Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News TE AROHA TIMES & WAIORONGOMAI ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1900 Notes and Comments.

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 22205, 24 February 1900, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News TE AROHA TIMES & WAIORONGOMAI ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1900 Notes and Comments.

> Give a person an inch and he wants an el ! . It is so with holidays. Give children a day and their parents think they need School Attendance, two. G've

th ein sis weeks and they take nine. On Thursday the local school was treated to an excursion to Rotorua ; on Friday sixty children are c mspicuous by their absence. The school' lias lately had six week* of holidays, which a number <>f children are still prol nging—indefini‘ely.' This ,is a very unsatisfactory state of aff"lira. These children are weeks in a rears with tlioiv work. "When, in the diin and. distant fu ure th'-y wander hack again, their parents,, with the swe-1 reasonab'eness which characterises paren’s, will expect the teachers to make good the arrears. This pick me-up. process is regarded by p irents, who naturally assume that all cease are as the easiest in the world. Educational authorities take a view less, optimistic. Not only do the absent children suffer; ♦hose in attendance hare to waste tim« whilst the others are engaged in the exhllara'ing ta'-k of—vain' hone—making up for lost timer At, the end of the year it is found tl at the young idea has not shot as it should, and sweet reasonableness again, teachers get the blame. The quest on of finance also, is of importance. Teachers are paid and school com mi toes recaive their quarterly gran's on the basis of average a teudance. Low attend mce racctiio u,ul leacTVors and committees, through no fault of their own, find their salaries and their q ; u rtoily grants diminished. Further, the staff of a school depends on ihe average attendance. If the attendance falls, the s*a.ff will be r dueed ; and to reduce the staff is to reduce the efficiency of the school. In view of those c>n si locations, it is the bounden duty of all who have at heart the welfare of their children to do all in their power to secure regular attendance. There is not the slightest doubt about the correctness of the words that “we have to go from home to h n ar news.” Iu 1 n>k : ng thr nigh the columns of our

The Hyperphcric Process

eontempo raiy, the Thunes Ad vertiser, we came

acro-s the f flowing paragraph, which will he anything hut interesting reading to m ny Te Aroha residents, who 1 ave looked to the Rev Joseph Campbell nnd his hyperphoria process to do great things for the uplifting of this district. The paragraph referred to reads : —“ The Rev Joseph Campbell, in the course of a lec'ure at the Waihi School of Mines, referred todiis own experiments and studies during the past thre6 }'ears in connection with the refractor}' ores at Te Aroha. He stated it as his opinion that the ores referred to were too low grade to be worked with financial success unless local fluxes could be effectively employed The ore containing from 12s 6d to 15s per ton worth of silver with a trifling quantity of gold was too poor to warrant the use of imported fluxes, and so far his attempts with local fluxes had not been entirely successful and his hopes of their ultimate success were not strong ”

"VVaitoa live stock sale will be held on Friday next, March 2nd.

The services in the various churches will be found duly advertised as usual. A horse upset a bee-hive at Gisborne, and the bees retaliated to such effect that the horse had to ho destroyed. During the past few days Mr John Edwards, painter and decorator, has been busy putting the finishing touches to Mr J* Rowe’s new butcher shop. The paint, put on as it is in an artistic fashion, adds greatly to the appearance of the building. The imitation marble panels, on either s : de of the doors, is a work of art in themselves. The cement and brick work in connection with new Whitaker-street bridge, is finished. The contractor hopes to have the job off his hands in the course of a week or two.

The proceeds from the patriotic social hold on Thursday, 15th i~>st, are £4 2s (id. expenses £1 2s fid, leaving a balance of £3, wh’ch has been forwarded to the treasurer of the Patriotic Fund. The thanks of the Committee are due to Mr Williams for use of crockery. Mr Smardon for Hall, and. Messrs Dudley and Tonga who kindly provided the music. We must not forget to mention the valuable assistance rendered by the ladies in looking after the refreshment portion of the programme, and providing the edibles, and to which the Committee desire to thank through columns. If the number of names sent in is any criterion to go by the proposed mounted corps in To Aroha should be a great success.

The excursion train from Rotorua, in charge of Guard Geo. Hyde, arrived punctually to time on Thursday evening. This is not often the case with excursion trains, so that the guard must be congratulated on his achievement. In the drawing for places in the Tennis Tournament, Mr D. Banks drew a bye, and Messrs Dansey and W. Maingay play oft’..

Mr A. Grant, District Traffic Manager of Railways, accompanied by his wife, arrived in To Arolia on Wednesday and left for Rotorua, the next morning, returning to Te- Aroha on route for Auckland yesterday- morning.

The services at the Wesleyan Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev W. Beckett in the morning, and Mr A. Tetley in the evening. It is highly probable that the 'Rev.- W Beckett will be leaving this circuit in April, and, if so, his service to-morrow will he the last he will conduct in Te Aroha prior to his departure. A young man named Alf. Adams was sent to the Thames Hospital on Thursday evening, having boon injured at the Xomata by two logs striking him. The nature and extent of the injures are not ascertainable.

Messrs Tfetherington- and Co. lmve a re-pl::cc .advertisement in this issue, in which they note still further reductions' fir cash only. Goods must be sold, in order to-make room for shipments about to arrive. Buyers would do well to inspect prices.

We have used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy iu our home, for l'ftany years and .l .tmr elumri'ul testimony "to its value as a medicine which should bcin every family. In coughs and colds wo have found it to he efficacious and in croop and whoop ng cough in children we deem it indispensahle. —H P I.ITTFR, 4127 Fairfax &vo, St. Louis, Mo* For sale by W H Wright. Agc>nt. Price Is fid ; large size 3s. Although the town presented quite a deserted appearance on Thursday, the Domain at times was- well patronised by visitoi's and residents, In the afternoon the tennis court was the scene of many a well-fought set. The ladies provided afternoon tea, nnd altogether a most enjoyable time was spent by lovers of tlie racquet. Ihe Agricultural Departure: t is issuing leaflets upon native grasses and seedtesting generally, with a view to distribution. The Department is also, about to issue illustrative representations of diseases of grain, fruit, etc. The Department has received from Otaki the first consignment of ducks for shipment to London. The following conditions are stated: —Fowls should ho five months old, 3jlb (live weight); turkey 13lb(hons 81b); ducklings, not loss than 71b, and goslings not less than 10lb.

During the last Boer V/iir an amusing duel took place before Lang’s Nek between a Highlander and a Boer. Both. British and Boors were well under ’coyer, but Sandy Macdonald persisted in rising and taking a pot-shot and down again, while one of the Beors did the same. As Sandy rose one time to fire, he* received a bullet through his hand nnd let out a yell. An officer lying near by said ‘ Serve you right, Mack; you were told not to show yourself.’ ‘ Nae do of, sir. nae doot, groans Sandy; hut lioo did I ken he was gaun tin fire oot o’ his turn ?’

About one month ago my child, which is;fifteen months old, had an attack of diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting. I gave it such remedies as are usually given in such cases, hut as nothing gave relief, we sent for a physician and it was under his care for a week. At this time the child had been sick for about ten days and was having about twenty-five operations of the bowels every twelve hours, and we were convinced that unless it soon obtained relief it would not live. Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was recommended, and I decided to try it. I soon noticed a change for the better ; ty its contiuued use a complete cure wp.s brought about and it is now perfectly healthy.—C L Boggs, Stumptown, Gilmer Co, W Ya. For sale by W. H. Wright, agent. Price Is 6d, large size 3s