Manawatu Herald. [Established Aug. 27, 1878.] TUESDAY, JAN. 17, 1905.

Manawatu Herald, 17 January 1905, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. [Established Aug. 27, 1878.] TUESDAY, JAN. 17, 1905.

Mr M. H. Walker, of the Red House, has two good milking cows, just about to calve, for sale. The Railway Department advertise special trains to-day for the holiday, also Foxton race trains. See advt.

Notice is given to day by Mr Charles Wilson that he will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his wife; Messrs Langley Bros, advertise today for waiters and waitresses tor Foxton races. Men are also required for firing and cooking vegetables.

At the residence of the Rev. Duncan, yesterday, Mr Albert Dudson was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Rose Withers. We offer our congratulations.

“ Divil the cint there is about the place for anythin’ but the totalisator.” —Such was the reply of a local tradesman on being asked as to the state of the money market.

The Levin section of the Salvation Army visited Foxton on Saturday night last. They were unusually strong in number, and considerably enlivened proceedings in Main Street by the aid of their brass band.

We notice that in the draft of stations allotted by the Methodist Conference held at Christchurch recently, the name of G. Geatherston appears as a missionary for Foxton. Presumably, the Rev. Harris is to have an assistant.

The Agent-General cabled yesterday: “Hemp market quiet, prices slightly weaker.” Colour-Sergeant Willoughby, of the Pahiatua Rifles, who was accidentally shot in camp last November, was married in the Pahiatua Hospital last Monday. “ What’s the difference between a bona fide traveller and an ordinary one ?” —“ Well, an ordinary traveller is thirsty because be travels, and a bona fide traveller travels because he’s thirsty.” A man who was arrested in Canterbury on Thursday on a charge of vagrancy is said to believe that be has supernatural powers, and that when he reads the Bible in a certain tone it is heard by his co religionists in Christchurch.

Constable Forster, bailiff, notifies the public to-day, that, by order of a distress warrant, he will sell a gig on January 20th, unless judgment is previously satisfied. He ( has another gig for sale on the 25th, with the same proviso,

Messrs O’Connor and Tydeman, the leading North Island jewellers-, of Palmerston North, are offering special inducements to customers. They arc giving away free gifts every Thursday and Saturday until the end of February. This is a consideration which jhould b# taken advantage of.

At Napier Court, Annie Summersley, who pleaded guilty to allowing her child, aged t2j years, to be defiled, at Foxton, with her knowledge, was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment. The case was the first of its kind in New Zealand. It was of a specially revolting character, The ballot-papers in connection With the proposal to remove the works of the North Island BaCon Company to Palmerston were Cohn fed at the latter town on Saturday, The result was as follows t—For the proposal, 710; against, 648. The poll was carried by 62 votes.

A local Chinese storekeeper went to a race meeting a few days ago. When the business of the day was over, he was asked by an English friend, “ Well, old man, how did you get on V\ “ By golly,” was the reply, “ I loss 1 6 quid, and I will need to sell a large heap_ of bananas to make that up.” —Feilding Star.

At a recent double wedding in Wellington, according tb the Free Lance, one ot the bridegrooms committed the pardonable mistake of getting into the carriage containing the wrong bride. It was two streets away from the Church before he discovered his error, and was thrown out by the rightful owner.

Thus the Wanganui H erald“ The respected wife and family of a local business man are anxiously enquiring the whereabouts of the husband and father, who is supposed to have eloped a week ago with a shop assistant. It is said that the couple were seen at Palmerston North, and their destination was Australia.

Another ingenious doctor has invented another sure cure tor sea sickness. A substance called validol is the medium, and it is supposed to raise the blood pressure, thus relieving the anaemia of the brain which causes the sickness. The doctor adds ; “It also influences the gastric disturbance by lowering the sensibility of the nerve sending in the gastric mucous membrane.”

An extraordinary suite of furniture, sumptuousness of which recalls a scene from the “ Arabian Nights,” has just been made in London. Constructed throughout of solid silver, it is destined for the Eastern Palace of an Indian Prince. A massive four posted bedstead, which has absorbed a ton of silver, twelve dining-room chairs, four tables, two divans, a lady’s dressing table, and a cabinet made up the suite, which took nearly a year to make. Weighing altogether over four tons, its value is estimated at £15,000. Over the bed is a panel symbolising Sleep.. We would again remind those wishing to take a part in the formation of a hinder twine and rope works of the meeting to be held for that purpose at Haywood’s Hotel to-morrow evening. By this afternoon’s mail we received a letter from Mr John Davis, of Oroua Bridge, stating that he knows something of the business, and would be pleased to impart information. We would advise our correspondent to attend the meeting to-morrow night, when his knowledge will be welcome.

At the local Police Court on Saturday afternoon, before Messrs A. Fraser and Dr Bennett, J.’sP., a man named R. J. Kalka was charged with the theft of a pair of gold sleeve links from John Kelly at Foxton. From the evidence adduced it seems that the accused borrowed the sleeve links and failed to return them, although asked to do so a number of times* and during the holidays left Foxton taking them with him. Accused stated that he had given them to a man in Palmerston to bring down for him and the case was adjourned pending information. On being brought before the same justices again yesterday morning, he was convicted and discharged.

As the annual race meeting comes round so does the Cup dreamer. One local sport,—who, by the way, is perfectly satisfied there is nothing in the game, owing Lo having received many reverses,—placed himself in the arms of Morpheus the other evening with the intention of having a night’s rest. But this age of horse-racing told its tale, and instead of peaceful slumbers, he was disturbed by the excitement prevalent on a racecourse. He distinctly heard the clatter of horses hoofs, the people's chatter, old Sam ring the bell, and seen Rapids come with a great run half-way up the straight and eventually win the Foxton Cup in an easy manner, but finally a mosquito bite roused him, and with the ejaculation, “ Fancy Rapids Winning ! ” woke to find it had been all a dream. Said sport is not likely to back the vision, but he is prepared to sling the tip gratis to those superstitious sports who rightly believe that winners are as easily found by backing dreams as following form.

John Brawn, an ex-soldier of the Prussian Army, was summoned before the Court at Aix-la-Chapelle to answer a charge of fraud, and in the course of the proceedings the Judge asked him whether he had any other delinquency to confess. “ Yes,” replied Braun, “in 1870-1 I helped to steal Alsace Lorraine, and that was a greater crime than anytning that can be laid to my charge.” Braun declined lo retract his words, and was committed to take his trial for treason. —St. James’ Gazette correspondent, A New Zealand resident, who is on a visit to Australia, writes to a friend in Hokitika in reference to the great heat experienced in New South Wales recently. At Port Stevens the thermometer registered 98 in the shade. The mosquitoes were as big as humming birds, with voices like bull-frogs. Even the birds flew backwards for the purpose of letting the air into their feathers. Men positively refused to work, the bullock drivers being so much overcome that they were 100 lazy to swear 1

The Taranaki Herald says that stories are told of difficulties of locomotion and transit in that district which will appear almost incredible to people who do not know what a bush road can become. Mr O’Neill bas seen three draught horses, worth £l5O, employed throughout the past season in taking less than half-a ton of milk which a light trap horse will draw on a metalled road—to the factory, and even then, sometimes, the milk had to be emptied out into the hind in order to get the cart and cans home. Another settler, Mr Finnerty, said that only a day nr two previously he had seen iB-bu!locks yoked to a load of about JocWt on the road he had to come along to the factory daily. tf people ate,mors fnlitthey would take less medicitie and have better health. There is an old saying that fruit is golden in the morning and lead at night. As a matter of fact it may be gold at both times, but then it should be dated on ah empty stomach and not as a desert, when the appetite is satisfied, and digestion is sufficiently taxed. Fruit taken in the morning before the fast of the, night taas been brokeri is very refreshing, aiid it serves as a stimulus to the digestive organs. A ripe apple or an orange may be taken at this time with good effect. Fruit, to be really valuable as an article of diet, should be ripe, sound, and in every way in good quality, and, it possible, it should be eaten raw. Instead of eating a plate of ham or eggs and bacon for breakfast most people Would do far better if they took some grapes, pears) or apples—fresh irilit as long as it is to be had, and after that they can fall back on stewed prunes, figs, etc. If only fruit of some sort formed an important item in their breakfast women would generally feel brighter and stronger, and would have far better complexions than is the rule at present. Writing apropos of the North Sea outrage, the Petite Republique of Paris said : “ Let the friends of peace pay homage to the English Press. Without its moderation the greatest misfortunes would threaten Europe. If the English newspapers had given way to their first movement of indignation the public would have followed them with all the more ardour as the preceding captures of English merchantmen by the Russians excited feeling against the latter, which will not be so easily pacified. The great newspapers, while publishing news ot the aggression, abstained from violent comments. They endeavoured on the contrary, to prevent a panic, and they appear to have been successful. We cheerfully make this acknowledgement, which the most Russophil of our contemporaries would indeed be ungracious to withhold.”

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