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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 9038, 30 December 1907, Page 4

Messrs McLean Bros., on their run at Tapuae, have three dwelling houses connected by telephone. There is no connection with the public line. Immediately after the holidays the Minister for Lands (The Hon. R. McNab) will inspect the suggested sites for a dairy school at Feilding and Hawera. About the middle of January he will go over some of tiie Crown lands between Napier and Opotiki and return to Wellington by way of the Main Trunk Railway'. PROFITABLE HORSES. The fine healthy appearance and sleek coats of horses fed on ‘ ‘ SUOROSENE” is the best testimony of its value. No. horse owner should be without it. It is not only a valuable and economical food, but it has a medicinal value. It prevents trouble from worms and internal parasites. Obtainable from Brice, Broad and Go., Marton.

It is reported that there have been nine burglaries in Wellington during the Christmas season, but so far as is known the house-breakers have not secured much booty. In most instances it was houses temporarily unoccupied that were broken into. A special meeting of the Palmerston branch of the Farmers’ Union will be held on Saturday for the purpose of discussing the Shearers’ dispute which was considered by the provincial executive last week. For the fortnight just ended the export of butter from Auckland province, exclusive of Poverty Bay, totalled 350 tons valued at about £33,084. Of this total 1088 boxes were consigned to West of England ports, 131,96 boxes to London, 705 boxes to South Africa, and 47 boxes for South Sea Islands. Some girls have peculiar tastes. An Eltham paper, reporting a sports meeting, states that, “ a young lady who spent the day in cuddling a small alligator and in allowing snakes to wind themselves about her body, attracted large audiences.” This was surely a sad waste of opportunity and affection. Are there no young men in the Cow country? Or are they all armless as well as harmless? Matenga, the Maori Wild Man who was captured so tamely, was rewarded with an approved Christmas dinner as some compensation for his loss of liberty. A number of Napier ladies, thinking that Detective Broberg and Constable Skinner would have to spend Christmas in the bush, forwarded a plum pudding to Gisborne with the request that it be sent to the police officials. The pudding was left with the Gisborne police to cook for Matenga’s dinner on Christmas Day. Professor David is a firm believer in the former existence of a vast Antarctic continent, with a good climate and much better conditions of life than prevail there now. He says that probably while the warm climate prevailed animals allied to the Tasmanian tiger flourished in Antarctica. Fossil remains of these animals have not yet been found in Antarctica, but they have been brought from the southern end of South America, and that, together with the fact that a closely allied animal is still living in Tasmania implies a former land connection between South America and Australia by way of the Antarctic regions. Mr McCullough telegraphed to the Labour League’s Conference, trusting “that the Liberal-Labour delusion will receive its quietus in New Zealand,” and exhorting the Conference not to “forget freedom of speech for all public servants. ” It appears, says the Post, that he considers that a Supreme Court Judge, as well as he himself, is warranted in striking political attitudes and in openly espousing a political party. If that is so, we can only say that Mr McCullough’s opinions, in degrading the honourable position to which he has been chosen, utter his own humiliating confession of his incompetence to hold that office with dignity and credit. From Messrs Gordon and Gotch we have received a copy of the January number of the Lone Hand, which *is of particular interest to New Zealanders, as it contains a story by Miss Duloie Deamer, of Featherston, which was adjudged the first prize in the recent open competition. “As it was in the beginning” tells how a strong man of the prehistoric days captured and brought to subjection his wife. The story contains some good descriptions of scenery, which might well be taken direct from the Wairarapa, and shows considerable power of observation and literary skill. Unfortunately, it is disfigured rather than illustrated by a number of painfully crude pictures by Norman Lindsay. The magazine as a whole maintains its usual high level of interest. The Rev. W. Thomson, organising secretary of the Otago and Southland Licensed Victuallers’ Association, has returned to Dunedin after a world’s tour. Asked by an Evening Star reporter whether he had enquired into the temperance question in Amercia, Mr Thomson said: — “Yes, I did. I travelled in the New England States, and learned the laws and their results as closely as possible. I think that no-license leaders and agitators have deceived and misled the people. You are aware what my platform is, although it has been deliberately and continually misrepresented, but when I saw the actual conditions of the New England towns, I wonder how no-license agitators can sit down to a Christmas dinner with anything like a good conscience. I say that uo-liceuse is absolutely a failure, and I shall prove it by overwhelming evidence. The Glen Oroua Dairy Company’s new creamery on the River Bank Road, Carnarvon, started operations on Monday last with a good supply of milk, making the seventh creamery installed by this company. It has for motive power an oil engine, and is fitted with all the latest and most up-to-date machinery, and is unique from the fact that it is the only creamery in New Zealand, and probably elsewhere, that does not use a steam boiler for the purpose of heating milk to separating temperature, and providing hot water for washing-up’pur-poses. These functions are performed by a small apparatus recently patented by Mr Duncan, manager of the company, which utilises the waste heat of the exhaust gases from the oil engine to keep a few gallons of water at boiling point, which in its turn is used in lieu of steam in the pasteuriser, or milk warmer, and afterwards for washing-up purposes. The use of this patent apparatus, when introduced in all the company’s creameries, is estimated to effect a saving of from £375 to £309 per annum in fuel alone, and will without doubt prove a very valuable acquisition to the dairying industry of New Zealand, and is likely to prove equally valuable wherever an oil engine is used and hot water is required, such as for milking machines and the like, as the water is heated without any additional cost whatever. Mr Frank W. Frazer, of Scone, N.S.W., writes:—‘‘l was touring New Zealand some time ago, and owing to the continued wet weather contracted a very severe cold. While staying at the “Royal Oak,” in Wellington, a friend advised me to try Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. This advice was followed, and after I had taken a few, doses was completely cured. I can confidently recommend Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy to* anyone suffering from throat or lung troubles. For sale by T, H, Bredin, Co.-op. Stores, Marton, and D. Wilson, Rongotea.

In proportion to its population, more people earn a livelihood by seafaring, in Norway than in any other country. Britain comes nest. A man was killed at New Haven, Connecticut, by a cow which had become intoxicated by drinking a quantity of newly-made cider.

Measurements made in London schools prove that the children of the well-to-do are better grown for their age than the children of the poor.

In Scottish towns there are no fewer than 186,000 families living in one-room homes. In 288 cases, twelve or more persons were found to be living in one-room homes.

Miss Rose Fritz has beaten the world’s record in typewriting in New York. She copied from a manuscript 5,619 words in one hour, or an average of just over 93>£ words per minute.

The ProtestlOommittee of Feilding Athletic Club*met this morning and disqualified W. Mullens, the winner of the mile handicap, on the ground that he had sent in incorrect performances. The prize money will now be paid to V. Carroll, Stratford second, and G. Hall third.

The settlers who attended the meeting held at the Waituna school house on Saturday spoke in terms of praise of the condition of the school garden. It contains the ordinary garden vegetables all in a well-cared for and healthy condition. Lord Howard de Walden has recently resumed the old English sport of hawking, at Audley End, and has had some very good outings. He possesses several excellent falcons and goshawks, and these have been trained to take partridges, rabbits, and occasionally pheasants. The flight of the falcon is particularly attractive, and far prettier than that of the goshawk. On Saturday the record sum taken on the Wellington electric cars, since the system was installed, was registered. “The cash proceeds reached £517, excluding coupons, assessed at about £SO. The previous best cash total was £487, on Christmas Eve last year.

Lieutenant Shackleton is already being' deluged with requests for stamps with the King Edward VII. Land postmark, says the Post, and some of his correspondents have an idea that they can secure a dozen by enclosing a shilling’s worth of ordinary stamps. Naturally the expedition is not entering into the stamp dealing business, and the money sent is being returned. The Taranaki Herald says:—Mr R. Crockett, of Carrington Road, who has been stationed in New Plymouth for some years as a noxious weeds inspector, is about to leave for Wanganui, having been appointed a dairy inspector for that district. He will enter on his new duties at the opening of the new year. Mr Crockett is a practical dairyman and twice won a champion shield at the Hawera Show. Moreover, he is tactful, and his appointment should prove a wise one.

A patent has been applied for by Mr Francis Henry, a sawmiller, of Waikiki, Invercargill, for an improved method of dresisng flax. The method consists of first soaking the green flax in a hot solution of water and chloride of lime, and with or without an addition of washing soda, then passing the flax between weighted rollers, then submitting the flax to the action of steam pressure, and afterwards passing it through an ordinary stripper. The Wanganui Chronicle states that last evening as Mr Arthur Coe and his wife were drving down Durie Hill the horse bolted, and threw both occupants out. Mrs Coe was taken to the hospital in an unconscious condition, suffering from severe contusions and concussion of the brain. On inquiry at the hospital at 2 o’clock this morning we were sorry to learn that the patient had not regained consciousness, and that her condition was critical. Further particulars were not available as to whether Mr Coe received any injuries as the result of the accident.

On Saturday a meeting of the committee appointed to endeavour to have telephone communication made between Waituna and Tapuae was held at the Waituna school house, Mr Carman in the chair. Mr Stewart handed in a letter he had received from the Premier, Sir Joseph Ward, under cover of a letter from Mr Lethbridge, M.H.R., in which it was stated the Telegraph Department would erect a line to Messrs McLean Bros. ’ residence on receiving a guaranteee of £lO a year for five years to meet any ‘ loss that might occur in the cost of working it. After some discussion it was resolved by a small majority in favour of the erection of a private line, but the discussion still continued and apparently there is yet an uncertainty as to what steps will be taken.

A gentleman who is watching the interests of farmers at the sittings of the Conciliation Board said, in reply to a question put to him by a representative of the Ashburton Guardian, that he was willing to admit that the majority of farmers took too much out of their land without making any attempt to keep it up to its virgin state of productiveness. He had experimented a good deal in treating his land with artificial manure, and the results had been so financially successful that in the future he would not attempt to sow any grain without accompanying the sowing with artificial manure. By doing this he kept his land in good heart, his crops gave a better return, and the sample of grain the land produced was superior to that which came from soil that had not been dressed. Too heavy cropping was also responsible for making the land produce noxious weeds. 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 ail skim-milk to be scalded before being taken home. You can safe-guard your herd as well as enjoy untold convenience by installing a “New Century” Steamer. By dropping the steam .pipe intp the can and turning on the steam, the milk can be scalded in a few minutes without any trouble, and any chance of its spreading disease will be entirely removed. Write for full particulars to McEwan & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents, U.S.S. Go’s Buildings, Wellington. Numbers of testimonials prove that Pearson’s Pepto-chlor cures indigestion. Alljjhemists Is, 2s6d and 4s

The Athentio is bringing 684 third* class passengers from England this, week.

Mr D. D. Hyde, the Government Poultry Expert, anticipates that two and a half million eggs will have* passed through the grading depot atAuckland by the end of the season. The dry weather experienced im • New South Wales has had -a disastrous effect bn the output of butter.. During November there were--1,245,6081bs dealt with, against 4,337,4781bs in November of last; year. ; The safe at Buller County Council ; office was robbed of £2OO during the holidays. The burglar removed the main plate and drilled a hole in the safe, shot back the bolt, removed the money, relocked the safe, and replaced the main plate. There is no clue. < Mr Keir Hardie, in leading off “Auld Lang Syne” at his reception * last evening, reminded the gathering that people in New Zealand followed a wrong custom in joining hands at the announcement of the song. The* right time was at the end of the ' j first chorus. At Waitara Mrs Isaacs, a native woman, yesterday gave birth to J triplets, two boys and a girl. All are donig well. Natives around the * district are very pleased at the event. Mrs Isaacs is a daughter of Paris Taylor, whose father was of’ great assistnace to the troops at the* time of the outrbeak of war in t Waitara. A small paddock of ryegrass is now being cut for seed at the Suunyside Mental Hoaiptal, Christchurch,, which is calculated to yield fully 50 bushels per acre. Italian ryegrassis being cut in the early districts, and one paddock of nearly 100 acreswill be ready for threshing in the course of a few weeks. It was extremely hot in Wanganuion Boxing Day, and the heat is believed to have been responsible fur a curious accident to one of the windows of Messrs Grove Bros.’ grocery shop in the Avenue. A large pane suddenly shivered into atoms leaving all the stock exposed, and it is thought that the frame, becoming warped by the heat, bent beyond the point when the glass could standthe strain. A farmer in the Wairarapa found a kiwi’s nest under a clump of fern in the bush the other day. They only lay a couple of eggs, which are- ;j of enormous size. The bird is not' much bigger than an ordinary hen,, but the egg is bigger than a goose- i egg—very long, and quite round at - each end, and a very pure white. The cock bird does the hatching. The Koonya leaves Dunedin for- ■“ Lyttelton this afternoon to tow the , Nimrod. The trip to the ice district- ; and back to Port Chalmers is ex* pected to occupy twenty-two days, but the vessel is provisioned for five months in case of emergency An i extra crew, all young men, are being j taken. The Union Company has ; provided them with oil, clothing, blankets, etc. An exchange says there is no better way to make a boy stick to the farm-, than to give him a few sheep, and. teach him . how to. caxe ;for theza, and allow him the proceeds ‘ from., his little flock. You will be out very little, and you will be surrpised how much he will make on the small investment compared [with some of his father’s larger investments. A feature of the shooting at the rifle meeting on the Putiki range , was the splendid performance of Bugler Soler. This youthful marks- , man. who is but 15 years of age,. worked himself into seventh place in the grand aggregate final. In- j eluded in the competitors were < several members of the team which j recently represented New Zealand i in Australia, and also some past -.t champions of New Zealand, togetherwith the holders of the North Island i Championship for the past few years, which makes the lad’s performance all the more meritorious. He finished : but 11 points behind the winner of the Me- : Leay, whose total was 312. This i score was the aggregate of five- -u matches. ■; When Lieutenant Shackleton was- ; making arrangements for stores, the v; question of pillows came up. He had to decide what kind of pillowsthe expedition should have. The- , estimates snowed that coir would be . much cheaper than horsehair or any other material of which (pillows are ■ made, so coir was selected, and the . pillows were made and placed in the ' vessel. Going from London to- , Cowes, Lieutenant Shackleton slept on board. At least he tried to do so, but found that his pillow was |so hard that sleep would not visit him. ? He had forgotten about his econo- - mical transactions, and at last in -I angry tones, he roared out: “Who *, on earth ordered these pillows?” A * voice from below came up: “You . did !” He had nothing more to say,, but made a more comfortable pillow ‘ out of his clothing. *‘ On January Ist, however,” he said, in telling this joke against himself, “I will be -> sleeping on that coir pillow again,” Most of the increase in the pro- ; gress of work on the Main Trunk Railways is due, says the Wanganui V Herald, to the engineer in charge, Mr Furkert, who has succeeded in impressing the men under him ; with his own enthusiasm and energy, and ;; - the spirit of work on the line is now vastly more in evidence than it was ? prior to the time he took charge. A characteristic example of the way in which Mr Furkert uoes things is the present line running into Oha- . kune. A Yankee navvy working on '4 the line did not approve of the delay in constructing the permanent way there, and “allowed” that, if he were engineer, he would put in “a gol-darned deviation.” The engi- % peer heard the remark but, unlike '■ some who are above accepting advice from those under them, he saw the I idea was a good one and adopted it, and further promoted the Yankee : 1 to be one of his foremen. Not only headaches but all other- . sorts of nervous pain are conquered ; by Stearns’ Headache Cure, the most extensively used headache remedy in the world; it is dependable. —Advt.