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Manawatu Herald, 4 June 1904, Page 2

An inset, relating to the great clearing sale of drapery, etc., which is now in full swing at Smale & Hay’s is published with to-day’s issue of the Herald. Any persons knowing the whereabouts of any cattle branded ME on near rump, are asked to communicate with the manager of the Makerua estate, Shannon. Felix Tanner made three attempts to refloat his “ark" at Ohau Beach last week, but was unsuccessful. The “ ark ” has been abandoned as unseaworthy. In the Cunnamnlla district, Queens land, a plague of mice is reported. Travellers camped in the bush are literally swarmed with the pest. On one station 3189 mice were poisoned in the wool shed in two nights. It is quite a common occurrence to poison up to 500 in a night. The inhabitants of Foxton and district will have a very special treat on Saturday next, June nth, when Mr Clement L. Wragge will visit this town and give his unique entertainment entitled “A Voyage through the Universe." Mr Victor Beck, representative is in town making preliminary arrangements. In another column will be found a notice from the Council in reference to the annual rates, and we would advise all thosa who have sold any property lately to let the Town Clerk know before the rate notices are issued, which will be almost at once, as by so doing they will save themselves and the Council a lot of trouble, because anyone whose name is on the rate book when the rate is struck is liable for the rates, even if they have previously sold the property. The following additional cases were disposed of at the last S.M. Court in Foxton : —R. Moore v. J. Buckman and M. Buckman (his wife). Claim £1 ns 6d professional costs. Plaintiff stated that £1 had been paid on account since the issue of the summons. Judgment was accordingly given for the balance 11s fid, with costs Bs. Walker and others v. T. Mitchell and C. Anderson. Mr R. Moore for plaintiffs. These were applications for attachment orders and were adjourned. C. Easton v. A. Hall. Mr Moore for plaintiff. This was a judgment summons for £39 9s sd. As there was no appearance of plaintiff, the case was adjour ed to next Court day. Two other civil cases were called on, but the S.M. pointed out that owing to the intervention of 24th May, which was a Court holiday, these summonses were served a day too late. They were accordingly held over for further service. At the hearing of a civil case for debt not 100 miles from Foxton the Magistrate commented strongly on some of the evidence given.by the defendant, and stated that it was a most improper thing for a man who did not pay his debts to attend race meetings and spend his money there, and leaVe his creditors unpaid. It is a striking illustration of the unsatisfactory state of the law at present that even under these circumstances the Magistrate did not hold that he was justified in making an order of committal, and this despite the fact that the law relating to imprisonment for debt was very considerably amended last session.

A number of Foxton residents attended a Tennis ball at Sandon last night. The visitors were treated by their friends right royally, and a most enjoyable time was spent at the dance. The sit-down supper was all that could be desired, and Haybittle’s band from Feilding supplied good music. After the arrival of the coach in Sanson a break occurred to a part of the vehicle which made it compulsory to obtain another to bring the visitors home and the driver went on to Bulls where another vehicle was obtained. It may be mentioned, however that the jehu before reaching the township mentioned had got on to the wrong road, which took him six or eight miles out of his course. However, the driver was up to time to bring the anxious party home, and although the two animals appeared fit for the journey, some doubt was expressed as to their capability after the run they had undergone- To make a long story short, the horses were unequal to the occasion, and became ‘ blown ’ just on leaving Sandon. To get out and walk was an easy matter, but not altogeiher welcome, and Foxton was reached after a tramp of six hours at 7 a.m.! The trip was much enjoyed 1

A reward is offered for the return of two finches.

Latest news from the Old Country is that King Edward has started to play bowls. Likes it far better than baccarat, bridge, and, in fact, they can hardly get him off the green. Naturally, therefore, smart society is follow ing suit, and the Johnnies are giving up golf in order to practise on the jack.

H.M. sloop-of-war Swallow, recently one of the Australian squadron, has been condemned and sold out of the service. She was offered for sale on April 13 at Chatham, and bought for £4OOO by Messrs J. McCausland and Sons, of Portoferry, County Down, Ireland. A peculiar sight during the flood at Wanganui was that of a rooster sailing down the river on a piece of wreckage. On reaching the reclaimed land opposite the Herald office his novel raft moored alongside a stack of posts, and embracing the opportunity he stepped an to his new stronghold, flapped his wings, and crowed defiance to the elements around him. He, however, was imprisoned on his island the whole day. Dr Bakewell, of Auckland, is not sweet On New Zealand giflsi In a letibr to the Auckland Star he says:— No reasoning avails with women; fashion is their only law; not even the preservation of their yoilth and beauty has any influence over them. You may parade Queen street at all times of the day* and you Will hot site (file bealitiful girl in a hundred. I have lived in all the four quarters of the globe, and in Australia, but nowhere did I ever see such extremely plain young women as in New Zealand,

Their sense of humour prdmptihg them, eight young women of Jersy City made a joint proposal of marriage on bended knee to as many young men. The latter, not to be outdone, promptly accepted them, and an accommodating and jocose person named Schmidt agreed to perform the eight mock marriage services, and speedily fulfilled his promise. Their sense of humour, however, deserted the sixteen young people next day when it was discovered that the playful Schmidt was a justice of the peace, and authorised to perform the marriage ceremony. Now eight young women and eight young men are frantically consulting lawyers as to how far the joke is grim reality. The Auckland Herald publishes the following from a correspondent, who signs himself “ Methodist Minister.”: — “In the libel action, Gabriel Elliott v. Louisa Crosber, the plaintiff is wrongly described as a " Methodist Minister." His position is that of a lay agent, commonly known as “ home missionary," and under the “ rules and regulations ” which govern this class of agency, a three months' notice on either part may terminate the engagement. Inacaseofflagrant immorality, the agent is forthwith dismissed.”

Two lads employed at a Wellington biscuit factory were seized with a “ tired feeling ’’ a day or two ago and wanted a holiday. This is how they got ii: They placed a piece of iron in a chain which drives the machinery regulating the ovens, and there was an instant stoppage of the works, and a holocaust of the big batch of biscuits in the ovens. The lads and twenty other employees then had to amuse themselves for half a day, while repairs were being effected. The matter was put into the hands of the police and as a result the youths were brought before the Court charged with causing £2O worth of wilful damage. The Magistrate took a lenient view of the case and simply recorded a conviction.

It is currently reported that Mr T. E. Taylor, M.H.R., will conduct his own case in the slander suit brought against him by Captain Seddon, son of the Premier. Dr Findlay, of Wellington, will be leading counsel for the plaintiff, assisted by Messrs T. W. Stringer and Jas. Cassidy, of Christchurch. In the ordinary course the case would come on for trial at the August sittings of the Supreme Court at Christchurch, but as Parliament will then be in session it may be taken for granted, though we (Christchurch Spectator) have no authority for saying so, that the Speaker will issue his mandate ordering the hearing to be postponed until after the close of the session. Great interest is being already aroused in the matter, and the subject is everywhere canvassed.

An exhibition of baptism by total immersion was given in Wellington on Sunday, says an exchange, and was anything but edifying. The day was bitterly cold. The ceremony was con ducted at one of the baths by a small group of religionists calling thfcmselves the Church of God, After a short service, the pastor, clad in a long cloak, descended the steps until the Water had reached to his neck, and there, shivering, he awaited the candidates for immersion. The first of these, a young girl clad in a linen robe, descended into the icy water and was three times baptised by the pastor. The second candidate, also a young woman, fainted after the first touch of the water. She recovered consciousness quickly, but the cold and the fear caused her to faint once more, and her immersion was not proceeded with. She was carried into one of the dress-ing-rooms. Some of the onlookers were utterly disgusted with the proceedings, and there were cries of “ Shame ” when a second attempt was made to dip the young girl. Viscountess Harberton, the advocate of dress reform, writing in the “ Rational Dress Gazette," draws a moral from the Chicago theatre disaster. Whenever a panic occurs in a place where the audience is largely composed of women the loss of life, she says, is bound to be enormous as the skirts of their dresses at once render escape hopeless. The wearer of a skirt is pulled down backwards by someone behind standing on it, the person behind is pushed over her, and so a crush is created. “ The wearing of longskirted dresses,” says Lady Harberton, t “should be prohibited in all places of; amusement, as they are a source of danger to the wearers and all around I them.

The new powder, Shimosi, which is named after its inventor, Dr Shimose, is entirely a destructive explosive, and is never used for the purpose of discharging shots. It is very easily manu? factored. Neither the falling of an iron hammer on it, nor ignition, nor the firing of a bullet into it will cause Shimose to explode. In such cases it would burn like turpentine, but the fire could be extinguished by a cupful of water. Though inferior in destructive power to gelatine, Shimose has sufficient explosive power for warlike purposes. A small quantity placed upon a iron plate one or two inches thick and exploded, would perforate the plate over the whole area covered by the powder. One bluejacket of the Varyag was struck by 160 fragments of shell. Though Shimose costs only half as much as gun-cotton, one shell placed on a deck, would probably wound almost everyone on the deck. SANDER and SONS EUCALPYTI EXTRACT. According to reports of a great number of physicians of the hightest professional standing, there are offered Eaoalpyti Extracts which possess n 6 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 so reliance can be placed ih other products j—=Dr. 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 weresimilar to the oil oamphora, the ObjCCtidhdble action of which is well known." Dr H.B. iMKe, 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 the best.” Dr L. P. Preston’s LynChburg, Ya., Writes-—" I never used any preparation Other than Sander and Son's, as 1 found the others to be almost useless." Dr J. T. Oormell, Kansas' City, Haas/, says —“Care has to be exercised not to be supplied with spurious preparations, 8S done by my supply druggist.” Dr H. H, Start, New York, gays—"lt goes without saying that Sander and Sous’ Eucalypti Extract is the best in the market.” Dr James Reekie, Fairview, N. M.—So Wide ie With me the range of’applications of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract that I carry it with me wherever I go. I finl it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troilbh 8 bronchitis, etc.” A Timely Suggestion.— This is the season of the year when the prudent and careful housewife replenishes her supply of Ohamberlain’s Gough Remedy. It is certain to be headed before the winter is over, and results are much more prompt and satisfactory when it is kept at band and given as soon as the cold is contracted and before it has become settled in the system. In almost every instance a severe cold may be warded off by taking this remedy freely as soon as the first indication of the cold appears. There is no danger in giving it to children for it contains no harmful substance. It is pleasant to take both adults and children like it. Buy it and you will get the best. It always cures. Sold by all dealers.

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For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Care. Is 6d.