Manawatu Herald. [(Established Aug. 27, 1878.] THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1904

Manawatu Herald, 18 August 1904, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. [(Established Aug. 27, 1878.] THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1904

Mr H. Christian notifies that he has authorised Mr E. A. Howe to collect debts due for cycles. Further additions are made to-day to the list of stock at the N.Z. Loan & M.A. Co.’s sale at Himatangi on Monday, 22nd inst.

In another column it is announced that the -Mohawk Minstrel Company intend giving one of their refined and humourous entertainments in the Public Hall on Wednesday next. Mr M. H. Walker has just received splendid samples of seed potatoes, pink and white Beauty of Hebron, and Up-to-dates. Yates’ reliable flower and garden seeds are also on sale. The Horowhenua Hack Racing Club has received permission to hole, an additional day’s ritcing each year, and the Club’s next programme will provide for a two days’ meeting meeting at Levin. A “ push ” raided an hotel in North Melbourne on July 30, and murderously attacked the licensee with slingshot, A rival body of larrikins then attacked the “push” and several of the combatants were injured.

Near the coast of Cuba a fresh water spring arises from the bottom of the ocean, and for some distance round the water is perfectly fresh. A similar submarine spring is known to exist in tne Gulf of Spezia. The installation of the electric light at Rogotea .has now been completed by Messrs Graham and Gorry, of Palmerston North. At present there will be 10 street lamps of 50 candle power each, and later on the light may be introduced to the shops and privatt residences. “ The more I see of cases in this Court (Divorce) the more I am struck with the fallacy of women marrying men without enquiring into their previous character. Ladies in selecting partners for life should at least exercise as much care as an employer does in engaging a clerk." Mr Justice Cooper’s advice to girls about to marry. The Government are still boycotting the Pahiatua Herald. Railway ad* vertisementsare still issued free in that paper because Sir Joseph Ward won’t authorise their insertions. It is these despicable acts of administration .that open the eyes of the public and bring the Government into disrepute. We admire a paper that will not be gagged for the sake of a few pounds worth of advertisements.—Grey town Standard.

A peculiar incident occurred up Manaia way, near Hawera, last week. Some pigs were being removed from a farm in a dray, when they began to make the hideous uproar that animals of that class can do. The horse in the shafts took fright, got beyond control, and dragged the dray into a dam, where the horse and pigs were drowned, and the cart smashed up. It was a heavy loss to occur in half a minute or so.

Among the items catalogued at a recent sale of medals and decorations in London was a Victoria Cross which had been awarded to William Odgers, of H.M. Niger, New Zealand, March 28th, iB6O, for conspicuous gallantry at the storming of a port, and for being the first to enter and haul down the enemy’s colours; there was also the New Zealand war medal of 186061, which had been awarded to the same man. The sum given for the two was £ no. Mr E. A. Howe has purchased the cycle business lately carried on by Mr H. Christian in Main-street. Repairs will be undertaken, and bicycles can, as usual, be obtained on hire. Mr Howe has also been appointed agent for the Remington, Allday and Dayton cycles. The photography business is to be continued by Mr Howe, and having the negatives on hand of photos taken patrons will be able to obtain copies at any time. We wish Mr Howe every success in his new venture.

On the day following the recent snowfall poisoned wheat was laid on a farm in Canterbury, and within three hours sixty-eight dozen small birds were secured. The destroying operations were continued till the tally of dead birds reached 3600. Larks vied with sparrows in devouring the fatal grain, and largely contributed to the list of casualties. The owner of the farm says that larks are even more mischievous than sparrows when the crops are just showing above the ground, for they walk along a field pulling up every blade in their path, while their companion pests are content to fly among the seedlings, uprooting one at intervals. A meeting of the Athletic Club was held last night at Mr G. Gray’s Post Office Hotel, Mr J. Symons (vice-president), in the chair. The meeting had been called to consider if any further steps should be taken in regard to the tender that had been received by the Borough Council for the proposed improvement to the cycling track in Victoria Park. Several members expressed themselves as strongly against any further sum than the £25 originally voted being given towards the cost, and thought that it would be preferable to allow the matter stand over until next year. A motion was, however, carried to the effect that the Council be asked to meet representatives of the Club on Saturday next at 5 p.m. in Victoria Park to ascertain what can be done in the meantime to make the track fit to ride on. It was mentioned that the track at present is a dangerous one, and as the time is drawing near when several large gatherings are to take place, no time should be lost in having even temporary repairs carried out. Other business having been transacted, the meeting adjourned with a vote of thanks to the chair, and to Mr Gray for the use of the room. The committee will meet again next week and draw up a programme for their annual sports on 9th November.

The Daily Chronicle reports that 15 negroes were lynched, in one batch, at Staatesboro, Georgia, for murdering whites.

The Terra Nova, one of the relief ships sent out in connection with the Antartic Expedition, has arrived at Plymouth from Lyttelton, New Zealand.

The most popular stockings in Paris just now are those made like a glove with a separate compartment for each toe. It is said they prevent corns, and ease them if they already exist.

It has been observed that cattle feeding on a kind of Swedish turnip afterwards suffer from an affectation oi the jaw and loosened teeth. The disease is said to be common in Southland.

Teacher addressing class of infants in a Sunday school“ Who can tell me who built the Ark ?” A long pause, alter which a small boy excitedly re•died, “ Phase, sir, I know it was Tanner.”

Alexander Watson, ot Wellington, New Zealand, won the first prize of C4OOO in Tattersall’s No. 2 sweep on the Adelaide National Hurdles. The second prize of £tooo was won by Towhill and'Company, of Thames, New Zealand.

A correspondent who witnessed the football match between Great Britain and New Zealand, protests against the way the victory of the latter was received. “ The British were beaten by the New Zealanders,” he says. “ That is all right, but the New Zealanders might have let it rest at that.. I think it was disgraceful to sell cards with a picture of a hearse and horses, and some kind of poetry under them. The printers and those who caused them to lie printed should be made to apologise to the British footballers.”

" That was a queer looking fellow Pat,” a tourist remarked to an Irish jaunting car driver. “ Faith, yer honour, and he’s quare as he looks. He’s a villain. He’s done fifteen years for laving his woife without visible means of support." “ Oh, nonsense, Pat I A man can’t get 15 years penal servitude for leaving his wife without visible means of support." “ And can’t he, sir?" said Pat, with a twinkle in his roguish eyes. “He did, though. And, shore, isn’t it laving yer woife without visible means of support when ye throw her out of a window on the third floor ?’’

A very successful method of rabbitpoisoning has been adopted by Mr B. Robinson, Lachlan Downs. He writes: ‘‘Mr Smith, of Wirlong Station, and myself, have adopted the plan of putting, say, four or five pellets into each live burrow, thus doing away with the risk of stock poisoning. * Each man has a bag slung with straps across his shoulders, made of bagging, resembling a telegraph messenger's, in which he carries enough baits for the. day, going round all the burrows he can find, A boundary rider, with his bag (it does not inconvenience him in the least) can drop the baits into every live burrow, he comes across.”

Commenting upon the improper use of church property, the “ Methodist ” says that Methodists are begining to ask whether there is such a thing as discipline in their church. During the last few weeks (it remarks) the Methodist Church has been wounded, and many of its members have been ex asperated, by the improper use of its sanctuaries. In one place a Methodist Church was used by an apostle of single tax for the purpose of defining single-tax principles ! Men have a right to their own political or eco nomical opinions, but no one has a right to propagate his peculiar views nor has any one the right to allow their propagation, through the agency of the Methodist Church.

SANDER and SONS BUO.VLPYTI EXTRACT. According to reports of a great nirnher of physicians 0! ihe highteat pro'essioaM standing, there are offered Eucalpyd Ex tracts which possess no curative qualities. In protection of the world wide fame of Sanders and Sons preparation we pub’ish a few abstracts from these reports, which bear fully out that no reliance can b? Maced in other products:—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 were similar to the oil oamphora, the objectionable action of which is well known." Dr H.B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, says—" Since I became aeqaain'e! with this preparation (Sander and (Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus as r think it is by far the best." Dr L. P. Pre-dot's Lynchburg, Va., writes—" I never used aoy preparation other than Sander and Son's, as I found the others to be almost, useless.’ 1 Dr J. T. Connell, Kansas Oily, Kans.-, says —“Care has to be exercised not, 10 be supplied with spurious preparation ■, as done by my supply druggist." Dr EL H. Hart, New York, says—“lt goes wiiho.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 fin 1 it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubles bronchitis, etc." A great slaughter of human anlmals> such as fleas, flies, lice on plants, on fowls, on horses and on children’s heads, cockroaches, will be effected by using Book’s “ Mortein ’’ Insect Powder and spreaders. Will kill within five minutes every fly in a closed room Price Is. Book’s “ Mortein ’’ is world fan' and cunningly imitated. The public will kindly see that the proprietor’s name—“P. Book and Co."— is on every tin as none is genuine without it. All chemists and stores, locally of M. H. Walker, Red House. Foxton. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is one of the best and most effective liniments onfthe market for the cure of sprains, bruises and rheumatic pains. This is the universal verdict of all who have tried it. For sale by all dealers.

Prepare for Croup.—The time wasted in sending for a physician when a child shows symptons of the croup, often leads to fatal results. A reliable medicine and one that should always be kept in the home ready for immediate use is Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. It never fails and will prevent the attack if given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears. For sale by all dealers.

For Children’s Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Groat Peppermint Cure. Is sdi