LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 270, 18 October 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■ — ~ v .-* *» jp • ~ - _Mr Greenwood oawH fconsulted m Palmerston on the 9th November at the Commercial HoM (private entrance.^ Among !tlie additions to Messrs Stevens v &!Gprto'n*B'Bale,' ie 'ASnrahdri ''iprmorroiw. el|ewhere ; advertised is 5 %' l bulV ' by Lord Brilliant. The, prevalence of wihdy weather threatens to make the next fruit crop? almost a failure, nearly every tree having been stripped of blpaaoma, ' ■ By the precepts of ; -3?fee»riaBonry the brethren of the 'mystic tie ■' are tauorht : to hope moderately, to suffer ipatiently, to tnfee pleasure-In what.; they enjoy, to hope for little, and that little to be needful. , Sixty.»ix Maaonio lodges on the Pacific slppe, m California, have dependent upon them two hundred and fifteen widows, three hundred' and sixty six orphans, and seventy-six indigent, brethren,; whom they oare for.) This is indeed, A writer m a Ger man, pepfr states thnt it is the custom m offices . m that country to have a sliced potato on the desk for use as a ppe nwiperr r and to clean steel pens. It' removes all ink crust and gives a peculiar smooth flow to the ink. New pens st'ould be pagse'd two or three times (through the gas, or any 'other flame to remove the srease with which, they nre coated before packing, The ink than will flow freely, . , ■ ; Among the canine exhibits sent to the Wangßnui Show yesterday weye two fox terriers, the property of Mr Paul, qf Te Matai. The breed is a rare one' in this country. , r ■['" The liabilities m the estate of Mr William AVx. M' Dowell, draper, of Wellington, are as follow : — Total liabilities £6362 131103. Assetfl-£4785 16s 4d.

The tender of Mr E. Harding has been accepted for forming and metalling the footpath along the north aide of Woodvillo, | a work which was very much required, and when finished, will add considerably to the appearance of the place. Mr Harding has already commenced operations, and no doubt will be able to complete the work m the specified time, the first of .December. The owners of abutting; sections have agreed to pay half the cost. • We hear that the Woodville Mtthodiat Free Church congregation have decided to bold a Gift Auction nextm ontb. m order to raise funds to pay off the debt._ now owing on their Church, Donations of anything which will bring m money will be gratefully received by Mr T. Moore, the secretary, or any of the trustees.- i ' We understand that another general storekeeper is about starting m business m Woodville, but we have not heardof ( the exact locality, Still they come I . ; : Men are sinking for cold water on the land recently sold by the Government for the hew township at the Ohinemutu hot springs. They have reached a depth of nbout 70ft, but as yet nothing but hot. water has been found. / ; Rabbitsare very numerous m thib district (writes a Southern exchange) not* withstanding the energetic measures that have been resorted to for their destruction. The rabbits are undoubtedly c very great curse to the colony, and consume an im- ! menae quantity of feed which is needed for the rearing and fattening of stock, but as the old saying hes it, It's an ill wind that blows nobody good.' Candidly speaking, I must cay that there are very many m this ..district would hare gone woefully short m the matter of wages had it not been for the rabbitting. Another indication of the 'silver lining.' referred m our last issue, says the Opunake Courier, is the fact that the Mcl* 4 bourne Municipal Loan of £200,000, .bearing interest at only 4^ per cent., has ; been floated easily m London, £349,000 j worth of shares having been applied for. The minimum was; fixed at par, and' most of the offers were considerably above it. .With such a plethora of capital m England, the * screw* must inevitably be unloosed before long m the colonies. . The discovery of a human skeleton was made at Lyell Bay, Wellington, by some men Who were digging a trench m the eand. The bones are m » good state of preservation, and are evidently- those of a young person about 20 years of age . The skeleton was found at a depth of three fset from the surface, and is believed to be either that of a Maori or a European drowned m the bay several years ago. i; ; : A lady tells 4he following story illus-' trative of fiervantmaidism:— ' The follow* ing occurred to a friend of mine in* the country. Haying married, she considered that a lady's maid was a necesssry adjunct to her new position, so she advertised for one. A very grand«lookine onereplif d f and ( waßiengagedj one of the cbuditions. being that she should have a piano m her bedroom. Soon, however, she came to my friend and told her that she would like, to :be allowed to practice on the grand piano m the drawing-ipoin.; as >h« feared that she was losing her touch by only playing on a ' cottage." . 'She thirsted for one fond 100k — sbe starved for a kiss denied,' says Ella Wheeler m , one of her poems; ■ Poor thing ! In these days, when ' food looks' ■are living all about from every street cor* ner,' and <<• kisses' are not denied when anybodyknows where there are wanted, it ib too bad: . We have heard of starving to death m the midst of plenty; The 'poor creature seems to be trying it on. 1 'Ouida,' Mdlle. de la Pamee; is now fittictly. secladed, a cloud having darkened her mjnd, it h said. Something darkened it a good 'while ago, most people have thoaght. , ■ .j