LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 9 August 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

C'apt. Edwin wired at 1.34 yesterdfly: .Moderate to strong westerly winds; giass rise slowly; tides good; sen considerable; rain probable. Miss Jienjamin, the only lady barrister and solicitor in 'tlie colony, who was admitted to the Jiar at the age of 21, recently married and is still in practice as itr.s De Costa.

Tiie Scriptures tell us to turn our cheek to the siniter, but they don't tell us to turn the cheeks of our wife aild children to the sniiter, 100. —liishop AVallis, speaking al the National League meeting in Wellington. Out of about ".550 Tarautiki boys who have become pupils «f Mr landlord in woodwoik instruction, there were only three who could not use a saw. '1 he instructor says this is unique in his expel ieiiee. The explanation is that most of the boys have had lo saw the ; familv firewood.

Yesterday's warm showers, following! on the line spell of sunshine, arc having an invigorating eil'ect on pastures and gardens. All the early spring llouers are in full bloom, and orchard trees U'e budding. Should this sort of weather eontiuuc we can expect an early growth of grass.

An application was iniule oil the Drdj inst., bclore Mr Justice Denlliston, that] letters of administration of the estate of the late Tnomas Arthur Leonard Wood, of Oakum, intestate, be granted to his brother, L'karies Alfred Percy Wood- Mr ltuglies appeared for tne applicant, and the order was made accordingly. A Kawhia settler, oil limling one of his sheep had been worried to death, immediately poisoned the carcase, ami in a short time lie had the satisfaction of discovering one of his sheep dogs lying dead beside tlie carcase. He valued tin; dog at ;C5. * Four other dogs and seven hawks afterwards met their doom by feasting on the remains.

It's very often the case that the plodder wins in a long race. The fable of the hare and the tortoise 15 always applicable. Mr Sandford has proved this in hi» experience as a builder and a woodwork instructor, "llow many of the top-notcliers at .-chool turn out anythin}; extra brilliant!" lie asked oil Wednesday. It's generally the average boy that gets to the top. Some six yours ago (says the Patea Press) Mr L. (J. Jjrcmer, of Whenuakura, imported from America a number of varieties of seed potatoes. Amongst these was one called the Victor Hose, which -Ui' Bremer has found to be a prolific bearer, and a good blight resistcr. bast, year a Monioliaki settler bought u sack of seed potatoes of this variety. Recently he informed Mr llremer that from this sack lie had secured 37 sacks of fine potatoes.

They were in the middle of the spring cleaning. '\Now, my dear," said Mr Jeukius to his wife, as he triumphantly waved the banner. "1 have laid the dining-room carpet all by myself. Come and see it. Isn't it a splendid job?" "Yes, my dear." said his wife, as she surveyed his handiwork, "you have laid it very nicely. It's beautifully done, but it's a pity you have put down the bedroom carpet instead of the diningroom one!"

Mr T. L. J oil, of Southern Taranaki, estimates the output from his six new cheese factories will be over 2000 tons during the ensuing season. The cheese will be cured at each centre. The buildings have been erected alongside Mr •loil's creameries, so that suppliers fin deliver their milk to either the cheese factory or the skimming station. in Mr doll's experience farmers who understand how to make the best use of skim milk in the fcoding of calves and pigs eaculate that the value of skim-milk over whey is equal to Id a pound of butter-fat, but that the share-milker, as well as the fanner who does not regulate iiis work properly, recognises little difference in tlio feeding value of the two by-products. A jMi'ii'.-uwirly sua accident, the more

sad ueeau.se so appureutly unnecessary, was when a incicniiiit steamer, whose identity the lulled States' authorities are trying to determine, ran down and sank the launch of the warship Miime-

sota in Hampton Roads, less than a mile from the Jamestown Exposition. There laid been a dance at the .Exposition, and seven oi the ship's junior officers who had been present at the gaiety were 'drowned together with the five sailors who formed the crew of the tender, f iie-e young men were, all of them, s ioiis of prominent families, and their death has occasioned general sympathy throughout the nation.

it would seem LliaL there is no Scarcity <ji thuia willing tu deal in dairy producu tlii-j year. At Ike .Sorwanby Meeting ciyat or nine were personally represented, and several had written or teleyiaphed. It is understood, however, that must intimated a - pietereuee lot' selling on consignment. This was tlie first meeting, it is believed, at which the condition was formulated that whether produce were sold or consigned the company's agent in London should have tree access at all reasonable hours to produce for the purpose of advising his principals as to the condition of the article on arrival on the Home market, -Most of the iirins conceded this as a con-dition-precedent in any contract. —11awera Star.

"it is difficult for me to describe the actual inlluences which have put me in my piesent position," said the .British l'riiue AXiiiirfLui- alter being' admitted to 1 the honorary freedom of the lihisgow Weavers Incorporation. "Should i look Lo the House of Commons and those of my own particular order of opinion in polities, or should 1 iook to any other source} At all events lam pamtully aware of my own imperfections. it lias never been by reason of iny own seeking, or because of any high opinion ot my own merit or (|uali'Jicatioiis which J. havo advanced. 1 can only plead that 1 have always discharged my duties to the best of my ability.''

two or three good stories of children I were told at Sidney week by Dr I U ilbur i\ Crai'ia, superintendent of the -international .Ueform liureau, Washington, in the course oi' a lecture at the j i.M.U.A. Hall. One story was that of sniiUl boy who was apparently a good deal disappointed with himself, and in his evening prayer tagged oa the following: "Dear Liod, make me a good boy, and, if at lirst you don't succeed, try, try, try again!" Another story illustrated the trials of a mother who was waiting with eight children tcj Iward a street car. A kindly stranger helped the youngsters on board, and having bestowed them in their seats, he turned to the lady and said, "Madam, is this a picnic or are these your children v- ".Sir,'' she replied, "they arc all mine, and it is no picnic!"

A great number of men writers—and some authoresses—have recently turned their attention toward-; the compilation of fiction stories with animals [as their chief characters. In lheir dei .-ire to produce thrilling Btoi i.'s some oi tlu'M* writers have had dumb beasts jali but accomplish the marvellous. In a current magazine President Roosevelt 1 lakes a vigorous whack at these "nature lakers/' ay he calls them. He pays special attention to Jack London and to br \V. J, Long, whom lie accuses oi "Incorporating improbable and impossible anecdote* of animal life into ficlion stories lor the sake of interest and eh,win. Some of ])r bong's books have even been used as" semi-text-books in kindergarten and low-grade schools, and the result of Air Roosevelt's criticism has been a violent tirade by Dr Long in the newspapers. At the present stage oi t lie controversy acres of white paper, r ' v, '' s oi hlack ink are being employed in the discussion, into which alniiwl overy American seems to have eagerly injected himself.

Hr Farrar, on ibelialf of the old people in the Old Peoples' Home, desires us to thank Mr Cowie and Mr Hattvell for an enjoyable evening's entertainment organised by them and presented at the Home last night. The Tnihape News states that for ! years grog has been illicitly sold in jbtiku and other parts of the Rangitikei I district ipiite openly, one vendor oil | closing down his "business" publicly Iboasting that lie "luid cleared at 'the game."

The Minister for Lands, in reply to Mr Oltey, says there is 110 intention to bring in special legislation dealing witll the payment of rates oil unlet land taken under tlie bind for Sell! - aents or Workmen's Dwellings Act. The kw specially exempts Crown lands from the payment of rates. A country visitor was heard complaining yesterday of the failure of the Roads Department to notify its change! of quarters. After having been domiciled for many years in the Government buildings the stall' was moved to offices in Kgmor.it street, and not_a scrap of notice of tlie change was given.

"Like a lot of oilier places New IMy- | mouth has a number of people who spend Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday ill discussing what's going happen on Thursday; and spend Friday and Saturday in talking of how Thursday's all'air could have been differently managed.''—A kernel from Mr Sandford's lecture. A Salvation Army man and a piUseller caused' some little amusement the other day. The Salvationist picked up a piece of'chalk, anil, for want of something better to do, scribbled on a fence, "What must I do to be saved?" The pills agent happened along, and immediately pasted under the question, 'Take pills." It was near mid-day on Thursday The rain was falling in a thick, heav; shower, A lady put her i'erns and pot plants outside a window in Devon street produced a watering-can, and watcrci

the (lowers. And the rain teemed steadily down. A few people were privileged to sec the incident, _ and derived! considerable amusement therefrom. Mr Saudford la a great admirer of the workmanship shown in the construction ioi the old Waiwakaiho Bridge, which he considered the very finest piece of carpentry he has seen in his forty years' experience. He has a couple of the joints, which he hopes to have placed in the hall of the Technical School. .Made with an adze, these joints, he said, were better than many a_ presentday artisan could do with his jackplane.

I'liose who are watching the cheese market very closely (says the liawera Star) are confident that the season will show a continuance of good prices. Siocks throughout, tlio world are said to be lower than last year, and the Canadian make, which is almost completed, is not being stocked, but going into consumption. There appears chance of extra competition on the Continent, while in the colonies Victoria is the only one . likely to make any amount.

The Salvation Army has decided to, accept the offer made by an lillham gentleman to donate 20 acres of land| and erect thereon and fully equip aj boys' home similar in every respect toj the institution at present managed by the Salvation Army in Wellington. The laud is situated on what is known as the Lady's Mile within one mile of town. The homo will be the only one conducted by the Army for boys in the | colony, says the hjilham Argus.

A correspondent writes: —As the an nual "sulphur" season is with us again now is the time for some of our seien tilie friends to collect some of the pol len, from the pinus insignis and othei trees, which is now and for a week or two mil 'he found on the paths and in tho little pools on the roadway. I jußt mention this to give an opportunity for some more of it being sent to Wellington, when no doubt it will be pronounced to be true sulphur, so that all might enjoy the mild sensation of speculating as to its volcanic origin."

Ycstevday afternoon at the Town Hall, Professor Sheets, who recently rrrived from Canada, met a large gathering of ladies, to whom lie explained the working of the entertainment lie has offered lo carry through for the benefit of the Recreation Sports Ground. The ladies took the matter up enthusiastically, and disposed of some of the preliminary organising work. A further meeting is to be held on Saturday afternoon, when matters will take definite As a spectacular display, the entertainment that is to be provided under Professor Sheets' guidance will be unique in the colony. Some years ago at Wangantii a spectacular display, although on less ambitious and less original lines, was given, and for which a director was brought from Australia', and proved an immense draw.