LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7730, 4 February 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The art union in connection with the exhibition will bo drawn at H o'clock this evening, in the Council Chamber. Mi- Newton King's next Raholu sale will he held on Friday, 10th Fabruary, instead of Thursday, so as to avoid clashing with the Taranaki races. Speaking at Midhirst on Thursday, Mr W. T. Jennings, M.H.H., said that he had been asked to state that the (iovcrnment had decided to appoint a. dairy instructor at Stratfortl'i ,i , :.;( An Important sale is announced to be held by Mr Newton King- on Wednesday, February 22nd. On that date will be submitted at auction the whole of Mr James iMcCullum's .carrying plant, horses, stock, and property, as advertised in another column. The sale is certain to command considerable attention, as both in property and stock some valuable lots will be offered. The following notice appears on the signboard of a diaryman, not 100 miles from Ilawera : •'■'. Genuine new rui.ikj cream, and new laid eggs supplied daily, all from our own cows." Keminds one of the dairyman whoso signboard bore the Its gend : " Families supplied " ; but < that legend was uhanged after a wag i stepped into the dairy one day, and gravely ordered a '■' boy and girl.". Sptalcing at the annual picnic of th'e Mataura paper mills employees, Mr T. S. Culling, managing director of the New Zealand Paper Company,' said there was no more paper made in the colony than the colony can liss, even with the mills working only two .shilts ; Uie stocks had accumulated to ,'iOo tons of paper ivaiting for purchasers, and the end 3i ' making any profit on the capital nvested in paper mills was in sight. Had amalgamation not taken place ■ho coming year would have seen >aper solid for less than cost price, vlncli would have suited neither cmuoyers nor employees. The. most aniaxing and extraordiniry of Hhnibb's taclics. in running a ace is the fact that he sitarts at nil speed, •" Oh, this man won't ast .' is the remark of the strangraa he seea Shrubb rush bv. Hut ie does, Ho maintains the same fhirling pace the .whole distance. )hni|,b has completely exploded the tflacy of the funeral start. Full team ahead ail the time is his heory, and he carries it out with ucK good effect that he leaves tcMSls and, runners liehjud.

The Dairyman says :—" Nearly eight tons gf gold will be required to pay for Taranaki's export butter and cheese this season ! "

District Judge HaseWen will arrive from the South toy the mail train on Monday night, and will preside at the District Court on Tucsiay. The only business is in bankruptcjl. Henry Melroffy will make application tor his discharge, and the D.O.A. will apply to be released from 13 bankrupt estates. Free,, secular, and compulsory education, especially secular—out of school. The headmaster of a certain school wus (questioning tltc class as to the meaning of a number of words, and amongst those asked was the word " limit." When the master asked if anyone knew the meaning of the word, a small hand was quickly raised, and given a chance to answer, the youngster nearly paralysed his teacher by replying : " Well, sir, if you back 'cm straight out you got a ten limit, and jf you back 'em one two you get a seven ten limit and two ten iiiui'o, but if you bet on country events you get only a live limit." It took the teacher a couple of days to recover from the shock.—Waimato Witness.

An extraordinary outcome of the Joan of Arc demonstration occurred 'in Paris, when a young girl named Elisa Poitret went mad in a frenzy of patriotism. Cries of lire were heard on the Rue Lafayette, and cloud's of smoke were seen issuing from one of the windows 1 of a large building'. Firemen and police arrived on the .scenes and went upstairs and forced open the door of the flat from which the smoke came. A terrible sight met their gaze. Elsiia Toitret was standing on her bed, wlC.ch was doakod in petroleum, and clad only in a light night garment. With her hands outstretched to heaven she was crying out hysterically, regardless of the flames dancing about her. "I am Joan of Arc in her funeral pyre. I have vanquished the Englishmen, ,my passion is ended, and I must din." The policemen dragged the curtains from the windows and threw them round her, stifling the flames. She was taken to the hospital in a critical condition.

Says the Waikato Times:—What may be regarded as a providential escape from a frightful death was the experience of Captain Prince, oi the Hamilton Fire Brigade, who was thrown from a train whilst on his way from Auckland to Hamilton on Friday afternoon. It appears that Mr Prince was standing 0 n the platform lighting a cigar. At the same instant, the train, which was rounding a bend, gave a sudden swerve, a«d ho lost his balance. Fortunately he fell clear of the rails. His fall was not observed. The unfortunato man was rendered unconscious for a time, but on coining to, he staggered to his feet, and walked to a wayside station;, about two miles oft. He was conveyed to Hamilton the folIdwing morning, when he had his injuries attended to. He was suffering jfrom a severe bcttlp wound, which I necessitated fifteen stitches being put in, several broken ribs, and a severe injury to his knce»ap, besides minor bruisss.

ihe members of St. Joseph's Church niv roininded that there will b* mass in the ch urch to-morrow ounday, at nine o'clock.*

Wtateiey Church, Sunday, February oth. Preacher, R cv . J. K . ButU( f Subjects: Morning,. "The Botlcl . Lue; evening, •'David nnU Sol mon; A Last Word." A Si.eciV Address to Young JJoopU .. '[,:. LoinniunioiK* •* The Town Band will give a n O ,- formancein the lta!roat ion Grounds on Sunday alternoon, weather ,„.,-. nutting, by special request.* Do you dread washing day ? Then buy a tin of Washine and cheer up t Ce j/.'f ° r storekeepers who stock .washing. suHicieut for «■ week's It is worth remembering that for xcellence of style and quality combined with large range of variety .and cheapness of engagement rings land all kinds of jewellery you must Jgo to J. H. Parker's, Jeweller, next railway crossing, Devon Street Central, New Plymouth,* Will IT SELLS. If S.YKES' DRENCH were not backed by real merit it would have been dead long ago. Do you want to know why it sells ? WORD OF MOUTH ADVERTISING. A farmer uys it, perhaps through chance, maybe a friend recommends it to him. However, he gives it a trial. A valuable cow's life is saved ; next time several of his pigs arc sick ; e tries it again ; and so it goes on ntil after two or three more trials lie finds it can be depended upon. When his neighbours- cows are sick he says : "Why don't you use SYKES' Drench ? Best thing I ev e r struck. Get a packet, old chap, and ist use it according tothe directions, and it will do the rest." This friend tries it with similar .results and recommends it to another, mail so it grows constantly because' St faithfully does its work. Each Tacket of SYKES' DRENCH contains two drenches. Price Is 6d Advt. ■GOUT GOES GLADLY. Hheumo and gout can't bo in the system together. When Rheumo goes Jn the gout goes out. Mr F. D. Telling, of Eketalmna, has proved this. Writing on Ist July he says : —"Kindly send me another bottle of your Rheumo mixture, as I havo had no trouble with gout since I have kept it in the house. It gives me immediate relief by taking ono dose. I can with confidence recommend Hheumo for either gout or rheumatics." Just one more proof of that Rheumo conquers chronic rheumatism. Chemists and stores, ■An 6d and 4s 6d per bottle * 5 HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT. Effect wonderful cures of bad legs and old wounds. If these medicines be used)according to the directions which are wrapped round ench pot a.nd bjox there is no wo-und, bad lcrf or ulcerous sore, however obstinate! but will yield to. their curative propcrtiws. Numbers of persons who had been patients in the large hospitals without, benefit, have been cured by Holloway's Ointment and Fills, when other remedies had signally failed. For gikundular swellings, tumours, scurvy and diseases ' of the skin there is no medicine that I can be used with sa good an effect, and though the cure is rapid, it is ' also complete and permanent.* J NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Williamson Biograpli Co.—Will appear on Friday and Saturday next. Taranaki County Council.—lnvite tenders for 700 yards gravel. New- Plymouth Harbour Board.— ! Second instalment of rate due- on February 18th. I Newton King.—Entries for Rahotu j sale 011 February 10th. Newton King.—Sale of Mr J. Mc- ' Cullum's plant, stock, and property on Wednesday, February 22nd. I Weston and Weston—Have trust funds for investment at 5 per cent. T. R. Hodder.—Has just received a shipment of new and popular books. Taranaki Jockey Club.—Bookmakers will no be allowed to ply their calling on the racecourse. Eureka Remedy Co.—Offer the Japanese remedy for catarrh. F. Messenger—lnvites tenders for erection of consumptive shelter. A death notice is inserted. H. A. Lennon.—Art Union drawing to-night.