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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1606, 11 February 1884, Page 2

The deleentes of tho North Wairarapa County Settlers' Association meet on Wednesday evening. Mr 6, M. It, Drummond, of Otaliuao, advertises purebred Uotswold rains iind ram lambs for sale. I The treasurer of the Masterlon Hoapital actnowledges receipt of £3 10s, being contributions from the employees of Meaars Handyside, Eoberts and Co. » Goorgie Smithson"' opens in tho Theatre Royal this evening, and we trust this accomplished actross will meet on this occasion a lnrgo and appreciative audience. The Salvation Army gdvo threo services yesterday in the Thoatro Royal, which passed off more quietly than might have ken oxpected. The officer expected from town did not arrive and dependence had to bo placed on a local staff. Some ten or twelve male and fomale soldiers i were .nustered on the a I age, but nit in uniform, and by praying, singing, and preaching in succession they managed to keep things going. A railway employee and an ex saw miller ware the stage directors, corner men, or whatever they might be termed, The singing from the stage was good, bat we can hardly say as much for the praying and the preaching, Excepting when applause came in, or the ex saw miller said something quoer, the service was very dull and tame. The ex saw miller evidently has a delicate ear for music. He said "the singing is terrible, we will lead! You follow and mako the noise 1" A soldier from Wellington who was invited to give a word of encouragement, said that down there they were getting on well— 1 ' they had saved plenty of souls, and they had a fine brass band." The lugubrious ci-sawmiller complained of the way in which he had been handled by the local papers. The Theatre was well-filled in tho evening; a number of boys in the back benches indulging in a considerable amount of whistiing and. stamping. The collections for the day amounted to 12 4s, but it appeared to us that the collectors who went round with the hat were anything but experts, Old hands would, with a full house, have made threo times tho money. It was amusing to observe a sudden withdrawal of the larrikin corps when a collection was announced.

■Wehavoreceivedfrointlieeocretarytotlio prospecting association, a copy of a report from Mr George for the month of January from which wo take the following summary;— January 1, travelled up river; (2) cutting tracks; (3 and 4) raining hard; (5) prospecting reef, no gold; (6) Sunday; (7) proceeded up river, Dowling jibbed at carrying stores; (8) found several reefs, no color of gold in them;' (8) prospecting reef up left hand tributary of main river. Stone likely looking; (10) prospecting main river for alluvial; (11) prospecting reef; (12) removed camp (higher up the river; (13) scene with Dowling, "casus belli" Dowling refused to go for some bacon. MrGeorgo insisted on "saving his bacon." Dowling caught George by the whiskers; George delivered his' "left" with grace and ease until Dowling Jet go. Exit Dowling on tho track- to Rlaaterton. (14) removed tho camp 'higher up (1G) raining hard; (17) prospecting for alluvial; (18) found a lot of tools; (19) returned for stores loit lower down the river (20) killed a young bull; (21) heavy thunderstorm ; (22 and 23) heavy rain; (24) removed to junction, near head of river; (25, 2G, 27, and 28) heavy rain, tremendous flood; (29) pulverising specimens, no gold; (30) prospecting at head of river; (31) prospecting at reef—no results. It will he seen from the abovo that tho party is still alive and kicking, but that it has not as yet been successful in finding gold. Had we anticipated " the fight" in the wo would have sent a reporter with the party.

Only six of the twenty London. Superintendent of Police were in favor of giving the patrolmen in suburban districts pistols. The rest feared that the men might use them rashly.

" Gub, I heard you bought a second hand watch the other day," said Barney. " I bought a new watch, I'd have you understand." " Let me sec the case." "Here it is." "Alt, yes, I see. But I'll bet you drinks it is a second hand watch." " It's a bet." " Please look at it and see if it hasn't a second hand, and then come and buy the drinks," Nathaniel opens the watch and shows that the second hand had been taken off. He drank at the expense of his friend.

One would suppose that a stranger visiting the American capital would' have no difficulty in finding that y.ery interesting historic relic, the original draft of the Declaration of Independence. But such is not the case.. Judge William Hadman, the publisher of the London Morning Post, who was in Washington a short time ago, learned the fact to his great personal inconvenience. He was told at the hotel where he stopped to .seek it at the Patent Office. From the Patent Office he was directed to the Smithsonian Institution. From that.place.he "was invited to look "through the National Museum, and it was not until he had wasted a large part of a day in an effectual hunt that he found the relic, late in the afternoon, in the library of the State Department.—N. Y. Times.

At the Agricultural College in Canada tho studentß defray their college oxponses by farm work. Thoy workfivo hours a day in summer and three and a half in winter, and are paid for overy hour's work. One term in the' summer is devoted entirely to farm work.

Descendants of Martin Luther's youngestdaughter have been discovered in Denmark. It was long supposed that the reformer's family had become extinct.

Toad raising'is a profitable Austrian industry. The creatures are produced for the London' market, where: they are sold for ,£3 to £i per hundred, and arejboughfc by gardeners and agriculturalists for use in destroying obnoxious insects, Indigestion.—The main cause of nervous ness is indigestion, and that is caused by. weakness of the stomach. No one can have sound nerves and good health without usingHop Bitters to strengthen the stomach,' purify the blood, and keep the livor and kidneys aotivo, to carry off all the poisonous and waste matter of the system, See. .

In the rifilo match between- Greytown and Carterton on Saturday, the latter, team were •victorious by more than one hundred points,

_ The Salvation (?) Army has given an impulse In larrikinisin in MastertoDi Last night rondy juveniles disturbed the town till a luio hour, nod the police had to bo on the alert.

Mr Bag?e finding that the verandah to the Post Office is regarded by some of the public as' "a free seat" tor anybody waiting for anything, is making a vigorous effort to remove the obstructionists who aio wont to irnpodofreo ingress and egress to the building; Messrs Caselberg mid 00. notify that they aro in receipt of a special consignment of " Wellington Sewing Machines" from America, with which they.are prepared to compete with all other machines in the market,

The last observations indicate that we are distant from the sun 92,000,000 miles. These are the figures obtained as noav as maybe from the observations of the last Venus transits.

A Mo ! span bridge on the Mexican Central road, near Aguas Oalientes,' recently fell with a construction train of 18 cars and two engines, Engineers Dilenry and Hopkins and three Mexicans were killod.

Reports from all part* of Russia state that the cattle plague continues with unabated fury. Ovor 100,000 cattle have fallen victims to the plague in the past four years in European Russia alone, Irish-Americans who have visited the Old Country during the snmmer, report, that the old farming class has not been for years in so prosperous a condition.

It is announced.that M. Body, of Lecornette, in the Ardennes, has invented a new and ingenious, fire-damp detector. It is essentially a safety-, lamp of the Davy type, connected with an electric bell, Contact is prevented by a catch held back by a cotton wick impregnated with some chemical preparation. When the fire-damp reaches dangerous proportions the wick ignites, the 'catch is released, aud the bell rings.

Never Eeturh. —It is said that one|out of every four real invalids who go to foreign countries to recover health never return, except as a corpse. The undertakers, nex« to hotel kcepors, have the most profitable business. This excessive mortality may be prevented and patients saved and cured under the care of friends and loved ones at home, if they will but use Hop Bitters in time. Bead.

Eakly Closiso.—JJor the benefit of the Public, and particularly our employees, wo have decided for the future to close our establishment at 8 o'clock —lUrp & Hare, —Advt.

After several years' experience insupplying watches for tho colonial market, Littlejohn anil Son, of Lambtou Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches. It is only bj the judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of large quantities on a uniform plan, that wo are enabkd to meet this want We havo now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lover, Tins watch, being simple in design, durable, highly finished, and accurate, fulfils all tho requirements of a pocket timekeeper. A written guarantee for two years will bo given with each watch. Sent by post, senuroly packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheque.-(Advt) Salvage Sale—3as ladies summer visites for 2s Gdj 12s Gd cashmere jackets for 2s lid; 18s Gd lace capes for 7s Gd j 'IV Aro Home, Guta-btmt, Wclliwilon —Anvr. Swage Sale-20 girls' summer fichus for Is 4d each; 50 girls' print skirts for 3d each; 100 girls' pinafores for 3d each; 21 girls' print costumes for 2s Gd each:'l2 black lustra costumes reduced from 18s Gd to 7s Gd each; at Tc Aro Home, Cubastreet, Wellington-Urn. Salvage Sale-5s ladies' print costumes for 2s Gd; lis Gd zephyr costumes for 7s 9d; 21s sateen costumes for 12s Gd; 37s Gd Madras muslin costumes for 13s Gd; 47s Gd black grenadiue costumes for 12s Gd; 45s cashmere costumes, in evening pliades, for 12s 6d; at Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Wellington.—Amr. Salvage Sale—Everykdy should see our stosk of capes, jackets, fichus, and costumes,, as the prices are unusually low for tho quality, and we are determined to clear them out during this sale, at TeAn House, Cuba-street, Wellington.—km?.

Salvaoe SAM-Our French sateens aro being given away, thus—those at Is 3d for 9Jd per yard; those at Is (id for Is; and a splendid lot of diagonal oatmeal cloths, in blue, cream, drab, and pink, usual price Is 4Jd, will be sold for 9Jd per yard, at Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Wellington,—kirn Salvage Salk-Gh'ls' straw hats, 3d ; rush hats, 4J; feather straw hats lsj girls trimmed hats, Is 9d; ladies' trimmed hats, Is lid; and' all our miliinery hornets at about one-half the usual prices .at. Te Aro House, Cuba street, Wdlmqlon.—kxtVT!,