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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 16 May 1890, Page 2

The last number of Tijpo contains a well-executed portrait of the Rev. \V. Colenso, the first printer in New Zealand. Mr Eavle has gone to Wanganui tor his annual holidays, and Mr Phillips is taking his place. The Ready Money Store advertisement details prices at which various articles can be purchased for cash. What a lot one could do now-a-days if one hod the cash, but how few have got it. Arrangements are being made for a con- . cert, to l)o held in Manakau, the object beinß to raise more, money for the purchase of an organ. This will be placed in the school-house, and be • used at the serviced held by the different denominations that use that building. Tenders are invited by Messrs Russell & Co for work at their hemp mill. A discovery of white marble has been made at Ciisinotown, iv ar Sydney, and is pronounced to be equal to the finest marble obtained from Caravaca, Spain. Mr Dalton wants a competent stripper keeper. A Committee meeting of the Borough Council was held last night at the Library building.-;, when the tenders for leasing the o d ferry house were opened. There were ' two. tenders, .1. Hillary at fivo shillings a week", ml .1. Lawrence at* •sis' Shillings a weak. The tender of J. Law ence wan ac cppted. Crs Williams, Fume, ilenks, and Jonpon were the members presant. '

The County road between Manakau and Otaki is nearly completed. Tt has been ascertained that the fault in 1 he, present cable across Cook. Htrait is MWed 1 fiborlfc.l3 miles from Ships' The s.s. Scotia will as soon as possible overhaul it to remedy the defect. It may not be generally knosvn that the Government pay the owners of the Scotia at the rate of £2 lO~per day while fthS" "remain's in port, and £250 per day while at work* .; -Tlie ' inranicti' says ! — . " $o\ idsiihM forty witnesses have been called and es : amiued in the Flyger v. McNeill will case, and Iherb are Still diie or two more." . Yesterday we had the rjlerisiii;e of examin* ing another Jiice pice ol work turned out by Mr Ahem. This was a Rustic cart, built to the order of Mr Spelnmn; and is of extra substantial work. ;It bears the Appearance of what would be'undera'todo^as a dogcart, but its right name is as we have stated. The whole work has been done in Fox ton — the woodwork, the ironwork, the painting, and the cushions, — so that it is exceedingly satisfactory to know we have such tradesmen among us. The cart stands on two sft. wheels, having IJin. tires. The body of the cart is built of kauri timber; the ribs are of ash; the body-frame, gum ; and the shafts, hickory. The painting represents light grained-oak. It has been standing outside Ahern's shop for the last few days. We understand the price will compare most favourably with what is charged elsewhere. We would not like to cast any aspersion upon a noble breed of birds, but tve have in our possession a young cockerel of the Plymouth Kock breed which has developed an alarming taste for mice. Directly he sees a cat with a fialf dead mouse he walks up, pecks it, and then swallows it whole. Afterwards he pecks the cat to stir her up to further exertions for his benefit. Is this a failing of this particular breed ? The .At/mrnff pays :■—" The polling on the loan Proposals for the Foxton-Awahou Special Settlement, was held at the Pohangina School-house on Saturday, but there were not sufficient votes recorded to carry them. We 'understand that fresh efforts will bo made to carry them through at a future time. The heavy southerly gale which prevailed from Saturday evening till late last night, says Tuesday's Prcsn, caused much inconvenience and delay amongst the shipping. Owing to the very heavy sea running yesterday the steamers Wanaka, Mahitiapua, Rosamond, Neptune, Kanieri, liotorua, Waihi, Wailapu, and Aorere were unable, although several, attempts were made, to gel out until this morning. The s.s. Queen of the South, from Foxton, had a particularly rough time of it. She left Foxton at midnight on Saturday with three passengers. At 2 a.m. she crossed the bar, and had an exceedingly rough time crossing. She then encountered a very seveiv southerly gale with tremendous seas, which broke completely over her, flooding the cabin and making things very uncomfortable. On Sunday at 2 p.m. she neared Terawhiti, but could make no headway against the terrific seas, which caused har to put back to Ohaußay, reaching there at H. 30 p.m. and lying there till 3 o'clock this morning, arriving here at 7 a.m., her passage thus occupying on hours. At Okau Bay there were also anchored for shelter the steamers Storm bird and Wareatea, the former from Wanganui and the latter from Westport, both for Wellington. At Cape Campbell the steamer IV'akatu lay for shel ter from !» p.m. on -Saturday till 3 p.m. this morning. The Omape.re from the West Coast, to the south also lay to at Cape Campbell for -several hours. During the heavy weather encountered by the Queen of the South vessel braved admirably. " '■ The London correspondent of the New York World says :— " I have heard from an authentic source a curious fact concerning Mr Gladstone. One of his most remarkable physical characteristics is the size, of his head., Jt is altogether exceptional. Recently a trusted follower of his was viditing at Ha warden, and one evening the conversation turned on phrenology. Needless to say, Mr. Gladstone had included this empirical science- in his limitless studies. . ' lam a bit of a phrenologist my-self,'-said"he, 'and here is a circumstance that will surprise you. ' Within the last 20 years myiieaci, has grown considerably in size, arid T can' ■ 'demonstrate it to you." The old man higd oft' to an adjoining room and returned with' an old Court hat. He expkinedihaV'it' belonged -to a uniform hp had used earl^iniiis official career. Said Mr Gladstone, 'placing the hat on his head, ■ This was large enough for me when I got it, but it is much too small for me now ! ' And so it was—it did not go down on hig head at all. He confessed that the alteration in the size of his head puzzled him, and declared he had never heard of a similar case." AtHielaslmeetingof the Napier Harbour Board >i sensational report- was read by Mr Carr, the : ; Engineer. He. stated that when appointed he heard certain rumours .to the effect {hat the contractors were' being . pa d for more rubble than they put into the foundations, and he personally kept tally of the actual quantities used. When Mr Grainger, Clerk of the Works, was asked for the quantities, lie gave a return showing a very much greater number of cubic yards e'aoh day. Some days the. excess reached from £20 t0. £30 iv cash value. The Chairman suspended Mr Grainger, -arid called a special meeting of the Board. Mr Graingov, in reply, did not dispute Mr Carr's figures, but urged that he' had Ui^'mnni things to attend to. | He. asked to be allowed to resign. After a lengthy discussion the Board refused the request by a majority; and dismissed him. It is not knowing-how far back the false returns have been made, but it ma v have been going oft for years. In such ease may thousands of pounds must have been overpaid. At a sale by auction at Lyme Regis an oak table, which once beloucud to Oliver Cromwell, was- put up and sold after a keen competition to the representative of a London antiquary for £142. The tal>k> had been the property of Mr Hanburv Afiers, who gave a certificate an to its former ownership by Cromwell. It is u!legeil that it was upon this table that Cromwell appended his signature to tho death warrant of Charles I. All England is just now erax.y on the subject or paper pillows. You tear the paper into, very small pieces, not big<^?r than your finger nail, and then put them into a pillow-sack of drilling or light ticking. They are very cool for hot climates, and much superior to feathers pillows. The newspapers are printing appeals for them for hospitals. Newspujfcr i^ riol nice for use, as there is a disagreeablt) oil mr from printer**: ink ; but brpwu or. whit • paper and old envelopes' are. tho best. As you tear -them.* -stuff them into an old pil-low-case, and you can s,ee,when you gft enough.. The easiest way is to tear or cut the paper in strips about half an inch wide. and then tear or cut across. Tho finer it is the lighter it makes the pillows. < 'Shei&yAnQy Eif?nhnj JV/wi, in regard Jo the policy. of protection v.ireetrade. makes the following pungent remarks :— '• l'rot >otion and freetrade are doinp for shipping

in the, Sonihif if/ what, they did for it in the Northern MemiSpiTevn? Protection wiped the Americnu Hag off the seas, and freetrado carried the British flag to I every (junior of the world. Here is how VJofnVin: ami Netf H.outh Wales stand : — Victoria owns l_.v ti-iid 270 aa.iling vessels for a total tonnage 6'f •JfW,)^ tons ; New South Wales 490 steamers and i •fioO sailing vessels for a total tonnage of } 233,438 tons. No wonder the old salts of West Sydney and Bnlmain keel-haul the jp'roiedtioinS.t philosophers when they put up for eieStidri:" Mr Liffiton givea, says the Wauganui Chronicle, a very interesting piscatorial fact, fts follows : — " It appears Mr Caver'hill, siinie 0 jeiirs tljfd; pidcedji number of English trout in a lake near Mawer'a, ilrifi I some half doKen-or bo of very large fish are now frequently seen. A few mouths ago 1 one was found- dead weighing lO.Jlbs, bnt it was always supposed that without a stream these fish would not breed — but the fact remains that no other fish of any kind have been put on the lake. While shooting there a few days ago Mr Liftiton saw a fish about nine inches in length jump it* own length out of the water, besides numerous other fish rise that were not sufficiently near to enable him to say with certainty what they were, — the inference being that these rish have become acclimatised to their changed habitat, and are increasing their specieß. This lake should be carefully watched by those interested in pisciculture, as it would be more easy to stock other lakes from this one where the fish have in some measure changed their habit, rather than with fish taken directly from a stream. The latest device of girlhood is a fancy for stuffing pillows with their old love letters. There is one thing about the contents of these pillows that can be depended upon with a marked degree of certainty — they are sure to be soft. Now, the question naturally arises, must the pillows be stuffed with letters from a single person, or may missives from .Tack and John and Algernon be tumbled promiscuously together ? Is it a test of loyalty that when once a girl really falls in love, or thinks «he does, that she discards from her pillows all the letters save those of the object of her deepest affection ? And how does marriage affect the fate of the pillow ■'. s Do husbands enjoy having their wives' faces buried in a mass of soft nothings that other men have written to them ? And what dreams may come, and what skimpy, flat, little pillow* some poor girls must hare ; but how nice it is for tome men to reflect that their adored ones slumber softly on their words of love, and what an excellent place to store away the litter of letters. — AM. Sun. While the mail train from Brisbane was shunting at Far ey, near Maitland, the mail train from Sydney dashed into it. The force of the collision was terrific, two carriages of the Brisbane train being thrown from the line, while a horse box and two carriages of the Sydney train were smashed to splinters. A jockey named McFadyen was killed outright, and among those injured are the drivers, San ysen and Farren, and Messrs Strickland Faliey, Misses McKellar and Hose. A racehorse in the horse box was killed. It is said that a heavy fog obscured the signals. A great loss of life was onle averted through the engine driver bac ing the stationary train