Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JAN. 18, 1900.

Manawatu Herald, 13 January 1900, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, J AN. 18, 1900.

Mr and Mrs Allan Strang and family have returned from their trip to the Old Country. We much regret to hear that Mr W. G. White, the manager of the local creamery liea seriously ill at his home. We hope he may soon take a turn for the better. The railway department runs another excursion from Palmerston to Foxton on Wednesday. Mr J. G. Wilson, the chairman of the Manawatu County Council, was unable to attend the meeting on Wednesday from ill-health. We notice that the Mayor of Foxton has informed the Christchurch Press that the people here are in favour ot another contingent being sent to the Transvaal. The Mayor and the people do not take any practical steps to endorse their opinion. It has been definitely resolved to call Mr James McGowan to the Cabinet with the portfolio 6t Minister of Mines. The Mutual Provident Messenger has commenced the new year as a monthly publication. It has been published quarterly previously but the news and particulars are better brought up to date by the altered arrangement. For insurance facts and figures the Messenger is a most useful journal. The Manawatu Daily Times has published an almanac which has five excellent photographs. The centre view, 13 by ro inches, is a grand view on the Wanganui river. The other views are two of the square in Palmerston, and one of the recreation grounds, New Plymouth, and one of Napier. The work has been done wholly at the Times jobbing office and is a credit to the establishment and to the foreman, Mr R. Eyre, The Yankees will soon be talking, as President Kruger has again refused to allow the American Consul at Pretoria to represent British interests in the Transvaal. He told the Consul that no British representative was wanted. A discovery made at the Luxemberg railway station, Brussels, seems to establish something of novelty, even in murder. A goods engine had been sent to the machine shop for a thorough overhaul of its boilers, and great was the consternation of the workman to discpver, in the last tube to be removed, a human head in complete preservation, but with all the flesh and skin gone. The police authorities have little doubt that they are in the presence of a mysterious crime, which however, is probably some years old, as the engine has not been cleaned out for a long time. A medical expert pronounces the head to be that of a man of from 35 to 40 years of age. No idle hours on band. — "Thisnovel, sir, is just the thing for your idle hours." " Idle hours ? What are you talking about ? I'm no employee ; I'm in business for myself." The Mining Department has discovered in the manager's house at the Ferreirs Mine, Johannesburg, a passage leading to a suite of apartments forty feet below the ground. Light and water had been laid on. It is supposed to be a rendezvous for the employees in the event of the bombardment of Johannesburg. There are rooms not indicated in the official plan. The manager says he knew nothing about the secret chambers. Although a few returns are not official, the Prohibitionist gives the following approximate figures in connection with the local option poll : — The votes for continuance in 1899 were about 143,000. while those of 1896 were 139,580, being an increase of 3430. The no license votes in 1899 were 122,000 and in 1896 98,312, an increase of 23,688. Sound Advice. — Aunt Tabitha : Good-bye, my boy I Do try to instil into the poor Boers a few .civilised ideas. — Her nephew : Oh, yes, aunt ; we shall soon introduce to them some of our best English " Maxims." Tramp : Kind Colonel, be so good as to give me a trifle. — Colonel : For you to go and spend in drink, I suppose ? — Tramp (knowingly) : Been a beggar yourself some time, eh ? The town band were prevented on account of the weather from playing last Sunday as arranged. They will now play to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon in the Park, and a collection will bo taken up in cooneotion with the Transvaal Patriotic fuad,

Tenders are invited up to 24th instant for the erection of additions to All Saints' Church, Foxton. Plans can be saen at Mr Alf. Fraser's store. On Wednesday afternoon there will be a garden party in Mrs J. M. Collins 1 grounds in aid of All Saints' Church. The advertisement appears in another column. The local band has been engaged to play at the Poxton races, A Wairarapa paper reports that the late rains will do inestimable good to the turnip crops in that district, almost all of which were languishing for want of water. No damage will be done to the cereal crops, as nothing but oats has yet been cut, and it is too cold to cause shelling or to materially induce growth in the new grain. The cold snap experienced- in the Wairarapa during the last few days, however, has done serious injury to many of the late potato crops. In some fields the tops have been almost denuded of leaves by the frosts. Pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, and other tender garden plants have also been damaged to a considerable extent. On the occasion of the departure of our first contingent from Wellington a local friend of Rudyard Kipling sent the " Soldifers' Laureate " a copy of the Evening Post and Weekly Press, containing descriptions and pictures of the send-off. Under date 30th November Mr Kipling writes in reply from the Elms, Rottingdean (near Brighton), as follows :— " Very many thanks for your letter and the New Zealand papers. The boys seem to be taking kindly to the game, though I see a London paper wants to know what concern New Zealand has with South Africa! This is one of the many cases in which an outlying nation sees things more clearly and immediately than the people nominally concerned. The troopers look an uncommonly useful lot, and I haven't any doubt that they will prove themselves all that, and more. I see from today's telegrams that the Canadian Contingent have just reached Capetown. The New South Wales lot are already up country, so that the family picnic may be said to have begun." Mr Kipling closes with a reference to friends in the " windy city," to whom he sends regards. — Post. SANDER and SONS EUCALPYTI EX TRACT. According to reports of a great number of physicians of the hightest professional standing, there are offered Euoalpyti Ex tracts which possess no curative qualities. In protection of the world wide fame of Zanders and Sons preparation we publish a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can b? placed in other products : — Dr. W . B Rush, Oakland Fia., writes It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and Sons). I employed different other preparations ; they had. no thera peutio value and no effects. In one case the effects weresimtfarlo the oil camphora, the objectionable action of which is well known." Dr H.B.Drake, Portland, Oregon, says — "Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus, as I think it is by far th> best." Dr L. P. Piston, Lynchburg, Va., writes — " I never used any preparation other than Sander and as I found the others to be almost useless.' Dr J. T. Cormell, Kansas City. Eans., says — " Care has to be exercised not to by supplied with spuriom preparation *, as done by my supply druggis." Dt H. H Ha-t, New York, says — " It goes without aaying that Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract is tha best in the market." Dr James Reekie, Fairviow, N. M. — " So wide s with me the range fo applications of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract thai I carry it with me wherever I go. I find it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubl.-d bronchitis, etc." To The Deaf and thos? troubled willi Noise? in the Head or other Aural Troubles. Dr Nicholson, of London, the world famed Aural Specialist and inventor of Artificial Ear Drums, has jus issued tho 100;h edition of his illustrated and descriptive book on Deafness and Aural Troubles. This book may be had from Mr Colin Campbell, 160, Adelaide Road, WeHiagtou, N.Z. Mr Campbell was ourod of hi' deafness by Dr Nicholson's system, and takes pleasure in spreading the news of the great specialist in New Zealand. A little book on the cure of Rheumatism Corpulence, Lumbago, and Indigestion by the same author may bo had from Mr Campbell, also free. " I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my family for years and always with good results," says Mr W. B. Cooper of El Rio," Cal. " For small children we find it especially eff eotive." Forj3ale by W. Hamer, Chemist, Foxton. Cbicket, Tennis, and Croquet. — Wm, Park announces that ho has opened out a shipment of Summer Games, which in elude? Wisden's celebrated Bats, Balls, Tennis Rackets, Croquet Sets, «fee. This is undoubtedly one of the very best importations that has como to the district.— Advt. For Children's Hacking Coughs take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 and 2/6.