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Manawatu Herald, 11 March 1893, Page 2

The. Unitei Farmers' Alliance will hold a sale at Campbelltown on Saturday, 18th | March. Messrs C4orton & Son will hold a sale of racing stock next Saturday. It is proposed to open the Palmerston hospital in about two months time. Mr Dafter, the local gardener at Sanion had some very fine specimens, as to siz •, of apples on thi dinner table of the June tion hotel on Wednesday. Water melons are very refreshing in hot weather and it may interest some to know that Joe Tos has a supply, locally grown. To night the Concert and dance at Paiaka will be held. Employers should carefully heed the remarks made by Mr Brabant, E.M., in the wages case last Court day. In all cases of dispute employers ought o be able to dhow receipts for wages or to show' that they make their employees regular payments. There is nothing simpler and should be universally adopted, and it would be cheaper by a long way in the end. Mr Ahern who has built so many drays and light carts and sulkies, is still kept busy and has underway a first-class waggon for MrNewth. Messrs Walter and John Robinson left town on Thursday on a holiday trip .0 Ciiristchurch. During the hearing of a case in Court a plaintiff admitted having fed upon the stores of the defendant for a space of three or four weeks, whilst waiting a settlement of his wages, which were obtained without the consent of the defendant, and for which the plaintiff objected to pay. The goods were in a locked shed, and the plaintiff was not sure how the goods got out of it, but suggested that there were windows to the store. It certainly souudpd as cool a proceeding as could well be imagined. We are pleased to see that energetic steps are b.'ing taken to secure the Manawatu Company's trains running to Te Aro. This is much to be desired as the company's station is most inconveniently 1 situated, and trams do not always run to meet the trains and only millionaires and strangers ever trust themselves to the cabs. The chances of the Motoa road being gravelled within thp next two years, one having nearly passed away since the Mayor spoke, out of ordinary revenue, looks wonderfully hopeful after the resolution passed at the last meeting of the Borough Council to obtain an overdraft of £150 ! 1! At the abortive auction of the pasturage at the Cheviot estate the following conversation was reported. Mr Acton-Adams asked what provision was made for the destruction of rabbits. In the leases of other Crown lands very stringent provisions were made for their destruction. It was well known there were rabbits on Cheviot, aud there was also only on6 rabbit fence between that estate and the adjoining properties Mr J. W. A. March ant, Commissioner of Crown Lands, said the Government would attend to all that. Mr Acton-Adams— that is a very lovely assurance. Mr Matson— No doubt you will sse the various Ministers on the pro perty chasing the rabbits by moonlight ! Of course this is all a huge joke as who ever heard of a Minist r running after anything but a feed ? It is more than probable however that Ministers imagine, from the way they have been toaded to, that if they appear at Cheviot even the rabbits will run after them and thus get lost in the next election ! The youth Kiuley received a sentence at the Supreme Court of two years, not one year as stated in the N.Z. Ti,ues report. An advertiser ia desirous of purchasing old postage stamps. A replace advertisement of Mr E. 1 Jshorns's appears in this isnie. The Borough Council invites tenders for leasing the Wirokino ferry, leasing the old ferry house, and also for carting. I Mr and Mrs James Robinson left on Thursday afternoon on a trip to the South Island. I he sittings of the Resident Magistrate's onrt were, from a variety of reasons, and frequent. The court was opened a little after ten and in a quarter of an hour stood adjourned to noon. On resuming at noon a little more progress, was made and in ten minutes a furth-r adjournment took place till 130 p.m. During this last heat circumstances were sufficiently fortunate as to allow the business o be finished We regret to reoord the death of Mr W. i H. Watt at Wanganni on Tuesday last in his 75th year. On Monday 28th February he was seized with a sudden attack of paralvsis..of .the. throat, under the influence of which he speedily succumbed. He died in perfect copci itisness and in the presence of his family, his illness and end being entirely free from pain or emotion. ; Thp Bradford Observer has recently published an interview with Mr Isaac Holden. M.P., who is eightysix yeai'9 of age, though he appears about sixty, and I in the small hours of the morning, when the House of Commons is having a long sitting, he looks fresher than anyone else. Mr Holden, in the interview, explains the way to live long. Ihe normal duration of of life he maintains, is 120 years, bang five times the period that it takes for the bones to harden. If people consume much lime their arteries become ossified and the capillary vessels b ocked up. If their brains are cut into when they are reaching mid life it is like cutting into a sand bag. To arrive at the normal old age a man must take a good deal of walking exercise, and see that the air ip frequently changed in the room in which he lives vtarch diet produces acidity of the blood, and has to be converted into sugar before it is assimilable. A meat diet is also undesirable. Meals must be regularly taken, and eating and drinking must not go together. Mr Holden'p daily bill of fare is as follows : — For breakfast and supper he takes 1 baked apple, 1 banana, 1 orange, 20 grapes, and a biscuit made from bnnana flour and butter ; his midday meal consis s of 3iz of i beef-or mutton reduced to a powd >r in a 1 mortar and then passed through a colander, ' with half a cupful of soup occasionally passed over it. » '

Great preparations are beii g made for a prohibi ion fight in Wangpaii, the first round taking place on tiai Assessment roll, the rival parties taking w ) daya and a half in their attempts io put nor remove names for and against. It has niw be-n finally d."i icted tc hold a cavalry camp at Palmer.-it in Nc 'in ai, faster, at which the following co.ps are expected to be present: Wxvul-a and Rangitikei Cavalry, and Weiroa, H reta j nga, Hawera, and \lanawia .\l;)un;ul In i fantry. I Have you sen thp new E; inproof • ],» Dervanas " Dress Serg-s no v shuwi ig a! Te Aro House, Wellington. The "Impervanas " Dress S'rgpß uv id all colors, principally Navy Blue, are fast dye and guaranteed rainproof. Only to be had at Te Aro House, Wellington. " All the Bage " describes the popuiarity of the " Impervanas " Dress Serges. They are invaluable for country wear and wet weather. Everybody should have a dress. Send to Te ■■ vo House for patterns. " Like water off a duck's back " describes their wonderful quality. No one need now f^ar the heaviest shower of rain while wearing a dress of the impervious " Impervanas " Serge, Procurable only at Te vro House, Wellington. Severe colds and doctors bills are both avoided by the •' Impervanas " Serge? as dress fabrics for the winter. Samples post free from Te Aro House, Wellington. "Impevvanas" Serges will not spot, will not shrink, are not affected by sea water, and are made of the best New Zealand wools. Write for patterns to the sole agent, James Smith, Te Aro House, Weilington. The Showroom is abundantly stocked with choice goods for present requirements, of w ich we invite inspection and com« parison. Eoss .nd Sandford, District Importers, the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, — Advt.