Manamatu Herald. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1890.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 27 November 1890, Page 2

Manamatu Herald. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1890.

•• Tho ladies, (rod bless thorn " i> a time honoured toast, and wo hope the shook that will lie expeiieneed by the mule folk on hearing that two (inns of drapers have arrived in J-'oxton, will not canst- them to transpose the sentence in any way. However, for our pockets, it is alarming. Glance ovi-r tlie leader. Mr Kllcry Gilbert will pay his next visit to Foxton on the first of December. •• Ti//">'' the monthly journal devoted to the interests of the printing trade, refering to our work in printing the electoral roll in the time we did, says " it was smart work for a country office.'' One of the candidates opposing Mr Stevi-ns, has issued a very unfair review of the Parliamentary life of that gentleman We are informed it was not Mr Wilson's act. We have at our office a very nice hank of dressed flax, scutched by one of Messrs Hooth MacdonaUl it Co's scutchers, at Mr Gardner's Pniaka mil . A iMe'iimr of Mr -F. (r. Wilson's commilte" is fonviicd for next Tuesday evening, and a lar^e attendance is j-e---i]ne-'t<'d. ns the l)nsinps« i-- of inipnrtanpe.

Four quiet cows in milk are advertised { for sa'.e. Mr Cook, the deputy Returning Ofiicer is busy to-day taking the votes, at the Court house, for the Maori election. The Manawatu Time* will have nothing to do with Mr Pirani, and asserts that ho ' was perfectly aware that "we could not sup- ] port his candidature for reasons which , were set out in our columns at the time " that is, when he entered the Held as a candidate. The Press therefore cannot } recommend him." Yankee land has uot the so'e monopoly of " spellists " "Not lon;,' ago a citizen ; of Austin, Tr-xas, had a small house to vent, and he got a paint-brush and a board and hung out a sign reading: — "To Wrent." Everybody who passed by smiled at the orthography, but it was two or three days before the owner ventured to ask of a neighbour, '• say, what makes everybody grin at that sign ?"' " Why it's , the spelling that gets 'em !"' It was explained that the word " Wrent " was not exactly in accordance with Webster's " latest," and the speller went away mumbling. " Well if they are so particular about it I can change it." And he did. Within two hours there was a new sign reading—-" Two let.' We believe our correspondent " Democrat " equals this. Heathen nations have different legends as to the origin of women. The Japanese believe that she grew on a tree, the Laplanders that she was a rabbit, the Persians that she fel 1 from the heavens, and the j Australians that she was once a toad, and the New Zealanders ? Perhaps, that she may soon go to heaven ! At the meeting of the Wanganui Education Board on Monday it was resolved that tenders be called at once for painting two rooms in the Foxton School The matter was referred to Mr Sauson, and he was instructed to get the work done. Our Greytown correspondent of the N. Z. Times writes : — Last Sunday afternoon clouds gathered over the Tararua ranges to the west, from whence the rumbling of thunder was heard at intervals. The storm cloud travelled in a semi-circle, tirst to the north, then east, when it burst in .1 heavy downpour of rain, with loud thunderclaps and terriflic flashes of lightning of various kinds. Near the close of the storm, which lasted about three quarters of an hour, an electrical crashing was heard. In Morrison's Bush (south-east of the town) trees were split and thrown down and one. set on lire, to the terror of sundry onlo )kers. A cottage at the south end of the town was at the time occupied by an elderly lady and a young woman, a visitor. They were sitting in one of the rooms during the storm, when from down the chimney came what they call a thunderbolt, twisting some of the bricks out of position, and went crashing through the weather boarding and disappeared. The ladies were thrown down by the shock and the house was filled with a sulphurous stench. It is almost neadless to observe that both ladies received such a nervous shock from the occurence as to almost unfit them for domestic duties for a day or two. After the storm the weather was serene and beautiful, followed by a slightly cloudy but othnrwUfi rslm moonlight i night. I Mi •'. A. Tulf was asked To i-unle^l the : Auckland <-ity >'-;<t or ilie Wai^to »^m. ! but. (Inclined. i The llvejuiug frets o! Monday ie|juri c : 1 A little fishing yawl of some the ov si:. ton* bvvlrn aimed in the harbour this' morning from Kapiti. She is named the Ashing, having been built there, and i.s a new boat, this being her maiden trip, tier crew, Which consists of two men, states that since they left Foxton, some three weeks ago, they have experienced terrible weather in the Straits, bnt the little craft stood it gamely. They thrashed her through the succession of nor' -westerly 1 gales we experienced a week or two ago. She brings a load of fish. Ofit fancy department is just now a most interesting study and source of attraction on account of our new spri'.g stock of the .thousand and one articles so indis- ', pensable'for ladies' af Te Aro House, Wellington. In sunshades and pa>(isols, we have the very latest novelties in moire and shot silks. We have a beautiful assortment and selection of ladies' aprons in a variety of useful and pretty materials at Te Aro House, Wellington. F 01: instance, our new slock of gloves in bolh kid and silk is excellently assorted in all the new colors, the best makers, and the most complete range of size. Our stock of ribbons is exquisitely recherche, comprising all the new colors, the best widths, and the most fashionable styles. Certainly no lady could be otherwise than pleased with these at Tt; Aro House, Wellington. Axi» then also there is an immense profusion of laces in Vandyke, macrame, guipure, Eiffel, Torchon, and Chantilly. Our assortment, of Swiss embroideries and Honncings came to us direct from the manufacturers, and are excellent in value and style, being made to special order for To Aro House, Wellington. Ladies should see our new beauty spot fall nets. Medici collars, beaded and braid ornaments, Liberty and tartan >a-lu^. sash ribbons, cambric, hemstitched, and silk handkerchiefs. Ac., at Te Aro Hou>e, Wellington.