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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 68, 8 April 1902, Page 4

A remark, let fall by the Bishop of London, that it is a popular illusion that bishops are rich men has caused a writer in the press to look up the Probate records, with the astonishing result that a list has been compiled comprising the ecclesiastics whose total estates at death aggregated nearly 20 millions ! “And these,” exclaims the writer, “are the successors of the disciples of Him who taught, Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth. . . Sell all thou hast and give to the poor.”

A rara avis has been discovered in Taranaki—we won’t locate the townin the shape of a publican who prefers a' teetotaller to a moherate drinker. This is how Mr Public House explained it to a select coterie :—“ Ye see,” he he said, “ it’s just this way. A modherate drinker comes to me place, Orders sixpen’orth iv whisky, collars a paper, takes the best sate before the fire in the parlour, throws on three minius lumps iv the best Westport coal, and stays there for half-an-hour, and all I get is thrupence. Now, a teetotaller he corres to the back dure, buys a bottle of whisky, pays for it, and the dickens a. bit iv trouble he gives at all at all.”—-Argus. The twentieth century will have the

greatest number of leap years possible for a century—namely, twenty-five. The year- 1904 will be the first one, then every fourth year after that up to and including the year 2000. February will three times have five Sundays, in 1920, 1948, and in 1976. Under the present Education Act, the fines for irregular attendance may be handed over to the school committees. A writer in the Otago Times suggests; names for the contingents The Fighting First; the Sturdy Second ; the Trusty Third ; the Faithful Fourth ; the Fearless Fifth ; the Spry Sixth ; the Splendid Seventh; the Eager Eighth ; the Nimble Ninth ; the Typical Tenth.; Gruesome, but true, story from the front : During a recent engagement one of the enemy was badly shot in the leg, a large portion of the limb being blown away. A big hearted Irishman seeing the agony of the unhappy Boer, hoisted him on his shoulder and brave- ‘ ly carried him through shot and shell to the surgeon’s tent. On the way, however, another ball carried away the poor fellow’s head, unknown to the gallant bearer, who staggered manfully forward with his burden to the medical officers’ quarters. “What’s the good of bringing a fellow here with his head shot off?” wonderingly inquired the doctor, to which came the indignant reply, “What a blooming liar the fellow must be ; he said it was his leg.” Scheepers. the well known rebel leader, recently sentenced to death and executed for murder, was 26 years of age, and of light build. He spoke English well. The following produce -was exported from Waitapu during March :—l7B cases fruit; 269 boxes butter ; 63 boxes eggs ; 55 sacks potatoes ; 26 coops poultry ; 16 cases honey ; 4 cases and 8 casks wine ; 17 bales flax ; 9 bales wool, 6 bales skins and hides ; 600 sheep ; and three spring traps.—Takaka News. Clergyman who go feeling their way about in unknown parts of the backblocks occasionally run against some strange characters. A minister of the New South Wales Methodist Conference gave an amusing illustration of the fact. Riding up to the homestead of a certain farm for the first time, the owner, having noticed his approach, went down to the slip-rails te meet him. “ Good day ” was exchanged in a matter-of-fact way, and then the minister explained who he was. “Oh, 1 see,” said the squatter ; “ then you’ll be wanting money.” The minister protested that such a thing was not in his mind. Surely mundane matters like that could wait. He was there simplv. to make the acquaintance of the owner and his people, whom he hoped to visit regularly. “ That’s all right,” rejoined the squatter, “ but you’ll be wanting, money. I’ve had several kinds here but they all want money. Now I tell you what it is : I’ll make a bargain to begin with, and then we shall know where we are. If you’ll come out here regularly and preach to the chaps round about, I’ll give you £5 a year ; if you come out and don’t preach at all I’ll give you £lO ; and if you won’t come near the place I’ll give you £15.” The minister did not enlighten his audience as to " the condition in the bargain he accepted, but the audience laughed long and heartily.

CHAMBERLAIN’S COUGH REMEDY SAVED HIS BOYS LIFE.

“I believe I saved my (nine year old) boy’s life this winter with Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy,” says A. M. Hoppe, Rio Creek, Wis., U. S. A. “He was so choked up with croup that he could not speak. I gave it to him freely until he vomited and in a short time he was all right.” For sale by A. Manoy, Motueka.