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Manawatu Herald, 21 March 1893, Page 2

Messrs Abraham and Williams will hold a sale at the Colyton yards on Tuesday next. There is a horse in the Foxton pound. Little Tom was inadvertently omitted from the list of nominations in the Hurdle Handicap in connection with the Foxtou Racing Club's Autumn Hack Meeting. The special train for the Sandon races was very well patronised last Friday over fifty from Foxton travelling by that route, whilst many drove. Mr Gilbert Carson, chairman of the Wanganui Dducation Board has left the colony for a trip to England and the continent. Mr Stark, of Campbelltown, has lately introduced from North America to his farm a new species of bee, called the Italian Bee. It is, in size equal to the ordinary bee, but has bands of gold round its body.— lt is reported that bees resembling these have been noticed in this neighbourhood. People will have their little jokes. The excellent, rowing done by one young butcher on Friday was laid to the splendid quality of the meat his firm dealt in. This is just how people choose to fancy it.' It may surprise a good many to know that the Greeks trained their candidates for athletic games on new cheese, dried fi^s and boiled grain, with warm water, and no meat. Some aspiring young man might try this plan for the next regatta. The Foxton School Committee met yesterday morning. There were present Messrs Thynne (Chairman), Eay (secretary), Spelman, Little and Osbornei A lot of routine work was attended to, and Messrs Thynne and Little were chosen as a visiting committee for the month. Mr W. G. Robinson's resignation as a member; owing to his having left the district, was received with regret and Dr Dernier was elected in his stead. Mr Gibson was to be asked to act as auditor. The Committee plumped for Mr F. Pirani as a member for the Education Board... A letter was agreed Jo, to be sent •■ to, the Board; pointing, out the insufficiency of the teaching staff. A Native had. a. horse, harnessed to a dray tied up in front of the Foxton Family hotel on Sunday, when the horse took fright by getting the blinkers off his head, and ran the dray against the telegraph pole which snapped short off and brought down the wires. The pole must have been very brittle as it was no distance from where the horse started and the collision could not have been severe. The line man soon had a new pole in and the wires fixed. Business over the Wirokino ferry must be improving as the highest tender received yesterday was £122 for the year. Though the present lessees obtained the ferry for £93 last year, they offered £112 4s for it for the ensuing term, but were topped by Mr Eobert Stanley who is an old and experienced ferryman, having had charge of the Gorge ferry for many 1 years. A young man, Charles Nelson by name, appeared before Messrs Thynne and McMillan,.. J's.P. yesterday . charged with creating a disturbance at the Salvation Army service on Sunday morning. The Bench dismissed the case, From the evidence of Mr Baker, who was doorkeeper, it appeared that during the reading of the scriptures the accused got up to leave, but was stopped at the door with the intimation that until singing began he could not leave. The accused attempted to pass out when Baker put his foot against the door to prevent him. The accused then pushed the witness to one side but two other of the " Army v came to his assistance and they put the accused out. The Captain also gave evidence as to the disturbance at the door. The Bench stated they were of the opinion that Baker was answerable for the scuffle. It would appear desirable that a very plain notice should be placed in the " barracks " so that visitors might know how they would be treated, as in any other place of worship all are at liberty to come and go. A case ocourred in England some little time ago where the officers of a place of worship detained a visitbr for a tima for a somewhat similar reason, when ha sued them for false JniprkoHßisaJ aed •btfttaed judgmenti >

Many inquiries have been made us to the whereabouts of the rangers He certainly lms been difficult to find; where he should Have been, but \Ve al : o pleased to state lie has been succ?ssfully located by the enterprise of Mr Billens, who on talcing a view of the wharf, with the Anchor line of steamers alongside, and trucks full of coal and. heaps of bales of flax on the wharf awaiting shipment} lids secured the pleasi!lU Ilke'hess of this Borough official quietly resting on a bale of flax. It is so far patisfactory to know that he is still with us, Mr Bllleas hits a Hdtlee in td tlft.y's iss«e Stating that its there, are' several Vlkr ImiJovtijLrit towns thirsting for it visit of his ilrnij ht£ stily Ml flffl \M iVeeki iitileSs SJJeciiil inducements are held out to him by a rush of busiuess. ' We have seen a number of photographs of people we know well and they have been taken in a most excellent manner, showing that Mr Billens is a master of his art. A meeting of those interested, iii Atheletic Sports is called for Thursday evening next. Additions, are made td the ..eh' tries fdr' the stock sftlHS tt}iti>6iTb# aril Thursday. We sympathise with our contemporary the Evening Press, as during the first surprise at finding stoats and weasels in this district our readers, with the tiest intentions) owitig to which they stand excused, used to forward us all the deal vermin of the above description found, rendering us liable to the severe penalties set out in one of our " liberal " government's cts. This is our contemporary's experience :— A most hideous-looking i'eptlle-it wohlct be ridictiloiis m 8&jl it aii itiseet— was taken from a bundh of banailas by the driver of one of Mr Mayhews drays. The creature is about 6 inches l'6a% $ of dh iHch thick, aiid has a continuous row of about &00 tiny legs, seemingly as sharp as needles. The body in no part alters in size, and when curled up. looks like a piece of circular tyre rubber. The creature has the power lof elongating itself on the " spiral spring principle " to double its length; [This is written" by otlr tfublfh 1 tJHiveJ:s!ty reporter. — .bub-Ed.] and has when stretched out, a nasty, poisonous, and somewhat snakeheaded appearance. Those who wish to see it can do so by calling at our business office. Just the lads for the country. A couple of Tasmaalall VoUthsi oile pi theni a lad of 14 years of age, have established a record for digging potatoes; in, one day of 10 hours . they dug, bagged MA sowed up about 5 toils oT good marketable potatoes, and assisted to load them on a dray. Some time ago a consignment of ordinary cooking peas, some shelled, and the greater portion intact as they were grown, was forwarded from Melbourne to London by one of the mail ctettmet's fitted lip with cool chamber's) and the machinery necessary for heeding purposes; The consignor desired to, try' the experiment whether vegetables without Arty special packing, a$ in the case of fruit and dairy produce, could withstand the effects of the weather, in the tropics, and. the result so far obtain d may be considered satisfactory. Advices have been received intimating that the peas sent home in pod were in excellent condition on arrival in England, but in the case of those shelled it was found necessary on being exposed to the ordinary atmosphere, to cook them immediately. The \Vellington correspondent of the Otago Daily Times writes :— I am at liberty to state that the Hon Walter Johnston, formerly Minister for Public Works, will stand for the new. seat (Palmerston), and contest it against all-comers. The Wellington and Manawatu Eailway Company debentures have fallen £4. The Railway Commissioners have agreed to allow the Manawatu Railway Company's trains to start from the new station at Te Aro. The Mayor of Wellington mentioned incidentally at a Council meetnig that it cost £240 per annum to light the Wellington Club by electricity. The following speech of a Female Suffragist in America is given in the Woman's World :— " Mrs President, fellow women, and male trash generally— l am here for the purpose of 'discussing woman's rights, recussingher wrongs, and cussing men. I believe women were created equal with men, although they are a little, more equal now. As a success man is a failure. I bless my 9tar my mother was a woman. They say man was created first. Well, suppose he was. Ain't first experiments always failures ? The only decent thing was a rib, and that went to make something better. They throw in our faces about Eve taking the apple, but I bet five dollars Adam hoisted her up the" tree and only gave her the core. What did he do when found out ? True to his masculine instincts, he shrank behind Eve and said, •It is not I, it is she.' Thus women had to father everything, and mother it, too. What we want is the ballot, and the ballot we mean to have, if we have to let down our back hair and swim in a sea of gore." We notice in the North the Sheep Inspectors have taken steps against sheepowners for not having sheep above the age of four rasnths branded. The owners were fined. We draw attention to " The Brands Act, 1880," under which the prosecution was laid, as clause 15 distinctly sets out " all sheep above the age of four months shall be branded with the registered brand of the owner which shall be renewed from time to time, so that the same shall be at all times legible, and for every such sheep not so branded the owner thereof shall, be liable to a penalty not exceeding £10." : Talking about it may be as weL to quote the clause of the Act relating thereto. "In the case of horses or cattle burnt with a branding-iron into the .skin or on the horn of the cattle. In the case of sheep a wool-brand made with pitch, tar, paint, raddle or lampblack mixed with oil or tallow or other suitable, substance in letters, "figure's dr otherwise not less than two inches in length on the 5 sides, -back, shoulders, hips or rump or a fire-brand on horn or cheek. And the word " brand " in respect of all stock includes an earmark made by cutting, splitting or punching the ear but so that in no case shall more than one-third of the whole ear be removed." In "The Sheep Act, 1890 " clause 71 it is set forth that " Every person who wilfully removes more than one-third of the whole ear of any sheep, whether his own property or not, is liable to a penalty not exceeding £10 nor less than two shillings in respect of each sheep so treated." Just one hundred years ago the great French Revolution was in full vigour. The powers did many horrible acts, cruelly executed their queen, and shed oceans of blood which may generally be severely deprecated, but it is only right to notice one act of theirs which is enough to tempt fond fathers of large families to desire that they lived in those times, as in December 2nd, 1793, a shoemaker named Soudre, was condemned to death for 'supplying bad shoes 111.

TrtE Nriws. We have tip\t opetted out onv new dress goods for the autiinin season aild t|ie variety is greater; tile value better" arid the prices loWer tltaii eVei 1 at Te Aro House* Wellington. The Nked; For winter vfrear every good house wife will need warm dresses for hersolf and daughters. Try our useful kliicker tyeefl fvill dress length 7s Cd carriage paid frdnl Te Ard Hdiis'd. The Plack. Where to get the best value tor money. From Te Aro House you may m-ocure a full dress of " wear to the last " i)!agonat dhevron Tweeds for 7s 6cl and "eVef durable" Bannoekbnrn Tweeds, for iis Oilj cati'iage pldi The .Tiihl. Buy tfiied jrptil ilced and thatisifbw:. Delays are akngerbjiij; Pon't miss the chance of buying full dresS lengths of " wear resisting " heavy Scotch Cheviot Tweeds, double wid.th ; for. 13s 6d, carriage paid from Te Aro House. The Way. Buy for cash. That is the proper way. Try it in our " Strong as leßtihr I ' Diagonal Cheviots Slid, the full dtfeSs jiiid otir "nevei* weariiig out" " Wylwyrwyi " Welsh T"weeds : fdr. 2Gs, Barriage rtaid froni Te Aro Hdtise'j Wellington 1 ; , . .tile SHdwrdoni is abu'dtiatitly stocked vifith choice goods for jireseiit requirements, of Ayhich w,e invite inspection v arid cdm- , Bos& Ami SxiiiSFdiiiJj Ctstr'ict tm» porters, the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, — Advt.