[February i, i8gt. 
further uaderstood that if a digger did not care to 
accept the company's prices he would not bo allowed 
to dig within their BclSoted avea. These proposals 
were approved by the directors, and about the middle 
of August Mr. Gibhons ccmroeuced to register and 
issue licenses to tho^e diggers who wero willing to 
stay and work for the company. The msj'jrity of 
the men wcrkintr at the mines at once agreed to 
the conditions imposed, and wero granted license-. 
Mr. GribboDs' illness somowhnt delayed the despatch 
of stoned, bnt at the end of September bo was able 
to anncubce the shipmpnt of a first cons'goment of 
40,000 carats, and rtportol that monthly ehipmcnta 
might he relied npon. Cab'egrama have since been 
received from him advising the shipment cf two 
furfher consignment", ono of 130,000, end another of 
46,000 carats. Seeing that fonr months hav3 not 
elapsed Binoe iho company commenced its operatio is 
at the mines, the directorii consider it exoeediusly 
satisfactory that three consig'iments of stones should 
have been already shippfed, amounliug in the aggregate 
to 210,000 carats.— L. and C. Express. 
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ODDS AND- ENDS. 
Take the spots out of white goods by rubbing them 
with the yolks of eggs, before washing. 
Rub windows with a clean cloth wrung out of kero- 
sene oil ; rub dry and polish with a clean dry cloth. 
Fresh cucumber parings- scattered about shelves 
that a,re over-run with amts; will, it is said keep 
them away. 
Whole cloves are as effective as camphor — and 
more agreeable to some' — for keeping moths out of 
clothing. 
Dredge a little flour over the top of cake to keep 
the icing from running. 
Purify clothes that have been kept from the air 
by laying pieces of charcoal (wrapped in paper) in 
the folds. Try the open air first. 
Stoves and ratiges should be kept free from soot 
in all compaTtments. A clogged hot-air passage will 
prevent any oven from baking well. 
Ink stains on linen can be taken out if stain be 
first washed in strong salt water and left to stand 
over night. 
New tins should be set over the fire with boiling 
water in them for several hours before food is put 
into them. 
In bottling catsup or pickles, boil the corks, and 
while hot you can press them into the bottles, and 
when cold they are tightly sealed. Use the tin foil 
from compressed yeast to cover the corks. — Florida 
Agriculturist, 
The Java BncaKi. — In the First Chamber of the 
States-General the reply of the Minister for the 
Col onies upon the report of the Java Budget has 
bee n received, in which the Minister Btates that 
the'defioit on the years 1886 92 amounts to f. 2 700,000 
Whi e during that period t. 47, 800,000 were spent for 
pub-io works, and f. 143,000,000 were received from 
the coffee cultivation and f.6, 100,C00 from the sugar 
cultivation, and f. 4, 700, 000 from the Banka tin 
mines. Considering this, reinforcement of the 
revenue and economy is necessary, but there is no 
reaBon to euiiposethat a satisfactory financial condi- 
tion would t'O excluded. The Government has not 
yet taken a decision as to the time a loan for Java 
would be is3ued. With regard to the Ombilien 
Coalfields the Minister maintains his opinion in 
favour of worlniig by the Slate. — L. cC- C, Express, 
Dec. 25lh. 
The Caw.ni'ore Expekimkntal Station. — 
From a summary official notice of the report, we 
quote as follows : — 
Tbe rc.Hiilii t bla'ni d in eomo of the tureen Eoile l i.nd 
indigo refuse iiloln (rabi stitimc'nts Nos. Ill and IV) 
wore rcrasr^ably good. With wheat uL 10 eeers tlio 
u four of tUo plola iu Btatcment No. IV, which 
were trt ated with indigo refuse, each gave a net p'o6t 
of over R60 tbe acre, ri'.iug in one ca'e to K87 the 
acre. This shows the value of a got d uheut crop at 
present prices. In statement No. Ill green inligo 
ploughed in gave a nek profit in wheat and Btraw of 
R3S an acre. The results obtained by means of the 
mo'e expensive kinds of manure, such as saltpetre, 
bone duet, and bone superpbosphatf , were less striking. 
The first two cannot be opplico at a less cost than RIO 
the aero, and the tliird ccsts R20 tbe acre. To cover 
an oullay of RIO an iaorease of 4 maunds of wheat par 
arre over the produce of unma'anred land is required. 
In some few of our plots we can show this or a Ur,;er 
inc"ease over a seiies oS yeirs ; but tbis is the exception. 
The farm is in [ood order, and has been oarnfuUy 
managed during tbe jeor by the As?ietant Direclor 
and Farm Overs' (r, Ali Husain. It is frequently 
visited by zamindarj and others, and the ploughs, 
purnps, sugar mills, and sugar making machines used 
on it 810 not unfrequently borrowed by the neightour- 
ii g cultivators. 
Safe Quinine — Levi a Central American physicaa 
offers this combination, tbe administration of which f •!- 
lowed by none of the disagreeable buzzing in the head 
which is the ordinary result of large doses of quinine. 
Mix and divide into twelve powders 40 graios cash 
of quinine sulphate andijepaio, 6 grains powdered cap- 
sicum, 12 grains powdered ginger 40 grains sodium 
bicart o.iate. Oue powder is a dose in neuralgia 
but in certain coudi'iouss the amount, may be varied. 
Vomiting und purging symptoms are averted by the 
employment of this combination. — Pharmaceutical Era, 
Nov. 15tb. 
Deliveeies of Ceylon Tea in Britain for 
11 months ended November were 49,2c3 000 lb., 
and as the deliveries for November were 4,487,000 lb., 
wo suppose we may take 4,500,000 lb. to represent 
the deliveries for December, If so, the total for 
the year will be 63 700,000 lb. Remembering the 
quantities diverted to Australia and other places, 
this is in very satisfactory proportion to our crop. 
From Me.=srs. Geo. White & Co.'s circular we quote 
as follows : — 
Deliveries for November, although half-a-miliion lb. 
under tl:ose of Ojto';er, which, however, contained 
two moro working d'.vf, compare favourably with 
November last ye-ir, while it is satisfactory to observe 
that the increased consumption has reduced tie Bonded 
S ock from over 17 million lb. on 31st August, to 
sightly under 15 millioa lb. on the 30tti ult. 
As au indication that the use of Oeylon Tea is 
gro wing on the Continent and elsewhere outside the 
United Kingdom, it may be no. iced that the quan'ile 
exported from this country iron July 1st to Oct iber 
3lst had risiu from 556,000 lb. in 1890 to 829,000 lb. 
in 1891. 
WiiH reference lo Mr. J. Astlsy Coopet's proposed 
Brit mnic Festival, Mr. T. Hudson Beare writes to 
the Morning Post Euggesting that " as the Empire 
as it now exi.-ts ia pre eminenlly of the Victorian 
eri, June Oth (Acceasion Day) should be the Prize 
Da,y of the Festival ? It would commemorate far 
ever a most auspicious day in t!.e growth of the 
Empire— the Accession to the Throne of Queen Vic- 
toria. The scholarships might be called (he 'British 
Scholarships.' In the case of those awarded for 
technical work there should be facilities given, not 
only for study within University walls, but in'; he 
best factories and workshops. On his return to his 
colony each young man would form a nucleus 
around which would gatber all that was best, and 
each one would form one of those invisible ties, 
stronger llian any which can be devised by the cun- 
ning of lawmakers, which will keep together, for 
good or for ill, Ih-.i Anglo-Saxon race." The sug- 
g' Stion merits serious consideration, for it is by 
close attention to such details as this that the 
success of tha scheme is most likely to be promoted, 
—E. Mail. 
