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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 7 February 1890, Page 2

Father Patterson informs us that a most successful mission is going on in Palraerston by two Redsmpiionitt fathtrs, and that tbeva will be no Masi next Sanday hero, but theve -will be lit 8 and U, **»• te-lowiuf Sunday.

- Th^*■-gad^accid*nt that occurred on Ttwsday afternoon resulting in tho death by drowning of young Thomas Spring, cast quite a gloom over the .township! as the lad was very popular, having beau a ver civil and obliging. He had been in the employ of Messrs. McMillan Rhodes & Co. and on Wednesday tle shutters of the establishment were kept up in token of the sympathey of his employers Jand fellow hands. „. , Yesterday was the slackest court day that has been .witnessed fpr ' a, veiy long time, and Mr Rpy had the whole court to himself, appeai lg in every case, and either securing judgement or posfponents as he applied i'or them. The Messrs W. and G. Park called in on Wednesday and reported their safe arrival. They started two days previously from Palmers fcoa N. i"n Eobrjßoy canoes for a trip down the Manawatu.

There was a ease disposed of at the R. M. Couvt on Wednesday in which a storekeeper sued two natives for goodtrtrupplied. The defendants admitted tile debt and ' spent some time in applying for thne to pay np in. TUe negotiation' hpw«v«r terminated ia au open judgement being gi Yen. After a little time the obief spokesnxau :a A the defendants^ side asked if be could " say : one little word mote " which as . btuiaiss wan slack, was allowedt..,H« than stated that he had been- thinking that at the debt had been incurred ]. for " goods " it ■hould ba paid for in ■'•''goods," and explaintd that they had theie, but not any money. The " goods " wore explained' to mean, pigs, horses, 'cows &o. The R.M. said that they had better -make their pro-' poial to the plaintiff after court. Mr Gibson has entered ;into a contract far the addition of two roping to, hit present dwelling, and also for painting and papering the whole house throughout. Mr Charles Symons ii having (a large new kitchen built on to hit house. We understand that Mr Baker has disposed of his Feilding property to Mr Giesoa, and will make Foxton once more his headquarters. Next Tuesday Messrs Stevens and Gorton hold their Bam and Sheep fair at Balls. The entries are very numerous, and a large attendants* is assut^d. _■ That fearful farce the election of a Licensing Committee for the' Foxton District takes place on Thurday the 20th February. Last Wednesday the town was covered with smoke from some bush fires. Kereru way. ; . According to the statement of two defendant Maories in an action at the R. M. Court, it appears that they had experimented on wovking a flasmill, and met with uufo; -Lunate biicceßs. The tenders for the purchase of G. Gray's book debtß must be sent to Mr Scott the D: 0. A. at Palinerstoo N. . It would not be advisable at present to nay a word about bees to Mr Heoker. It -will probably have been patent to our reader* that this well known builder has been putting a different face on business within the last few days. The fact seems to be a bee or btes that caused the change, as they resented his interference with them and so inserted their stings into his face, that until he had obtained a " clean share " lie was unable to remove these . irritating lances of his foes. . Mr Spring desires us to elpress his , thanks to all those who kindly assisted in j recovering the body of his son, from the li'iveV, on Tuesday . Still further pdditions have been juade to Messrs Stevens liiid Gorton's sheep fair. The sitting of .the District Court ,has : been eg? la postponed from the 13th February to Tuesday the lath March. ' ; j Mr Batiershill lias lost a bay mare, and ; offers a reward to whoever will return the , same io the Hevringfcon Flaxmill. t The train was crWded yesterday with ! passengers for Palhifersiion; " Tbe funeral of fcbe.late . Thomas Spring ; iook place this a'.'er'nnop, at the Foxton | -cemefry. Mr R. Mel-aan performing the . -oeienicmy of burial. A larg<* att enclave ! ft>l lowed (•.ho coffin, aa'' a mark of respect j to the deceased and-his father. How to tell good or,ts is a mont useful matter, as it joonoecna '. eyery owner of i horses in the country We have justoom* £croas a deacriptiTQ article od the subject m a scientific papei."fo whiih it ia contributed by a good botanical authority According to this, good oats are clean. hard, dry, sweet, heavy, . plumr, fall of, flour, ra'her like shot, and have a elms and almost irietallio'lbtitre. E«ch oat in a well gown sample should be mealy, of tbft ■ante size, and there should be but few small or imperfect .grains. Then, again the hard pressure od an oat should leave little or no mark, and . tbe kernel, when pressed between the f eeth, should leave little or no mark. The akin should be . thin, whiU it will be found that tbe size of th« kernel will be taita in proportion than the skin is thick. -Ton colour of" the oat is not very mateiial, but white oats are generally thinner in the skin tban black. Asain, black oate will grow on inferior soils. Short, plump oatH are preferable to large, long (trains. In . all bearded oate there is an excess of husk, but oata are not necessarily bad becaase thty are thickskinned and beafded. They muat, bowever cootain a less, amount' of flour per bushel than thin skinned oats without beards, and so are worth less money, h. is a question of degree 4a- jtfne reseivitd; rather than ot badness of quality.