LIBER HUMANITATIS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1332, 21 November 1885, Page 2

LIBER HUMANITATIS.

Love you Ihe man with fine loquacious vein Who poijrg small beer of talk as if ’twere dry cfraippij©>e. Sometimes there f§ » great fuss made about how persona ahal# enter qr leave railway trains or how they shall pays oyer railway crossings, That ifl not wbat we want. The public eea avoid danger in these, they desiderate proteojjpn from dangers and discomforts of which they have no knowledge and oyer which they have no control. 1 travelled some time ego ob on excursion day ind bid to ftlpd

for a whole fifry-twe miles, becaose the Government had not chosen to provide sufficient accommodation, It is stale news to say that our railway management is bitter bad.

“This is a werry impartial country f- r justice.” remarked Sam Wollt-r, speaking of England; “there ain’t a Magistrate going as don’t commit himself twice as often as he commits other people. ” lam not just now going to lake up the parable of the observant Mr Weller touching New Zealand, beyond saying that this rota business, of which we poor waifs and strays have heard a good deal of late, does seem to have upset that reverence for the law which its administrators are specially bound to cherish. 'I he Ashbdr ton Justices, generally, say the amended - Act is a mistake and do their duty, but I have ob«*rved that a number of gentlemen in other places are m <re anxious to write J.P. after their names than to do the work expected of them Well, they know their own capabilities best.

A number of members pf Parliament some time ago sent an invitation to Mr Gladstone to visit New Zealand. He could not come, but • it was an excellent idea, and might have been exercised on more individual or individuals of distinction. Mr Boucioault—a good author spoilt by his attempts to beonne an actor—has revived this notion, and it is well worth thinking of “If I were a leading resident here,” says our much married visitor, “1 would raise a subscription and invite 60 prominent Englishmen and 40 Americans of high public standing to make a tpur of New Zealand—from Auckland to Invercargill—dine them, wine them receive them like royalty (which they are; and send them Home full- The advertisement wouid be worth a million sterling to the colony, and if the right men were picked they would leave here by way of investment five times what their visit would cost.”

I think I could be a good woman,” said Becky Sharp, “if I had five thousand a year.” Becky knew a thing or two, and might have started with a lower figure. But given plenty I have no doubt Becky would have been a good woman or had all the appearance of one, which in some ovses suits about as well. Becky certainly would have been better than she was if she had been more fortunate. I believe it is a common fate. Poverty is a sore evil, and one of the greatest enenres to virtue that I know. The man who really deserves 'the world’s weal must labor above all things to get rid of poverty. As long as there is poverty there will be meanness and crime. Perhaps crime may linger after poverty is gone, but it will be a poor weak thing compared with what it is now.

I do not wish to press anything I say in reference to woman's suffrage We cannot tell what things are coming to. A society in Christchurch—its members, like most advocates for woman’s suffrage, ladies in the happiest earthly positions - aie striving to obtain for the weaker asx a vote. The adroitness with which these ladies array and advance their views, and floor their opponents, is all highly amusing and interesting. My impression is that the extension of the franchise to women would not have a salutary influence; it would still farther perplex what is perplexing, and confuse w at is oonfnsfng. It seems neoesssary, before we begin to speak of this subject, to relegate a vast (lumber of individuals with no distinctive attributes to the neuter gender, or, as Nebu hadnezzar was relegated. What do we mean by men? Wiih so many fools masculine, the balance of things is destroyed, and fools feminine may be a necessity Bat I think not. We have still, here and there, the ideal women of an ideal, civilized, polite, and OhmiuM* age, and while they remain let them preserve their present position in the social •conomyof the world. Sxkstoz.

A meeting of the North Canterbury Charitable Aid B»aad will be held at the Guy Council Chambers, Ohristohu'eh, on Monday, at 10.30 a.m. As important question* affecting thi*' district will be dealt with, it is hoped that the Ashburton representatives —members of the County and Borough Councils—on the Board will be in their places A large crowd gathered outside the circus tent of Messrs Sharman and Stood'ey last night shortly after seven o’clock, but for some reason, which was insufficiently explained, the performance did not commence until half past eight. At that time the cheaper seats were well packed. Borne dissatisfaction was expressed by those who had been attracted by the advertisement “ popular prices,” when they found the charges were 4s, 3s, and 2s The great attraction of the show, the feats of Kooma Kitohe, the Japenese, was much curtailed last night by art accident. The ciever “ Jap,” shortly after his appearance, fell from the swinging bamboo, through some of the gear giving way, and was precipitated head foremost to the ground Luckily the fall was n >fe from a great height, and the performer soon recovered himself, and later in the evening appeared in the arena evidently nut much the worse for his mishap. S >me very good equestrians are comprised In the company, and the fire* horse, Salamander, was well worth seeing, although his hurdle leaping was more remarkable, and certainly more popular, than his advertised speciality. The gym. nasts were hardly up to mediocrity, and we have seen much better displays in their branch at some of our local shows. The clowns were very much lacking in comicalities, and there were frequent requests from the audience for “something fresh,” which was not furthcoming. The circus opona at Timaru this evening. Our Rakaia correspondent writes ! —A meeting of residents from the South akaia village settlement, and Sod Town, was held at the South Rakaia Town Hall on Wednesday, to consider the question of the unemployed. There was only a small attendance. A statement was made to the effect that whole families ware suffering from starvation, bat the speaker was unable to supply namels. Eventually, the following resolution was carried, and handed to the Chairman signed ; —“ That in consequence of the great scarcity of employment in the Rakaia district, we, the undersigned, having Buffeted in the past much inconvenience, w mid respectfully a»k the-Road Board to create temporary employment to carry us over the present temporary depression, and would further urge the Chairman to convene a special meeting to consider this resolution. James. Irvine, Thomas Hussey, R J. Dunn, John Walker, James Santy, T. Smith, W. Morton, Thomas Butt, J. R dole, A. Haslett, J. A. Smith’’—The Road Board will hold a special meeting or, Thursday next to consider the question of scarcity of work. Don’t Die in the House. “Rough on Rats ” clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches, oed-bugs, flies, ants, insects, moles, jackrabbits, gpphts.ers. The N.Z. Drug Co Gineral Afi'Ml ' Holloway’s Pills.— The sudden changes frequent fogs, and pervading dampness sorely impgdc the'Vital functions and conduce to ill heath. TbVremedy 'for tljesc disasters lies in some purifying medicine, like which is competent to grapple with the mischief at its source, and stamp it out without fretting the nerves or weakening the system, Holloway’s Pills extract from the blood all noxious matters, regulate the action of every disordered organ, stimulate the liver and i kidneys, and fft.e bowels. In curing i chest complaints ‘tn'ese Pills are remarkable i effective, especially when aided by fjicpon of the Ointment on its walls. This double treat merit wjU ensure a certain, steady, and bene- > ficent pxogjres?, and sppid health will soon be ;

An important meeting of fto Committee of the Ashburton Racing Club will be hold tliis evening. Tha following are the prices realised at Messrs Matson, Cox aua Co.’s wool Bile

yesterday:—Crossbred « -es. BE, 2 at sd; merino wethers. J!\ ? n‘; Bfd ; crossbred hoggets, UK, 13 at l ; do, OH, 7st Ah, 2at 6£d ; crossbred hoggo s, H - ', 3 at 6id ; crossbred ewes, HF, 2 at ; locks, AD, 1 at Ijd ; bellies, AD, 2 at 3Jd ; crossbred hoggets. SB, 12 at 6§d ; crossbred ewe», SB, 8 at 6ji ; do, RC, 8 at 6|d ; Southdown hoggets, triangle and S. 1 at 6d ; half-bred ewes, triangle and S, 8 at 6d ; half bred wethers, triangle

and 8,2 at 6d ; merino ewes, triangle and 8. 2 at 5Jd ; mixed wool, J V, 5 at 6 i ; crossbred hogget#, WS, 2 a 6£d ; do, V ' 1 at 6Jd ; crossbred ewes, Wo, 3 at 6|l ; doTW.latGJd; do hoggets, triangle and A, 3 at 6|l ; do, FR, 3 at 6d ; merino ewes, HH, 2 at Bf 3 r half bred hoggets, triangle and S, 2at s §>l ; second cross do, triangle and S, 2 a sjd ; Down hot gets, crossbred do, crossbred ewes, NT 7 at 6£ ; second crossbred ewes, NT, 1 at 5Jd ; merino do, NT, 5 at s|d ; crossbred h> g

gets and do ewes, AD above J, 16 at 6d ; crossbred ewes and Southdown hoggets, AD, 33 at 6d ; merino ewes, AD, 1 at 6d; do, WO, 2 at 6|d ; part cross hoggets, WO, 2 at 6fd ; crossbred ewes, ET, 4 at 6jd ; crossbred hoggets, JS, 4 at 6jd ; Ist cross ewes, RM, 8d at 6£d ; do, J 3, 6at 6jd ; longwool ewes. JB, 2at6J I ; crossbred hoggets, JB, 13 at 6d ; crossbred owes, WJ, 2 at 6.1; merino ewes.Tß, 2at 6i; crossbred ewes, WB, 5 at Bji; half-bred ewes, MB, 9 at 6Ji; Ist cross hoggets,AJ, 9 attijd; 2udcrossdo, AJ, 2 at 6fd; bellies and pieces, NT, 1 at 2£d; rams sad bellies, R>, 1 at 2jd ; pieces, S under A, 2at 1 ; looks and dead, J under AD, 1 at 2f 1 ; pieces, AJ, 1 at bred ewes, WJW lat FO, 3 at 3fd ; crossbred and blk, NT, 2 at 3|d.

la yesterday’s issue we qnoted 9 per cent consols at 108£, in place of 100£ We trust our error led to no harried sales by colonial holders Railway arrangements in connection with the Dunedin Agricultural Show and Races are advertised in this issue.—Mr Alfred Harrison has a new advertisement. The troupe of Maori dances and singers will appear at the Town Hall on Tuescay evening next. Messrs T. Kennedy, Macdonald and Oo.’a Wellington Landed Guide for November, now published, gives in an admirably-arranged form a mass of vain* able and interesting information as well as the most full and complete details of properties in all parts of the colony for sale and lease This month’s number contains, in addition, two articles entitled “ The banks and mortgages of land ” and “ The pianoforte industry of Ge many.” There was a very small attendance at the Oddfellows’ Hall last night to witness the first performance of the London Variety Troupe, and, we regret to add. the entertainment offered was of the poorest possible description. The Company is advertised to appear again this evening. A somewhat carious practice is followed by the Maoris engaged on the railway works ou Te says the corespondent of the Auckland Herald Every Sunday a horse auction is held in one of the cuttings on the line. A Maori acts as auctioneer, sells ou commission, and pu's a good many h >rses under the hammer sometimes. The horses are chiefly bought by natives, but many Europeans send their horses for sale at these Sunday auctions. Sir Julias Vogel (s'sys the Lyttelton Times) still continues to progress favorably , and there appears to be every reason to believe that the effects of his late accident will not be so serious as it was at first feared they would It has been decided not to hold a Magisterial inquiry into the collision between the steamers Waibi and Mohaka at Blenheim.

The Auckland Ministers’ Association protested against the proposed by Taw for the regulation of street processions, and the Oity Council have abandoned the matter, in face of the opposition from this and various other quarters. Messrs Miles and Co. advertise in this issue that their first sale of wool at Ashburton wid take place at Mr G Jameson’s stores on Friday, December 11. The Wellington Post has the following:— “A gentleman in Wellington telegraphed on Saturday to one of the directors of the New Zealand Stud Company, asking that one of Musket’s hoofs might be sent him as a souvenir of the famous horse. He received a reply yesterday to the effect that it was the intention of the Company to have the skin of the animal which has rendered them such service preserved and stuffed, and that therefore the request could uot be com- • plied with. The Queen’s eldest daughter will, in the ordinary course of things, become the German Empress. One of her sons is married to the daughter of the late Emperor of Russia The Princess of Wales is the daughter of the Ring of Danmark ; her sister is the Empress of Russia, her brother is the Ring of Greece One of the Queen’s cousins is £ing uf the Belgians, another King of Portugal, while through her children and grandchildren she will be related by family ties to every princely family on the continent. And in many cases the British taxpayer is not likely to forget it. Complaints having been made to Mr Moss, M H.R , by some of his constituents, that the ironwork of 80 freight oars, now being constructed at Newmarket workshops, is being furnished by the Addington railway workshops, although it could be equally well dune at Newmarket,

and the freight saved, and locvl labor employed, he has forwarded representations to the Minister of Public Works on the subject. A phonographic Association has been started in Christchurch. The inaugural meeting was held last night, when the President, Mr Charles Cook delivered an address.

Th >mas Collins, an old man who lately completed a three mouths’ sentence in ttetton Gaol for having no visible means of support, has been writing to the Christchurch papers alleging that his underclothes were never washed while be was In gsol, and that he was turned out with no shoes on his feat. He admitted, however, that the gaol officials gave him half a crown O’Brien, the gaoler, asserts that the man had clean underclothing given him, but he had not boots given him because the gaol rale forbids the practice. Mr John Oliivier, R.M , has investigated the matter, and declares his disbelief of Collins’ statement and exonerates the Gaoler. Collins, however, wrote to the Star last night reiterating his statements and denying those made by O’Bren. Skinny Men. —“ Wells’ Health RenewerJ restores health and vigor, cures dyspepsia imj potence, debility. The N.Z. Drug Co,General Agents. I August Flower. —The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than 75 per cent of the people are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects ; such as sour stomach, sick headache, habitual costiveness palpitation of the heart, heartburn, wateibrash gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, etc. Go to your druggist and get a bottle ot august flower. This valuable medicine has cured 'thousands and thousands.of sufferers, and is known in all civilised 1 countries. Two doses will relieve you. It costs only 3? 6d * botffs. Sample bottle*, 6d,—(AOVTf

The expense to the Kmperor of vostria of the Imperial meerim; (saya Truth ) mast have been f.omething awful. It must, in fact, ha»e been the most costly 30 hou'S in th« whole hist >ry of the wh le Court of Vienna. The immense Soilless was cleaned, redecorated as far as possible, and refurnished, while the grounds were pu in order, and the vast courtyard was transformed into a garden. There were

sent from Vienna 600 beds with bedding, 60 court carriages, 160 horses, 1000 pteoea of carpet, 400 pairs of curtains, 300 complete breakfast services, 7,000 seta of silver forks and spoons, 40J coffee pots, 300 tea pots, 10 000 wineglasses, 10,000 plates, 1,5 0 bottles of the finest Rhine wines, 2,600 bottles of claret, 3,000 bott'.es of champagne, -300 bottles of liqueurs, 200 clocks, 200 b •>! coffee; 601 b of tea, 3cwt of sugar, and 8001 b of wax candles, as well ss scores of waggon loads of furniture, pictures, plate, and china The suites and retinues numbered nearly 800 persona. A fire brigade was also despatched from Vienna, as well as three military bands, 1 and the company of the Vienna Imperial Theatre.

In the course of an interview with a Melbourne Age representative, Cardinal Moran said:—“Pope Loo XIII took a special interest in the progress of the Church in the colonies, and, as a mark of bis high esteem and special favor towards it, granted to it the dignity of the Oardinate. This dignity was generally reserved for very old and flourishing churches, and this was the first ttme that it bad been given to a missionary church like that of Australia; whose first bishop landed on these shores less than 50 years ago. Speaking of (he present state of Ireland, the Cardinal said that the country was now in a very impoverished condition. It waaj passing through a grave crista. The farmers were in a very bad state. They could get no prices for their produce, and

the reductions in rents made by the land courts were quite insufficient to satisfy the demands of the tenant farmers. What was known as the national spirit, as represented by Ur Parnell, was spreading in the country and intensifying. The influence of Mr Parnell was by no means

on the wane, bat, oa the contrary, was increasing. He possessed the full confidence of the people. No man in h's senses could donbt that some measure of home government in Ireland must be conceded within a very abort time It w*s debatable ground what form of Home tule would be given to the country, but general expectation was in favor of a form of domestic Government similar to that possessed by the Australian colonies and Canada.” The Waikato Times is responsible for the following :—“ The chief Wahanni, on being asked by onr reporter where he wore his blue ribbon, said he wore it in

his heart, and serenely intimated that those who did not have it in their hearts wore it on their coats, and that those who wore it in their hearts never wore it on their coats." The height of prudisbness was attained by tbei clergyman who, when he had occasion to refer to the prophet Jonah, delicately spoke of him as having “passed three days and three nights in the whale’s —ahem—society ” “ I wish to ask the Court,” said a facetious 1? wyer, who had been called to the witness stand to testify as an expert, “ If I am compelled to come into this case, in which 1 have no personal interest, and give a legal opinion for nothing ?” “Yes,

yes, certainly,” replied the mild-mannered judge ; “ give it for what it is worth.” Advices from America give particular of a daring Escape of convicts from Arkansas Penitentiary. Forty-seven convicts were working on the brick kiln belonging to the prison. When the time approached for leaving work one of the prisoners named Anderson snatched up a secreted gun. He levelled it at the head of one of the guards, snd said, “ Jim, 1 don’t want to kill yon, but nn’ess yon drop your gun I will do it.” The 46 convicts were in charge of II armed warders. -he guard let the gun drop, and two other con viots became possessed of the gun, which they pointed at another guard, named Lange. The remainder of the convicts were then ordered into the stockade. All complied except four negroes, who joined the three armed white men. The seven men ‘.hen walked coolly to the prison wall, and made across the country. The alarm was given, the pursuit commenced, bm none of the men were recaptured. Bloodhounds were employed to hunt them down. Une of the dogs got on the track of the men, but was killed, a id tbe pursuit eluded. A sanguinary encounter was expected. The men were notorious prisoners, and would rather die than {be taken alive. Force of habit—Care is required in the formation of habit, seeing its importan bearing on character. Many characters are spoiled through inattention to the most ordinary and simple matters Some drink tea and coffee from mere force of habit, **beoause it is usual to do so,” regardless df the penalty oftentimes of nervousness and indigestion. Cadbury’s Cocoa Essence contains the refreshing properties of tea and coffee, with additional advantages over those beverages, whilst it produces none of their injurious effects. Quiet nerve and balmy sleep in Hop Bitters for sleepless ladies and invalids. American Co. make the genuine. Notice t