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Manawatu Herald, Volume VII, Issue 239, 1 February 1889, Page 2

Contractors are reminded that the time for putting iv tenders for carting and scutching flax for Messrs Bredow Yanko & Co. close ou the 4'h instant at noon, and for scotching and pressing on the 9;h instant. The tenders for carting green flax for Messrs Lind & Co's mill close tomorrow at noon at Whyte's hotel. Our watchmaker Mr Howard has advanced his business, and opened a jewellers shop, where first class watches and good chains and ornaments can be obtained. The fact that since he commenced business, he has been kept; busy, speaks more, for the satisfaction he has given, than any amount of words, and there is no doubt but that a thoroughly Bteady reliable workman was a want much felt. He intends making certain appointments for agencies over the district, bo us to save the necessity fc r a customer in the country districts making a direot journey to obtain his services. The bank note advertised as found, in our last issue, has been claimed, and the amount paid. It appears that Mr Lyford dropped it out of his pocket at the back of Mr Bradcuck's boarding house, and some children playing about, found it amongst a lot of bits of paper. We think that as the note was of the value of £10, he is very lucky to recover it, and it also speaks well for the honesty of the tinder. This is the second £10 note that has been lost, and found through our columns during the week The Wirokino Road Board meets at the Chairman's residence -tomorrow at mid* day. More new hemp mi^ls are 'about to be started in the district. It ia stated that Mr J. VV. Liddell has secured the management of the Phoenix mill, the owners of which have a site at the Oroua Bridge, on the property of Mr Pascal. Messrs Rogers and Lloyd have secured a site on Mr M 'Kel vies property near Mr F. R binson's, and it is rumoured that Mr Rutherford intends erecting another mill near to town. Buyers are eagerly running after flax ajd we leamjjia/Messrs Mudford have a contract witha Clirialcliui'cli Gun foi — 60---tons at £17 10s a ton on the trucks. " Phantom "in his sporting notes in Mondays Manawatn Times, af or describing the Foxton Rices thus finishes : — The course was in 'in improved condition hut it will always be hsavy goiog. Th<j Stewards have done their utmost to ge' a holding tnrf, and no ex pens > has been spared in the effort to atiain this em?, but fio far partial nuccess h->8 only lieen the. result. The Foxti n mcc ing in a!wayn looked forward to with anticipation of pleasure, and this year pat ions were never better pleased with the day's outing. We (the Manawatu Times) understand _tb**-th^pTeTJri««eoccupied by the Working Men's Club wJw-j^cently purchased by Captain jardner fromMr J. liar i is, Of ' Foxton, for £450. We regret omitting to have acknowledged the source from whence the particulars of the flutt Fiotion was obtained which we inserted in our last issue. We have to thank the N. Z. Times tor their very f u 1 description. Everybody smokes tobacco now adays and over a pipe many an odd story gets into circulation. The smoking habit is more rooted in Holland than in any part of the European world. The old king William, known in his country by the name of Vader Willem, had a great dislike to tobacco smoke, while the court painter Kuh declared he never succeeded io taking a likeneßS unless he had a pipe in his hanii, and found no inspiration except in its fragrant fumes. He refused to paint tbe portrait of his royal master nn* less the king gave way to his foible, which notwithstanding bis prejudice, His Majesty very good humonredly consented to do. The king had not been long seated in his chair, when, overcome by the smoke, he fell asleep. The artist oontinued his work for a little time, unwilling to interrupt his sovereigns repose, when he followed the royal example ; his brush fell from his hand, and monarch and subject were slumbering and snoring together William was the firs 1 . <o wake, and exclaimed to the paiufcer, " Why Sir ! you are Hsleep." He was of oourse roused, bat having no time to recollect in whose august presence be was, exolaimed aY ruptly i»nd irreverently, " Why you fell asleep first." The king was fond of telling the story, and of reminding his favour, iie artist that the use of tobacco did not teach good manners. Owing to some misunderstanding the Napier will be detained till tomorrow night, as the riv« lon crano hid been sent up the line, and the 8 earner? gear is not powerful enough to (iischarpe such weights. Captain Htirvey fee's aggrieved, as he expeo'ed that bis agent would have let the Railway people know that the crane would be requite I. Now the traffic in heavy shipments seem almost oontinual it appears strange that Ihe crane which is of any use, is not kept at the wharf. Our fa'rimr* Produce and Exchange column hn* ill >w»d Mr Jensen to effect a sile of four of his dairy cows and the two dry cowb, at a oatiffactorily figure. Each j day makes io apparent that this column it a great convenience to sellers and buyers. '

The Borough Council meets on Monday . next at 2 p.m. The E. M. Court will sit on Wednesday next at teu o'clock a.m. The s.B Murray left: this morningl for the Grey for Another load nf coals with which she return 1 ? at once. The co<»l» discharged yesterday were for Mr Wyld'n contracc with the falmerston Gas Company. The s.s. Huia mid Napier arrived i his mqrning, the Napier having two engines on board, one for Messrs Gieson <$' C\ and:t.he other for Mr Rutherford. The HuH brought up a portab c engine for Messrs Bradcock & Massena. The distance from the Girth to the suq and from the earth to the moon has been many times stated, but. we do not remember seeing it put in Buch a clear manner as the following— -J. 1 The mean dis tance of the earth from the sun is 05, 576, - 230 miles. Toe mein distance of the moon from the earth is 239,100 miles. Conseqnent'y, where there a railroad from the earth to the moon, with trains going at the rate of 30 miles an hour, it would requira 7970 hours, or 332 days and 2 hours, or nearly 11 months, travelling night and day, to pay a visit to the hills and d:>les of our bright attendant. At the same speed of locomotion, to reach 'he surface of the sun would occupy a period of 363 years (of 365 days e.ich) 249 days, 17 hours, aud 40 minutes. Many generations of men musb be born and die on the road, iv a railway carriage incessantly dashing along at a pace of 30 miles an hour, before their posterity could arrive at the great ventral luminary." Notice is given that a Trust Commissioner's Court will be held at Ofcaki, on Thursday, the 14th day of February, 1889, at 10 a.m. for investigating the mortgage dated 19th January, 1889, Kipa te Whatanni to A. Sou they Baker, Waerenga No. 7a, and all persons interested therein, and having objections thereto, are requested to attend. A Trust Commissioners Court will be held at Palmerston North, on Thursday, the 21st day of February, 1889, at 10 a.m. for investigating the application for transfer dated 30th August, 1888, Wi Katene to Wahapiro to George Newman Wood, of Manawatu-Kukutanaki No. 3d, Section 12b. All persons interested therein, and having objections thereto, are requested to attend. A new batch of Justices of the Peace will probably be issued shortly. Ministers do not intend to take any actioo in reference to the complaints made from New Plymouth as to Mr Rawson, the local Magistrate, no definite charges having been made. There is dodgery in everything apparently as even in sewing at one of the Canterbury State schools it was found that in some instances in order to secure uniformity of stitch, the seams had been first run through a sewing machine without the needle being threaded. The Manawatu Times of the 30th says : Yesterday a well-known and prominent citizen of Palmerston, Mr A. R. Lyon, was united in matrimony to Miss G. Maodonald daughter of Mr A. Macdonald, of AwahurL Tbe wedding which took place at the residence of the bride's father, was a very quiet one, and as the happy pair left by the afternoon train for New Plymouth via Feilding, their many friends in town were deprived of an opportunity of offering their heartiest congratulations. The London correspondent of the Man. Chester Guardian states that from New Zealand there have been sent out in about ten yenrs 70 000.000 rabbit skins, valued at £750,000, aud in the same period 29, i 00, 000 have been exported from "Victoria. " Coney wool "is now worth seven shillings a pound. The extensive supply has, it; is said, flooded the Unglish market, and the trade hag on hand a supply suffi_CJent for a year or two. The cheap linings orwtnter coats and cloaks, and many of the dypd articles of fur, as well aa many hats, a 'c made of rabbit fur. The Manawatu Times Bays :— We regret to learn that Mr J. R. Russell, the popula Secretary of the Fox.too Racing Club, 1 as found it necessary to resign that p< «ition owing to pressure of other buaiue s c 'gagiMuenfc. Me Russell has held He position for seven racing seasori , and there is no doubt that to his et/erny and abiiity much of the Club's success has been due. We are glad to heaO, however, that he will still take an acti/ve interest in its weltare. A meetins of tbe Club is to be held next week -tolled a successor. """According to the ~Atk*ooate— a-ratfieT nasty accident happened at Campbelltown on Thursday to a horse and trap belonging «o Mr Cobb, of Palmerston. On bis way through Campbelltown he called at Mr Staff's tying the horse to a fence. A few minutes after, hearing a noise, he looked out and saw his horse wildly galloping around the paddock with tne trap, which was being turned over and over, until tbe horse eventually hrouaht itself up by jumping into a creek, and sticking fast in the mud. It was thought' that the reason «f the run away whh that the horse had nibbed the blinkers ' off on the ba bed wire. The trap was so badly wreclc.il iha: the driver whs obliged to procure smother to go home in ; the horee was injured, and the harness was also damage. l.— Mr Cobb in another column advertises (or a handbag lost on tbis eventful jou^n y. An Australian contemporary mak<s tbe following Bugges f ive remarks, whi?b manufacturers who Honour for pro fection would do well to think over : —''Pro tectiorior Freotrade, or both, must he based on a fallacy ; but both in able hands can bring forward a convincing appeal to se'f- interest. It is worth the while of unprotected manufacturers who clamour for protection to take one thing into consideration. The policy of any colony, whether protectionist or freetrade, is supported by the vote of tbe working classes. A wave of conviction, passing or permanent as the case may be, could reverse that policy at one general election. Each fide thinks such a wave of conviction opposed to its views to be beyond the range of imagination. But Oobden's history proves that a wav» of fre»'trade feeling may sweep away protection, and the converse is sure'y true. And when a manufacturer has established his business under one poll cs, what will his position f.e wlx.ii that policy is reveiee'l? Th* once-pro-tected manufacturer will find the very foundation of his enter'; liae swept away : the lately unprotected business is now increased iv worth. The whole «aluo of the investments in j>''<> ccted aianu : factures resN on the breath of the wo< k man or loafer."

Mr Gower has finished the harvesting of hiß grass seed, and is now busy cleaning and bagging it. We have not been able to learn how the crop has turned oiT. Public bodies bad better taken warning as the Auditor-General has refused, o pass an op coantry County Council's balance-sheet pending the settlement of Hn objection he has raised as to payment Of Councillors' travelling expenses. The Council have read the act to' 1 give power to vote sums for travelling expenses which it deemed reasonable without re* quiring vouchers ; and has voted 15s to members who live over ten miles from the place of meeting and 103 to those who live within ten miles. The Con-troller-General holds that tbe Council's power is limited to paying what it deems reasonable claims supported by vouchers. In the "meantime, to get over the present difficulty, he will accept declarations from Councillors that tbe money received has been actually expended. The Evening Press says : — The attention of those passing the premises of Mr Walter Nathan, Lambton Quay, have during the past few days been attracted by a novel class of patent churn, exhibited in the windows. The churn, which is of that description known a? the " Davis Swing Churn," is a very simple and. ingenious contrivance, consisting of a large box shaped machine, mounted on a folding frame and suapsnded by four swinging hooks. The box is entirely empty, and the cream is tamed into butter by a gentle 8 way ing on the box to and fro on the hooks, the motion causing the cream to strike against the sides (which are curved and turn a somersault, the butter being deposited at the other side. The butter, milk and brine is then let out by a tap at the bottom of the box. It is held that floats and paddles in churns have a tendency to injure the grain of the batter, and on that account the Davis churn, (which has taken innumerable medals anc awards at dairy fairs and exhibitions held in the States) proves invaluable to the dairy farmer. By the churn being covered with a ventilating lid all sloppiness or dropping of the cream is prevented. An additional advantage is that the churn can be so erected as to be worked by a dog, sheep or goat, the services of a milkmaid thereby t>eing saved. We understand from Mr Nathan that the churn has been tested in the Wairarnpa, and} has proved in every respect satisfactory. A writer says a simple mode of keep, ing butter in warm weather is to invert a large crock of earthen wa-e, or a flower pot, if need be (varying with the size of tbe vessel containing tbe butter), over the dish oi firkin in which the butter is held. Tbe porousness ot the earthenware will keep the butter cool, and all the more so if the pot be wrapped in a wet cloth, with a little water in the dish with the butter. Not the porosity of the earthenware, but the rapid absorption of heat by external evaporation, causes tbe butter to become hard.