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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 390, 17 March 1908, Page 4

Aii amusing incident has come to hand in connection with the sheep tax, says the Poverty Bay Herald. Hither by mis-carriage or through wrong address, a notice from the local stock inspector, calling attention to the fact that the time had arrived, and that unless the amount was paid by a certain time he wou’d be fined, was received by a country clergyman. Seizing the opportunity to ventilate his wit the reverend gentleman replied something like the following;—“Dear Sir, —Although I am a shepherd, I never owned a sheep in my life. My flock, however, are fairly free from disease, excepting that several are suffering from an epidemic of whooping cough and measles, and if by the paying of your sheep tax, either of these could be obviated, I would willingly do so.—Yours truly, ‘ A Parson.’ ” “ If I had more money, I would only come into the town and make a fool of myself with it,” affirmed one witness before the Canterbury Conciliation Board at Waikari. “ I would only abuse a lot of money if I had it.” “ That is to say,” replied Mr Thorn, “that the less money you have the more virtuous life you lead, and vice versa.” That is so. The more money I have the more fool I make of myself,” replied the candid witness. To Fiaxmilwsrs.— We are prepared to print the new tin and leather regulation tags for hemp bales, and would request millers to inspect samples of leather before placing orders for same. Inferior leather will be condemned by the department. We hold samples and invite inspection.—The Herax,d Printery. The days of disagreeable, harsh medicines are past, ond Chamberlain’s Tablets top the poll as the most pleasant to take, mildest gentlest in effect, safes? and surest in their result, Try them next time you need a purgative and you will be more than pleased For sale at Messrs Gardner and Whib ley's, Grocers, Foxton.