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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 110, 14 April 1885, Page 3

The inaugural ceremony of opening a branch of the American 1.0.0.F. will take place in Palmerston this evening. The ceremony will take place at Bank Chambers and will be conducted by three member of the Wellington branch who have come upfor this purpose. Weunderstand some twenty or more will be initiated. : ; ' : ' ,. ~ '] ]■.' : ■, ■■' , Mrs H. T. Flyger, of Terrace End, had/an almost miraculous escape from a fatal accident on Saturday night last. The lady accompanied by the domestic, we are informed, undertook to deliver some goods by the store trap after six o'clock and a considerable distance away. They managed successfully to get along the metalled roads but in attempting to pilot the vehicle over one of the notorious by-roads off the Rangitikei Line, through stumps, gaping culverts, and other ornamental portions of the highway, the trap suddenly upset pitching Mrs Flyger clean over her companion into the ditch and the latter on to the road, where the cart wheel planted itself firmly on one of her ankles. Mrs Flyger not much the worse for the fall she received promptly endeavored, to extricate the other unfortunate from her unenviable predicament. The trap was found to have the springs broken and was otherwise smashed up but its former occupants were safely taken home in a conveyance kindly lent by one of the settlers living near. We understand no very serious injuries have resulted from -the affair further than a severe shaking and a few bruises. Messrs France and Stubbs are in want of bridge carpenters. . To-morrow 18 tbe date of Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill's stock sale at tbeii Ashurst sale yards. There will be return fares on the train so far as Turakina on Friday, on account of the race meeting* Messrs Stevens and Gorton's stock sale at the Borough Yards took place this afternoon. There were very numerous entries. 'The New Zealand Insurance Company are about to erect spacious and imposing premises in Wnnganui. We are requested to remind members of the Palmerston-Waitapu Small Farm Association that a meeting of members only will be held on Thursday next at the Princess Hotel, Terrace End at 7.30 p.m. The business to be discussed is of an important nature. Mr Clifford's bus wjll ■convey members free of charge from the Sqnaro. Special attention is directed to the advertisements from the Dairy Factory Company appearing elsewhere.

The subject? of Mr George Augustus Sala'B lectures are :— " Wars Revolutions Tumults ;" "Shows and pageants ;" [■ Costume ! Culture 1 and Cookery !" (as illustrated in the history of the London Punch) "Two Princes of the Pen" (Charles Dickens and William Makepiece Thackeray) ; and " Famous Peopln Whom I Have Seen and Known." It is Baid that an old Maori chief in the North Island, when asked what he thought of Mr Ballance as Native Minister, replied "Too much butter : I would not like to trust him." Asked how he had liked Mr Bryce, the same veteran answered, I liked Bryce ; he was a bad man and a hard man, but all the bad camo out — there waa nothing left, so I could trust him. He never broke hi* word, but this man (Mr Ballance) promises more than he cau fulfil." A Dunedin telegram states that a private cable to-day reports a general advance in wheat in London of 4s per 496 pounds. Cable communication is now kept open night and day between Wakapnaka and Sydney. Since Mr Service received the communication in reference to the Russian cruisers, signals were exchauged at stated intervals between Australia and New Zealand ; but it will now be kept open without auy interruption whatever. Tbo date of Mr Greenwoods next visit to Palmerston is published in our advertising columns over tho leader. A Japan paper dilates on the virtues of an edible earth which it says has been discovered iu the Hakaido. The substanco is au oily clay, brownish in colour. No cereals are grown in the soil, on which shrnbs attain to a height of about six feet. Tho inhabitants of the region, who live ' chiefly on roots and the blood of animals which they hunt, frequently they die .of starvation. The attention of the natives was drawn to the earth by their observing deer eating it, and the people now make use of it when they are short of other food, rolling it into balls, from which they make a kind of soup. Mr F. A. Franklin, C.E., of Wollongong, New South Wales, has designed a novel and simple treo guard, to take the place of the cumbersome and expensive wooden fence. It is made as follows : — A circle of bricks (on the flat) is laid around the tree at a distance of about 3 ftet, a space of four inches being allowed to intervene between each brick. Two rows ot bricks on edge should then be laid, followed by another flat. This arrangement Should be kept up alternately till the guard has reachod the required height. Each brick should bo whitowashed before being laid, in order to improve the appearance of the guard. It It is claimed that the brick guard described is a great preventative ot damage from frost, as the bricks absorb a great amount of heat during tho day, wfiicli is thrown off during the cooler hours of the night. One thing is certain, its economy; an ordinary tree guard costs somewhere near £&, but with bricks one can be made for about 10s. Wairarapa farmers assert that the ferrets prefer- wild fowl to the obnoxious rabbit, and the result this season is very > apparent in the diminution of all descriptions of wild fowl. Mr Cameron, of Turakina, who some time ago visited the Rotoi'ua Lake District, and experienced great benefit from a trial of the curative properties of tho hot springs there* has fiirmshod us with a letter received by him from a gentleman! in ; England who was present at Botorua at the same time as himself. We have pleasure in making the following extracts from the letter : — " You will I know be glad to hear that lam now as well as ever I was in my life, quite free from pain,, and twenty pounds heavier than when Whakarewarewa. The springs did Avonders to me, and I always think how fortunate it was I took your advice and went to Whakarawarewa and lived in a whare instead ot staying in an hotel at Ohinamutu. Mine has been a wonderful recovery, and 1 tell every one I know who has rheumatism to go to Eotorua." A correspondent of the Auckland Star gives the following description of the Maori prophetess :—" The 'inspired' woman is about 26 years of age, and her attire is quite up to the mark of a fairly well-to-do European , consisting of a dress and skirt of blue merino trimmed with black velvet, over which was thrown a red woollen shawl ; hat of black straw, surmounted with appropriate white feathera ; collars and cuffs, while neat elastic boots .made up tho rest. Her complexion is very dark,cheeks fleshy, mouth protrusive, Grecian nose, robust in built, and height sft 2in." A Bill was once introduced in the Pennsylvania Legislature, providing that no person could vote in that common- i wealth unless he was possessed of property, to the value of 60 dollars. " suppose," said Franklin, in opposing the. measure, " this Bill should become law, and that I, Bonjamin Franklin, am possessed of an ass worth 60 dollars, I can vote ; but suppose the ass dies I lose my vote ; so it was the ass that voted, and not Benjamin Franklin." The Bill was killed. It has been the custom, of Poor Law guardians in England to give paupeis who were smokers, a certain allowance of .tobacco, but the official auditor having . threatened the Chester guardians to surcharge them £20 for tobacco " illegally purchased," .it was resolved that no more tobacco be issued to the inmates without being expressly ordered by the medical officer. The chairman said the cruel edict had created a painful feeling, a guardian adding that the inmates "would rather lose their beer than their tobacco." In Consumption, " Baxter's Lung Preserver" has been signally successful. Our Miss Watson has, during this month, turned out several handsome dresses to order, which . ha re given such satisfaction that a perfect shower of orders has been the result. We can now assert with good authority that we possess a dressmaker second to none in the district. One who finishes a dress well, and at the same time is able to make a perfect fit with style unapproachable. Ladies wishing to have their dresses made by a . thorough artiste, would do well to at once call and give j their orders, so as to avoid disappoint- ; menr, as we have now about a dozen orders for dresses, and would therefore be unable to promise any. further order for at least two weeks. Address : Miss Watson. — Bbntley Bros., Marlboiough House The Square.— rADVT.l Cure tor Indigestion.-— Baxter's Coaipound Quinine Pills, used according to the directions, have proved a certain and speedy cure for indigestion, bilious and liver complaints, wind in the stomach and bowels, nervous debilitv, &c. Thoir object is the removal of debility and derangement by assisting nature, and imparting tone and power to tho system. — To be had of all chemists and storekeepers in boxes, Is l£d and 2s 9d each, or po3t free on receipt of 19 or 44 stamps. —J. Baxter, Pharmaceutical Chemist, 21, Victoria-street, Christchurch Agonizing Neuralgic Paius. — Baxter's Anti-Neuralgic Pills have been named by the public " Magic Pills " on account of their marvellous action in curing Neuralgia, Toothaohe, Sciatica, Lumbago, and other Neuralgic pains. — T:> bo had post free on receipt of 19 or 44 pustiig« Htamps. — J. Baxter, Chemist, Victoria street Christchurch