The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1884. A FARMERS CLUB.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1673, 30 April 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1884. A FARMERS CLUB.

I WnEN the North Wairarapa County Settlers' Association was floated we had some doubt as to .its remanent success as a local institution, Its programme .was fair and liberal, but it was' too comprehensive tor the , fallible mortals who formed its component parts, and it depended too muoli on its founder and architect, Mr R, S. Hawkins, who alone was enthusiastic for its welfare. Still the Association, now almost moribund, has done good. It has indeed hardly broken the groiind it was intended to trench and crop, but indireotly it has produced beneficial results. It has brought before settlers in a tangible form the advantages to be derived from united action, and it has practically; givenbirth to a Farmers Club, which "is now in course of formation. A Farmers CJub' was one of the objects of the Association, but the farmers, finding that politics and agriculture do not always mix well together, that the interest they feel.in the one is considerably greater than the regard they experience for the other, have decided to constitutean independent club of their own. Whether.-the conditions under which the new Club will be founded will be more favorable than those under which the Association gathered farmers together, remains to be seen. Experience will teach this! What we are. glad to observe is that continuous efforts are being made to- develop 1 the agricultural interests in this district.- Firstly, by the Association, and; secondly, by a i Farmers' Club. It matters not whether ' one or more attempts are or are not ! successful bo long an they stimulate i

.•further .efforts. If -three or foW ener-; getic farmers ipake n,p their njinds to give the necessary time and q'tteiibion to secure thesuccess.'.of the Club;now proposed to be established the (result of the movement will bo for theienofit of the farmers and for the advantage of tho district, The task of fonjiing and maintaining any local institution in a country district.,is always] Attended with difficulty, aiid it is, verymucli, to the credit of.country settlers that year after year they keep alive so many useful public bodies in :tbd community. We shall be glad to welcome among them a new addition in the shape of a Farmers' Club, and to see the latest arrival -grow and flourish-into a Society which will be a pride arid a credit to the North Wairarapa district.

Mr Alfred Saunders has decided not lo opposo Mr Richardson for the Kaiapoi seat. . A football match combined Wairarapa v.: combined Wellington is being arranged for Saturday next, ■;■ Messrs L, J, Hooper and Co's new advertisement wilL appear on our front page to-morrow. _ We hear that Mr James Thompson intend shortly erecting larger premises for his lemonade and cordial manufactory O'Malloy and Peperell meet their oredifcors again on Monday iu the Supreme Court buildings at.Wellington. Seven married couples, nine single men, sixteen single womeu, and..twenty children are expected in Wellington d'urjng. the month of May by the "s.s,, Victory," A special meeting of the -Masterton Borough Council will be held this evening to hear and determiue objections to the burgess list. Mr Tuck, landlord of tho Railway Hotel, Napier, and formerly host of the Prince of Wales, Masterton, has, on account of ill health, had to retire from business. Messrs Feist and Jas. Thompson are busily engaged with six men and a team of bullocks clearing the creek by the ourdial manufactory of the trees and logs which block the progress of the stream. At a committee meeting of the Masterton Football Club last evening, the Secretory was instructed to send a challen»o to Tenui 10 play a match in Alaaterton on the Queen's Birthday. Mrs Fellingbam announcesin another column her intention of carrying on the business of her late husband, and that she hopes to receive a continuance of the support accorded to him. ■ ' ' We understand that some of the lead' iug farmers in this neighborhood ar« taking steps lo organise a Farmers' Club' room, which will probably haye its habitat in the Borough Council Chambers,

Elizabeth Scaddeu, the little girl whose . adventure we related in our issue of yns- . terday, arrived in Masterton by tho train . lastnight, and 19 once more with her family; none tho worse for hor trip, thanks to her good fortune in falling in with that good Samaritan-Dr Kemp, Noiicea appear in our advertising columns of the adjudicature of the following as bankrupts :—Messrs D. F. McCarthy, Harvey and Sons, B, H. Chinchon, and D. Knight. The dates of the meetings of tho creditors of tho respective debtors will be found elsewhere, The New Zealand Shipping Company notify that the s.s. British King, due in Wellington in a few days, will carry a limitod quantity of butter and cheese to London in a specially prepared chamber, Immediate application for space is neces* aary. "Ye Festival of yo Druids" opens in the Theatre Royal to-morrow afternoon at 2 p,m, .under the auspices of the Mayor, Scenic effects are promised in tho shape of" a streets of ye olden tyme" and " ye olde Bhoppes" to be kept by the " fayre ladyes of Masterton," Maypole dances, Richardson's shows, Mrs Jarley's Waxworks, Jack in the green, and also dancing in plain and fancy costumes are amongst the list of attractions, At 7 in the evening several of the "shonpes" will bo kept by ladies of St Matthow'a congregation, the proceeds to be devoted to liquidating the Church debt. The fair saleswomen will be dressed in old English styles, and their stalls will not bo the least attractivo feature of .tho scene, This morning carpenters are very busily engaged erecting stages and slroets, and fitting scenery. For somo weeks past a band of juvenile dancars have been. constantly practising under Mr Quick's ablo tuition, and aro now wonderfully perfect in many graceful movements. Altogether, the present Druids' Festival is certain to be one of the most successful gatherings ever held in the Wrirarapa, The proooeds from tho door will bo appropriated by (ho Druids towards a benevoleut fund in connection with their lodge. We are requested to -'state that the payment at tho door admits to all the shows without further charge, The fair will be open from 2 to 6 in the afternoon, We understand that Mr.H. Pearson's " Phcouik' 1 Brass Band has been engaged to play at Te Olde Englishe Fayro on ' Thursday next, May Ist, From what we | can learn, a musical treat of no mean order is in store for those who may visit : tho Theatre Royal on that occasion. We : have been informed that Mr Pearson, the j conduotor, has arranged several pieces, which will be performed during the evening, amongst which will bo a 'Brand ! march, entitled " The Druid's Festival ! Grand March," to commomorate the event. .- ,;, '

We are informed that Mr Colter-has ' engaged Professor Andorson to appear at i tbe Theatre Royal next week','''He is : a ■ sou of the celebrated '" Wizard'of trip North," who astonished the ! world' With performances some twenty five years ago Professor Anderson is assisted by hia wife —a very clever character impersonator, mind reader, &c. His entertainments are drawing crowded audioes in Wellington, and the 'Tiara' speaks, of him as far and mvay tho best Prestedigatour that has ever visited New Zealand, .- ■':".'■• A negro who has been arrested in a suburb at Cincinnati, has confessed to the murder of several porsons, in order to sell their bodies to the Medical College. No blame is said to bo attributable to the College authorities, The order of St, John uf Jerusalem has awarded a girl named Julia Hatcher, of Marnhud, near Salisbury, a medal for ho; bravory in. saving the life of James Lodder, a boy, who had been several tales fiored and tossed by a bull, A great fire has occurred at Ultica,' New York State, causing damage to the aggregate value of 800,000dols. The buildings destroyed include:several of the' leading houses of business, a bank, the premises of tho Observer newspaper, and other property, Well's "rough on Cokks". - Ask for Well's "Hough on Corns." 7Jd, Q IU W relief, complete, permanent cure.- Corns warts, bunions, Moses, Mo,rtCo„ Sydney' General Agents.—Advt, Cah't preach oood.—No man can do agood job of work, preaoh a good sermon, try a lawsuit well, dootor a patient, or write a good article when he feels miserable and dull, with sluggish brain and unstrung nerves, and none should make the attempt in such ' a condition when it oan be so easily removed : byahtUeflopßita. 'lookto

. The lpss.of.. an .cye'.'irevidently!hbt considered d'jvery seriour'affair by magls* trates iu England. : ; , Mrs.'M'Donough'has a datighterAniod' Sarah, who is aiyery ;hard hittef, and the .other! powerful young woman with knocked out the left eye of hor parent. She was arrested, brought before a magistrate, found guilty and sentenced to three days imprisonment,.: The attack must have "been of.a very savage nature arid the force used vo'ry l - great, for such an •injury,aa that inflicted ia very exceptional, oven when the blow comes"from a trian.v

In the oourse of the 52 weeks -thatended on December 29, there were 133,636 births registered in London, the population in 1883 being estimated at 3,955,814. The birth rate for 1883 is the lowest one that has been given si'noe 1860, • wheu. it was taken at 33.G There were' also SO.Bft! deaths recorded in London in 1883, against 82,905 iu 1882. The death, rate thus falls from 21.4 tq '2G4, tho lowest one yet given for the metropolis.-' Only 134 fatal casos of small pox were recorded in tho year. In 1881 the number of fatal cases was 2307, and in 1882 it declined .to 431. "■ '.../' It is said that the loss incurred "by the British Post office through the parcels post is very considerable, and that theChancellor of the Exchequer iu ■ his budget will have to announce ft"' deficit -of considerably over £IOO,OOO. It is proposed to make certain changes iu the : tariff, and one of those alterations will be a reduction of the charges,for, delivery within short distances, •'

The most curious attempt at suicide on reoiird is that .of a young man';named Denis Irtbaissj, in Paris.?' \He was employed in a small restaurant in the Rue de Rjchelieii, andwas considered quite sane, until one evening he found ■voraciously devouring a longand heavy rope. One more ceil and he-'would have been suffocated, It was pulled out of him and tho poor follow sent to an insane asylum,"; .',-., ■" . ■ . ' ! ,-.

Here is an amusing tale from Gippsland haunts of the commercials. A gentleman travelling recently met with some rough treatment at the hands of a quiot looking waiter at a well known hotel. The commercial gentleman spilled some salt at the table. Being of a somewhat superstitious turn of mind, lie quickly threw titer his left shoulder a good spoonful of the briny grain, never heeding the fact that just behind his chair stood the. waiter. ; An emphatic ' back bander, 1 delivered full on tneside of the head, knocked.him endways, and the irate waiter intimated that be would serve anyone the same way who would throw salt :b his eyes. A wonderful incident in connection with a dog, which is certainly one of the most strange on record, has just come to our knowledge. Mr G. Budge sent his boy to. Picton to sobool some six weeks ago, the. lad leaving behind him a very favorite, collie dog. Scon after he went away the dog began to pine, and gave every'sign of being unhappy. A few days since, the boy came back from Picton on a visit to his parents, and on nearing the house ho whistled to give the signal of his arrival; to bis dog. The animal at once hoard him, and bounding over the fonce greeted his master by jumping on him, and lick, ing hands and face, and then suddenly dropped dead, His sudden end being no doubt a case from death by joy,—Marlborough Times.

A remarkable case ot philanthropy has been developed in Entdand in the following singular manner-:-rA gentleman advertised some months ago, offering £IOOO to any person who would introduce him to Christian work in a Christian institution for poor children. DrT.G. Bernardo, the well known organiser of children's rescue work, in response, placed tho claims of his .Eastnendi work before the advertiser, the result being that the gentleman in quontion became so interested in the work that ho has now devoted himself solely to its furtherance. He was formerly a partner in a large and wealthy brewery in the provinces, his parmer and relative, representing in Parliament tho county in which tho brewery is situated. Under the influences of religious conviction the .gentleman referred to relinquished his share in the business at a sacrifice of many thousands a year income, and since his introduction to Dr Bernardo he has left his estate in the Isle of Wight, and pcrsousonally promoted the Canada emigration scheme, which is part of the agencies at work in connection with the Stepney Homos, Ho has juat bought an cstato of 8000'ncros at some distance from the metropolis, which he intends to devote to farm woak, to.bo curried on by boys of Stepney. The first batch of 50 boys are already ongagod Under his superintendence. " ; The only drawbaok about tho following itom.saysaSydnoy journalist, is that it happens to be strictly true in all particuAway out west, in the Bathurat district, a gorgeous pastoral and agricultural show was held iu the rising town of, B-—, and when the big boom was over the people thought it was time to congratulate themselves by giving a tip-top public banquet. They did aoj and' when the poultry and pastry doings were through, tho worthy Mayor, who bossed the proceedings, after floundering about for h«lf an hour in the quicksands of a speech that was written for him by the looal sohoolmaster a week before, wound up by exclaiming: "An 1 now. gentlemen, I calls on you to drink success to the Before tho "hips, hips" could be started however, a wag of a Sydney drummer bobbed iu, and said, "Excuse me gentlemen; but after listening.to the eloquent speech of our worthy mayor, I trust he will bo pleased to couple with the interests, tho ■' agriculture resources^., and ..the minorM prospects of this.glorious subterranean archipelago to , which we all belong. Earl 'Ear!" shouted the worthy chairman, "Them's jo'sl my sediments to a fc-y. Now bovs I hip, hip, hip, po-roar |» . • '

A woman at Bay City. Michigan, dig. Rinsed herself as a man) and clerked in a store for a year, and then applied for membership m the Knights of Pythias and was initialed. During the work of' the third degree, her sex was discovered, It seems that in the third degree, they havo an indiarnbber rat and .a celluloid snake which run by clockwork inside, and which were yery natural indeed. Thoy lot them run at the candidates to see if' they will flinoh. When thesnake ran out at the girl she kept her. nerve all right but when the rat tried to run up her trousers leg, she grabbod her imaginary skirt in both hands and jumped upon the refrigerator (which is used in the work of the fourth degree) and screamed murder. The girl is a member of this, highly philanthropic and safe order, .however and there is no help for it. This affair may open the eyes of the secret societies, and cause them to investigate, ■' One, lodge, we understand/lakes precautions against the admission of women by carefully examining the feet of applicants. If the feet are cold enough to freeze' ice' ; cream the candidate is black-ballod. ' A CARDINAL VIRTUE in any medicinal 'preparation, is purity in ingredients.- Tho alchemist, who docs not shrink from publicly exposing, the anWanations of his a embic, need not apprehend tho ordeal ' fenMc-iurirßli All of the components o SCHNAPPS are ofextomo, original purUy, iiot com. pounds purged of noxious elements, but censUtS 1 xlw l m,i ! tly h 2 tolcss . »nd of the highest .possiblequality and proof. ™ , . Thick HEADs.-Heavy Btomaohs, bilious : conditions-" Wells' May Apple PhV-anti. ■bilious, cathartic. sdand Is, N.Z,Dwg j

£ Press" whlbhia on-, deatly.grefit ia small thinos,-;hMthe following for itsleading paragraph :--"N. j fß.T^u^friehp , ;p;i) 1 , has not Beit us I wssM lie-jowea- us as yet. ; %IE he wj/Jbeß/ptberf people, to think liim as' honest as'hands persuaded himself he is, he will send it along. . Daring.the laat fortnight of Februarv 'twenlyHivotslaves ■'.were sold af Rabat, Morocco, ihe .gross sum paid for them being 745d015.At Taniiers;these sales ; to.alargeextenb,iue to "the exposure ot 'this infa'niou* traffiorby.Uhe Bntlßh and Ata«ribah"riewspapers;arid to. the protests whioh t have r come, from England against its coiitiriuahcß." r -' '..■■■ ,-.,-, : ■ . Of the six largest. Bu^rir" proddoing' countries' of Europe;' Germany this year catries'off the'palm, wife 800,000 tons, or 39 per cent, of the whole. Next comes Austria with 475,000 tons, France with 425,000 tons, Rueaia with 250,000; then Beleium with 75,000, and Holland with 24,000. Germany has not only the largest number of refineries, 357 out of 1204, but the biggest also. ;" . A tax collector jn jhe Hungarian village ofFelso Nyaradj-a short timoago committed an aot which has caused great indignation and exoitement. .In order to satisfy; his claim against the-Roman Catholic portion of the community he bad th'e'doors of the Roman Catholic Ohuroh-broken open and then seized and carried off the vestments, to be.sold at public auction. It is said to be a case without precedent in the Catholic Church.

• Fifty-four acres of good land on the Upper Plain, now in the occupation of Mr A, Osborne, I 'are advertised to let for a terin|of years."', We are informed that the amount of property tax remaining; unpaid for the year ending Ist March is only £4OOO, and for the recovery of this, summonses against defaulters are now being pre* pared for issue. > Notice is giv/en in another column of the intention; of the. following to apply for. licenses- at the emuing licensing meetings. D. Crewe, Pahiatua,. Chas. Rogers, Taueru, J, W. Laimbeer, Featherston, (wine),"".Jos..'Wilson,. Whakataki, andW.Riddle'.'Kaitawa. The proceedings in the Distriot Court yesterday afternoon were robbod of their wonted impressiveneßS, as neither theJudge nor the Counsel appeared in wigs or gowns. .Judge Davy arrived in Masterton by the mid day train, and sat at 2 p.m. The Waipoua flook of geese we referred to yesterday still" keep the bridge". A well known surveyor on horseback was, seen;" at bay" this morning. We advise ' equestrians entering and leaving Masterton to be prepared with toll in the shape of some edible whioh will alky the wrath of the bridge keepers. '' After severalyears experience in supplying .watches for the. colonial market, Littlejohn and Son, of Lambton .Quay, Wellington, have "observed, the need, for a thoroughly sound English liever Watch at a lower price than that;usually paid for such watches, It Wy bj the judicious div isioh of labor and by foe manufactured largo quantities on a uniform plan, that .wo aro enabled to meet this want We havo now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lover. This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finished, andaacuratc,falfils, all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper. A written guarantee for two ytars will be given with eaoh Sent by post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheque. -(Aim)