Rangitikei Advocate. TUESDAY, DEC. 10, 1907. SECOND EDITION. EDITORIAL NOTES.

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Rangitikei Advocate. TUESDAY, DEC. 10, 1907. SECOND EDITION. EDITORIAL NOTES.

EARLY rising, except when_ a matter of necessity, is undoubtculv a most indefensible practice, aud the man who leaves Ids bed a moment before lie is absolutely compelled to do so is a most undesirable :iequaiutiiuc(\ Ho turns t:io converse - turn constantly to descriptions of magnificent; sunrises, dwells on the splendid buoyancy losnltiug from draughts of fresh morning air. aud extols the value of exercise early in tiie day. Those who begin tho dav with tills pharisaic feeling of superiority are likely to prove most objectionable to all with whom they are brought into contact. The normal man lies iu bed a quarter oi an hour longer than ho should, a period of intense enjoyment, rushes through ids bath, cuts himself wmle shaving, bolts ids breakfast, and strives at, work a few minutes lr;o. A consciousness of his errors kw ns him modest: ho feels superior to no one. aud does Ins work in a thoroughly unassuming mame-T. All in their hearts will admit die truth of rids picture, but the influence of proverbs about oarlv lords and childish memories of rude, remarks about sluggards are hard to throw off. Tho wisdom of our ancestors, as expressed in proverbs, is, however, a little out of date, aim x'o have a suspicion that the copy hook precepts were invented in the old davs when it was the duty of toe lower classes to rise early and work late that the upper classes might reap tiie benefit. We have changed all that, though labour leaders still reel off tho old' gags about tho slavery of the workers aud the tyranny of capital, regardless of tho fact Unit these expressions are as mouldy as the proverbs to winch wo have referred. Fortunately the coming Socialistic regime will put a prohibition ou earlv rising, for men will ouly be permitted to work for four hours a day, aud as the Goverunu id inspectors can hardly he expc-cved to work longer hours than ordinarv men. or to rise early to see that no one is working, tho simple rule will be made that no one may rise nuti! a reasonable hour.

IT is difficult to surprise those who have experience of the ways of politicians. bur the news that a fusion lias taken place between the parry M Mr Hearst and the Republicans will almost accomplisn tho rasa. Burch twelve months ago. when Mr Hearst was candidate for the Governorship of New York Stare in opposition to Mr Hughes, the official Republican candidate, the election was the casion of an exceptionally hitter and fierce attack ou Mr Hearst by Mr Root, whom the .President deputed to express his opinions. Mr Hoars, s record, was indeed so had that all good citizens fide that _ President Roosevelt justified iu Ids unusual actio;-.. Y't the very man who

was swocpingly denounced as a ban citizen, a bad legislator, an anarchist, nu incendiary, an juclror to political assassination. and a millionaire practising all Die most odious arts of tho corporations lie assailed—this man. whose election as Governor of Yew Sort was described as a calamity which no efforts were too extraordinary to avert, is now seen in alliance with the paipt which unsparingly condemned him, and is thrilling on the same platform as Republican orator.- and politicians. Some may ask it tho Lthi'fpiau can lints speedily change hiskin, and may consider that the charity of the Republican party is more 'than apostolic. The excuse given for the combination is that otherwise Tammany would succeed in packiuu the bench with its nominees. Judge;; in the Lnitcu StaiT.are’elected‘by popular vote, and Mr Hearst lias been asked to assist the Republicans to defeat Tammany. There hardly appears sufficient justification for this astounding departure from consistency, and it is probable that it will seriously injure the prospects of the Republic -n partv, Mr Hearst on the otter hand, need not trouble about moral prestige, as he gained -til per cent of the votes of Hew York State after Mr Root's scathing denunciations and he will probably improve his position by ins new alliance. At the worst ho can go over to Tammanv If the Republican parn seem inclined to disregard his claims. THE Chairman of the Rank of New Zealand may be commended for the warning ho gave in regard to the necessity for large trailing concerns which take hanking risks to he compelled to keep a fair margin of gold or easily negotiable securities. He referred (o tho fact that seven public companies have indebtedness in the particular form alluded to, amounting to a little over half a million, and lie went on to say that in prosperous times these heavy liabilities may be treated lightly, but what would happen if, dating, a period or depression, these companies were called upon to discharge their obligation?? Unless they could meet tic demands, of course, there, would is* disaster This reminds us that we j have previously, on several oc- ! «;;i‘ ions, called attention to tho fact that the position of tho Post Office

Savings Bank is almost the same£as that of the trading concerns jfto winch the Chairman referred, and a general rim ou it would be productive of far more widsepread disaster, because not only half a million, but nearly eight millions of the money of tile people lias been placed in that bank, and the rot urns show that nearly the whole of this has been utilised by the State, the bank taking in exchange “Government securities” —mere paper, wlucn would not suffice to meet the demand in case of serious sudden depression. The matter is a serious one aud should receive the attention of Parliament. .All institutions which accept deposits should be compelled to keep a certain amount of reserve in such form as would enable it to at once deal with a crisis.

A gang of men engaged by the Labour Department have left Christchurch to take up work at Otira, on the Midland Railway. At Marton Rose Show the prizes for table dceortaiou ou Saturday were awarded as follows; —Mrs J. Russell 1, Miss Goode 2.

In the recent baby show at Auckland the prize for heaviest babv under 12 mouths wont to a child of )l months who sealed 39ibs lOoz. The heaviest girl was 2!Hbs. Xlic Mahouo, which loft Sydney at midnight on Saturday lias ou board Commander Shaekletou, of the Antarctic expedition, and Dick Arnsfc, the ox-cylist, now sculler.

At a meeting of tho Auckland Brass Baud Association, Hold ou Friday evening Dec. <5, It was decided to invite the North Island Brass Band Association to hold tho 1909 hand contest in Auckland. After tvvelling from Damnraland. South-west Africa, to Russia, aud thence to Philadelphia, to visit his mother, whom he had not seen for 25 years, Charles Langtry was killed bv a train when within JO minutes’ walk of his mother's house. According to an announcement made at tho Congress of Surgeons in Paris tho facial disliguromeut known as “port wine stains” can be cured. Dr. Wickham, visiting physician at St. Lazaro prison, aud Or. Degrais. of the St. Louis Hospital medical staff, say that in a number of cases they have removed the stains with tho aid of radium. Having ascertained that tho Road Board intended paying for tho channelling of a certain road, but that tlio ratepayers were to contribute' to the formation of tho road, a ratepayer at the annual meeting of the Hoathcoto Road Board propounded the, following conundrum If we. don’t have, to pay for luxuries, why should wo bo called upon to pay tor necessaries?”

According to a London visitor named Waters, Philadelphians arc not familiar with pyjamas. While staying at a hotel there ho sent several pairs of pyjamas to he washed. When they came back they were starched so stiff that they stood up by themselves. Ou one of the coats was found a paper containing tiie following words“ To three lawn tenuis suits, hs. ’ ’

The Lyttelton Times has discovered that the Gaming Act is likely to become another dreadful j]lustration of tho “perils of hasty legislation. ” Our contemporary points out that there, is nothing iu the Act to prevent the cstablishniout of tho pouyraeing winch is said to bo projected at Miramar aud iu other suburban localities throughout the Dominion, aud nothing to prevent tho open and unrestricted gambling that lias made the pony-meetings tho curse of Australian sport. a

An expedition, which leaves Auckland on Thursday by the Tavivmi for Tahiti aud Flint Island, to observe tho eclipse of the sun on January 3rd next , consists of F. K. McLean. F.R.A.S. of Tunbridge Wells, England: Joseph Brooks. F.R.A.S.. F.R.G.3. : W. E. Raymond . F.R.A.S. : and J. IV. Hartall, from Sydney, H. Wiukelmau, Rev. R. W. Walker,l of Auckland. IC. S. Merlield, late president of the British Association, Sydney branch, accompanies tho expedition to J- lint Island, where lie will join the expedition sent out by. Lick Observatory under Professor Campbell. The party will probably return to Auckland'about January 17th. Tin' fasting craze has claimed at least one believer iu Auckland, the subject being a dropsical patient who has subsisted ou lime juice aud water without food for seventeen days up to the present time. The patient undergoing this treatment is a lady, wiio stated that for the first- three days of her fast she suffered a- good deal from acute hunger, but since then her self-imposed denial of food has caused Her no inconvenience. While previous to her fasting she was practically an invalid, now she is able to undertake housework. The experiment will he watched with interest.

A French gentleman anxious to find a wife for a nephew went to a matrimonial agent, who handed him his list of lady clients. Running through this he came to his wife's name, entered as , desirous of obtaining a husband between the ages of 3a' and on—a blonde preferred. Forgetting his nephew, he hurried homo to announce ids discovery to his wife. The lady -was not at all disturbed. “Oh, yes,” she said. ■‘That is my name. I put it down whoa you were so ill in the spring aud tiie doctors said we must prepare for tho worst.” Speaking at a gathering of St. Sepulchre’s Church to welcome, the Rev. H. Reeve (the new vicar) Bishop Neligan referred to the unanimity with which the nomination had been made. If all parochial nominations were conducted ou similar lines, he said, it would he a good thing. “There is not a decent priest in the diocese,” he continued '• who will remain in the church if he is going to he exposed to the tittle-tattle gossip of the marled place, so to speak. What has come to ray ears in connection wirli other parishes is of such a character that no man worth calling a priest, wort 1 1 calling a man at all, would expose himself to this gossip, and open discussion of himself and “everything about him iu tho street.”

Albert Trott tells tills good story A cricket match, Australia v. England, was in progress at the Crystal Palace. Outside the ground two or throe urchins were having a game with flic usual paraphernalia patched ball, battered bat, and a kerosene tin. Clem Hill strolled up. and was invited to have a strike, which he did. On hitting the ball, however, the handle parted company with the other section of. the bat. Of course loud lamentations greeted this bit of bad luck. Clem gave rlmm -is to help them get another bat. for which they thanked him. On reaching the pavilion ho laughingly recounted iris experience, when it came out that most of the team bad smashed the same bat. The caretaker said the bat was as good as a goldmine to tho arabs. Mr Edgar E. Waite, Curator of Christelrurch Museum, who accompanied the scientific expedition, has secured a number of interesting relics of the wreck of the Duudonald. These include the framework of the canvas canoe in which four men made tho perilous trip from Disappointment Island to the main island, rite canvas bailor, which also served as the only drinking vessel of the entire party; a. pair of shoes made of sealskin: needles, manufactured from die bones of birds’ wings, with which clothing was sewn and with which the canvas covering of the boat was stitched ; a spoon, made of rata wood used for serving tho liquid food: blankets of albatross skins stitolled together: and a tobacco pouch made of sealskin (in the absence of tobacco, rope yarn was smoked j. The canoo was exhibited at the Rluff for the benefit of the, shipwrecked mariners. The relics will be placed on view’ in the Christchurch Museum on Mr Waite’s return. SKIM-MILK AND DISEASE. Much of the disease among dairy stock in this country is spread through pooling the skim-milk at the Factories. In Denmark it is compulsory for all skim-milk to ho scalded before being taken home. Yon can safe-guard your herd as well tis enjoy untold convenience by installing' 'a “Now Century” Steamer. By dropping the steam pipe into the can and turning on the .steam, tho milk can ho scalded in a low minutes without any trouble, and any ’ chance of its spreading disease " will be entirely removed. Write for full particulars to McEwtiu & Co., Ltd., Solo Agents, IJ.S.S. Go's Buildings. Wellington. Your hoots may seem past mending. Our bowman has a way of his own of making old boots look like new and uses only best leathers at exceptionally reasonable prices, at McEldowiicy’s stores, Marten, -Hnntervillo, and Taihape.* Doctor’s bills saved by taking Pearson’s Popto-cblor for indigestion. Ail chemists Is, 2s (5d and 4a.

Tim beach at Toxomaru Bay ®vras strewn yesterday morning with fish unknown in those pacts, averaging 13iu. in length. Europeans and Maoris filled many sacks with them. ■ Tho Native Land Commission opened yesterday at Waiomatatini. -. Sir Robert Stout received a hearty , welcome from tho natives, who have | gone extensively in for co-oporativo > farming, and have some fine sheep j stations. I

Mr O. Blackwell, Greatford, exhibited fine specimens of kidney potatoes at the Marton Rose Show aud was given first award. Tho total contributions to tho Hospital Saturday aud Sunday at Wellington amounted to £428, not counting the money iu hotel boxes which has not yet been gathered iu. The Government has accepted the tender of Mollor aud Sous, Dunedin, for tiie supply of 170,000 medals tor distribution 'among sciiool children to commemorate tiie celebration of Dominion Day.

Tiie Hon. James Carroll (Native Minister) is to go to Wanganui to ho present at a. meeting of Natives ar Raetihi on December J 4. Mr J. A. McCullough, Dw new labour member of the Arbitration Court, is to take his seat ou January lath. By that date the present Court will have disposed of all its eases. Mr J. F. White, manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Hokitika, .las resigned, to enter into business ■ m ids own account at Greymonth. Mr F. G. Dorriugton. at present manager at Port Chalmers, and formerly manager at Marton, has been appointed to succeed him.

It is recorded of one of the last fashionable weddings that a iady of somewhat exuberant exterior '.bowed au earnest desire to enter the .march. “Friend of tho bride or bridegroom, ma’am?” a verger iu-iiui-iod. “Neither,” said she, haughtily; “I am tho fiancee of the organ bio wor. ’ ’ Tiie Wellington Domestic Workers’ Union is at present very little iu evidence. Recently there have boon

ao complaints, aud the Union has .-.eased to ho active. Tho victory,

according to the Secretary of the Trades and Labour Council, was a bloodless one; the employers have taken the hint at the earnestness displayed and complied with legitimate demands.

The Waiapu natives have intimated to tho Native Land Commission that they all desire to go

farming', and if their laud was cut up there would not bo 000 acres a niece. They desired to retain their land, aud that no purchases bo made.

Tho prize-giving and sports iu connection witii Marton Sciiool svill take place to-morrow afternoon iu the Park. Afternoon tea will he provided aud all parents are invited to be present. Marton Band have kindly given their services for tho occasion.

Captain E. Pago, Ekotahnna Mounted Rifles; Captain J. Scott, Waguauui Rillo Volunteers; Lieutenant J. -\V. Stirtou, Pahiatua Mounted Rifle Volunteers; Lieutenant A. G. Whiting, FJthaui Bitie Vfduuteers have been granted commisisous by iris Excellency. Mr Amelins Smith is appointed Secretary to tho Civil Service Board, under the Act of laid; session. Mr Smith was formerly well known as a Ministerial private secretary, and has since been Secretary to the Department of Industries. The now Board will consist of ten members aud will administer tho Superauuatiou Fund. ,

A business man iu Beech worth, Victoria, has received a strange let ter“ Close on .‘lO yeais ago, when I was very young, and when purchasing from your shop a marble worth sixpence, I stole another of the sumo value. For several years I have intended to pay it back, hut put it off until now. I have made a calculation of what I ewe you at 5 per cent compound interest, and according to Scripture return it fourfold. Enclosed find postal note for 9s. —Yours, etc., Boner Late Thau Never.''

A lad named Walter Rouse, hi years of age, was standing ou the beach near the Bluff' wharf recently, says tho Southland News, and was struck ou the left arm as if by a stone. He thought nothing of it until ;t few seconds later he noticed that he had been shot. The lad went; to the. hospital for treatment, and by means of the X rays a photograph was taken, showing a small bore ride bullet ou the hone. Rouse heard no shot lived, and has uoc the faintest idea whence the bullet came.

A New Zealander, who has just visited England, states:—“When biking into Leicester one morning I saw a large caravan approaching and acrosss tho front was painted ’Canada’ in largo letters. It had glass frames round each side, and inside of t hese were small sheaves of wheat and other cereals as showing wind the country could produce, while ‘ 190 acres of land given a way,’ and s-mi-ar notices were prominently displayed. This was travelling through the country to catch farmers at their own doors.”

Tho quarterly meeting of tho Kangirikei Licensing Committee was hold in tho Courthouse, Huurervillc, at noon ou Saturday. Present: Messrs A D. Thomson, S.M. (chairman), A, G. Simpson, R. B. Cole, W. Howie, W. A. Ellis, and J. Ivess. The application of Emil Robertsloiu for the, transfer of the license of Oho Kai Iwi Hotel to Millie Bertram Jackson was granted. A transfer of the license of the Gretna Hotel, Taihapo, from F. H. Gibbous to S. J. Gibbous for a period of six mouths was granted, the present licensee being iu illhealth. Mr Meldrum appeared fertile parties.

The question of “tuckering” shepherds lias boon a good deal discussed by the. Conciliation Board at Tinuu-n. Mr Aclaud has all along contended that the cook is tho most important man on the station. He put it to (he Board this way: “If we wont to our hotels to-night and found no dinner ready for us, there would be as big a row as when the cook gets drunk ou the station. Over defective cooking there are bigger rows ou the station than tho Conciliation Board will be. likely to create over tho most; important question corning before it.”

A Pahiatua rosidout claims to ho receiving a return of £9 per month in eggs from his poultry farm, writes the Dominion’s Wairara-pa correspondent. Asked if he was making;; profit, when one, considered tlie price of wheat, ho said, “Yes,” and that lie had bought wheat early in the season. A sceptic, who has also gone into poultry, anil with disastrous results owing to various reasons, considers that the Pahiatua resident has told an extraordinary story. To make £9 a month, with eggs at Is a dozen, ho has to receive toll from Ids hens at the rate of I'd eggs a day, including Sundays, which should really he a da}' of rest for the barnyard. The resident must have over ,'.’oo fowls, iu order that some of them may have a little leisure, instead of eternally sitting on nests. “If lie |has not SCO liens,” concluded the sceptic, triumphantly, “lie is sweating them, and should bo brought up under the Act. ”

People whose duties are to benefit humanity iu general aud themselves incidentally sometimes put strange inventions on the market. Many of those are really required; others are only ingenious. In last week’s Gazette of inventions letters patent are applied for by M. A. Stitt, of Westport, who lias invented a means of assisting a child to walk. One more terror lias been added to the dining table In- a Napier man, wlio has designed a spoon “having integral teeth around the end of it s bowl, bevelled at their tips, and curved inwardly, aud channels between the, teetli for allowing the. food to gci away freely. ’ ’ Yet another inventor is H. Oornse, who has put forth a device to enable, men to carry their razor strops about them as an integral part of their braces. THK PRIZE ADVERTISEMENT. This week a conundrum von. Here it is. Why is Universal Cold Care like the Church of England t because its praises aroabvays chanted ■ The, following in the Judge’s opinion just missed tint money : Huiv does Universal Cold Curo alfecfc us as water does a thirsty man t liy giving immediate relief! One Guinea lias been posted to Mrs W. McC., Vanguard street, Nelson. Kadi week u Guinea in awardee! for Die Dost Original Goniimlrmii, Apt Ki»ay, or Humorous Verse <m Die Merits of TDK UNIVKUHAI. COi.D CPU - . CoritrilMitionmmist not exceed 11 fty words; sight lie tteeompituiod by Coupon and lie addressed “ Universal Oilil Oiini—The Latent and IlestP.O, iioi-Tlfi, Wellington." Stores urn! Cheuii6l.i--J/Omul 2/1). A duty you owo your family. Got rid of that irmaiblity after meals. Pearson’s Pepto-ohlor euros indigos tloa,

A short sharp earthquake occurred at 0.15 this morning iu Nelson. The direction was oast aud west.

The Fiji Times reporting the sale of Fanning Island says Air 11. Humphrey Berkeley has purchased the islands from Father Rougior. Tiie purchase is considered a bargain.

-Iu chambers before Mr Justice Button at Wellington tiie case Howard Vernon and his wife, Laviuia Florence’ Vernon, v. James Macmalion and Wm. Gunn was mentioned. The plaintiff's aro claiming £175 for alleged wrongful dismissal. Tho case was removed from the Magistrate’s Court into the {supreme Court, aud ou the application of Mr Levey for tho defendant Gunn, a month’s extension of time iu which to file a statement of defence was granted. Counsel stated that his client desired to gat evidence from Sydney. A meeting of delegates of local bodies interested in tho tramway proposals was held to-day, and the report was referred back to tho bodies interested- for discussion. Delegates from the Opuuako cud expressed the opinion that while tho town of Opunako would rate itself, Egmont couuty as a wholo was not in favour of the scheme. In tiie event of Egmont County refusing to join iu, it is probable that tho Eltham County Council will construct the lino s:i far as Auroa road, aud secure permission to carry it right ou to Opimake over Egmont Couuty Council Roads if circumstances warrant