LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7749, 27 February 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Ventura left San Francisco on the 23rd instant at 5 p.m. Mr F. 'McGuire, of Ofcaiawa, recently sold eight steers in the Auckland market. Four fetched £lO each, and the remaining four £9 10s each. The Scotch Rugby authorities have \ ordered tlut no player shall be allowed to take payment for any article on Hugby football supplied by him to the Press. Mrs Baker-Gibb, schoolniistreis at Nikau, has received intimation bycable from London to the elTect i that she has passed the final of the B.A'. examination. An agied woman naiiiel O'llara, who met her son at Wisbaw, Scotland, at Christmas time, was so overcome with emotion at the delight of soring him ag-ain th-.r. s';e d'iert in his arms. The attention of persjns requiring couch/building work of any description done is directed to the advertisement of Messrs G. A. Nisbet and Co.. of Currie Street, who arc prepared to supply all varieties of vehicles and undertake every class of order at the shortest notice. Messrs Nisbet also solicit a trial of their horseshoeing work. Manaia apparently has an unenviable reputation. Colloquy—place, mountain house ; time, f> a.m. Sunday morning. No. 1 woman : " I say, how did you get on last night ?" No. 2 woman : " Oh, all right. I put my rings and watch under the pillow. (Sotto voce) Ith nk there are some of the Manaia push about." No. 1 (alarmed) : " How do you know ?" No. 2: " I saw a Manaia coach on the track." No. 1 (relieved) : " Well, it's all right ;we haven't lost anything '/'—Witness. Mrs A. L. Folger, the general manager of the Australian Viavi Health School, which hus branches •throughout the colonies, will lecture ion the principles and methods of I that institution at the Whiteley Hal] on Tuesday afternoon. Ladies I are invited, and Mrs Folger, who, we are informed, is a niosj, competent exponent of modern hygiene, .will give those who desire it a course of special health instruction.

A somewhat peculiar incident, and one which caused some little inconvenience through the stoppage of the post olfico clock, occurred during the progress of the storm early on Sunday morning (says Hie Townsville Bulletin.) The clock had been wound up as usual, and all went well till 2.10 a.m., when it stopped, [and brought to an end the life of an innocent pigeon. It appears that ;thc tower is a favourite resort for pigeons, whi»h during the night perch on all the nooks around the clock. Dtirirtg the height of the gale the bird had evidently been blown from its roost, and in its efforts to regain its perch it was driven on to the hands of the dial facing Denham street. The hour and the minute hands coming together about 10 minutes past 2, the pigeon's head became entangled between the two, jand, lljccoming fast, stopped the 'clock works. WTien released, about ill a.m., the bird was dead.

Says the Petono Chronicle :—Tho Chronicle will now have to hide its diminished head, the start will get pains under their pinnies in their own little way, and grief and lamentation will reign supreme!. For—tell it in a whispter—at a meeting of |the Railway Workshops Picnic Committee it was decided not to send an invitation to the function to this journal. II will be remeinbvi ed that the last picnic was run by the noboor party. The respectable men in ' tho works were so disgusted with the I exhibitions of " sun " moisture at [these functions that they determined to run the affair in a teetotal fashi ion, with the result that it was one of the most enjoyaWe ever held, especially for women. The beer party resented our congratulations on the result, and at the dictates of one of the " bosses," whose whole mission in life is to play up to the political j party in power and to take his immediate superiors out fishing, the 'conclusion of the affair we refer to jabove has been arrived at. But not 1 without a struggle. Twice the pro'posal was rojeeterli. until the gentleman wo refer to took a hand and !in listed on its being earned. So we have to wear sack-cloth and ashes, go about in agony of spirit, and I point to the handwriting on the wail of olden days, which, freely interpreted, means our day has yet lo ome.

The following is from an American country paper, the Laurel Hill Lightning Arrester :—We desire to correct !a slight error that crept into our columns last week either throngK the stupidity or the natural cussidnesK jof one Jim Richards!, whom out oi the goodness of our -heart we had taken in in his houij of need and gave a job as printer on this publication. In an article announcing the appearance of a book of poems by our esteemed townsman, Mr Ruble Crowthei', we took occasion to refer to the gentleman as the leading literary light of Laurel Hill. Much to our regret, as we need hardfy suy, the word " weight " was added to our remarEs, making us, wholly without our knowledge and "distinctly against our will, speaE of Mr Crowth'er as " the leading literary light.weight •'• of this city. We have not omly to say that we have discharged the guilty party andi recommended Mr Crowther's peotry to all lovers of genuine literature. We should also say in this connection that our highly, giftwd and rapidly rising poet's father, Mr 0. Crowther, has just received a large supply of boots fcnd shoes, hats, caps, and harness, ; which it would be well to examine before buying elsevrfccre. Mr Growth-

■ is also paying IHie MfiEteaJE ttß&E&fe ""ice for. butter and eggs. See ms <i on page four,. The Crowthers are tble to: trace their ancestry back in' he 'direct llinc to the Mayflower. A meeting was held at Exeter Hall jondon, on December 10 last, under he auspices of the Society of Friends •o protest against the opium traffic, t was stated that half a ton of >pium had been exported froui India or every hour of the day and might luring the last sixty six years. The lisllop of Durham,, who presided, iaid, m the course of his address, Aat Ihe dupneme moral interest of ho nation detached the subject from nil party considerations, and the eaflirniation of the facts in relation ,o the opium traffic should rouse the :onscienc« of the nation. Opium, an ixcellcnt servant in the hands of the lector 1 , became a dangerous, murder 1 - >us master when used as a luxurous narcotic. Medical opinion "had Jeelarod the eating or smoking of the drag moraKy and physically debasing, and this drug we in treaties, and we alone among nations, had Forced upon the unwilling Chinese, ind as a result! the use of the drug tod become ihe vice of the population. With a passionate love for England and with thanks to God for hjs part in England, it was with keen anguish that he felt the conVicnou that in this matter his country had town false to her ideal. The use of opium was a thing condemned and to be ashamod of in Chinese opinion, and no wondor that missionaries again and again have this that the history of it Honsified a Millen undercurrent of dislike for the thr.isl.iaii reliffiion and distrust of the people responsible for the trade lhough alioyal Commission some ,ea s ago came to the conclusion tb,.t n «th;ng could be done ?n ibc din on i ''° si, ' ,cl i ns lho a«*»t*i in Inr «-i 7 ..'"'Pfrtntion. w,ith a,ll ,VspeU to- Hoyat Commissions, it vas time ,n m light of known fact" that the decision should be subjected ton reconsideration from which recent experience had s |, p „ n 'jurt|oiul decisions co,<ld not be expected It is worth remembering that for binod "with' f y ' n and , '" i, '™»- 's°, " h lf "' Ke ''""fit «f variety ™Lu C l?"? S «° f rings andallkinds of ew ? llery you niu f t goto J. H. Parker's, Jeweller, next railway crossing, Devon Street Central, New Plymouth.* A MOST HONOUHAULE DISTINC. TION. The Western Medical Review a medical publication of the highesK standing, says, In a recent issue • - "thousands of physicians in this and jther countries have attested that Sander and Son*' Eucalypti iix, tract Is not only reliable, but that it has a pronounced and indisputable superiority over all other prepwa, tions of Eucalyptus." Youi- healtt is too precious to be tampered .vith therefore reject all products foisted upon you by unscrupulous mercenaries, «nd insist upon getting Sanisrand Sons' Eucalypti Extract, the pnly preparation recommended tij your physician and the medica press. In coughs, cojds,' feyers, diar rhoen, kidney diseases, the relief i instantaneous, Wounds, ulcers burns, sprains, etc, it heals withou inflammation. As .mouthwash (! drops to a glass of water) it pre vents decay of teeth, and destroy all disease germs.*

I Harvest thanksgiving services wero held at tjfe Queen Street Church yesterday, large congregations toeing present at each service ' The New Plymouth and Fitzroy fire Brigades' teams both leave here for Dunedin on Thursday to take part in the forthcoming contest. Each brigade also sends a delegate to the annual conference. i Mr McCuid.v. the organising .secretary of the Fanners l ' tnion, gave am address to the settlers at Egmont Road on Friday, when there was n large attendance. As a result, the .branch of the Union in that locality has 'been infused with new -life. '■ The suppliers of the J Hls-borough Dairy Factory are greatly pleased with the trophy gained by the com-

pany at the recent exhibition, in the class for the better butter for ex- ' port. The prize, which was donated by the Crown Dairy Company, is on view at Mr A. L. Cooke's. I The travelling public will nole by advertisement that the Northern Company's s.s. Wellington leaves the breakwater for Onehungn on Friday, Ist prox., in place of the s.s. Unruwa, the latter vessel miss-lug a trip to enable her boilers to cool down. It will also be noted that the hour of departure from t-ht breakwater will be 8.30 p.m. from March 1. Very disquieting rumours are afloat as to the. state of the exhibition finances-. It is said that the deficit amounts to over £BOO. which amount is being added to daily. If these rumoui-K are incorrect they should be contradicted, but in any case an a,ullhoritativo statement of the true position of affairs should be made to the guarantors. I One of our large dairy farmers, jWho runs a factory of his own, was seen in town on Saturday with a very happy smile on his countenance.. On inquiry it transpired that Ihe had received returns of a shipment of 11 boxes of butter which had been graded second-class, but which, on being placed on the market* had realised top prii<w», 104 s ; and 106s per cwt. His faith in the grading system is now. smaller than ever. ' I At St. Mary's Hall this evening is to be held a meeting which should attract a large number of those interested n the extension of the An-

glican Church, especially in relathe back-blocks, the Maori, and Melanesian missions. The Kighl Hcv. Bishop Neligan, who has just returned from a visitation to tlio whole of the Archdeaconry of Turanaki will be the chief speaker, oral us he will doubtless refer to Wis recent experiences. additional Interest should uttach to the proceedings. I The Hev. Nikora Tautau and others j will also give addresses. The chuir .will be taken at 8 o'clock.

The new organ at St. Mary's I Church is to be formally dud tea tod ! to-morrow evening-, when a special choral service will be held. After I ervice last night Mr Fletcher, the organist, played two or three pieces on the instrument, which, as anticipated, proves to be of grand tone land capable of producing magnificent I effects. The solo stops are all particularly sweet and musical, while | the swell organ is as near perfect as possible. Those who have not yet heard a first-class church organ will fco delighted with that at St. Mary's, jand no doubt the church will be crowded to-morrow enening. | The result of an experiment made at the Agriculture Experiment Station of Wisconsin in the Hegeiund | method of milking, after cows had been milked in the usual way, disclosed some interesting facts!. The dafly average production of milk from cows was increased by 4.. r > per cent.,, as the result of an experiment | ontinued for four weeks, the average 'gain in milk per cow per day being lib, and in faf.o9 of a lb. Even in herds where the milkers did their jwork well there was always nn increase of nearly a pound of milk and | and ontvtenth of a pound of butterfat per day by the manipulation nie.thod. The milk obtained ini this waywas found to be two and ahalf time richer than ordinary milk". I lleferring to the relish of the working man—'the demoralising' theory I that all workmen should be treated alike, Mr Alexander Siemens, in his 'tocent presideptal address to the Inj.stilulion of Electrical Engineers, narrated a personal experience of the disastrous effect o*l this policy. Twenty-five years ago he erected at Leeds the firslt continuous glass furnace for bottle-making, which avoided many difficulties ol the old met-h----'od, and with which the secretary of jthe trade union, who worked at the jfumncq, expressed his great satisfacItiott'. Though prices were lowered the men earned more money, but whin the owners wished to put up more furnaces of the same kind the I union threatened to withdraw all its (members, the explanation being that they did not wish to see some of their men working under belter con[ditions than others. To this decision the union adhered n'or nearly 20

years, and in consequence glass hotties are now made in England. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT. Dyspepsia, Jaundice. These complaints are the result of a disorganised liver, which secretes bile in quality or quantity incapable of digesting food. Digestion requires a free flow of healthy bile, to ensure which Holloway's Pills and Ointment have long been famous, far eclipsing every other medicine. Food, Irregularity of eating, climate and other causes arc constantly throwing the liver into disorder, but that important organ can soon be regulated and healthily adjusted by Holloway's Pills and Ointment, which act directly upon its vital secretion. The Ointment rubbed on the skin penetrates immediately to the liver, whose blood and nervos it rectifies. One trial is all that is needed, a cure will soon follow.*

I A CLOTHIER'S CONVICTION, Mr F. Cohen, of Willis-street.. Wellington, is a busy business man, with no time to waste on letterwriting for fun. He tried Khcumo, and was convinced. Mr Cohen says : "Last Friday I experienced a verv bad attack of rheumatic gout, iii so bad that I had to leave busijness. and being unable to wa.lk I | was assisted to a cab'. On arrival at homo I immediately took a dose 01 your Itheumo, repeating- same [every four hours. The pain soon jleft, and in the morning I came ,'down to business as usual. I canCnrt if . to °, n,Uch for the P r »">Pt .and effectual manner in which your ißheumo acts on pain." Rhcumo ,cu.es every time. Chemists and stor--7i 2b W an d 4s 6d per bottle. WholeandC f" tS ' Kcm P tho1 ™. rrosser

{""owing is taken from the reb™"vf » Nows of "« 18th wood t' Jo^-: Sottler ' near In gl»sueof ?h \" akl ' writes : " I" "lisI Ltl,H ONeWs . a litlle while back 1 noticed inquiries about sick pigs and thought I would take the liberty v™?T ng youmv experience, which in T pass °- n to y° ur ,end ws if had fil °' In the Eftrl X spring I ,1 V B E >'o»ng Pigs, seven months old sevoT g "?? What *PP«"«» to be t-won n S - The " hca ds were l, v.n.h?: <°u!' .'"outns open and their bieathing thick and whistling. I had wh.Vh u T packot °f Sykes's Drench, cahii ♦ ■ reg " Iar 'y »* 'or cows at caning time. I made a pailful of larr'p Zl?? 1 f Uel ' put fnto Jt lnre o r Is ofs "ea>', and half a packet „f t . ])o r, rencl , , Jpoonr.il of dripping to make it raLMIT"'. TWs X fcd tllom «t six them <„°w"A ng * Bnd norwards shut them ,n w,th a warm straw bed. In he morning they were considerably rteh*:?-r 1^ 0 / 0,10w ingday all evtT si'" faC - Ulc J' hnvo done well "reneh n f th f nerall y eet Sykes's fact urn,. S t ol ' 0 ' but 4t »'»nmnuTha 1 at N(W nymouth."buy a tm of Washine and cheer up. H a ™\ of storekeepers who stock ! washing tID SUfflCient for • *•*'■