Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, MARCH 20,1902. Britain’s Greatest Monument.

Manawatu Herald, 20 March 1902, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, MARCH 20,1902. Britain’s Greatest Monument.

All that pertains to the past history of the British Isles must be matter of interest to the sons..of the world scattered Empire, and on the plains of Wiltshire stand portions of a structure which has braved the elements for the past three thousand years and has received the title" of being “ the grandest megalithic monument in Britain.” To the people in the near neighbourhood this refers to the Stones,” and to the world at large to Stonehenge. For years this remarkable collection of immense stones has been a wonder and the erection has been variously attributed to the Phoenicians, the Belgoes, the Druids, the Saxons and the Danes. The position is thus described, “ the circle is 97.7 feet in diameter, occupies fcho central portiop of an area of 860 feet in diameter, enclosed within an earthern rampart and ditch. . . . The pillar stones

show generally about 18 feet in height above the ground, and the imposts are about 10 feet long, feet wide, and 2 feet *8 inches deep. Of this circle 17 pillar stones and six imposts retain their original position.” The director of the Solar Phys’os Laboratory, South Kensington, has lately gathered by astronomical means and measurements certain information, which has confirmed the previously formed belief that Stonehenge was a solar temple, and by watching for the sun to rise over the long earthern avenue, which is still clearly visible, it has been calculated that Stonehenge was built 1680 B CThe sun used to set on the shortest day between two of the immense blocks, pouring straight upon the altar in the centre of the circle. Not only does the sun rise on June 21st at one end of the axis or line which divides Stonehenge, but it also appears to set at the other end of the same axis at the time of the shortest day, December 21st. Though the Druids may have utilised this temnle it appears to have been erected even before their time and points to a date in English history of which little, if anything is known. The discoverers have done something, and that is fixing a date, and with this assistance there may be further discoveries.

An advertiser wants half a ton of rye grass and clover hay. Evidently means businees. On the railway platform on Tuesday morning were ioo fruit cases for the Kawaroa orchard. The Danish Folkething, or Lower House of Parliament, by 88 votes to 7, approved the sale to the United States for a million sterling, of the Danish West Indian islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John. A Gazette Extraordinary, further proroguing Parliament till 15th May has been issued. In another column Mr Hamer draws attention to the danger arising from having medicines made up by unqualified persons. The Secretary of the Foxton Racing Club invites tenders for the erection of a four roomed cottage on the racecourse. Tenders will be received up to 27th March and plans and specifications can be seen at the Post Office hotel.

The police have cleverly arrested a gang of five men for circulating forged £5 Bank of England notes in London. Two hundred forged notes were seized. On Mondav morning an old resident of Foxton d' \i suddenly at Mangatanoki, in the person of Mr Fred Perreau. He was a brother ofMrj. A. Perrean of this town. We understand he leaves a large family.

To-day we had the pleasure of meeting a very old resident of Foxton, though now living in Wellington—Mr William Reeve, who in spite of his 92 years of age looks well and hearty anti good for a much longer stay in this .world.

A newspaper in Connecticut* recently printed the . following advertisement ; “ Chu Prong would likee smally nice Melican lady. She has no have to work, as Chu Frong got big lot of money. Chu Frong will do the washee and the cookee, wife can dress up every day.—Chu Frong.” We have pieviously drawn attention to the wonderfully varietios of tomatos grown.‘by Mr Haywood, but on Tuesday he was able to produce two more speoim’ents, one a wholly white, oi shape and make of the peach variety, j nd the other a oval yellow plum tomato. Mr Mathers started his flaxmill over a week ago. This is the mill entrusted to Mr Speirs to build at Sandon, and it got into operation within fourteen days of his commencing bis contract. Mr Speirs has built a name up for himspFfor all flaxmill buildings and requisites. While a priest vjas pronouncing t'.Benediction at the opening of a bridge over the river Maranon, at Lima, (he structure collapsed. One hundred persons were drowned. A Russian petroleum ship is ashore and another ablaze in the Suez Canal. The Orient and P. and O. steamers are detained, and it is expected the block will last three days. Mr P. A. McHardy has been nominated for the presidentship of the Manawatn and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association.

Nothing sets a town off so much as as neatly arranged shop windows. In fruit Mrs Bradcock would take first prize in any competition as her taste and goods would be difficult to beat. Mr A. Pat makes a very good record, but having a large stock of general merchandise also to display has not the space at his command. We are glad to be able to commend the grocery window of Tbos. Westwood’s which is a marked contrast to that of the late tenant.

The way to wealth evidently lies in becoming a member of the Foxton Rifles and learning to straighter that the other fellows—when a collection .of silver pots tankards &c. can ba made. The latest addition to the prizes is a handsome silver biscuit barrel the gift of Mrs Haywood of Whyte’s hotel.

One of the latest mechanical marvels is a wood-carving machine which turns out ornamental moulding at the rate of from 20 to 40 feet per minute. Any description of wood can be worked. The machine, it is claimed, will do the work of more than 2000 hand carvers, and the mouldings are so perfectly finished by the machine that they do not require to be touched by hand.

A hundred thousand rats have been killed in the London doc];s during the last few months.

A Christchurch paper says :—Apiece of wood, about six inches long and two inches in width was taken from the nose of one of the horses belonging to the New Brighton Tramway Company last week. On investigation it was found to belong to the top rail of a fence six feet high, and apparently out of the reach of the horse. There was a scarred mark on the rail from which the wood had come, and it is presumed that the fence was struck by hghfning during the thunderstorm on Thursday evening, and the piece of wood was driven into the horse’s nose.

Ac the last meeting of the Education Board Mr Pirani reported that in accordance with a telegram from the Minister of Education, he had accepted the tender of Mr Hickford at £4B per year for the conveyance of school children from Glenoroua to Rongotea. Negotiations are in progress between the Manawatn County Council and the Bulls Town Board for the extension of the Sandon-Carnarvon tramway, which is owned by the County Council, across the Rangitikei and into Bulls. The cost of the work is estimated at £3OOB, It appears that the reduction in the price of kerosene arose (says a Wellington correspondent) in consequence of the action of a free importer, who, having secured 10,000 cases in America shipped these to the colonies for disposal at g.ld a gallon. Accordingly the cargo of the Jupiter is to be sold, it is stated, at g£d. It is understood that the consignment of 10,000 cases is on board the Indradevi.

An exhibition is to be opened at St. Louis next year. The buildings will cover a thousand acres, and will b e connected with twenty-four railways. The London correspondent of an exchange, writing about the ping pong craze, says that the purser of an ocean steamship, talking about this game the other day, said : “ You’ll find-it occupying a prominent place among the amusements advertised on sailing bills. Ships carry supplies of bats and balls. When the weather is at all decent the one recreation is ping pong. Every other form of amusement formerly* popular is discarded, though how long this is likely to last there is no saying. We run a net down the whole length of the dining saloom A number of couples can therefore play simultaneously. It certainly takes even proficient players some time to get' accustomed to the motion when the ship is rolling, but after a little practice they are able to place the balls almost as accurately as on a fixed table. Practice goes on all day when the table is not in use for meals. Each evening a sweepstake tournament is arranged, when the excitement is intense. It is by a long way the best all-round amusement we’ve ever had on a voyage, for all the passengers, young and old, can participate.

Mr McCulloch, clerk of the Horowhenua County, paid a visit to town on Tuesday tolodge the plans of the Shannon bridge with the Borough authorities. Instructions have been issued to the Department of Agriculture to purchase a thousand horses for the Tenth Contingent. The minimum standard has, on the advice of the Commander of the Forces, been raised from 14.2 to 14.3, with the same maximum, 15.3, as previously. The Secretary for Agriculture has communicated with the officers of the department in various parts of the colony, and the replies already to hand go to show that there will be little, if any, difficulty in procuring the number of horses required. SANDER and SONS EUOALPYTI EXTRACT. According to reports of a great number of physicians of the Lightest professional standing, there are offered Euealpyti Ex tracts which possess no curative qualities. In protection of the world wide fame of Sanders and Sons preparation we publish a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can be placed in other products W. B. Rush, Oakland Fla., writes It is sometimes difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and Sons). I employed different other preparations; they had no therapeutic value and no effects. In one case the effects were similar to the oil oamphora, the objectionable action of which is well known.” Dr H. B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, sft y S _<* Since I became acquainted with this preparation (Sander and Sons) 1 use no other form of eucalyptus as f think it is by far the best.” Dr L. P. Pre .ton’s Lynchburg, Ya., writes—“ I never used any preparation other than Sander and Son’s, as I found the others to be almost useless.” Dr J. T. Cornell, Kansas Oity, Kans.-, says —“Care has to be exercised not to be supplied with spurious preparations, as done by my supply druggis*.” Dr H. H. Hart, New York, says—“ It goes witho it saying that Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract is the best in the market." Dr James Reekie, Fairview, N. M.—“ So wide is with me the range of 'applications of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract that I carry it with me wherever I go. I find it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubled bronchitis, etc." You can depend on ridding your children of Worms with WADE'S WORM FIGS, the wonderful worm worriers. Pnca