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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9138, 6 May 1908, Page 4

On page 2 will be found report of a meeting with regard to laud settlement at Ohingaiti and general news; pages 6 and 7 general news; page 8 the Taviuui inquiry and Farmers’ Union.

Among the wills lately proved was that of a Dunedin lady, who loft personal estate valued at £1586. The testatrix bequeathed one shilling to her husband, and the residue of her estate to an aunt.

An Auckland firm received rather unique particulars from a farmer who desired to sell his property. After stating its dimensions, he went on to say: “It’s God’s own country, and it’s bounded on time sides by good, pious neighbours.*’

The bales of flax that passed through Auckland Government depot last month showed a considerable falling off, the number being 3253 bales. The diminished quantity is to be attributed to the small prices ruling at the beginning of the mouth, when, as a consequence, many of the mills ceased running. Since then the price has risen about £4|per ton, and quantities are coming forward more rapidly.

The attention of intending purchasers is directed to the line of 8000 2-tooth to f.m. Romney ewes, which Messrs Gorton & Sou are selling on account of Mr J. Stndholmo on Friday nest at Feilding. The Ruanui ewes have been eagerly sought after in this district owing to their splendid condition. These ewes are noted for their large percentage of lambs and the number which can he got away fat off the mothers.

Mr H. Fowler, member of Kiwitea County Council, is at the present time bringing under the notice_ of ratepayers interested the advisability of constructing a new road from the Forest road on to Eeacousfield, the road line as originally laid off being practically useless. The proposed road would give a ready means of communication between the Kimbolfcon and Waituna districts.

A meeting of the reception committee of Kimbolton Railway League in the matter of the visit of the Minister of Public Works, was held yesterday afternoon. It was proposed to take the Minister, first to Apiti and on to Table Flat, then back to Kimbolton where a,‘social will be held and the deputation will interview him. The next morning it is proposed to visit Eaugiwahia, then the .Waituna district'by Bryce’s line, and from thence to Fcilding. It was decided to invite representatives from the Kiwi tea and Po-

hangina County Councils to attend, also the member for the district, Mr F. Y. Lethbridge.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. Is 6d and 3a 6d.

It is understood that the police have heeii requested to make enquiries as *ro the present whereabouts, of A. O. filliott, the missing Wellington bankrupt. A series "cf burglaries - occurred on Monday night,- at Ha we;-:;, t; e Ctutral .Hotel Cud by ’ s boot :■ i-.u, r,nd the Egiiiont Hotel all bviug visited and articles taken. A i:ra; lias been arrested and the stolen goods recovered from a drain.

Home-made grease paints made with Indolible ink "- r ‘’Ur-- m be obliterated, 1 Miss Schmidt, of the village of Welcome, is unable to erase a mask in likeness of his satanic majesty, which she affixed Thursday, January 23rd, to appear at a leap year masquerade. She is not receiving callers just now.

One of the competitors in a bicycle road race from Martinborough to Featheraton and back, via Morison’s Bush, last Thursday, was Mr "Joe Ohoug Loe, a popular Celestial. He arrived some fifty minutes after the winner, and for his perseverance was rewarded with a silver-mounted leather medal.

The Mar ton Amateurs contemplate putting on another Opera in Mart on, aud a meeting to take the initiatory step.-- i-i called for Friday evening, and will be held at the Borough Oouncil Chambers. . Dr. Skerman, who has done so much in the past for tiie Marton Operatic Society, has consented to preside, aud we understand ho intends to take part in the next Opera. Ladies and intending members are asked to attend.

The Marine Department had arranged to supply the market at the rate of -500 sacks of oysters per week, but in cousequeuce of the large number of orders received from all parts of the Dominion, it increased the staff of pickers, and is how able to sell 700 sacks weekly. If necessity arises the number of pickers will be further increased. The Department, however, dees not expect that the rush will continue.

A fine young deer made its appearance near the Mangaweka rifle range on Saturday, aud created great consternation among tiie cattle. This is the first time deer has been seep in this part of the. North Island, and it will be pleasing information to sportsmen to learn that several have also been seen on the To Kapu water shed, about seven miles from Maugaweka. They are in splendid condition aud very quiet. The one seen on Saturday was a six-pointer. A Dunedin resident, who has just returned from a visit to Melbourne, states that a very substantial! proportion of public opinion in| that city is directed against the Victorian Railway authorities for their policy of trying to make the railways yield a substantial profit. During the last financial year, for the first time iu many years, they have succeeded in doing "that; but it is alleged that this end has been achieved largely by the employment of youths, and also by jthe curtailing of expenditure in other directions to such an extent that many people entirely dissociated from railway interests have openly predicted serious consequences.

Au instance has just come under our notice, says the New Zealand Times, where a man converted by the adoption of modern methods a money-losing orchard into a highly profitable one. He had ten acres of land aud a large family. He had planted good varieties and maintained his ground in fair order, but pests got the better of him. Unable to combat these he was rapidly drifting into insolvency. Just at the crucial time a State fruit expert happened along, and gave the advice needed. That was six or feeveu years ago. To-day the grower ! is a comparatively well-to-do man. His family is being well educated, and he has built a new house, the result of his money-coining orchard. A most unfortunate example of the tedious delay of justice was given by a young man at'Napier Magistrate’s Court. Over two months ago the youth pleaded guilty to appropriating a cheque to his own use and his employer, from whom the money was stolen, went bail for him and did everything possible to have the case settled. The prisoner was remanded for a report from the probation officer and this report the Maisgtrate, owing to illness, ihas never been able to receive. Six times the young man has had to come in from Waharara, a distance of 100 miles, and owing to there being no coach service he has had to ride the whole way. Yesterday the police levelled a fresh charge against him and applied that his bail be increased. His counsel, Mr Westall, protested against-.what he considered the “piece-meal’’ system, and the youth was again allowed to go to his distant outpost to come back iu a week.

Anticipations of a plentiful supply of game were indulged by Wellington sportsmen this season, but many who went out on the opening day have returned to the city with empty bags. Well-founded reports of plentiful flocks of ducks have been received from the Mauawatu and Wairarapa districts, but unfortunately the poacher w r as doing his evil work during April, and the birds were so wild by the Ist of May, and so high of flight, that the legitimate gunners were unable to get within firing distance of them. Pheasants have so far proved hard to find,'according to the fcal s of returned sportsmen, but it is well to remember that the protestations may be misleading, for success amongst such rare game is seldom spoken of until the “patch” has been worked out. Hares are numerous in the Happy Valley and the Hutt, while quail also are frequently met with. MR CHAPMAN WAS SCEPTICAL BUT RHBUMO CONVINCED HIM.

Mr F, J. Chapman is well-known in Kelson. Read how Rheumo cured him. He writes:—“Being a bit sceptical was the reason that I did not try RHEUMO, until yon put the experience of others you know and the benefit they derived. I am no longer a sceptic after what RHEUMO has done for me. I am constantly in draughts in my occupation as Engine Driver at Messrs Griffon and Son’s Factory. I can recommend RHEUMO as a good remedy.—F. J. Chapman, Nelson.” Why suffer when RHEUMO will cure you. 'At all Stores and Chemists, 2s 6d and 4s 6d.

Pearson’s Pepto-chlor dispels that fear of taking food by curing.-in digestion. All chemists Is, 3s 6d and 4s.

The Bon Marche, Feilding, is famous for millinery—ladies’, girls’, and children’s—and this winter Messrs Spence & Spence have a larger assortment than ever. For head gear of every description the Bon Marche is unsurpassed for value and variety.*

A couple of stags were seen within four or five miles of Masfcerton last week. They were supposed to -have come from Braucepsth way. G ; «r!pt«haroh A niatour OperePc I ety which had bc n u unorih.*ud for some ri nu' i,-. It’.S'y to h • .e-

ra-e.ltuted ami pidduco toe Mix ado suortly. The sum of £2500 voted by Cabinet for Burnham Industrial School will enable departments to be established for incorrigibles and for a receiving place where classification, will be undertaken.

Christchurch municipal tepid baths just completed in Manchester Street will be formally opened by the Mayor on May 14th in the evening with a programme of s-wimmlng events.

Mr Lloyd-Georga says that the thing which makes the settlement of a strike difficult is the sentiment that “wo have not had a row for years, and one is about due.” Government has altered the|J intention to dispose of theylefence boat Janie Seddon. The Lady Roberts, however, will be sold when the oil launches purchased by the Defence Council come to hand.

The Labour Department has established the practice of forwarding copies of awards of the Arbitration Court to employers interested. Yesterday it sent out 1270- copies of the agreement in the shearers’ dispute to farmers in Industrial Disrtict.

The world’s record for shearing sheep by machinery was broken by F. Him,?Arizona, who sheared 825 sheep in nine hours. The next highest record was made by J. Bowdle, who sheared 309. The shearing plant also made a world’s record, shearing 6572 .sheep in nine hours, or 220 per man. An accident unattended with any serious result occurred to one of the coaches conveying members of the Feilding Operatic Society from the Junction Railway Station _to Martou last evening. On turning into "Wellington road the axle broke, but no passengers were hurt. The driver (Mr E, B. Signal) received a nasty knock on the shoulder. He had full control of the horses and thus prevented anything serious happening. The passengers were brought on by another coach.

An old man, 80 years of ago, who was admitted to the Masterton Old Men’s Home two months ago, left on Saturday, stating that he intended to go prospecting in the Tararnas. He had been prospecting previous to entering the , home, 'and probably found the quietness of the Home not to his liking, after years of “roughing it” in the hills. West Dory, of Watertcn, S.D., has purchased from H. R. _ Carroll what many people believe is the largest horse in the world. This wonderful animal was on exhibition "at the South Dakat a£Btate fair last year at Huron, and created considerable interest. The animal stands 81 inches high, and weighs close on SOOOlbs. It was raised at Doland, S.D. Mr Dory traded a hunch of Shetland ponies to Mr Carroll for the horse. On Tuesday evening next Mr Braik, Chief Inspector for the Wanganui Education Board, will give a lecture at St Andrew’s Hall,Marton,on “Student Life in Edinburgh in the early eighties.” Mr Braik is an interesting lecturer and will doubtless pro-, vide reminiscences of Professor Blackie, who was lecturing at the time Mr Braik was in residence, and of Mr J. M. Barrie, the well-known novelist and dramatist, who was one of his fellow students. To all of Scottish Mood the lecture will be’’of special interest. Tickets may be obtained from the Director or members of committee, and resultirig will be used for the benefit f the Technical School.

Growing luxuriantly in the orchard of Mr F. A. Nicholson, “Forest Glen,” Five-mile Forest., in the Glenoria district, of the county of Cumberland, New Sonuth Wales, is a somewhat remarkable apple tree. It bears seven distinct varieties! of fruit, yielding on the average three gin cases in the year. The original tree was an Aiken’s Seedling, and upon it have been budded or grafted in succession a Mobb’s Royal, Winter Permain, Granny Smith, Carington, Trevitt, and a Five Crown Pippin, all of which varieties are doing well, each coming in in its own turn.

While passing along Sixteenth street, in the heart of Denver City, Dr. Sam Rothschild stopped before a public drinking fountain and struck a match to light a cigar. A terrible explosion followed, and fragments of heavy iron fountain flew in every direction. Dr. Rothschild’s right leg was horribly mangled, and he was'otherwise severely injured. A bicycle rider was upset and his wheel wrecked, and several other persons were slightly injured. Gas from a street main had leaked into the base of the fountain, and was pouring out of the faucet when the doctor struck the match.

On one of the southern railway lines there is a station building that is uncommonly small. It is of this station that the story is told that an old farmer was expecting a hen-house to arrive there, and he sent one of his hands, a new-comer, to fetch it. Arriving there, the man saw the house, loaded it on Ills waggon, and started for home. On the way he was overtaken by a man in uniform, with the word ‘Sfcatiomnastcr’ on his cap. “Say, hold on. What have you got on that waggon?” ho asked. “A hen-house, of course,” was the' reply. “Hen-house, he jiggered!” exploded the official. “That’s the station!”

An unnsnal incident occurred here some few- days ago (writes the Opunake correspondent of the Star) when a local business man went out sea fishing. After he had been trying for some time be managed to get a kawhai hooked, but unfortunately it broke the line aud got away with the lot. However, the.fisherman, being determined to get some fish, went back again in the afternoon, and before he was there very long he caught the same fish that took his hook and bait in the morning. He did not get away the second time. HORSE CONDIMENT. A horse’s value depends on his condition. An ordinary horse in good condition is often better than a fine animal in poor condition. For horses out of condition , nothing equals the “GILRUTH” “Horse Food. It is a '.Nutrient, iTonic, and Stimulant. Removes internal parasites. Obtainable from Brice, Broad & 00., Ltd., Martou. Golds leave weak places. Weak, cough-injured spots invite consumption. Take TUSSIOURA. the marvellous throat aud lung healer. " Will stop your cough at once.