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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 36, 12 May 1906, Page 2

Foxton Bor nigh Council meet for ordinary business on Monday evening. A prohibition order was granted by A. D. Thomson, S.M., against 0. Haack on Thursday last. We regret to hear that Mrs J. T. Levett has been confined to her room the last few days.

The “ farewell social evening " to be tendered to Mr and Mrs Laing and family will be held at Mark Per roan’s rooms on Tuesday evening. The Mayor of Foxton (Or. A. Simpson, Esq.), will preside, and a goodly number of ladies and gents are expected to be present. The vocal items will be provided by members of the Entertaining Party, whilst it is probable Mr Archie MoMinn of Palmerston North will officiate at the piano.

Mr Seddon will leave Wellington today on a visit to Australia, proceeding to Sydney by the Warrimoo. A cable message from Melbourne states that Mr Seddon has advised Mr Doakin that ho will remain in Sydney three or four days, and will then go on to Melbourne. He will discuss with Mr Deakin several matters of interest, including trade relations between the Commonwealth and New Zealand. During his stay in Sydney Mr Seddon will be the guest of the State of New South Wales.

A conscience that took twelve years to recognise itself has just come to light at IVathi. A person writing from there to the Receiver-General on April 26th, says:—“ Sir,—About twelve years ago als stamp came into my possession which had already been affixed to a parcel but, through au oversight on the postal official’s part, had not been cancelled ; I aftenvarri us d tli t stamp again. Please find cnebised ts in payment of same. Romans 'Jrd chap., verses 19, 20; 10th chap., verses 4 and 9.”.

A curate, mow ron i• 1 for his scholarship than knowledge of the World, was, after years of studious retirement, presented to a living. Pinions to taking over his duties he was invited by his patron, the grandee of the country, to spend a few days at tao hall. Never having been on a visit of that calibre in his life before, he asked a friend, a man of the world, to give him a few hints as to procedure. The friend gave him some instructions, and wound up by saying: “Take dress clothes, of course, and it you want to be very smart, take a servant.” In due course the visit came off. The curate, well primed, arrived, his dress clothes with him, and—his parlourmaid. The Dannevirka Advocate complains that post cards are now being put upon the market which can scarcely escape the epithet of indecent. These cards are on sale in shops, and are alleged to be brought under notice of passengers in the railway trains. “This,” says our contemporary, “ marks the degeneration of the post card, and if it is pursued to much greater extremes, it will assuredly bring about a re-action, under which the epoch of this popular institution will come to an ignomioous end. It may be argued that .this thing has Mot gone far enough to warrant interference, but we will venture the opinion that it has come dangerously close to it in several, instances, for we have seen cards for which there could be no possible justification.” In reference to the mild conscription scheme for boys placed before the Defence Minister by Colonel Kitchener, Colonel Bauohop (commanding the Canterbury district) informed a renorter that he believed New Zealand was coming to the suggested conscription by training schoolboys for home defence. Soldiering in New Zealand was at a low ebb, because athletic men did not consider it an indubitable public duty, preferring football, cricket, etc. The number of volunteers was no f commensurate with the value of p>-ooerty 0-n‘eoted, and employers often refused to help employees to fit themselves for the eountiy’s defence. If a conscription could not be adopted here it could not anywhere. In sixty years the colony had been twice asked to bear arras, and the colonists had lost that idea of military service that compelled their fathers to fight for their territory. A hoy should go through a complete scheme of training, and the colony would have an adequate force at its command.

Nature study is much encouraged at tne State schools now. The new hobbv led to a great sensation at the St. Kilda school. The children had just finished a lesson in Nature study and several of them took advantage of the play hour to visit an adjoining pool of water, where a young frog was captured. Returning to school in triumph, the captor of the frog was exhibiting it proudly to his companions, one of whom, a boy of eight, bent down open-mouthed over the crouching frog. As he did so, the lad holding the frog loosened his grip of it. and, before either were aware of what had happened, the frog jumped into the boy’s mouth. As he was at that moment inhaling, his tongue presented no obstruction, and the frog lodged tightly in his throat. The bov fell against the wall of the school writhing in the throes of suffocation, while the children present became greatly frightened, especially as the frog was heard croaking loudly. Happily one youngster had the presence of mind to rush off to a teacher, and on his arrival he hauled out the frog, kicking violently, from the boy’s mouth, After rinsing out his mouth, and resting for a few minutes, the boy was able to resume his studies.

There has just died in Mesa CitV, Arizona, a man - who, it is said, had the largest family of children, grandchildren, and great • grandchildren. His posterity numbered, all fold, approximately 800 souls, the majority of whom live in what is appropriately known as the “ Johnson neighbourhood.” This patriarch, Renjami > F. lohnson, familiarly known as “ Uncle Benji,” had rounded out the age of 87 years, and at his lasr birthday party was able to shake hands with 300 of his descendants. He was born in New York on July 29th, 1818, and when thirteen years old became a Mormon. His funeral was held in the Mormon tabernacle, which he himself had been instrumental in building, and his body was placed in the Mormon cemetery, whither a procession of buggies a mile long filled with his descendants followed. As the lvgh e st testimonial that can be given to a Mormon is the number of descendants inscribed upon his tombstone, Patriarch Johnson will now stand higher in the minds of the faithful than his old friend, Charles S. Peterson, who had heretofore held the palm in|the village cemetery, with 172 to his credit.

Mr Cohen (Mayor of Palmerston North) is a visitor to Foxton to-day. A small hack mare, bay with white face and white hind feet is advertised as lost. Notices re the transfer of Maiuwatu Hotel license appear in our advertising columns to-day. Mr J, L. Wiltshire, Palmerston North's theatrical agent, is dead. Deceased, in the seventies and eighties, became noted for exhibition walks at most of the New Zealand centres, in many of which he successfully walked 1000 miles in 1000 hours. He leaves a family of six daughters and two sons, two of the daughters being married. Now that All .Saints new Vicarage Is completed, a debt of .£l7O stands upon it. Towards liquidating this sura the ladies'of the Sewing Bee have arranged to hold a sale of work, with entertainments, on the 6th and 7th of June. A meeting of ladies and gentlemen will bo held in the schoolroom next Monday, at 7'30 p.ra., to form a committee to carry out the enterprise. Mr Briant, of tho London County Council, at the dinner of tho Lambeth guardians and officers, told tho story of a boy whuj-j teacher questioned him about his hither’s Christian name. “What’s your name?" the teacher asked. Jones," the boy replied. “Your father’s name?” “Jones.” “ And ins other name ?" “Mr Jones." “ No. What does your mother call him ?” “ Old fathead."

\Ve learn on good authority that a contingent of noted road racers from Christchurch are going for the good things in Clarkson’s road race on the. 4th June next. That enterprising Company are to be congratulated up m the fact that the race is open to any rider and any make ot machine. The arrangements being made for the safety of the riders over the course are above: aavtlrng previously attempted in the Hai‘ih Island. After the race the competitors will be entertained at a smoke concert at which the Mayor of Palmerston North will preside, and the prizes distributed by the Premier.

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