMAKERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, AND GENE-RAL MACHINISTS, THAMES, Have for sale the following Machinery :— I Portable Engine, by Hornsby & Co., 8 tup. 1 Horizontal Engine, double cylinder, 1018. diameter, 24in. stroke 1 Horizontal Engine, lOln. by 181 m stroke 1 LauncaEngine, ..in. by 6in. stroke 1 Multitubular Boiler, 17ft. long by sft diameter 1 Cornish Boiler, 20ft long by Bft diameter 1 Cornish Boiler, 18ft long by sft diameter 1 Cornish BoUer, 17ft long by 4ft 6in. dlamete** 1 Cornish Boiler, 15ft. long by sft duraieter 1 Cornish Boiler, 15ft leng by 4ft 6to. diameter 1 Verti_alßoiler,Fteld tubes, 7ftx3ft4ln.;ne'ir A quantity of second-hand QuarttortOßbJng Plant Estimates supplied forailclossesof Engineering Work.-Makers of Bawmill and Qnarts crushlng Machinery, Turbine Wheels, Hydraulic Machinery, Timber Jacks, and' Patent Safety Catches tor Warehouse and other Lift Cages. : . ' SAM. WHITE, FENCER, CUSTOMS-STREET. PRICE LIST. f Best Hobart Paling Fence.. 65 0 per chain.! Verygooddo. 50 0 „ ~ Barbed Wire Fenoa _ .. 20 8 „ » ! 3rail Fence _I 2 " " 4 do. .. « .. 55 0 „ „ Picket Fences - -■ , •• 2' por foot JOB SAIiS. , , M Kauri Palings 19 0 per 100. White Pinedo ■•• ■„§»■• Heart Kauri .. .. ~J» ° » « Hobart —■ «| -0 ~ .. Sawn Boards n? * •• . » i Puriri Posts, from .. -it coon" <\ HeavyPoeta ... .. •■ .1 J , m I RailsHobart 5J « perlOO. .Rails,RimuSawn .. .. «> _ » « ' i ]Llght Hobart Ralls .. .. fg • - «. . t 400-gaLTanks,lron •.. .. f_ \ «.» i iGoodWioket Gates .. .. S » ««*• IPicketß, per doz. .. .. if P i Terms: "Net Cash. " i — i — ,_f\ UlO K'S 8 IABABB, '.%& ALBERT-STREET.- ' • \ ' _ MR E (QUICK begs to roturn his Siwsere : -Thanks for tho Liberal Patronage rect*ived , -whilo carrafn.. on the Business kpwn*> as -Quick's ilvory and Bait Stablea,* Albert j *etrSt,-&_.dfrosts that MESSRS JAMEfDIIG -3tAN & COi.-the Bentlemen to whom he has sroilnquished tie same, will be accorded Buppo*** •manequally Hbeqtl.WMiner. Pafaona can rely •upan being trei'tfeSof^lly'and falrly ¥ B sno" .oessors, under whoso .proprietary he feels sure ittpSbostolry will Jbecome^gie favourite of AnoU: -if^OIGNANI (T. FOLffiTl [P. LUNDON MEBSM JAMBB DIGNA& & CO. having •jpurchaood Mr F-Quic^s Businoas, bope to merit •theipateonage so generously bestowed on uieir Hate and-popular predecessor. For fflro-Han isom,Cafcs, Open and Ctos^Carriages,B*aegleß of •every description, Waggitnettes, BreflJa Mid 'Omnibuses, Ladies' and .Oentlomens Sftadle Horses, Private Carriages wif* Pjery.Hearaes ,and Mourning Coaches. Orders by Post, Tele graph, or Tdcpmrae (No. 124J careful -.attention. The Stables providAntosppassed ■accommodation for Horses, &o. Pttgut attend ance. Charges moderate. W ItLLaAM GuLLr y ßß ' BOUSE, -LAND AND ESTATE AG.WT. QUEEN-STREET, Allotments : itmnKh-Btreet. 38x180.6, £312s per foot ' MountßobWll Road, 50 x 118.0, £2 5s per loot . Ssunoyllills,£4and£sperfoot , . Wharf Road, 40 XIOO, £2 per foot > ,Bulv.or-f"t.cßt 40 x IGB, £2 os per foot ' .Arthur-stroot. 56 x 100. *6 per foot ■ tProspoct-strett, 80 x 100, £1 per foot Wallace-street SO x 218, £4 per foot I jStrgylo-tstrcet. £3 per foot ' _Ri_hrno*«l Roed, 100 x 117, £215s per foot Curran-slx-eet 73 x 130. £4 10s per foot ■Tweed-stiieet, 50x130. £4 per foot •Shelly ißeash Road. SO x 100, £4 per foot _Pro_pect Terrace (Mount Eden)— Lots 60 x lvo, : *!t 25s per foot ■> .John-street, several lots for £60 each Cox-Btreot4o*r-,for£Boeaph ,StuartrSU*eet..23'^ 110, for £80 each W. QfTLLI VER, QUBEH-STREET. f - , _—_ PO a T-O-P'FiliC E STORE DEVONPOBT. J LIELEWALL BROS. i IBeg tolnSoian the INHABITANTS ot DEVON j PORT, TAKAPUNA, &C that tiiey haTO ! Purohaskd the : Business of Meßsrs Press and Lillewall, and trust to Merit a Continuance of toe ' ODUrours bestowed on their ? Predecessors. I AliMONEYSdu^o^te^^^ l^r^^r^^So^ o^^^ UDLLEvVALL BROS., 1 OBOOEBS, OAXEBS, CONFEOTIONEBS, KM., Devokport. FOR SALE, At LOW.SST Market Ratksi ! Rosin, Pitoh, and Tar Kerosene, Pcint, and Olive Oils Champion's, Scott's, and Storar's Genuine White-Lead, in wood Mnntz Metal and Nalla Large Stock ef Canvas, various brands Wire Rope, from 4} inch to 4 inch Bolt Rope, -Hemp, and Manilla Rope,- nil sizes s Patent Windlass (wood), Frills, and Palls'' Anchors, from'l6 cwt to 10 lbs. ' Chains, fromi'lnch to 1 inch, , ( Cob-a and Fish OIL T '""ft ' H. ' ■MclKEN^lft'^j'' iW -'• tavm.uurue.ni, a *



___._ Land and Estate Agents. ' if SAMUEIi VAIId!.] " [jOllif DOUULA-', I Vaile & Do'ugKLA'sJ (Latjs SAMtaEH Vaile), J HOUSE, LAND, AND ESTATE AGENTS, W& LAND AND ESTATE AUCTIONHEBB, B REAL ESTATE VALUATORS. | J BROKERS UNDER THE LAND TRANSFER*!! ACT,'- ■ ■■ i SHORTLAND STREET ' (Next the Post Office), 'yip BANKERS! : jj '<!% | Bank os- Nhjw South W__c.es. ; Sco also our advertisement in "N.Z. Herald' and " Wcokly News.") a j MORTGAGES BOUGHT. ? SEVERAL SUMS OF MONEY FROM £6 * 1 UPWARDS TO LEND ON MORTGAGE. j* 4_»*OQ_fY-NEAT COTTAGE 10 min-1 dW/V/v" utes walk from Po3t-ofllce. A : | Bargain.—Vaile and Douglas, land and Estate ' Agents, Shortland-street. j £3 PER FOOT—Splendid Building Site. near tramway tenrinus; 132 x 274 feet.— > ; Vaile and Douglas, Land Agents, Shortland street, next General Post-olliee. WOODVILLE, MOUNT EDEN—Plans of this property can be had on application. LARGE FREEHOLD ALLOTMENT, 6C x 117 feet, together with dwelling-house. ! stables, &c, conveniently situated, within 7 \ minutes' walk of Poßt-offlce, and suitable ,r either for private residence sites, or for busi ness purposes; price moderate. Terms easy. —Vaile and Douglas, Land and House Agents, Shortland-street. 1324 300—NEW HOUSE cf 5 roomß and bath room, oven, grate, 2 tanks, See,, with allotment S3 x 118. Terms—£loo cosh, balaneo weekly payments. — Vaile and Douglao. Houso und Laid Agents, Shortland-street. 1303 SB I £630—NEW HOUSE of 6 rooms, with out house, tanks. &c, and allotment G6 x 193, volcanic soil: convenient tituatiou. —Vaile and Douglas, House and Land Agent She rt land-street. 12J1 m i Several Convenient FARMS of from 30Ho .00 acres, situatod within 30 railos rail f rora Auckland, part bush, part open land, good soil, well watered. lTico, from £1 to £4 per acre. Terms, J cash, balance 3or 5 years, 7 per cent.— Vailo and Douglas, Land and • Estate Agents. Shortland-Btreet. 1299 £500—Capital Watorsido FARM, of 90 acres, about half rich alluvial flat, 30 acres in grass. House of 1 rooms, dairy, sheds. &c.— ; _v. Vaile and Douglas, Land Agents, Shortland- Btreet. 1227 £48 10s—ALLOTMENTS at tho North Shore, near the Big Dock, 55 x 132 feet, from : £48 Wfl each. — voile and Douglas, Land Agonts. next the General Post-ofllce. £900—Handy FARM, containing 90 Acres, all good land and well Improved. Dwelling- I house, Store, Barn, Sheds, &c, attached to . i this Eormj there is a profitable business, requiring but little capital to work It, This . is a splendid opportunity for an industrious family. Church and school close at hand. Price quoted includes good-will. Terms, • . £100 cosh, balanoe 7 per cent.—Vaile and Douglas, House. Land, and Estate Agents. Shortland-street- 1268 15s PER FOOT—A number of Allotments In the Mount Eden District, 50 by 132 fee-fat . from 15s _per foot upwards. — Voile and Douglas, Shortland - street, noxt the Post offioe. n • £280.—NEW HOUSE of i rooms and :!. Porch, fitted with grate, oven, safe, &o. Al- , > lotment 33 x 60.—Vaile and Douglas, Land and Estate.'Agents. Shortland-street. £1,200 — i ACRES CHOICE LAND, orchard, garden, and paddocks, with House of 7 rooms, in fashionable suburb, closo to town. —Vaile and Douglas, House, Land, and Estate Agents, Shortland-street. 1355 FOR SALE, DRAPERY AND MIL- j LINERY BUSINESS in one of the best posi- , tions in Queen-street. To an enterprising business man this is a good chance to obtain j a going concern cheap. Satisfactory reasons for selling. Principals only treated with.— Apply A railo and Douglas, House and Estato ; Agents, Shortland-street. ' ;7 "' £300 -GOOD LITTLE WATERSIDE FARM of 112 acres, with large run adjoining; 25 to 30 acres In cultivation; splendid place lor fruit growing, Terms easy. — Vaile and Douglas, Land and Kstato Agets, Shortland- .. £I.5W>-NEW -yiVLLA RESIDENCE of* 10 rooms, fitted with every *conevnioncc-rWash houßC, .table, coach-house, lnan'js room, to gether with largo aUotihent,JOOieet x 300 feet, voloanlo soil. Terms oafcy. — Vaile and Douglas, House and Estate Agents,' Shdrt- j land-street _ ___, :_"!•?' ' ' BIRKENHEAD — 10 good BUILDING SITES in tho above favourite suburb; j splendid view, and prices very moderate; easy terms. — Vaile and Douglas, House, Land .and Estate Agents, Shortland-Btroet. £375—ELLERSLIE. House of 5 rooms rooms and good large Allotment, close to Railway Station; good value: large frontage :< to Panmure Road.—Voile and Douglas, Land ■ . Agents, Shortland-Btreet. 1311 IS I - — Chas, Williamson,.,?, house, land, & financial agent HiQH-BT.. NEAB SHORTLAND-ST. '': :& % ——- * H 1 Bonkers t National Bank of New Zealand. s J TELEPHONE NUMBER-191. ,? RENTS and INTEREST Collected. MONEY Invested for Capitalists on Ftartl olrss Securities wttkoiot cjiAßaa. Six per cent' ~ allowed on deposits until invceted. | ! MORTGAGES and LOANS Negotiated,... BUniING SOCIETY SHARES Bougbt, ESTATES Managed for Absentees. ■')-.? HOUSES TO LET and PROPERTIES FOR SALE placed upon my Lists Free of Charge, ALLOTMENTS Bone-lit and Houses Built on the Weekly Payment System, _ " s BUILDING ALLOTMENTS FOR SALB AT KSB FOOT!— . ■% 3 Ireland-street, £5 Epsom Road, «2 ~:: I Newmarket. 80s Hepburn-Btreet. 80s Randolph-street Llgar Place, 80a West-street, 42s Emmett-street 02s Bd :. Beresf ord-Btreet, 70s Oonouest Place. £8 Howe-street, 100s William-stieet-SCs^ Shelly Beacn Road, £5 Customhouse-street Northcoto, 10b Fort-street (lease), 60s ' O'Connell-street, 60s Fit-roy-street, 60s , And in various other streets at low ratesr • - £_K3 TO LEND, in Sums of £10 and upwards on good securities. _„„_., . „. _ ; s PRATT-BTREET. — Well-finished Cottage (new), for Sale for £330; city water.^ ] £2SO-FIVE,ROOMED HOUSE For Sale in Bondstxeit; will be sold on eaßy terms. KUSSELL-STREET, — Five-roomed Houso for Salo for £225. near Great North Road. • WAIKOMITI— Nearly 8 Acres For Sale. Suitable for poultry form; near railway station. i £235-NEW HOUSE For Sole, corner of E^on. ---1 street: allotment, 35 x 99. , * "'•■' MOUNT EDEN — Faithfully-built Family 1 Residence of 8 rooms with 7.fire-places)do- ;, ' tached wash-house, '2,000ga11. conorete tank j 5 *'■ back entrance for buggy. £675. very cheap. , t SURREY BTLLS ESTATE—7-roomed House I (now) Fof.Sale; very Convenient; £500. Also, . ! Five-roomed House, excellently built and 11a- .< ! ißhod; £375. Foiir-robm'od nouse, £300.; i KUsUasLAND—Several Houses For Sale very cheap, from £200 upwards.''• •■• " 1 Sofcmr.''- Eight-roomed House (New) For Sale, with'large allotment; £480; portion of mbne&eaji 'einam on mortgage.*. ; RICHMOND ROAD.-Pretty Cottage (New) For Sale, with all conveniences; largo allot ment!: price.£22o; abargaln^'gasl^idon. Also, new House for £210 and £.ZCi.'_ ..." £191 V-New Four-roomed HOUSE For Sale iv : centre ofoityaeasehold). £50 deposit j : balaii«e , ( °n£_M-3few K?-roomed HOUSE Fot Safe In Hnwnjitrcet (freehold). £50 deposit: terms. «KsraßSra*BOT famdPyresidekce of 7 rooms; bath-room, coal-shed, gas and city » water gas stove; off Pitt-street: a bargain. COMFORTABLE FAMILY RESIDENCES :. For Sale at Avondale and Onehunga, with few | aO__EPBURN-STREET-Eight-roometl House 1: ] Inewl: eas and water.JhiD view: £510. ■. /m I ( BTVIfACRES OF EXCELLENT LAND for Sale, near Western Springs; four mUes from , Auckland; admirably suited for villa residence, | lnfl*ffl*D__.ntesof Qtteen-Btreet -j- ~; . ' MOUNI* EDEN.-Generol Store and Dwell -1 Inc.rmtiiie fOr Sale for £800. i £U_u^*rWOl*SKOPß and four DWELHNG HOUtIES 2or Salo.ia Grey-Btreet, with a large : I Slofment Aaepidid.bargain. Returns2oper i cent. on investment*/ ' NEWMARKET.—S-roc.ne3 Houso For Sale'lu TSow-streot; quite now ;*ex6(fllent' well. £320. ffRANKIAN ROAD.-O-r-oCmWHousa.and- Au«rnentßForSale;2front4j?eS. -if. bargain. ; ' £|i*_-Comfortable HOUSE For Sfllo in Busße*t street, a owton Rood. ?mall deposit (flily. - £8 v*i._U_RLY-AUotment_i to bo Leftseii In Howe_andCeresford Btreots for Long, Term qii ' Years Motwy lent to build with if desired. ' *Si?RING-BKJB'3!T,'Freeman's Bey-6-rbomed .touoe For g^le, well finished; city water, and': ftlf/»a_erconvenlesCSß. Price. £850. ■».. ' imsbN-STR.EKr-2 Brick Semi-detached,: 1 VUlo Besidonoeß Forßsas. with large aUqtment^ andftne wew. >SBms<> 'fesfflpeenlator. , KYBER PASS-New Sftpp and Dwelling houso ot 5 roosM i>nd ppnlisry For Sale, in the.^ bestnosition fortaiaines. in this : i NORTH SHORiE.^New 4-ret.mea House jjrttlt ■) large shed. £300: alEO.,t«veral pfher'Houseg." MOUNT EDEN—New Four-roomed House: i with bay.windo** ForEale :*.olciinicsoiL &VB.: ERIGHTON ROAD, Parr>e2 — Six ; roomed*i . HotS For Sale, allotment 10 -. ISO. _{«c^£3oE| PONSONBY - Now Slx : r.pomed IlGase. andj - •v'forkahop For Sole; two eOiotaiepfsf t$m[. ' Sw«f ( _ D,V 4> Quito new: largo aUotoent. : Im'G^^^l&t For Solo 1= g rsu^^>^^«^ mßaf I of New Zealand. ~ covan-KWHied House. Ottt- NORTHCOTE - Far Sole,; buildings, Seo., .and j. tf the harbour. Very Cheap. Grand \ jjoad — Several, very DEVONPORT, Lake F^vtWTo^ad«» ' choice Villa Sites For Sal, frontagea, and possessing . "^gad, wvu*™**': views to be found around An. <fenmitL Pitrpmn. FARMS also For Sale at Wa. W@s2h f turn remo, Waitakerei Mahurangi,,. Papakura, &C. Also, sco lilstm". »""»"*'«'•, Herald " and " Weekly News." * I. CHAS. WILLIAMS^fc ESTATE AGENT. HIGH-STREET. j! '■ .—_ ' ■. SURREY JJ Ib L B.|| . ,'^M i NOTICE. ' Tho New Planß, embracing additional lots for sale, are now ready, and can be had at the Office. Shortland-streot. Those who have already applied for lots on the new plana are requested to state without ■ delay which they Intend tp take. " X■; The earliest applicants will have flrst refusal |f I at prices fixed. • - !i .'3|ai Terms as usual; one-fifth cash; balanco In five years at.7 por o«?nt,, orcsn be paid offby instal ments. . •<>", A.iX)AitI*MAN.-At*^^_