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Manawatu Herald, 13 May 1899, Page 2

Mr Thomas Bowe, whose herd of dairy cows is wellknown has a fine 4-year-old polled Angus bull for sale.

The Education Board has authorised the payment for a stove supplied by the teacher at the Moutoa school.

The parties to the altercation we referred to on Tuesday have wisely settled matters amicably.

The Herald says Mr Eyre- Kenny, S.M., takes over the Hawera district on Monday next and may be expected in Wanganui at the end of the week.

Husband : " For whom are you knitting those stockings ?" Wife : " Fora benevolent society." Husband : "Do you know, you might send them my address. Perhaps they would send me a pair."

The Manawatu Times states that Mr Pirani has been selected by the League as the Prohibition candidate for Palmerston.

The Samoans, like the Boers, claim biblical authority for nearly everything they do. When asked why they practised decapitation of their enemies, they floored their interrogator by replying, " Didn't David cut off Goliath's head ?"

" Bridget, what is that child crying so wildly for ?" " Sure, mum, he's just drinked all his soothin' syrup and ate the cork, and I don't know what ails him, unless its the bottle he wants to swallow."

A mob of 21 head of diseased cattle were killed at the Lorgburn manure works at the end of last month. The cattle were collected in and around Shannon and Levin. Settlers in that vicinity have reported to the inspector that there is a marked decrease in the number of infected stock in that neighbourhood, and consider that it may be considered fairly healthy now. Another mob of cattle, collected in various parts of the district, will be operated upon at the Longburn works in a few days.

The Premier, speaking at the Lancashire Social lately, said " I have never known a Pressman to whom I have given information which was in confidence, violate that confidence. I think if in public matters they were taken more into confidence and not left to draw so much on their imagination, it would be all the better." A well-known member of the Fourth Estate here caught the eye of the Premier and went on, "As there is no member of the Press present I tell you this in secret," and then the Lancashire lads and lasses present all looked at the Pressmen, who fled blushingly.

Says the Oamaru Mail : The record yield of oats in this district is reported from a small paddock en the Ardgowan Estate, at the top of Eden-street, belonging to Mr Ryan. From five acres 610 bushels were threshed. The crop was so heavy that it had to be cut aa4 beuad. by baud.

The Commissioner of T^xes gives notice as to making returs of income.

The Railway Department announce that holiday excursion fares, the Queen's Birthday holidays, can be obtained on the 22nd 23rd and 24th instant.

At the last Wanganui Education Board meeting a letter was read from a lady, asking if, in the absence of her husband, who was 20 miles away from home, and could not be present at the meeting of householders called to elect a school committee, she could not, as a parent, vote. She complained that she and another lady were present at the meeting, and were refused permission to vote. They requested the point to be put to the meeting, and the show of hands was m favour of their voting, but the chairman was still obdurate. The writer thought it strange that some men who had no children, and even single men, should have a vote, and yet mothers should be refused the privilege. The Board decided to reply that if the lady disputed the election the Board would enquire into the matter.— Herald.

Owing to the estimated surplus, large quantities of wheat in the South Island are being shipped Home.

At a meeting of the Palmerston Band Contest Commiitee it was found that there was an available surplus of £g6, which it was decided to hold as a surplus for any contest in the future.

A ripple of laughter went round the Appleal Court during argument in the case relating to " tied houses," when after Mr Justice Williams had mentioned a case in which a plaintiff or his counsel undertook to supply beer, Mr Justice Denniston smilingly turned to Sir Robert Stout, who is acting as one of the counsel for Staples Brewery Company, with the query : Are you prepared to give an undertaking to supply beer, Sir Robert ? Counsel's reply was to join in the laughter.—Post.